Article: Find a tree, tap and hold a block on its trunk until the block breaks, walk over the dropped block, and repeat until you have at least 6 blocks of wood in your inventory. This will be enough to make 24 wood planks, which will be necessary for creating things like a crafting table and some basic tools. While fairly basic, dirt makes for a cheap, easy way to build a temporary shelter wall, and gathering 40 blocks will give you enough dirt to create a spacious 6-by-6 wall that's two blocks high. Having a wall on the first night is crucial for keeping out monsters. You don't need to create a roof on your shelter; in fact, sealing yourself in may eventually cause your character to suffocate. Once you've gathered the wood and dirt, your next move should be to find an ideal spot in which to build your first night's shelter. Some shelter attributes to keep in mind include the following: Not too far from your spawn point (this is so you can find your way back to your shelter if you die) Not directly up against a cliff wall or similar Relatively high (e.g., on a hill or a mountain) Near resources such as rock, dirt, and wood Easily defensible (e.g., not in the middle of a wide, flat, sea level area in which enemies can attack from any direction) Equip your dirt blocks by tapping them in your equip bar at the bottom of the screen, then tap the ground to place a block. Repeat until you have a 6-by-6, one-block-tall wall, then layer the remaining dirt blocks on top. You can create a two-tall, one-wide hole in one wall to allow you to get in and out, but make sure you seal up this hole before going to bed. You'll use a crafting table to build virtually everything you use in Minecraft; for now, though, you'll just need it to create a few key items to survive the night. To create a crafting table, do the following: Open your inventory by tapping Tap the magnifying glass icon on the left side of the screen. Tap the box-shaped "Wood Planks" icon in the "Craftable" section. Tap the "Wood Planks" icon at the bottom of the "Crafting" section six times. Tap the box-shaped "Crafting Table" icon in the "Craftable" section. Tap the "Crafting Table" icon at the bottom of the "Crafting" section. Exit the crafting interface by tapping X in the top-right corner of the screen, then select the crafting table in your equip bar and tap a space on the ground in your shelter. Tap the crafting table, then do the following: Tap the "Sticks" icon, then tap the "Sticks" icon below the "Crafting" section. Tap the brown pickaxe "Pickaxe" icon, then tap the "Pickaxe" icon below the "Crafting" section. Tap the brown "Sword" icon, then tap the "Sword" icon below the "Crafting" section. Exit the crafting table by tapping X in the top-right corner. In order to create a bed, you'll need three wool and three wood planks. Since you already have the planks, set out to gather wool by killing sheep with your wooden sword (tapping sheep with your sword equipped will attack them). While you can technically use your hands to kill sheep, using a sword is much faster. Coal is a grey block with black flecks on it. You can usually find coal in the sides of stone walls (e.g., mountain sides); once you find a coal block, tap and hold it with your wooden pickaxe equipped to mine it. You'll want at least four coal. Mining coal without a pickaxe will result in the block breaking without dropping anything. This is also a good chance to mine cobblestone (the regular grey rock) since you can use cobblestone to craft superior weapons and tools (e.g., a stone pickaxe and sword). Torches will provide light during the night. This will both ensure that your shelter is well-lit and keep some monsters at bay: Tap the crafting table. Tap the "Sticks" icon, then tap the "Sticks" crafting icon. You should have as many sticks as you have coal pieces. Tap the "Torch" icon, then tap the "Torch" crafting icon until you can't select it anymore. In the crafting table, tap the red-and-white "Bed" icon, then tap the "Bed" icon below the "Crafting" section. You can then select your bed in the equip bar and tap an area on the ground to place the bed. You cannot place the bed if there are fewer than two blocks between the place you tap and the nearest wall or obstacle. You may need to move the bed from your inventory into your equip bar if your equip bar is full. Tap the bed to do so. Sleeping in a bed accomplishes two things: it allows you to bypass the night, and it resets your spawn point to the bed. This means that if you die, you'll respawn at the bed rather than at the world's initial spawn point. Be sure to cover the hole in your shelter's wall before going to sleep. If your bed is destroyed, your spawn point will reset to the world's initial spawn point. You can't go to sleep if there are monsters within a few blocks of you. Now that you've survived the first night and gathered a few key resources, you're free to begin looking for additional resources (e.g., building materials and food), upgrading your equipment, and more.
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Gather at least 6 blocks of wood. Gather 40 blocks of dirt. Find a spot for a shelter. Build a temporary wall. Build a crafting table. Place your crafting table in your shelter. Craft a wood pickaxe and sword. Gather three wool. Mine coal. Create torches. Craft and place a bed. Sleep in the bed as soon as night comes. Start exploring your world.