With nothing more than a shovel, you can make a good-looking and highly functional path. To help that, get out your shovel and use its alternate function on the ground. However, it can be hard sometimes to see where a group of torches is pointing. Put those torches in your inventory to work by using them to mark your path as you explore.
Instead of leaving a trail of breadcrumbs, though, you can do something better. The kids in fairy tales did it, and you can, too. Here's what you need to know about navigation and finding your way around in Minecraft. At the beginning, you just have to be careful, but as the game progresses your options for making sure you know where you are in your Minecraft world multiply.
You found the coolest river, the richest cave… but you can't remember where your house is.
The only thing easier in Minecraft than punching a tree is getting lost.
