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<br><br><br><br>This article is part of a directory: Minecraft Complete Guide And Walkthrough <br><br><br>Table of contents <br><br><br>Basic Game Settings And Features <br><br><br>Basic Game Settings And Features <br><br><br>General Help <br><br><br>General Help  How To Change Skins Every Major Update Tips To Improve PC Performance Most Useful Console Commands And How To Use Them <br><br><br>Errors And Bugs <br><br><br>Errors And Bugs  Common Errors And Snapshot Guide Common Bugs And How To Fix Them How To See The Debug Screen And What It's Useful For <br><br><br>Multiplayer <br><br><br>Multiplayer  A Step By Step Guide To Making The Perfect Minecraft Server Everything You Need To Know About Multiplayer The Best Multiplayer Servers How To Cancel Your Realms Plus Subscription <br><br><br>Basic Game Settings And Features <br><br><br>Basic Game Settings And Features <br><br><br>General Help <br><br><br>General Help  How To Change Skins Every Major Update Tips To Improve PC Performance Most Useful Console Commands And How To Use Them <br><br><br>Errors And Bugs <br><br><br>Errors And Bugs  Common Errors And Snapshot Guide Common Bugs And How To Fix Them How To See The Debug Screen And What It's Useful For <br><br><br>Multiplayer <br><br><br>Multiplayer  A Step By Step Guide To Making The Perfect Minecraft Server Everything You Need To Know About Multiplayer The Best Multiplayer Servers How To Cancel Your Realms Plus Subscription <br><br><br>Before Jumping In <br><br><br>Before Jumping In <br><br><br>Choosing A Game Mode <br><br><br>Choosing A Game Mode  How Many Game Modes You Can Play And Other Things To Know Things You Didn't Know About Survival Mode Things You Didn't Know About Adventure Mode Everything You Need To Know About Spectator Mode Everything You Need To Know About Hardcore Mode <br><br><br>Your First Day <br><br><br>Your First Day  Early Game Tips For Starting A New World Things Beginners Do First When Starting Minecraft Tips For Beginners Looking To 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Best Items To Use As Fuel In A Furnace <br><br><br>Tools And Gear <br><br><br>Tools And Gear  How To Make A Map How To Make Fireworks How To Make A Fishing Rod How To Make A Lantern How To Make A Compass How To Make A Recovery Compass How To Make A Spyglass How To Make And Use A Clock How To Make And Use A Stonecutter How To Make Paper How To Make a Lead For Animals How To Find A Saddle For Animals <br><br><br>Home Essentials <br><br><br>Home Essentials  How To Make A Bed How To Make And Use A Grindstone How To Make A Blast Furnace How To Make Candles How To Make Concrete How To Carve Pumpkins How To Get Wool And Every Dye To Use Everything To Know About The Lightning Rod Everything To Know About Paintings Everything To Know About Beacons How To Use Note Blocks <br><br><br>Crafting Guides <br><br><br>Crafting Guides <br><br><br>Smelting <br><br><br>Smelting  Everything You Need To Know About Smelting Best Items To Use As Fuel In A Furnace <br><br><br>Tools And Gear <br><br><br>Tools And Gear  How To Make A Map How To Make Fireworks How To Make A Fishing Rod How To Make A Lantern How To Make A Compass How To Make A Recovery Compass How To Make A Spyglass How To Make And Use A Clock How To Make And Use A Stonecutter How To Make Paper How To Make a Lead For Animals How To Find A Saddle For Animals <br><br><br>Home Essentials <br><br><br>Home Essentials  How To Make A Bed How To Make And Use A Grindstone How To Make A Blast Furnace How To Make Candles How To Make Concrete How To Carve Pumpkins How To Get Wool And Every Dye To Use Everything To Know About The Lightning Rod Everything To Know About Paintings Everything To Know About Beacons How To Use Note Blocks <br><br><br>Mining Guides <br><br><br>Mining Guides <br><br><br>General Tips <br><br><br>General Tips  Tips And Tricks For Traversing Caves Cave And Cliff Ore Distribution Guide How To Find Every Ore Easily Tips For Finding Diamonds And More <br><br><br>Particular Resources <br><br><br>Particular Resources  Where To Find Copper And How To Use It How To Get Emeralds How To Get Gold How To Build An Iron Farm How To Farm Obsidian Everything To Know About Amethyst Everything To Know About Deepslate Blocks <br><br><br>Mining Guides <br><br><br>Mining Guides <br><br><br>General Tips <br><br><br>General Tips  Tips And Tricks For Traversing Caves Cave And Cliff Ore Distribution Guide How To Find Every Ore Easily Tips For Finding Diamonds And More <br><br><br>Particular Resources <br><br><br>Particular Resources  Where To Find Copper And How To Use It How To Get Emeralds How To Get Gold How To Build An Iron Farm How To Farm Obsidian Everything To Know About Amethyst Everything To Know About Deepslate Blocks <br><br><br>Farming And Building Guide <br><br><br>Farming And Building Guide <br><br><br>General Tips <br><br><br>General Tips  Everything To Know About Growing Crops Examples Of Awesome Things You Can Build Survival Friendly Builds To Try Tips For Safely Building In Survival Mode Quick Tips To Improve Your Builds How To Build Perfectly Circular Structures <br><br><br>Particular Structures <br><br><br>Particular Structures  Tips For Building An Underwater House Tips For Building A Two-Story House Tips For