- [Aidan] 19 secret Minecraft
features you should try. Minecraft doesn't have much
in the way of a tutorial. Thank God. So some updates can
slip through the cracks. So, these are the sneaky features that you need to try out right away. And hey, for some reason YouTube tells me that no one's ever subscribed upside down. So if you're down to be the
first flip your device around and aim for that red button above. It's free and it helps out a ton. Number one, planting crops in Minecraft seems like a fairly easy concept. I mean, you take seeds,
you put it into the dirt right next to water, and
you're probably good. But even then, according
to Minecraft's code, there is still a proper
way to grow your crops. For some reason, Minecraft
crops actually do grow faster when they're placed in a row. So if you want to get more
bang for your buck wheat you got to place those
suckers into a straight line. Now I have no idea why this happens, and clearly I have no farm
experience in real life to know if it's real, but Hey, at least going forward, you know the proper way to
get your carrots in a line. Number two, if you've ever
used bone meal on grass, then you already know
that it's pretty efficient at getting you roses tulips in the like. But its true flower power
doesn't just stop there. As it turns out, if you
plunk down a two tall flower and you want to get a duplicate, all you got to do is bone
meal that one two tall flower. Just like that another one pops off and you've got probably the
easiest farm in the game. Personally, I've spent way too
much time throwing bone juice into a sunflower and watching
these things pop off. So if you're looking to have
storage upon storage of dye, this is the way to get it. But just make sure that your composters can handle all that new demand. Number three, when Minecraft added in
the new stone blocks, it added so much more
variety to our builds. And I've personally gotten a lot of use out of andesite
since it got added in. But for some reason, I never seem to have
enough after a mining trip. So luckily, if you also
run into that problem, it's actually possible to craft andesite using diorite and cobblestone. Now, I didn't know this until recently, but sure enough, if you put
them into the crafting grid, you're able to get some fresh andesite out of those two other blocks. And I guess that means
you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I'm still
personally not a fan of diorite. So for its case, I'm
glad it has a use now. Number four, Minecraft walls seem to have
a pretty obvious use case, which is of course being a wall. But it turns out, when they help out in Redstone,
they can do so much more. With the way that a row of walls updates when you attach a block to the top one, you're actually able to use walls to send a Redstone signal
down instantaneously. Just like that they all change their look and then the bottom one gets
detected by an observer. So if you're looking to trigger a pulse down into your mines, there's no need to set
up a complicated circuit. Instead just place a
bunch of walls like this and you're good to go. This is truly a win-win situation. Number five. Have you ever been in an enchantment table and the three options listed
just aren't going to cut it? Well, don't sweat it because the easy way to clear the board is just buying chanting another item. So if you're not able to find the perfect level 30 enchantment
for your diamond sword, then all you gotta do is throw a stone shovel into the thing, enchant it at level one, and
then you completely reroll all enchantments in the table. This can be great for all those times that you're just seeing unbreaking three down in that bottom slot. And plus you can even
grind stone the cheap item to get some of that XP back. And it's the reason I always
keep some kind of garbage tool down there next to my lapis. Number six, Clearly through the help of anvils, every item in the game can be named. But what you might not know is that sometimes those names
have special properties. For example, if you want to delineate between your valuables chest
and your garbage chest, then you don't just have to
do that with an item frame. But rather if you nickname
one of these in an anvil and then place it down, sure enough as soon as you
check the inventory screen, that new name's going to be
listed right up at the top. Making it even easier to
differentiate between your storage. And personally, I like
to use this to delineate between the input chest of Redstone builds so that I don't need an
unnecessary sign next to it. Number seven, anyone
who's ever tried to attach a lot of enchantments to a pickax knows that it's not exactly an easy task. But using this optimized
method that Gnembon lays out, it's actually possible to
get more than 30 enchantments onto a Minecraft item. Basically the way that this works is that every time you alter the item, it gets a little bit
higher in the anvil cost. Although if you start the process with an already enchanted item, you knock off a couple of steps. And then every time you add
on a new enchantment book, it has the same cost
base as the regular item. Then you start to get
more bang for your buck. And better yet you can subvert Mojang's limit while doing it. Number eight, anyone has ever put a hopper inside their world knows that these things can't pull
items through full blocks. Slabs are fine, but
regular blocks are a no go. That is until you put the
hopper inside of a mine cart. Yeah, for some reason, when
you put this entity together, all of a sudden it's able to
pull items through full blocks. So if you're capable of
setting up the rail system underneath your floor, then this is actually a way to get a proper item retrieval system through an actual farm. Just keep in mind that it is
going to take a little while for the hopper mine cart to get over to where it needs to pick up. It's just the price you pay for breaking the laws of physics. Number nine. Magma blocks sound like a real
force to be reckoned with, but as it turns out, they've
got one crucial flaw. For all the fear that the name gives off, as it turns out, if you
step into a mega block and then just hit the shift key, all of a sudden you're immune to damage. For some reason all it takes is getting
into a squat formation to save yourself from burning, who knew. And honestly, I'm kind of sad that the same doesn't work in lava. Really every time I see
this, I think it's a bug, but sure enough until it gets patched out, it's a feature ladies and gentlemen. And it's one that I think you should definitely take advantage of. Number 10. How many times have you been
looking for a specific block in a chest full of just junk? And since there's no
