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FIGURE 8.9
This BBQ is made from a mix of brick blocks and staircases. Note that the
trapdoor, like a door, doesn't burn, so it is safe to position above the fire.
Construction is one of the indulgent pleasures in Minecraft. In Creative mode, you'll have
access to the full range of available materials, but there is also something to be said for
building an amazing structure in Survival mode. Having to find the materials first really
adds to the experience.
Building Underwater
There's not a lot of justification for undertaking the effort to build an underwater
house—except that you can! It's a fun challenge. An underwater house provides great vis-
ibility,isimmunetohostile mobsincludingthecreeper,and,well,it'sjustprettydarncool.
This type of house can take a little bit of extra work, but it's fairly easy, and you can let
your imagination take you anywhere you want to go, from the equivalent of a reversed
aquarium, with you as the soul internee, to a full remake of Bioshock's Rapture.
Figure
8.10
shows a small underwater base.
