This article explains how to build a lighthouse in survival mode in Minecraft. It's not an easy task, but the lighthouse makes your base visible from anywhere on the map and empowers players with beneficial effects. You can create one in all versions of Minecraft, including the PC, pocket edition, and console versions.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Building the Lighthouse
Step 1. Learn how to build a lighthouse
It must have at least a 3 x 3 base of iron blocks (you can also use gold, diamond or emeralds) on which to place the lighthouse control unit. To upgrade the lighthouse's capabilities and range you need to create additional levels for the base, in 5x5, 7x7, and 9x9 squares.
It is difficult to make a lighthouse, as you need at least 81 iron ingots for the base alone
Step 2. Get the necessary materials
To build a lighthouse, you need the following items:
- At least 81 blocks of raw iron: Dig a lot of iron, the gray stone with orange spots, with a stone pickaxe or better. You can also use emeralds, gold or diamonds, but these minerals are much rarer than iron and do not enhance the lighthouse in any way.
- 3 obsidian blocks: obsidian is formed when water falls on lava. You can find it deep in the caves. You need a diamond pickaxe to dig it.
- 5 sand blocks: you will need them to make the glass.
- Star of the Nether: Kill the Wither and collect the star it drops. It's very difficult to summon and kill the Wither for low-level players, so make sure you're ready.
- Fuel: you can use wood or charcoal planks. You need it to power the furnace in which you will create the glass and iron ingots.
Step 3. Cast the raw iron
Open the furnace, put all 81 iron blocks in the top box and the fuel in the bottom one. Once you have created all the bars, put them in the inventory.
- In Minecraft PE, press the highest square, press the raw iron icon, press the lowest square, then press the fuel.
- In console versions, select raw iron, press Y or triangle, select your fuel, then press again Y or triangle.
Step 4. Melt the glass
Put the sand blocks in the furnace, add more fuel if necessary, then collect the 5 glass blocks at the end of the process.
Step 5. Open the workbench
Right-click on the workbench (PC), press on it, or press the left trigger.
Step 6. Make the iron blocks
Put 9 iron ingots in each square of the workbench grid, then drag the 9 iron blocks into the inventory.
- In Minecraft PE, press the gray iron block to select it, then press 1 x on the right side of the screen 9 times.
- On console, scroll to the rightmost tab, select the magma block, scroll down until you find the iron block, then press TO (Xbox) or X (PlayStation) nine times.
Step 7. Build the headlight control unit
Open the workbench again, then place an obsidian block in the lowest row, the Nether star in the center, and a glass block in each of the free boxes. When the item appears, move it to your inventory. Now you have everything you need.
- In Minecraft PE, tap the lighthouse icon, then tap 1 x.
- On console, find the lighthouse tab, select the lighthouse, then press TO or X.
Method 2 of 3: Build the Lighthouse Tower
Step 1. Find a spot to place the lighthouse
You need a flat area, preferably close to home.
Step 2. Place the iron blocks on the ground
Place 3 rows of 3 blocks to make a complete 3 x 3 base, consisting of 9 blocks.
Step 3. Place the headlight control unit
Select it, then place it on top of the central iron block. It should light up right away.
Step 4. Consider adding more layers to the unit
If you want to increase the power of the lighthouse, you can build a 5 x 5 base of 25 blocks directly below the 3 x 3 one.
- You can add a 7x7 base of 49 blocks below the 5x5 level and another 9x9 of 81 blocks below the 7x7 level.
- The lighthouse cannot have a base larger than 9 x 9.
Method 3 of 3: Change the Lighthouse Effect
Step 1. Find one of the required minerals
To change the effect of the lighthouse, you need at least one unit of the following materials:
- Iron ingot
- Gold ingot
- Emerald
- Diamond
Step 2. Select the lighthouse
Click on it with the right mouse button (or press on the screen or press the left trigger on the controller when the cursor is pointed at the lighthouse) to open it.
Step 3. Select an effect
Choose the power you want to receive from the lighthouse. You have two choices:
- Speed: Select the claw icon on the left side of the window. This way you will run faster.
- Celerity- Select the pickaxe icon on the left side of the window if you prefer to dig faster.
- The more levels the beacon has, the more effects you can use.
Step 4. Add a mineral
Click and drag a mineral into the empty box at the bottom of the lighthouse window.
- On Minecraft PE, press the mineral icon in the upper left corner of the screen.
- On console, select the ore, then press Y or triangle.
Step 5. Select the check mark
You will see this green icon at the bottom of the lighthouse window. Press it to apply the selected effect to the fixture.
Advice
- If you don't want to recover the materials needed to build the lighthouse, create it in creative mode. The control unit is pre-assembled and you just need to put it in your inventory along with an iron block to create the largest possible lighthouse.
- If you want to change the light of the headlight, cover it with colored glass!
- Don't summon the Wither near your house, as it throws explosive skulls.
