Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Combining two
—Place the items to be combined in the first and second item
slots. The items must be compatible and the total XP cost less than 40 to be suc-
cessful. This applies to weapons, tools, and armor as well as enchanted topics.
Enchanting items
—Place the item to be enchanted in the first slot and the en-
chanted topic in the second slot. The enchantment from the topic transfers to the
item.
Combining enchantments
—Place the enchanted weapons, tool, armor, or topics
in each slot and pick up the item with the combined enchantments from the output
slot.
Renaming items
—Use the renaming box to name an item while carrying out any
of the other anvil operations, or as a singular operation on its own. There are two
reasons to rename an item. First, each repair on an item accumulates a 2 XP level
penalty, and this eats into the total 40 XP that can be expended during any anvil
operation. However, renamed items remain at a maximum 2 level penalty no mat-
ter how often they are repaired, so a renamed item gets an XP price-freeze. Se-
cond, a renamed sword with particular enchantments is easier to find while rum-
maging in a chest among a collection of enchanted swords whose icons are other-
wise identical. You can also use the rename facility to assign names to nametags
found in dungeons and Nether fortresses. Attach them to friendly mobs to get
yourself a Fido, Killer, Daisy, or whatever you fancy. The mob's name is visible up
to seven blocks away.
Brewing Potions
Let's brew up some trouble. Potions give you an offensive and defensive advantage that
will keep limb attached to limb in the Overworld, but more importantly help you complete
the other regions. Although potions don't require an eye of newt or toe of frog, they do,
like a hell-broth, require a trip to The Nether for some core ingredients.
The first essential ingredient is
Nether wart
, the starting point for almost all the potions. It
onlygrowsinpits dugaroundthe bases ofstaircases inNether fortresses (see
Figure 10.9
)
.
Those planting grounds and the Nether itself also contain the
soul sand
you'll need to start
a Nether wart farm back home. Fortunately, soul sand is quite plentiful, growing in dull
gray tracts around many of the lava lakes you'll find.
