I recently started a world and I pretty much immediately came upon a really good cave that had an abandoned mineshaft that's seemingly infinite and extends into many ravines. However, my friend then found a village in a bamboo jungle that is too far away for a base to reach both of them. I want to have access to enchanted books and easy emeralds, but I also want to be able to get stacks of iron whenever I want to. Should I build my base next to the village, or next to the cave?
My current progress is that I have no builds in the village, but I do have two large chests filled with items and a nice bridge that I built next to the cave. (Both satisfy my base requirements, which is that I want to build a huge treehouse)
How about building a base where you are now and looking for a village to trade with that is nearer? You can always build a satellite base later on in the jungle village. I always have more than one base and build pretty roads or railroads connecting them. Bamboo is fantastic for marking the route so it can be seen at a distance.
Whatever you decide should be fine - there is no right answer.
I recently started a world and I pretty much immediately came upon a really good cave that had an abandoned mineshaft that's seemingly infinite and extends into many ravines. However, my friend then found a village in a bamboo jungle that is too far away for a base to reach both of them. I want to have access to enchanted books and easy emeralds, but I also want to be able to get stacks of iron whenever I want to. Should I build my base next to the village, or next to the cave?
My current progress is that I have no builds in the village, but I do have two large chests filled with items and a nice bridge that I built next to the cave. (Both satisfy my base requirements, which is that I want to build a huge treehouse)
How about building a base where you are now and looking for a village to trade with that is nearer? You can always build a satellite base later on in the jungle village. I always have more than one base and build pretty roads or railroads connecting them. Bamboo is fantastic for marking the route so it can be seen at a distance.
Whatever you decide should be fine - there is no right answer.
I would go next to the village, since gigantic mine shafts are a lot more common than villages.