Minecraft Construction For Dummies, Portable Edition

Chapter 2

Building in Survival Mode

In This Chapter

Managing your resources

Getting from here to there on a building site

Gathering resources

When you first log into Minecraft, you’ll quickly find that there are two game modes you can explore, Survival mode and Creative mode. In Survival mode, you have to take the time to collect all of the resources you use and make use of tools to progress. However, in Creative mode, you can fly and break blocks instantly, as well as have access to an infinite amount of resources. Working in Survival mode is a lot different from working in Creative mode, and you need to keep track of, and watch out for, a few things when in that particular mode. In this chapter, we show you how to estimate and manage your resources as well as how to make your way around a building. We also talk about different ways to gather resources.

Keeping Track of your Resources

Figuring out how to keep track of your materials is one of the big challenges of Survival mode. You don’t want to run out of resources in the middle of a project, and it’s helpful to have your materials organized and easily accessible. This section can help you gather all the resources necessary ...