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A map in Minecraft can contribute greatly to an improved gameplay experience, and is a useful tool for Survival as well as Multiplayer mode. With a map, players can easily find their way home, even if they get lost in the giant sandbox game in a faraway biome.
How to Make a Map in Minecraft
These are the materials you’ll need to craft a map in Minecraft:
- 1 Crafting Table
- 8 Paper
- 1 Compass
Most players will already have a Crafting Table. Paper can be made from Sugar Cane, which is found in most biomes, especially near water. Then place 3 Sugar Cane in the Crafting Table in the lowest row to get 3 Paper. Paper can be made in multiples of three, so you’ll have to repeat the process thrice to get 8 Paper.
Finally, a Compass can be made with a Crafting table if you have 7 Iron Ore and 1 Redstone.
Now that you have all the required ingredients, open up the Crafting Table and place the compass in the center block (middle row, middle column). Place 8 Paper in all the remaining blocks surrounding the compass.
This crafting recipe will yield 1 Map and you can move it to your inventory.
How to Fill a Map in Minecraft
The map will be empty when you first craft it. You will have to travel and fill the map yourself, but make sure that you’ve enabled it as an active item first. You can do this by equipping the map at the bottom of your screen before traveling.
You can open up the map and walk around to see a representation of the world from a top-down perspective. Each pixel in the map represents one Minecraft block. You will also see a small oval white shape on the map – this represents your position in the world. It will also point in the direction that you’re facing. The Bedrock edition allows players to create a map without a compass, but the map will lack the player’s location.
Maps in Minecraft can be constantly expanded as you travel through the world. You cannot scroll in a map, so you might need to craft more paper to create a larger-sized map.
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