Operation Manual

Your Mission: Food, Resources, and Reconnaissance
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FIGURE 3.9 The finished hut—basic but serviceable. And it’s spider proof.
Although there is a large gap above the door, in Minecraft’s geometry the door
fills the entire space. Spiders are also two blocks wide, so they can’t fit through
a one-block-wide gap. You could actually leave the door wide open, and spiders
will just gather outside and make horrible noises, but don’t do that because it’s
an invitation for other mobs to enter.
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No Housing Codes in Minecraft
The roof in Figure 3.9 rests right on the lip of the inner wall. You can’t directly build a
roof like this from scratch. First place a block on top of the wall, and then attach the
inner block for the roof. Remove the first block, and the inner block floats. Attach new
blocks to that to build out the roof structure. It won’t pass a building inspection, but it
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tainly works in Minecraft.
Building a wall even two blocks high can take a little bit of fancy footwork. Some basic
techniques help:
Q Place your walls one layer at time. Put down the first layer, and then jump on top to
place the second.
Q If you fall off, place a temporary block on the inside of your structure against the wall,
and use this to climb back up. You can remove it when you’re finished.
Q Use pillar jumping if you need to go higher. While looking directly down, press the
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