Minecraft Construction For Dummies, Portable Edition

Chapter 1

Getting Started with Minecraft Construction

In This Chapter

Coming up with ideas for buildings

Stockpiling your building materials

Managing your inventory

Starting off the structure

In Minecraft, you can build all kinds of different structures, and in many interesting environments. The basic concepts are simple (gather blocks and stack them), but you need a lot of practice in order to master the subject. In fact, when you first start out in Minecraft, you might find it difficult to develop a clear picture of exactly what you want to build, which materials you need, how big the building should be, and how you should go about constructing it. This chapter shows you how to build some basic sorts of creations, and how to get started with this essential feature of the game of Minecraft.

Evaluating Your Options

You can build lots of items using the blocks available to you in Minecraft. Here are just a few of the options:

• Shacks and shelters: Many players start out by building simple little huts for shelter during the (often dangerous) nights. See the following section for how ...