Building Farms, Ranches, And Livestock Areas <br><br><br>Particular Crops <br><br><br>Particular Crops  How To Grow Cocoa Beans How To Make An Easy Bonemeal Farm Everything To Know About Growing Mushrooms How To Get Honey And What It Does How To Get Potatoes And How To Plant Them <br><br><br>Farming And Building Guide <br><br><br>Farming And Building Guide <br><br><br>General Tips <br><br><br>General Tips  Everything To Know About Growing Crops Examples Of Awesome Things You Can Build Survival Friendly Builds To Try Tips For Safely Building In Survival Mode Quick Tips To Improve Your Builds How To Build Perfectly Circular Structures <br><br><br>Particular Structures <br><br><br>Particular Structures  Tips For Building An Underwater House Tips For Building A Two-Story 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How To Get Powdered Snow <br><br><br>Mob Drops <br><br><br>Mob Drops  Everything To Know About Gunpowder How To Collect Goat Horns How To Get A Creeper Head <br><br><br>Exploration, Combat, And XP Guides <br><br><br>Exploration, Combat, And XP Guides <br><br><br>General Tips <br><br><br>General Tips  Tips To Never Get Lost Bits Of Minecraft Lore You Never Knew How To Use Treasure Maps The Rarest Blocks And Where To Find Them <br><br><br>Survival Tips <br><br><br>Survival Tips  Everything To Know About Managing Hunger The Hunger And Saturation Values Of Every Food Item How To Prevent Water From Freezing How To Teleport How To Reduce Fall Damage <br><br><br>XP Tips <br><br><br>XP Tips  The Best Ways To Get XP Fast How To Make An XP Farm With A Spider Spawner How To Build An Enderman Farm <br><br><br>Biomes <br><br><br>Biomes  Every Biome, Ranked The Rarest Biomes The Best Biomes In Survival Mode The Most Dangerous Overworld Biomes <br><br><br>Specific Biomes <br><br><br>Specific Biomes  Things You Didn't Know About Snowy Biomes Everything To Know About Coral Reefs Everything To Know About Mushroom Fields <br><br><br>Structures <br><br><br>Structures  All Overworld Dungeons, Ranked The Best Randomly Generated Structures And How To Find Them Everything To Know About Jungle Pyramids How To Find A Lush Cave How To Find An Ancient City How To Find And Open An Ancient City's Secret Redstone Door How To Take Down An Ocean Monument How To Take Down A Woodland Mansion How To Take Down An Abandoned Mineshaft How To Take Down A Stronghold <br><br><br>Combat <br><br><br>Combat  Tips For Combat And Archery Guide To Tool And Armor Durability Every Arrow Type And How To Get It Every Armor Set And How To Get Them <br><br><br>Special Items <br><br><br>Special Items  The Best Rare Items Tips For Finding The Heart of The Sea How To Get A Music Disc And What It Does <br><br><br>Plants <br><br><br>Plants  How To Get Dripleaf Things You Can Do With Kelp Everything To Know About Glow Berries Everything To Know About Spore Blossoms Everything To Know About Azaleas <br><br><br>Blocks <br><br><br>Blocks  Everything To Know About Terracotta Everything To Know About Dripstone What Is Podzol? How To Get Powdered Snow <br><br><br>Mob Drops <br><br><br>Mob Drops  Everything To Know About Gunpowder How To Collect Goat Horns How To Get A Creeper Head <br><br><br>Redstone Guides <br><br><br>Redstone Guides <br><br><br>General Tips <br><br><br>General Tips  The Ultimate Redstone Guide How To Use Sculk Sensors To Make Wireless Redstone Simple Redstone Machines To Make Your Life Easier <br><br><br>Specific Builds <br><br><br>Specific Builds  How To Build A Fully Automated Cooked Chicken Farm How To Build A Chicken Egg Farm How To Build A Functioning Well How To Build A Functioning Grandfather Clock For Your Home How To Make A Flying Machine With Slime Blocks <br><br><br>Around The House Conveniences <br><br><br>Around The House Conveniences  How To Make A Water Elevator How To Make A Piston Door How To Make A Super Smelter How To Make An Auto-Sorter <br><br><br>Resource Farms <br><br><br>Resource Farms  How To Make An Automatic Sugarcane Farm How To Make An Automatic Melon And 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The demographic for the game may focus on younger kids, but it has seen people across all ages fall in love with the crafting, building, and exploring it has to offer. <br><br><br>Those who love adventure often find themselves in cave systems that can be much larger than initially thought to be. Both veterans and newcomers should be familiar with the tips and tricks that make traversing caves a walk in the park. <br><br><br>10  Have A System To Avoid Getting Lost <br><br><br><br><br><br>One of the worst things that can happen inside caves is getting lost and having to dig straight up to the surface. Not only is this dangerous due to random lava pools in the Earth existing, but it just makes the player feel foolish. <br><br><br>This is why every player should have their system in place. Some players place torches in specific ways, have a trusty lantern , or simply rely on their memory. No matter what it is, there should be some sort of thought in regards to how the player will understand where the exit is and how to get back to that point from where they are. <br><br><br>9  Explore At Your Own Pace <br><br><br><br><br><br>Going along with the idea of having a system to avoid getting lost, it's important to pace out