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Note: Underwater Enchantments
Twoenchantments help underwater work.The first is respiration ,which
applies to helmets and increases the length of time you can breathe un-
derwater while also reducing suffocation damage; in addition, it im-
proves your underwater vision. The second is water affinity , a speed
boost for tools when they're mining underwater.
One of the key advantages of underwater dwellings is that they don't require protection, at
least not until the squids launch their revolution. But houses on land do. In the final part of
this chapter, I take you through some key strategies for protecting your other perimeters.
Protecting Your Perimeter
There'snothingworsethansteppingoutsideyourfrontdooronlytohearthequickhissofa
creeper'sfuserunningdown,andtofindtwosecondslateramassivecraterthat'stakenout
half your house. (Creepers can take out a block of dirt that measures 5×5×5.) If the explo-
sion doesn't kill you, the next influx of hostile mobs probably will. In any case, rebuilding
will be a painful experience, especially if you've gone all out with a delicately aesthetic
blendoftexturesandmaterials. (Acobblestonewall—okay,that'snotsobad,butthat'sthe
Building 101 course.)
There is an easy way to step out in the morning and enjoy a breath of fresh air without a
pangoffearinterruptingtheritual.It'stheperimeter—yourstakeintheworld.Varmintsbe
gone!
Become a Ditch Witch
Ditches provideprotection withoutinterrupting theview.TheywereevenafeatureofEng-
lish country gardens, known as the invisible fence , designed to keep the sheep from tramp-
ling the peonies without the fence line blotting the landscape.
In Minecraft, no mobs except spiders can cross a ditch that is two blocks deep and just one
block wide, but creepers can still detonate if you're nearby. Build three blocks deep, and
they won't trouble you unless you fall in. Or dig two blocks deep and put a fence around
the inside edge of the ditch. You won't need to worry about an inadvertent stumble, and
creepers will stay nicely defused.
Sowhataboutspiders?Idon'tworryaboutthemtoomuch.They'reeasytokillandprovide
string for bows, fishing rods, and, with sufficient numbers, enough string to make the wool
for a bed—handy if sheep aren't around.
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