Compass


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Trivia

  • A compass can be viewed under the item statistics page, as long as one has made a compass at some point in the past.
  • A compass points to the northwest corner of a block, not the middle.
  • Using /setworldspawn to change the world spawn will change where the compass points to.

Natural generation

Compasses can be found in 11.0% of stronghold Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes minecraft library chests in stacks of 1.

Trading

A single compass can be sold All villager trades, separated by profession. The trading system is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to trade emeralds for items (and vice-versa) with villagers. Contents 1 Functionality 1.1 Brown Robed Villager 1.2 White Robed minecraft to a cartographer villager Villager Health points 20 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn Village When a zombie villager is cured First appearances See History Drops None Experience minecraft for 1 emerald Emerald Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 388 hex: 184 bin: 110000100 Name emerald See the gem. For the ore, see Emerald Ore. For minecraft , as their tier 2 trade.

A compass is also part of the cost of explorer maps Explorer Map Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 358 hex: 166 bin: 101100110 Name filled_map See the map used to find rare structures. For the minecraft : an ocean explorer map can be bought from a cartographer for 12⃢₀ₓ20 emeralds and a compass, and a woodland explorer map can be bought from a cartographer for 16-28 emeralds and a compass, as their tier 4 trades.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid minecraft recipe
Iron Ingot⃂+
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Usage

The compass needle points towards the world spawn point. The compass will point to spawn when viewed in any way, including as a dropped item Item Health points 5 () 1] First appearances See History Internal ID PC: 1 PE: 64 Network ID PC: 2 Entity ID PC: item PE: itementity Items are "dropped" blocks or items (non-block resources) which minecraft , in a player`s hand, in an inventory or the crafting table, or in an item frame Item Frame Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID 18 Network ID 71 Entity ID item_frame Drops Item Frame (1) The item it contains. First appearances See History Data values Computer minecraft . The compass shown on the topmost tab of the recipe book Java Edition Only “ The recipe book, together with the advancements system, will help new players to learn the game and give advanced players a new challenge. „ —Maria Lemón on advancements and recipe books minecraft also points to spawn. The direction the needle points is relative to the player who is viewing it.

In the Nether A view of the Nether. The Nether is a hell-like dimension, filled with fire, lava, and dangerous mobs. Contents 1 Accessing 2 Environment 2.1 Mobs 3 Generation 3.1 Naturally generated 3.2 Naturally created 3.3 Structures minecraft or the End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, minecraft , the compass` needle will spin wildly and point in random directions.

Crafting ingredient

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition minecraft Ingredients Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid minecraft recipe Description
Empty Locator Map Paper+
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When you first create a map, it is blank. Hold the empty map and press use item to transform the empty map into a map item which gradually begins filling with information.

This variation is called an "empty locator map"Pocketedition only or an "empty map" Java Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria minecraft and Console Console Edition Author(s) Mojang AB 4J Studios Platform(s) Written in C++ Latest version Xbox 360 - TU53 Xbox One - CU43 PS3 - 1.51 PS4 - 1.50 PSVita - 1.51 Wii U - Patch 23 minecraft editions

Map Map Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data values Drawn dec: 358 hex: 166 bin: 101100110 Empty dec: 395 hex: 18B bin: 110001011 Name PC Drawn: filled_map Empty: map PE Drawn: ? Empty: emptymap This minecraft
(with marker)
Map Map Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data values Drawn dec: 358 hex: 166 bin: 101100110 Empty dec: 395 hex: 18B bin: 110001011 Name PC Drawn: filled_map Empty: map PE Drawn: ? Empty: emptymap This minecraft or Empty Map +
Compass














Version exclusive.Pocketedition only

Maps crafted with only paper do not show the location marker; to add it, a compass must be added to the map.

Anvil usage

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition minecraft Ingredients Anvil Anvil Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 6,000 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64), same damage state only Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 145 hex: 91 bin: 10010001 Name anvil See the item minecraft usage Description
Map (with marker) Map Map Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data values Drawn dec: 358 hex: 166 bin: 101100110 Empty dec: 395 hex: 18B bin: 110001011 Name PC Drawn: filled_map Empty: map PE Drawn: ? Empty: emptymap This minecraft (without marker) +
Compass
Map PE Put Indicator.png Pocket Edition Pocket Edition Author(s) Mojang AB Jens Bergensten Aron Nieminen Daniel Kaplan Tommaso Checchi Shoghi Cervantes Jason Major Daniel Wustenhoff Tomas Alaeus Mikael "Slicedlime" Hedberg @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios 1] Platform(s) Written in C++ 2] Latest version 1.1.2 minecraft only.

Maps crafted with only paper do not show the location marker; to add it, a compass must be added to the map.

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History

Alpha Alpha Starting version Alpha 1.0.0 (Jun. 28, 2010) Latest version Alpha 1.2.6 (Dec. 3, 2010) Paid Yes Alpha versions 1.0.0 to 1.2.6 are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions minecraft
1.1.0 Added compass.
Beta
1.8 pre1 Compasses can now be found in library chests in the new strongholds.
Official release
1.3.1 12w21a Librarian villagers now sell 1 compass for 10⃢₀ₓ11 emeralds.
1.4.2 12w34a Since mapping system is changed, a compass is used to craft an empty map.
1.8 14w02a Librarian villagers now sell 1 compass for 10⃢₀ₓ12 emeralds.
1.9 15w43a Increased average yield of compasses in stronghold Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes minecraft library chests.
1.11 16w39a Cartographer villagers are added, which buy compasses as their tier 2 trade.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.8.0 build 2 Added compasses.
0.14.0 build 1 Compasses must be added to a map using an anvil to add the location marker.
Pocket Edition Pocket Edition Author(s) Mojang AB Jens Bergensten Aron Nieminen Daniel Kaplan Tommaso Checchi Shoghi Cervantes Jason Major Daniel Wustenhoff Tomas Alaeus Mikael "Slicedlime" Hedberg MicrosoftTechnology company Studios 1] Platform(s) Written in C++ 2] Latest version 1.1.2 minecraft
1.0 Windows 10 Edition can now use the anvil as well as the crafting table to apply position markers, just as Pocket Edition in general could.
Console Edition
TU1 CU1 1.0 Patch 1 Added compasses.

Issues

Issues relating to ⃢₀ₜCompass⃢₀₝ are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.

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Usage

To use the Compass, a player simply needs to hold it in his/her hand, and it will appear in the lower HUD. The needle will point in the direction of the player`s original spawn point where he/she entered the world for the first time. Rotating around until the needle is pointing straight up will signify that the spawn point is straight ahead. Traveling straight in that direction will take the player to their spawn point assuming that the needle remains pointing straight up.

The Compass needle points towards the player`s original spawn point, whether in their Inventory screen, in Chests, lying on the floor, in the Crafting Table, or while holding it in their hand. In order to use a Compass, it doesn`t necessarily need to be crafted since all Compass sprites will show the player where the world spawn is. A player can also obtain Compasses by trading with Villagers or by finding them inside some Stronghold chests.

A Compass can now be used as a trade item in order to get Exploration Maps from Cartographer Villagers as of Update 1.11 The Exploration Update.

Crafting

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Iron Ingot
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Redstone
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Map
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