20 Tips & Tricks For Returning Minecraft Players

Summary

This video script offers 20 essential tips for returning Minecraft players to navigate the game's updates. It covers the use of chorus fruit for safe landings, changes in villager trading mechanics, and the deep dark biome's safety. The script also highlights new wood types, diamond abundance, and efficient tree farming with llamas. It touches on netherite armor upgrades, mob attack radius changes, and building efficiency with enchanted leggings. Additionally, it discusses strategies for avoiding mob spawns, finding resources in specific biomes, utilizing load stones for navigation, and creatively farming with frogs in the Nether.

Takeaways

• 😀 You can now safely use chorus fruit in midair to land without taking damage, making it a lifesaver during free falls.
• 🤑 Villager trading discounts have been changed. You can only get a one-time discount per villager, limiting the ability to stack discounts on trades.
• 🌌 The Deep Dark biome is one of the safest places in Minecraft, as hostile mobs do not spawn there, except for the Warden.
• 🌳 The Wandering Trader is a great resource for obtaining rare saplings and items, reducing the need to explore far and wide.
• 💎 Diamonds are now 40% more common in newer chunks, encouraging players to mine in new areas for more resources.
• 🔨 Use Allays to collect items like saplings and sticks, automating tedious tasks and improving resource gathering efficiency.
• ⚔️ Netherite armor now requires a smithing template, making it more challenging and costly to upgrade.
• 🏇 Riding horses protects you from attacks by short mobs like baby zombies, while taller mobs can still reach you.
• 🔭 Swift Sneak 3 enchantment on leggings increases crouching speed, making building safer and faster.
• 🎇 The Recovery Compass, crafted with Echo shards, helps locate your items after death, making it easier to retrieve lost valuables.

Q & A

What is the new use of chorus fruit in modern Minecraft that helps players avoid damage from falling?

Chorus fruit can now be eaten midair to instantly reposition the player on the ground without taking any fall damage, even from maximum fall heights.

How has the process of zombifying and curing villagers changed in recent Minecraft versions?

The process now allows only one-time zombification and curing of a villager for discounts. Any discount will give five emeralds off the cost of any item and 20 emeralds off of a rare item, with no stacking of discounts.

Why is the deep dark biome considered one of the safest in Minecraft?

The deep dark biome is safe because hostile mobs cannot spawn within it, except for the Warden which is summoned by the rare skull shrier.

What role does the wandering trader play in helping players find new wood types and other blocks?

The wandering trader offers trades for cherry saplings for emeralds and other types of saplings, providing an instant source of trees without the need for extensive exploration.

How has Mojang increased the availability of diamonds in Minecraft?

Mojang has doubled the amount of diamonds in certain layers and made them about 40% more common overall. For players in worlds created before version 1.2.2, new chunks must be explored to find the increased diamond frequency.

What is the most efficient way to craft stairs in Minecraft according to the script?

Using a stone cutter to convert full blocks into stairs is more efficient, as it costs only four blocks to get four stairs instead of six blocks for four stairs in a crafting grid.

How can players utilize llamas to improve their tree farming in Minecraft?

Players can give two llamas saplings and one stick, and the llamas will collect all the saplings and sticks dropped by naturally decaying leaves, bringing them back to the player.

What is the significance of the smithing template in upgrading to netherite armor in Minecraft?

The smithing template is required for upgrading to netherite armor and is a consumable item. It costs one netherrack and eight diamonds per piece of netherite armor.

How do the changes in mob attack radius affect player defense while mounted on a horse or camel?

Small mobs cannot hit players on horseback, and super tall mobs like Endermen require the player to be three blocks above them for protection. Camels provide additional protection against various mobs.

What new loot can be found in desert biomes after the recent Minecraft update?

Desert biomes now contain suspicious sand that can yield diamonds and emeralds, as well as new structures with chests that may contain dune armor trims.

How can players use Echo shards to recover lost items after death in Minecraft?

Players can craft a recovery compass using eight Echo shards and a compass. This compass will point towards the player's lost items, helping them to recover their belongings.

What is the purpose of a load stone in Minecraft, and how is it used?

A load stone is used to mark a specific location and is crafted using chiseled stone bricks and a netherite ingot. Players can use a load stone compass to navigate back to the marked location.

How can players obtain multiple new items from moss blocks found in shipwrecks?

By using bone meal on moss blocks and the plants that grow from them, players can obtain moss carpet, aelia saplings, aelia leaves, and hanging roots, resulting in seven new items.