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A compass is used in Minecraft to direct the player to his or her original spawn point. It will point wherever it is, be it in a chest, on the floor, in your inventory or in the character's hand. However, it won't work when in The Nether or The End worlds. Here is how to make one.
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Consider whether you even need to make the compass first. If you're low on iron ingots and/or redstone, you can save them by simply looking at the compass pointer when the items are placed in the crafting table but then not activating the crafting.
- Note that you can also see the compass on the item statistics page if you've made a compass in the past. This means you can see the direction pointer without having to even use the crafting table.
- If you need a compass to make map paper, you'll need to craft it.
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Craft a compass. Place the four iron ingots and one redstone into the crafting table as follows:
- Place the redstone in the center grid spot.
- Place the four iron ingots above, below and next to the redstone.
- Wait for the compass to be crafted.
- Shift click or drag the compass to your inventory.
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QuestionHow do I use the compass?Community AnswerClick it as if you were to eat it, and it will point you home.
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QuestionWhat's the point of having a compass?Community AnswerIt 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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QuestionI 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?Gaming_OnlineCommunity AnswerThe compass needs to go in the very middle, and the paper has to surround it.
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- Compasses cannot be stacked. It's not likely that you'll need more than one at any time.Thanks
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Things You'll Need
- Minecraft game, installed
- Redstone
- Iron
- A computer/laptop
References
- Cross checked against Minecraft Wiki, http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Compass
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