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Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition |OT| Big Third Party Support From Microsoft
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molnizzle
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Only undocked. As soon as you dock it goes back to normal. Which is exactly why it's such a problem, I have muscle memory to press B to jump on the exact same controller.
Thanks for the info!
I heard jungles are especially bad, but otherwise it runs well.
Just wait until you find a cave. And assuming map generation works the way it used to, the cave turns out to connect...to a tunnel. And then the tunnel splits.
And then you find ore, and you've just GOT to dig all of it.
And then you fall off a cliff but survive, and there's a new tunnel to explore.
And then 2 hours later you've tried to leave breadcrumbs of torches, and you've run away from zombies, and you're totally lost deep underground in a mix of claustrophobic and cavernous chambers far away from where you started.
Like Blizzard said, if the caves here are the same as some you could find on the PC version, you might get lucky and find a cave system that takes you forever to clear, with tons of side paths and shit going on inside.
Personally I'm starting now by stocking up on everything I might need (sheep, cows, pigs, food, etc..) and after that I'll start finding some more unique ores and eventually build something large as my house (a castle or something). I just take it slow, since I know I'll be here for a while...
Apparently there's an End Portal somewhere in the Mario world.
The Minecraft wikia page only says that its "in a stronghold underground in the south of the map" but I was searching for hours yesterday and still haven't found it.
The Nether portal is easy to find but if there's an End Portal I wanna find it. =(
The Minecraft wikia page only says that its "in a stronghold underground in the south of the map" but I was searching for hours yesterday and still haven't found it.
The Nether portal is easy to find but if there's an End Portal I wanna find it. =(
This NintendoLife video might help you find the portal to the end. BTW, the whole video contains spoilers, but it also show the huge attention to details by the creators of the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtL-tNX0Bpw
Southpaw in general means left-handed, it's a sports term (boxing). A left-handed boxer that leads with the right.
I don't know for sure, but I'm going to guess southpaw = left-handed mode (maybe it switches buttons?) and safe sprint = you can't sprint off cliffs.
I think southpaw (left-handed) switches the analogue stick (look/move) functions.
Not even close! It's way way way better than the Wii U version. People are reacting to the claim that reviewers said it's locked 60 fps at all times.
I might have encountered some frame rate drops during auto save at some point, but that's about it (played about 4 hours split screen). The Wii U version didn't even have autosave in the background, IIRC.
only place I've seen it struggle so far is the tutorial. But that place has lots of stuff going on
Then you die a horrible death and lose all that precious ore and gems you've been collecting over the past few hours. Happened twice to me yesterday.
by lava and the second by a witch. Had to walk away after the second death lol
dl77
Member
Yup. As a leftie it's a godsend when games include it as an option.
TetraGenesis
Member
For any new Minecraft players (is there such a thing?) remember the best tip for dungeon exploration:
Place your torches so that Left = Depth, Right = Light.
As you explore new areas, always place torches on the left wall or at least skewed toward the left side of an opening (depth). That way the moment you need out and need out fast there's no chance of you being lost in the complexity of your already explored caverns. Just follow the torches on your right to the surface (daylight, light).
This was a game changer for me back in the early days of Minecraft Alpha (in 2011!!).
Place your torches so that Left = Depth, Right = Light.
As you explore new areas, always place torches on the left wall or at least skewed toward the left side of an opening (depth). That way the moment you need out and need out fast there's no chance of you being lost in the complexity of your already explored caverns. Just follow the torches on your right to the surface (daylight, light).
This was a game changer for me back in the early days of Minecraft Alpha (in 2011!!).
MAX PAYMENT
Member
I downloaded the plastic texture pack, but don't see it in the skin options.
You have 4 skin packs available without any DLC, so there should be quite a few skins to choose from already.
molnizzle
Member
Difficult to sherpa in this version since there's no way to communicate with people you're playing with.
Youtube is your sherpa.
After spending the entire weekend with this I think I'm getting quite bored. I've made a place and it's nice enough. But there isn't enough exciting things happening with the game. During the day I roam around, seeing sheep, pigs & cows. And at night I work on my residence. That's all there is to it.
