With the new enchantment system things can get a bit confusing for those who were accustom to the old system or are just new to the game in general.
There are a few steps you'll need to take to keep the enchantments rolling in.
Step 1: Trees and potatoes. Set up a decent sized area to plant trees. I recommend enough space to plant a full stack of trees. It depends on how much you desire to chop down at a time. If you like shorter havest times, I recommend birch. If you don't mind long harvests, I recommend 2x2 spruce. If you want a variety, I recommend 6 rows of 2x2 trees except birch, birch needs to be 2 spaces apart to grow but the other 5 trees will grow in a 2x2 area. Then also set up a good sized potato farm. About 6 4x4 plots will yield enough to fill 10 furnaces. You can stack these farms on top of each other to save space.
Step 2: Cows and sugercane. You will want a stable about 15x15 for cow breeding. This will give you access to ample amounts of leather. Then, set up a good sized sugarcane farms. Dig out 5 or 6 trenches 1 block wide by 15 blocks long. Place water in the center and plant sugercane on either side. Place these 3 blocks apart from trench to trench to maximize the yield.
Ste 3: Lapis lazuli and mining. You can either set up a mine or utilize any caves that go deep enough to search out lapis. Also, keep an eye out for iron, you'll need it. Try to find a stack or 2 worth at first. Save the rest for now.
Step 4: Diamonds and obsidian. Make sure to dig up only 5 diamonds and save the rest. Make a diamond pick and go get some obsidian. Now would be a perfect time to collect enough obsidian to build a nether portal too (totally optional).
Step 5: Build the enchantment table and an anvil or 2. Remember to surround your enchantment table with at least 15 bookshelves.
Step 6: Enchanting. Bare in mind that you cannot enchant without lapis! Now, I know how tempting it is to toss your almost new diamond pick in and enchant it on the 3rd tier but don't. Trust me. With that cow farm and sugercane farm we set up earlier we now have access to tons of books. So lets make a bunch of books and enchant those instead. We will not be using any tier 3 enchanting at anytime.
Start of by searching out any desired enchants on slots 1 or 2. Depth strider, silk touch, fortune, sharpness, aqua affinity, feather falling, resparation, protection and unbreaking. Luck of the Sea and Lure for the fishers out there. Though admittedly it may be easier to just fish up enchanted rods.
After obtaining a few lv 1 and lv 2 enchants its time to start combining. Place 2 sharpness I books on an anvil and get sharpness II for 3 lvls (I believe)
Then take 2 sharpness II books and combine those for sharpness III. Then take 2 unbreaking I, 2 looting I and a fire aspect I book. Combine each with their own respectively then combine them together. This should cost a total of around 25 lvs. Then combine that with your sword. Ballpark guess 22 lvs.
Now you have a sword that has sharpness III, looting II, unbreaking II and fire aspect one and it costed about 50 lvs.
While the previous method is more precautious it can cost less in the long run. But if you are super impatient you can try the 3rd tier of the enchantment table. Remember, if you do not like the enchantment listed for a sword, axe, shovel, pickaxe, helmet, chestplate, leggings or boots you can always craft a lower quality version and enchant that on tier 1 to change the enchantment list for that type of item. For example, I want a diamond shovel with silk touch. I can easily use tier 2 which will only give me silk touch because convenience but the 3rd tier just says unbreaking 3...? So I go craft a wooden shovel and enchant it on the 1st tier which gives it efficiency I. I then place my diamond shovel back in and see that tier 3 reads silk touch I. So I enchant it and also get Efficiency III and unbreaking III. Fair enough.
Also remember that cow farm? That leather can be used to craft armor to used for enchantment table resetting as well. Have a diamond chestplate and want protection IV? use leather chestplates on tier 1 until tier 3 reads protection IV.
Now that you've enchanted several books and a few items, you are running low on xp. Well guess what? That beef, the trees and the potatoes all make for really good xp when smelted so build a couple dozen furnaces and watch that lack of levels bake away. As always, stay good and keep on enchanting!
It's worth noting that chucking a golden item in first and then removing it supposedly increases the odds of getting higher/better enchantments due to gold's higher enchantability.
Great list Wolfhusband. For tree farms, I like the new dark oaks. Underground, I have a farm of 9 regular 2 x 2 oaks spaced 5 blocks apart that yields about 2 1/4 stacks of wood on average per cut. In a slightly larger space, I have a dark oak farm spaced 6 blocks aparat that yields more than 3 stacks per cut and grows back quicker than my regular oaks (without bone meal). Also, dark oak are very easy and quick cut down just from the ground, although the 2 x 2 oaks are also relatively easy to cut from the ground (I find the 1 x 1 oaks a pain when the larger ones grow.)