built in inventory sorting it's going to take forever to find the thing you're looking for, especially when your
eyes are as bad as mine. So thank God for this trick that the game never tells you about. As some of you might know, if you hold on to an item and then shift click into the inventory, all of that item will be moved over to the different container. Really, this is such a helpful feature. And it's one that I had to
find out through hearsay. And for me personally, I get loads of mileage out of this thing, especially only when I play hunger games. Number 11. Slime block trampolines are a great thing. But for some reason, when you hold shift to try and accelerate down
faster, it just breaks your legs. I mean, sure it cancels out the bounce, but it also cancels out your life bar, so that's not going to work. Really the way to cancel out any reverberations from a slime block, is just by holding down
the space bar on impact. That way the game settles
you down to an equilibrium and it doesn't break your
femur in the process. So if you ever put a slime
block into your fall chamber you just got to remember
hold down that space bar and stay the heck away from the shift key. Number 12. Much to everyone's chagrin, Minecraft doesn't have a wrench item. But if you're in creative mode, you might not know something
called the debug stick. It's nowhere to be found
in the creative menu. You just got to summon one
of these into yourself. But as soon as you get one, you're able to edit around block states. Meaning if you want to rotate around a certain Redstone circuit or make that stare look
pretty, sure enough, this is the way to do it. I personally still want one of these accessible in survival mode, especially for all the glazed terracotta, but Hey at least for the time being, it is nice to know that
you can get it in creative. Number 13. When you're looting an end city, you're sure to get in a sticky situation. And if you're not ready
for that fall damage, you might want to know this one. Because as it turns out,
if you're up in the air, and you eat one of those chorus fruits, then you can actually get teleported right back down to the ground. Which when you got the levitation effect, might be all you need to save your life. And while that can help you get unstuck between a rock and hard place, what if you're trying to get in one? And by that, I mean, what if
you're trying to trespass? Well, the chorus fruit
is your friend, too. If you eat one of these
outside of a large structure then you're actually able to teleport inside of the building. But just make sure to have enough in your hot bar to get out. Number 14. If you're like me, you love the soul speed enchantment. But the look of soul soil just really isn't doing it for your base. In that case, no worries, because even if you put carpet down or slabs on top of the other block, you're still able to get the
full effect of soul speed. Meaning you can on a
round with style and speed without having to look at
all the brown, icky bleck on the floor. To use the technical term. Proving that this might just be the way to get the full mileage
out of the enchantment without having to give
up your floor's facade. Number 15. In the middle of building a big project, inventory management can be a real hassle. So if you placed down a
certain block earlier, but now you don't want to go searching through your inventory. All you gotta do is hit
the middle click button and it'll put it right in your hot bar. And for even more help in that game mode, if you hold control and middle mouse when you pick block, then it'll actually give
you that exact thing with the NBT data. And then every time that you place it down it's going to be exactly like
the one that you just cloned. Meaning if you want a
copy of a command block with a specific command or chest with specific items in it, this is the easiest way to
get it into your inventory. Number 16. When I'm playing in creative mode, my inventory always
gets full of such junk. So for that case, instead
of just dragging everything over to this X, what you might not know is that
if you actually shift click that same button, it gets rid of everything
in your inventory. And what I love is just
how thorough it is. It gets rid of your hot bar,
your main inventory, armor, offhand slots, everything, you name it. And really I'm surprised the game doesn't tell
you about this at all, because frankly I can't imagine
creative mode without it. And ever since I found out
about it, it's let me transition between creative builds with ease. Number 17. This is a recent update that
might've passed by your radar. And I know for most of my friends it was definitely a surprise. For so long in Minecraft history, the quickest way to change your game mode was either by typing in the command or using third-party
mods like TooManyItems. But in recent updates to the game, you're now able to hit F3
and F4 at the same time and then scroll through
the other game modes even get a handy menu to help
you know which one's which. And I can tell you for
sure that in my experience this definitely helped us speed up some of the recording
processes for the videos. And I'll definitely notice its absence when playing earlier versions of the game. Number 18. For most players, the F3
command start and stop by opening up this menu. Which I'll fully admit
is a really helpful menu. And if it was just that
I'd totally be down for it. But that just makes it so much cooler that there's so much more you can do. Like why not hitting F3 and
B to toggle on hit boxes? Or if your chunks aren't loading right, then why not just hit F3 and A? If you've ever wondered why some people can see the full item
durability, this is how. you just did F3 and H
and boom, there it is. And really if you're
flying through the end without looking at F3 and G, you're doing yourself a disservice. I highly recommend going over to the Wiki and memorizing a few of these commands before your next session. Number 19. Spawn proofing in Minecraft most of the time just
feels like guesswork. I mean, it seems plenty bright, but somehow that creeper
still in my house. So if you want to be thorough, you should know that you can actually view the proper light level
in the F3 debug menu. On the left side below the facing tag, you can see block light level. Now for making sure that
monsters don't spawn, you always want to have that light level somewhere above a seven. Since that means that even at night, the mob isn't going to spawn there. It might help for brushing up some of the rougher edges
to your spawn proofing. And trust me when this
makes the difference between all monsters and none of them, you're going to want to
make that latter option. Would that folks, discover that not so
secret sub button below and have a good one, all right?