That's sort of the meat of survival mode but I believe there's a ton of things to find aside from caves and villages. Keep exploring and crafting. I haven't really played a lot of Minecraft since it first came out but they've added a ridiculous amount of stuff to the game since then.
Try packing a few essentials, making a boat, and striking out for lands unknown across the sea! Built shelters as you go, and mark them with torches so you have a trail of little lights across the landscape. Something that says "I was here". Venture off your first map tile or die and lose your map and you might get lost and then have to work hard to find your way home and feel familiar relief when you see your original house. There are all kinds of journeys to be had.
MrFrankFontaine
Banned
I've been making arrows with stone to help me, but this is so simple and faster.
molnizzle
Member
You built a Nether portal yet? I just went to The Nether for the first time and it's kind of mind blowing.
Also Ender Dragon but I haven't even looked into how to go about building an End portal yet. Or whatever you use to get there.
Okay, these are some of the things I can add to my list of things to do. Thanks. Right now I'm trying to kill enough cows to make leather for armour, so I'm protected for battles.
No point in going for full leather armour, go straight for Iron I say.
Also you are going to need leather for books, for higher enchantment levels.
Also, are you just killing cows you find or have you made a farm?
MikeE21286
Member
Maybe my first Minecraft game. Got my daughter the iOS game and she likes that. Unplayable controls for me.
This is pretty appealing.
This is pretty appealing.
UncleSporky
Member
Here are some goals, some things I've been working on myself:
- Punch tall grass and get seeds
- Make a hoe, find some dirt near water and till it, plant seeds
- Wait for wheat to grow
- Build a wooden fence with a gate, find a cow and hold wheat in front of it to lead it back to your fenced in area
- Get two cows, then feed them both wheat to make them breed
- Get a large farm of cows going this way
- Thin the herd every once in a while, getting meat and leather
- Find some sugarcane and plant it next to water, continually harvest the top sections of it for more
- Turn sugarcane into paper
- Use leather and paper to make books
- Make bookshelves
- Find iron ore, mine it, make iron pick
- Deep underground, find diamonds, mine with iron pick
- Use 3 diamonds to make diamond pick
- Use diamond pick to mine obsidian
- Use 2 diamonds, 6 obsidian, 1 book to make an enchantment table
- Surround the enchantment table with bookshelves to power it up as explained here
- Start enchanting stuff using your experience levels and lapis lazuli to make awesome weapons and tools! Like Fortune to get lots of diamonds per tile you mine!
Tried spelunking? Caves can be a lot of fun, especially as you get more stuff and start worrying about whether you're lost or not.
MistaBowaa
Member
Minecraft is the only game that has caused me shortness of breath and panic attacks because I was lost underground. Truly an amazing experience.
Jaded Alyx
Member
All of this is standard for every downloaded game. You get Gold Coins automatically with download software that's why the only option in the menu for games are for the retail "Game Card" versions (which gives significantly less coins).
UncleSporky
Member
Stuff I've been working on:
Sunset through the tower doorway:
Sunset through the tower doorway:
More than anything I'm just getting a little bored doing things on my own. I'd like to share a world with a few people.
Grim Patron
Member
Tutorial area runs pretty badly. Otherwise mostly good. Had some fun today. All portable. Don't think I'll ever play docked.
Downloaded the game earlier today to have a relaxing Switch game. I've played it before on 360 with my brother in creative mode but I figured I'd try survival mode and well.... I don't think it's for me. I just want to build stuff.
I guess that's why they include the options though, I definitely appreciate it.
I guess that's why they include the options though, I definitely appreciate it.
BTW, I found this chart to be pretty useful if you're looking for a specific ore/material:
http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Block_layers_overworld_1.5.svg
Yesterday, I was digging for quite some time looking for gold ore, finding nothing - until I noticed that my Y level 34 was a bit too high for gold ore.
molnizzle
Member
Yeah... that's where playing on a server would be nice. On any of the consoles (including Switch) you can only join a friend's game and play while they're online. No way to have a persistent server that people can drop in and drop out of like on PC.