The trick to farming dark oak is to make sure that you have enough trees to ensure that, on average, you will get enough saplings to replenish the trees you cut down. I'm doing very well on that note; each cut has been averaging about 50 saplings and it takes 36 saplings to replant. I now have a little more than a stack of "spare" dark oak saplings in my chest; and my ability to replenish my 9-tree dark oak farm is pretty much assured for the long term now.
A great way to "farm" cows (and sheep for that matter) is to just allow them to spawn naturally and keep killing them off (or shearing if sheep) as quickly as you spot them. If you have a plains island on your map that is somewhat isolated (and well away from any extreme hills), passive mobs will spawn back as quickly as you can kill them. Just go to that area, save and exit to completely unload the world out of memory and then reload so that you spawn in that area. It's much quicker than breeding them and waiting for the young ones to grow up.
ETA: Corrected math errors and counts after double-checking.
Great list Wolfhusband. For tree farms, I like the new dark oaks. Underground, I have a farm of 9 regular 2 x 2 oaks spaced 5 blocks apart that yields about 2 1/4 stacks of wood on average per cut. In a slightly larger space, I have a dark oak farm spaced 6 blocks aparat that yields more than 3 stacks per cut and grows back quicker than my regular oaks (without bone meal). Also, dark oak are very easy and quick cut down just from the ground, although the 2 x 2 oaks are also relatively easy to cut from the ground (I find the 1 x 1 oaks a pain when the larger ones grow.)
The trick to farming dark oak is to make sure that you have enough trees to ensure that, on average, you will get enough saplings to replenish the trees you cut down. I'm doing very well on that note; each cut has been averaging about 50 saplings and it takes 36 saplings to replant. I now have a little more than a stack of "spare" dark oak saplings in my chest; and my ability to replenish my 9-tree dark oak farm is pretty much assured for the long term now.
A great way to "farm" cows (and sheep for that matter) is to just allow them to spawn naturally and keep killing them off (or shearing if sheep) as quickly as you spot them. If you have a plains island on your map that is somewhat isolated (and well away from any extreme hills), passive mobs will spawn back as quickly as you can kill them. Just go to that area, save and exit to completely unload the world out of memory and then reload so that you spawn in that area. It's much quicker than breeding them and waiting for the young ones to grow up.
ETA: Corrected math errors and counts after double-checking.
My method for cows is a little different, I utilize the nether, because cows don't naturally spawn there I can control the population better.
I have a 24 cows split in pairs in 12 3x3 pens in the nether. I have 6 on one aisle and 6 in a separate aisle separated by a 1 block path down the middle. this way I can easily run down the aisle feeding the cows with wheat to breed. Then kill off 1 of the adults in each pen leaving 1 adult and a baby to grow and replenish the herd. I still let them breed and roam free in the overworld, but I find that penning them like this in the nether is an easy way to continually harvest leather and beef
My method for cows is a little different, I utilize the nether, because cows don't naturally spawn there I can control the population better.
I have a 24 cows split in pairs in 12 3x3 pens in the nether. I have 6 on one aisle and 6 in a separate aisle separated by a 1 block path down the middle. this way I can easily run down the aisle feeding the cows with wheat to breed. Then kill off 1 of the adults in each pen leaving 1 adult and a baby to grow and replenish the herd. I still let them breed and roam free in the overworld, but I find that penning them like this in the nether is an easy way to continually harvest leather and beef
I just can't be bothered setting up a farm in the nether; but I can see where it's a way of farming and still having natural spawns in the overworld.
With the new enchantment system things can get a bit confusing for those who were accustom to the old system or are just new to the game in general.
There are a few steps you'll need to take to keep the enchantments rolling in.
Step 1: Trees and potatoes. Set up a decent sized area to plant trees. I recommend enough space to plant a full stack of trees. It depends on how much you desire to chop down at a time. If you like shorter havest times, I recommend birch. If you don't mind long harvests, I recommend 2x2 spruce. If you want a variety, I recommend 6 rows of 2x2 trees except birch, birch needs to be 2 spaces apart to grow but the other 5 trees will grow in a 2x2 area. Then also set up a good sized potato farm. About 6 4x4 plots will yield enough to fill 10 furnaces. You can stack these farms on top of each other to save space.
Step 2: Cows and sugercane. You will want a stable about 15x15 for cow breeding. This will give you access to ample amounts of leather. Then, set up a good sized sugarcane farms. Dig out 5 or 6 trenches 1 block wide by 15 blocks long. Place water in the center and plant sugercane on either side. Place these 3 blocks apart from trench to trench to maximize the yield.
Ste 3: Lapis lazuli and mining. You can either set up a mine or utilize any caves that go deep enough to search out lapis. Also, keep an eye out for iron, you'll need it. Try to find a stack or 2 worth at first. Save the rest for now.
Step 4: Diamonds and obsidian. Make sure to dig up only 5 diamonds and save the rest. Make a diamond pick and go get some obsidian. Now would be a perfect time to collect enough obsidian to build a nether portal too (totally optional).
