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How do I use the compass?

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Click it as if you were to eat it, and it will point you home.

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What's the point of having a compass?

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It directs you to your spawn point. If you've set up home at your spawn point, or set your spawn point to home, it will take you home.

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I put the 8 pieces of paper and compass on the crafting table, but it's not showing that it made a map. Anyone know why this might happen?

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The compass needs to go in the very middle, and the paper has to surround it.

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Do I need a diamond hoe to do this? When I put paper and compass in, it doesn't show map.

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Are you sure you put the compass in the middle and 8 pieces of paper around it, using a crafting table?

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If I have my spawn point in Nether, what will my compass show?

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The compass will spin wildly in many directions if you try it in the Nether or End.

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Can a compass track anything other than your spawn?

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If you place a lodestone and use a compass on it, the compass will then point towards the lodestone instead of the spawn.

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Why do you need one?

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You don't need a compass, but it can be helpful to have one in case you get lost and need to find your way back to spawn or a lodestone.

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