Day 2: The End of Twinton, and Creation of Sphereus

I started playing again this afternoon, and just wasn't feeling Twinton. It was getting annoying to be continually swarmed by spiders every morning, and after a few creeper explosions, I decided it was time to change. I went back to the menu, and create my fourth world - a world I decided to name Sphereus. I've been doing some reading online about the game, so I've got a good idea of what my initial priorities are, and quickly find a nice looking shelter to spend the first night in. Awkwardly enough though, that first night ends quite poorly - in a ball of fire. Thanks creeper.

However, that death turned out to be a real blessing in disguise, because as I was hurrying across the map to try and reclaim my lost items (which, incidentally, were vaporized by the explosion), I discovered the perfect spot for a base, and there's even some iron ore nearby! Time to start digging!


It turns out that that indeed was the perfect spot for what I was doing, and I soon made it home. Once I got the hang of not dying every night, things got exponentially easier and more fun, as I started really building and exploring the area around me.

Home sweet home! I added a second door was later, which made the whole thing feel less off balance.


I got a furnace up and go to refine my iron ore into ingots, and even roasted some pork chops with it. Yum!


This is the single most wonderful thing I've crafted in Minecraft yet - a bed! Finally, a way to actually sleep through the night instead of waiting up, listening to the monsters outside your window!

Another new discovery I made is farming and conservation - first, my "farm":

Sure, it's a small start, but once I harvest it, I'll have wheat and more seeds to plant, till eventually I'll have a full field of the stuff. I also discovered that those saplings that drop from the sky while I'm cutting down trees can be planted and will grow into new trees after a couple of nights - a very handy fact, especially considering how much wood I've been using.


I also had the not-so-original idea of building a giant tower to help me find my way back home if I should ever get lost. I built until I was almost even with the clouds, and decided that should be high enough.

I also built a shorter tower with a torch on top right on top of the entrance to my cave, which ended up saving my life. I was out in the fields nearby, implementing some farming ideas, when night suddenly fell. I was a little turned around, and probably would have gotten lost if I hadn't seen the light shining like a beacon of hope.

And that's it for day 2 - tomorrow, if I find time to play, I plan on starting a mine on the island across from me to see if I can't locate some more iron, and maybe, if I feel really ambitious, try and add an underground lake to my cavern home. We'll see.