Step 5: Build the enchantment table and an anvil or 2. Remember to surround your enchantment table with at least 15 bookshelves.
Step 6: Enchanting. Bare in mind that you cannot enchant without lapis! Now, I know how tempting it is to toss your almost new diamond pick in and enchant it on the 3rd tier but don't. Trust me. With that cow farm and sugercane farm we set up earlier we now have access to tons of books. So lets make a bunch of books and enchant those instead. We will not be using any tier 3 enchanting at anytime.
Start of by searching out any desired enchants on slots 1 or 2. Depth strider, silk touch, fortune, sharpness, aqua affinity, feather falling, resparation, protection and unbreaking. Luck of the Sea and Lure for the fishers out there. Though admittedly it may be easier to just fish up enchanted rods.
After obtaining a few lv 1 and lv 2 enchants its time to start combining. Place 2 sharpness I books on an anvil and get sharpness II for 3 lvls (I believe)
Then take 2 sharpness II books and combine those for sharpness III. Then take 2 unbreaking I, 2 looting I and a fire aspect I book. Combine each with their own respectively then combine them together. This should cost a total of around 25 lvs. Then combine that with your sword. Ballpark guess 22 lvs.
Now you have a sword that has sharpness III, looting II, unbreaking II and fire aspect one and it costed about 50 lvs.
While the previous method is more precautious it can cost less in the long run. But if you are super impatient you can try the 3rd tier of the enchantment table. Remember, if you do not like the enchantment listed for a sword, axe, shovel, pickaxe, helmet, chestplate, leggings or boots you can always craft a lower quality version and enchant that on tier 1 to change the enchantment list for that type of item. For example, I want a diamond shovel with silk touch. I can easily use tier 2 which will only give me silk touch because convenience but the 3rd tier just says unbreaking 3...? So I go craft a wooden shovel and enchant it on the 1st tier which gives it efficiency I. I then place my diamond shovel back in and see that tier 3 reads silk touch I. So I enchant it and also get Efficiency III and unbreaking III. Fair enough.
Also remember that cow farm? That leather can be used to craft armor to used for enchantment table resetting as well. Have a diamond chestplate and want protection IV? use leather chestplates on tier 1 until tier 3 reads protection IV.
Now that you've enchanted several books and a few items, you are running low on xp. Well guess what? That beef, the trees and the potatoes all make for really good xp when smelted so build a couple dozen furnaces and watch that lack of levels bake away. As always, stay good and keep on enchanting!
Youtube-eonwolfx9, Twitter @eonwolfx9
It's worth noting that chucking a golden item in first and then removing it supposedly increases the odds of getting higher/better enchantments due to gold's higher enchantability.
I don't know how that affects books, however.
Stay fluffy~
Great list Wolfhusband. For tree farms, I like the new dark oaks. Underground, I have a farm of 9 regular 2 x 2 oaks spaced 5 blocks apart that yields about 2 1/4 stacks of wood on average per cut. In a slightly larger space, I have a dark oak farm spaced 6 blocks aparat that yields more than 3 stacks per cut and grows back quicker than my regular oaks (without bone meal). Also, dark oak are very easy and quick cut down just from the ground, although the 2 x 2 oaks are also relatively easy to cut from the ground (I find the 1 x 1 oaks a pain when the larger ones grow.)
The trick to farming dark oak is to make sure that you have enough trees to ensure that, on average, you will get enough saplings to replenish the trees you cut down. I'm doing very well on that note; each cut has been averaging about 50 saplings and it takes 36 saplings to replant. I now have a little more than a stack of "spare" dark oak saplings in my chest; and my ability to replenish my 9-tree dark oak farm is pretty much assured for the long term now.
A great way to "farm" cows (and sheep for that matter) is to just allow them to spawn naturally and keep killing them off (or shearing if sheep) as quickly as you spot them. If you have a plains island on your map that is somewhat isolated (and well away from any extreme hills), passive mobs will spawn back as quickly as you can kill them. Just go to that area, save and exit to completely unload the world out of memory and then reload so that you spawn in that area. It's much quicker than breeding them and waiting for the young ones to grow up.
ETA: Corrected math errors and counts after double-checking.
My method for cows is a little different, I utilize the nether, because cows don't naturally spawn there I can control the population better.
I have a 24 cows split in pairs in 12 3x3 pens in the nether. I have 6 on one aisle and 6 in a separate aisle separated by a 1 block path down the middle. this way I can easily run down the aisle feeding the cows with wheat to breed. Then kill off 1 of the adults in each pen leaving 1 adult and a baby to grow and replenish the herd. I still let them breed and roam free in the overworld, but I find that penning them like this in the nether is an easy way to continually harvest leather and beef
I just can't be bothered setting up a farm in the nether; but I can see where it's a way of farming and still having natural spawns in the overworld.