Crafting is the method in which tools and resources are created in minecraft. It is currently only available in the indev mode, but may be brought to survival and future game modes at a later date.
Current Features
- Tool crafting.
- Block crafting.
- Workbenches.
- Forging.
Upcoming Features
- Crafting in other game modes.
- More tools and blocks to be crafted.
Crafting
2x2 Crafting Grid
3x3 Crafting Grid
To craft, materials must be placed into a crafting grid, either the 2x2 grid in the inventory, or a 3x3 grid which is obtainable by building and using a workbench. Different combinations of materials yield different tools and blocks. Stronger materials such as iron or emerald can be used to produce better tools, however they currently all act the same. At a later date, they will likely be changed so better tools mine, dig, chop and kill faster, or break less.
| Item | Materials | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Workbench | File:Craftingworkbench1.png | File:Craftingworkbench2.png |
| Torch | File:Craftingtorch1.png | File:Craftingtorch2.png |
| Stick | File:Craftingstick1.png | File:Craftingstick2.png |
| Chest | File:Craftingchest1.png | File:Craftingchest2.png |
| Axe* | File:Craftingaxe1.png | File:Craftingaxe2.png |
| Pickaxe* | File:Craftingpickaxe1.png | File:Craftingpickaxe2.png |
| Shovel* | File:Craftingshovel1.png | File:Craftingshovel2.png |
| Sword* | File:Craftingsword1.png | File:Craftingsword2.png |
- The wood in the tools can be replaced with stone, iron ingots, or emerald ingots, for different strengths of that tool.
Ingots and blocks
How to extract ingots from ore
When some blocks, such as gold ore are mined, the ore is collected, but the gold within is not extracted. For others, such as coal or emerald, when the ore is mined, it leaves behind ingots to be collected. Both ores and ingots can be used to create new forms of the material. Ores that can be changed to ingots are iron and gold. Emerald is mined as an ingot.
To extract ingots from ore:
- Create a fire. This can be within a specially constructed forge, a campfire, or even a forest fire, but any fire will do. To create a fire, using the flint and tinder on a flammable block, such as wood.
- Throw the ore into the fire. This can be done by equipping the ore, facing the fire, and pressing Q.
- Collect the ingots. The fire will change the ores into pure ingots which can be collected when the fire is extinguished.
These ingots can now be used to craft new types of weapons, and also combined to create blocks of that pure material.
To create pure blocks, simply fill the 3x3 crafting grid with 9 ingots of that material. For example, 9 ingots of emerald yields a complete emerald block.
How to combine ingots to make blocks