how and when one decides to explore caves. Too much of anything -- even a good thing -- can become overwhelming and lose its appeal rather quickly. <br><br><br>Don't feel the need to explore an entire cave system if there's only a handful of torches available. The better move would be to tackle it in sections at one's own pace and slowly peel back the layers of mystery this naturally occurring phenomenon has to offer. <br><br><br>8  Know What Level You're On <br><br><br><br><br><br>Players enter the world with next to nothing in Minecraft, but they are gifted with a map that shows the land and provides X, Y, and Z coordinates. The Y coordinate is important in Minecraft because resources spawn on different levels. <br><br><br>If the player doesn't know this, they can waste tons of time searching for something in the wrong area. When players are deep in caves, this also matters because it can indicate where the player should be looking in terms of finding diamonds, emeralds, gold, among other things. <br><br><br>7  Be Careful With Lava <br><br><br><br><br><br>In comparison to water, lava moves rather slowly and can be avoided pretty easily. Many times with lava, it's the surrounding elements that result in a player taking damage. Whether it's digging right below one's self or having an enemy arrow knock a player back, lava can be a result that sneaks up and causes death out of nowhere. <br><br><br>Burning to death from lava isn't the biggest issue though. If a player dies in or near lava and their items come in contact with it, they will be destroyed which is the worst part of it all. <br><br><br>6  Fall Damage Is Real <br><br><br><br><br><br>Knockback is a key part of Minecraft's combat system and can be used as an enchantment on various tools and weapons. This happens most notably with the arrows skeletons use and can cause the player to fall from great heights if they're unlucky. <br><br><br>This is something to be aware of when exploring caves as perching on a ledge could result in the player falling to their death. No amount of armor or arrows will save a player who happens to fall that far. Of course, that's only if they aren't under the effects of Feather Falling via potion or enchantment . <br><br><br>5  Dig Around Resources <br><br><br><br><br><br>Buried in the code of Minecraft is this neat connection between certain resources players harvest via mining. Some of them simply spawn next to one another. That's why it's important to dig a little bit around the redstone, emeralds, or diamonds that are found there. <br><br><br>There's a good chance that it isn't the only thing in the immediate area. After all, the best feeling is when a player makes the effort to dig up some redstone only to find a hidden collection of priceless diamonds that were simply keeping the red dust company. <br><br><br>4  Don't Get Comfortable <br><br><br><br><br><br>Complacency is the enemy of progress and, in the world of Minecraft, it's the enemy of having a good time. Far too often, players get comfortable in their surroundings and are caught off guard by a sneaky creeper or skeleton that happens to be stashed in the shadows. <br><br><br>Unless it's a closed-off section of a mine or underground city, the rule of thumb is to always have your head on a swivel when exploring caves. By doing this, it could prevent the headache of dying and respawning, but it could also lead to some neat discoveries. <br><br><br>3  Look For Branching Paths <br><br><br><br><br><br>Minecraft's code is pretty good at creating different sizes of interconnected caves that go in all sorts of directions. Sometimes, these branches aren't as obvious and will only be visible through a single missing block hole. <br><br><br>That's why it's always smart to explore cave systems entirely and not be afraid to investigate naturally occurring holes and high-ceilings. Some may lead to a small cave that goes nowhere, but others may be the connecting thread to an entirely new system of caves spanning hundreds of blocks. <br><br><br>2  Overuse Torches <br><br><br><br><br><br>Unless a player has ignored their need for more coal, there should be no reason why a player rations out their use of torches. It's one thing to be deliberate with torch placement on the surface, but in caves, it's best to be too careful as opposed to not careful enough. <br><br><br>The last thing anyone wants is a creeper spawning in a poorly lit area, sneaking up behind the player, and having its explosion send the player into a pit of lava. If an area looks dimmer in comparison to other areas, the best thing to do is drop an additional torch. <br><br><br>1  Be Properly Prepared <br><br><br><br><br><br>Exploring is super fun in Minecraft and the thought of finding diamonds or some other weird mystery in a dark cave can become exciting. That doesn't mean players should rush out the door unprepared and set themselves up for failure though. <br><br><br>It's important to gather all of the necessary items and tools needed and place any unneeded stuff in storage. Crafting sufficient torches and equipping a good set of armor should also be part of the mental checklist a player runs through before plunging into the dark unknown. <br><br><br>NEXT: Minecraft: 10 Tips For Beginners Looking To Survive Early On <br>