PaulOnFire's Guide to Surviving

So, you're new to PirateCraft you say? Well, you're in for a treat. PirateCraft is easy to learn and hard to master, or so they say. Let me give you some tips on how not to end up as shark bait...

First Steps

You log in to find yourself aboard a sinking vessel, the sole survivor of some terrible, unnamed seafaring disaster. Way to go! The good news is that you're alive, unlike your strangely absent crewmembers. Looks like you're going to have to find a way off this hulk of rotting timber before it collapses.

But wait! No pirate should venture into the unknown without his or her handy live map! This is no joke. You should open the live map now so it fills your screen. Make your Minecraft window smaller so you can keep an eye on the map at all times. You'll thank me later.

Next, you'll be wanting to get as far away from spawn as you can. There are over half a dozen teleport locations within 2'000 blocks of spawn. If you settle too near to spawn, you'll end up as easy pickings for some dastardly brigand. If you look towards the bow (front side) of the ship, you'll see beach that runs towards the cliff. I'd recommend climbing off the ship and swimming to shore. Head up the beach and you'll find a cave-like passage beneath the cliff near a campfire. (Maybe you weren't the only survivor after all... Did your crewmembers leave you for dead?!) Pass underneath the cliff and you'll find yourself in front of an old, decrepit road. Follow it across several bridges until you reach a giant tree.

Once you reach the giant tree, turn right and keep your eyes peels for a large barn. This is an infinite food farm I set up for shipwreck survivors such as yourself. What a coincidence! Head to the front of the barn and loot the chest for some free food and seeds. You can also wait around a bit until the chest fills up some more, but don't linger for too long...

To be continued...