Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Note:
Forget the Water
Don't worry about bringing water with you. There's no way to place
it, so you can't convert any of the numerous, enormous lava lakes to
cobblestone or obsidian for easier passage.
A bow and a full stack of arrows
—Use these to shoot down ghasts, or a bow
with the infinity enchantment to save on arrows.
Snow blocks
—Turn these into snowballs to help fight blaze mobs.
10 obsidian blocks and a flint and steel
—Gather these in case you need to build
another portal to return to The Overworld. (You'll also need 10 blocks to build the
portal to get to The Nether, so aim for 20 in all.) See
Chapter 10
,
“
Enchanting, An-
vils, and Brewing
,
” page
195
if you need help in finding obsidian.
Lots of torches!
—As many as a full stack if you can. The torches are mostly use-
ful for creating a trail of breadcrumbs so you can find your way back to your
portal. (It's ridiculously easy to become lost down there.) Also consider bringing
some jack-o'-lanterns because these are easily spotted across a longer distance.
A stack of wood blocks of any kind and around 20 iron ingots
—You can use
these to create a crafting table and additional weapons, tools, and ladders as
needed.
An iron door and some iron bars
—Use these to create a temporary shelter for
crafting, healing, taking a breather, and so on. Wooden doors can burn when hit by
fireballs in The Nether, even though they are immune to fire in The Overworld.
Don't forget to bring some iron buttons so you can open the door.
Food
—Aim for bread and cooked meats, at least half a stack of each. You need to
keep your hunger bar full so that your health continually regenerates.
A chest
—An Ender Chest is fantastic, but you may not have been able to make
one yet. Any other chest will do.
Arrange one of each weapon in the quick access slots, along with the torches, shovel,
gravel,cobblestone,andacoupleoffoodstacks.Youcanleavetherestintheuppersection
of the inventory.
Ready? Let's go. The first order of business is to put up a portal.
Portal Magic
The Nether Portal acts as an interdimensional transport between The Overworld and The
Nether. Follow these steps:
