Game Development Reference
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item frame and a clock to create a wall clock, or place a map in the frame for per-
manent reference. The map updates to show the locations of all other item frames
containing maps, making it the only way to actually place a “pin.”
Paintings
—These are purely decorative. They have the same recipe as an item
frame, but with the leather swapped for any piece of wool. Placing paintings is a
little bit random because Minecraft tries to scale it up to suit the flat space avail-
able, with some limits. There's a built-in inventory of 26 pieces of art in different
shapes and sizes. One way to try to force a correctly sized painting is to first sur-
round the target area with other blocks and then click in the lower-left corner of the
target space and remove the additional blocks. It doesn't always work, but this is a
little less random than other methods.
Fountains
—Build fountains as simple or complex as you like. Place a water
source on top of any other structure. Glass blocks work quite well for this, but any
block will do. Create a hollow fountain by removing the blocks after you've placed
the water. Also, don't forget to put a surround around the base so the cascade
doesn't turn into a flood.
Figure 8.7
shows one example.
