Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Tip:
Nether Here and There
Ender chests transport the same items between all dimensions, so they are incred-
ibly useful for stashing valuable finds when traveling in the more dangerous re-
gions.DieinTheNether,andyoucanpickupanythingyou'vealreadystoredback
inTheOverworldwhenyourespawn.CreateanEnderchestwithoneeyeofEnder
and eight obsidian blocks. (Of course, you need at least two chests—one at each
end—to make this useful.) See “
The End Game
,
” later in the chapter, for more on
creating those elusive eyes.
Getting through both dimensions and playing through to the end of the game takes a bit of
work, but you can definitely get lucky. Although your experience will vary as much as it
does in any unique Minecraft world, it will run something like this:
1.
Take your time to build up your resources in The Overworld and become combat
ready—you're heading into a heck of a fight, and it's going to take a lot more than
just a couple of swords and some light armor to get through.
2.
Build an obsidian portal to travel to The Nether.
3.
Find a Nether Fortress and defeat a dozen or so blaze mobs, collecting their
dropped blaze rods.
4.
Return to The Overworld and craft Eyes of Ender. You'll also need to defeat about
15 Endermen in The Overworld to gain Ender pearls for this recipe, but also see
the tip “
Trade Your Way to The End
,” which follows this list.
5.
Use the eyes to find a stronghold and activate its end portal.
6.
Defeat the Ender Dragon and travel through the exit portal back to The Overworld.
In Minecraft's rather spare tradition, you won't see a fancy end game sequence, but
you'll get to read the existential “End Poem” and see the credits roll, followed by a
final score that is equal to your current experience points.
