What do I do now?

[samsaBEAR]

Hey so basically I decided to download Minecraft to see what the hype is about, and after spending the last couple of hours mining, building and crying in fear out of what I can roaming outside at night, I have my house, tools and a little mine next door. What now? Is there any like, end goal to the game, or is it literally just to build cool stuff and survive each night?

[Eoin247]

Pretty much just build cool stuff and survive.

However you can download mods that can change the game. There are literaly mods to make the game into anything. There's even an rpg mod. If you go onto www.minecraftwiki.net it has links to some of the best mods. It's also a great resource site.

www.minecraftforum.net < also a great place for mods. In fact most of the wiki links to this forum.

[Technologic]

1. build a giant **** and balls
2. death tower
3. skull fortress
4. obsidian gate
5. visit hellworld
6. JUMP TO MULTIPLAYER AND LET YOUR MIND FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[samsaBEAR]

Alright thanks guys, also, I keep hearing this weird noise, like a gong or something, what does that mean? It happens twice a day and scares the **** out of me each time

[SaltNvinigar]

You should build a really mad house? around 20 storeys high, should take you a while

[Technologic]

Alright thanks guys, also, I keep hearing this weird noise, like a gong or something, what does that mean? It happens twice a day and scares the **** out of me each time

sounds generally play when you're near a cavity at least 6x6. caves and stuff etc

[FlyingJesus]

I play with the sounds off partly so I can play my own music or watch a show or w/e but also partly because some of them make me spack out in terror and I hurt myself but yeah there is no end goal unless you set one for yourself like destroying every non-water block in the world or something. I haven't played single player since like a week after I bought the game, it's far more fun in a community environment for the most part

[samsaBEAR]

sounds generally play when you're near a cavity at least 6x6. caves and stuff etc

Is that good or bad? Is there more chance of finding cool stuff in caves or are they just easier to get through?

[redtom]

You tend to find ores easier in caves because you can see if there there instead of just mining randomly, but normally they are full of mobs or lava. I think diamonds have a higher chance of appearing next to lava too.

[samsaBEAR]

Right so I made a sweet mineshaft in my house and have started digging down, got a ton of iron ore, but I've found this: http://i53.tinypic.com/t70o6g.png, and I can't mine it at all. I'm using an Iron Pick but from what I can see it's not even starting to mine, what the hell is it?