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#Create a new world or enter an existing one. Start your Minecraft game as you normally would. You can potentially find desert temples in any map with large desert regions — it doesn't matter if you're playing by yourself or online with others. | #Create a new world or enter an existing one. Start your Minecraft game as you normally would. You can potentially find desert temples in any map with large desert regions — it doesn't matter if you're playing by yourself or online with others. | ||
#* ''However,'' in multiplayer games, there's always the risk that a temple you find may have been looted or vandalized by others before you get there, so if you want to find a desert temple that's guaranteed to be "pristine," play a single-player world. | #* ''However,'' in multiplayer games, there's always the risk that a temple you find may have been looted or vandalized by others before you get there, so if you want to find a desert temple that's guaranteed to be "pristine," play a single-player world. | ||
| − | #* If you don't want to go to the trouble of exploring for desert temples yourself, it's not hard to find world seeds online that make the task much easier. For instance, the following seed will create a world with a desert temple near to the spawn point (this seed should work in version 1.8):<ref>http://www.minecraftseeds.co/1-8-seeds/</ref> | + | #* If you don't want to go to the trouble of exploring for desert temples yourself, it's not hard to find world seeds online that make the task much easier. For instance, the following seed will create a world with a desert temple near to the spawn point (this seed should work in version 1.8):<ref name="rf1">http://www.minecraftseeds.co/1-8-seeds/</ref> |
#* '''Seed: 8678942899319966093''' | #* '''Seed: 8678942899319966093''' | ||
#Find a large desert. Desert temples spawn randomly in desert biomes. There won't necessarily be one temple in each desert — there can be more than one or none at all. Thus, your best bet is to start searching in the largest desert you can find — the more space in the desert, the better chance that there is at least one temple in it. | #Find a large desert. Desert temples spawn randomly in desert biomes. There won't necessarily be one temple in each desert — there can be more than one or none at all. Thus, your best bet is to start searching in the largest desert you can find — the more space in the desert, the better chance that there is at least one temple in it. | ||
#* There isn't really any single "right" way to find a desert, unfortunately. Deserts are generated from the world seed, so, unless you're already familiar with the world you're in, you may need to wander for quite some time (especially in the unlucky event that your world seed doesn't have many deserts.)There is a way to "cheat" outside of the game, however — see below. | #* There isn't really any single "right" way to find a desert, unfortunately. Deserts are generated from the world seed, so, unless you're already familiar with the world you're in, you may need to wander for quite some time (especially in the unlucky event that your world seed doesn't have many deserts.)There is a way to "cheat" outside of the game, however — see below. | ||
#Look for the pyramid shape of a desert temple. Once you're in a desert, you'll want to start looking for a large, blocky pyramid-shaped structure made from sandstone in the distance. There will be two large, square towers at the front of the temple with markings on them made from orange clay. Since there are few visual obstructions like mountains in the desert, you should be able to see it from a long ways away. | #Look for the pyramid shape of a desert temple. Once you're in a desert, you'll want to start looking for a large, blocky pyramid-shaped structure made from sandstone in the distance. There will be two large, square towers at the front of the temple with markings on them made from orange clay. Since there are few visual obstructions like mountains in the desert, you should be able to see it from a long ways away. | ||
| − | #* Desert temples '''always''' spawn with their floor at y = 64.000. In some cases, this can lead to them being partly buried.<ref>http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Desert_temple</ref> If you see what looks like a small pyramid with none of the rest of the temple, you may actually be looking at the very top of a buried temple! | + | #* Desert temples '''always''' spawn with their floor at y = 64.000. In some cases, this can lead to them being partly buried.<ref name="rf2">http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Desert_temple</ref> If you see what looks like a small pyramid with none of the rest of the temple, you may actually be looking at the very top of a buried temple! |
| − | #If you have a map, look for a squarish grey shape. Having a map can make it a little easier to find temples (and to find your way back to one once you've discovered it.) Desert temples show up as gray on maps (just like plain stone), but have a characteristic boxy shape that's not normally seen for natural stone deposits.<ref | + | #If you have a map, look for a squarish grey shape. Having a map can make it a little easier to find temples (and to find your way back to one once you've discovered it.) Desert temples show up as gray on maps (just like plain stone), but have a characteristic boxy shape that's not normally seen for natural stone deposits.<ref name="rf2" /> |
#* See [[Make a Map in Minecraft|our article on making a map in Minecraft]] if you're not sure how to get your hands on this useful tool. | #* See [[Make a Map in Minecraft|our article on making a map in Minecraft]] if you're not sure how to get your hands on this useful tool. | ||
| − | #If you're sick of looking, use a Desert Temple Finder App. So you've tried finding a desert temple the old fashioned way and you've come up frustratingly empty-handed? There is still hope! Use the [http://chunkbase.com/apps/desert-temple-finder Desert Temple Finder] online app from chunkbase.com to get the coordinates for all desert temples in a given map. Simply input your world seed (or select "random" to get a random one), click "Find Desert Temples", and zoom in and out on the map to see where the temples in your map are located.<ref>http://chunkbase.com/apps/desert-temple-finder</ref> | + | #If you're sick of looking, use a Desert Temple Finder App. So you've tried finding a desert temple the old fashioned way and you've come up frustratingly empty-handed? There is still hope! Use the [http://chunkbase.com/apps/desert-temple-finder Desert Temple Finder] online app from chunkbase.com to get the coordinates for all desert temples in a given map. Simply input your world seed (or select "random" to get a random one), click "Find Desert Temples", and zoom in and out on the map to see where the temples in your map are located.<ref name="rf3">http://chunkbase.com/apps/desert-temple-finder</ref> |
| − | #* '''Note:''' By default, pressing F3 (or Function +F3 on Macs) in-game brings up a menu with your x/y/z coordinates.<ref>http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Coordinates</ref> | + | #* '''Note:''' By default, pressing F3 (or Function +F3 on Macs) in-game brings up a menu with your x/y/z coordinates.<ref name="rf4">http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Coordinates</ref> |
=== Looting a Temple === | === Looting a Temple === | ||
#Enter the temple's central chamber. Desert temples can be entered through the small doorway at the front end (between the two square towers.) Inside, you should find a darkened chamber with a diamond-shaped design of orange clay and a single blue clay block in the very center. This design marks the location of the temple's secret treasure. | #Enter the temple's central chamber. Desert temples can be entered through the small doorway at the front end (between the two square towers.) Inside, you should find a darkened chamber with a diamond-shaped design of orange clay and a single blue clay block in the very center. This design marks the location of the temple's secret treasure. | ||
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#* One good way to do this is to dig a set of stairs into the secret chamber starting from a few blocks away — this way, you enter the chamber from the side, rather than from above, making it less likely that you'll fall onto the plate or suffer falling damage. | #* One good way to do this is to dig a set of stairs into the secret chamber starting from a few blocks away — this way, you enter the chamber from the side, rather than from above, making it less likely that you'll fall onto the plate or suffer falling damage. | ||
#Mine the pressure plate. Once you are in the small treasure, take the time to disable the trap and prevent any tragic accidents. Use a pickaxe to carefully mine the stone pressure plate block in the center of the room without actually touching it. Once the pressure plate is gone, the room should be safe as long as you don't light the TNT manually. | #Mine the pressure plate. Once you are in the small treasure, take the time to disable the trap and prevent any tragic accidents. Use a pickaxe to carefully mine the stone pressure plate block in the center of the room without actually touching it. Once the pressure plate is gone, the room should be safe as long as you don't light the TNT manually. | ||
| − | #Grab the loot! The four treasure chests in the chamber are filled with a selection of items — some common, some rare. Each chest contains 2-6 stacks of items; each stack may have one or several of its item. Some of the items that can be found in desert temples include the following — note that these items are rare and may not appear in every desert temple:<ref | + | #Grab the loot! The four treasure chests in the chamber are filled with a selection of items — some common, some rare. Each chest contains 2-6 stacks of items; each stack may have one or several of its item. Some of the items that can be found in desert temples include the following — note that these items are rare and may not appear in every desert temple:<ref name="rf2" /> |
#* Iron ingots | #* Iron ingots | ||
#* Gold ingots | #* Gold ingots | ||
