How to Make a Secret Base in Minecraft

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Do you want to hide your house from enemies? This tutorial will show you how to build a secret base in Minecraft.

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    1
    Find a spot that's empty where you'll be able to dig down. [1]
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    2
    Dig a 3x3x3 hole for the redstone device. It will serve as an entrance.
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    Make the redstone device. Put 2 blocks in the middle and a raised block to the back and a block to the right. Place a redstone torch to the right, redstone dust under the raised block, redstone comparator, detector rail and a minecart with hopper in the rail. Place the sticky piston on the top of the torch. Cover the redstone and pistons using dirt blocks. [2] [3]
    • To open the entrance, throw an item on the block near the hopper. To close it, collect the item.
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    4
    Dig down another five blocks and put the ladder from the ground to the redstone entrance.
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    5
    Dig a 2x2x2 pathway.
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    At the end of the pathway, dig a 9x6x3 room for the base.
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    7
    Put a quartz pillar at the corner and a door at the front.
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    8
    Make the ceiling. Put 2 quartz slabs around the quartz pillars. In the gap put a sea lantern with wooden trapdoors.
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    Replace the stone walls with gray concrete.
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    Make the first room. Connect the quartz pillar and place a black bed in the middle. Surround it with quartz slabs.
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    Put 3 paintings surrounding the bedroom.
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    Make the flooring.
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    Add flower pots.
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    Make one left side and one right side rooms.
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    Place the double chests in the left side room. This will be the storage room.
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    Place a furnace, ender chest, brewing stand in the right side room. Put 2 crafting tables under it. This will be the crafting room.
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    That's it for the basics! Keep building as you'd like to make the base your own.
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    Will somebody find my base with their tools?
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    You should build the base in an area where people don't mine. They could find it with tools or by going in spectator mode.
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    What if I build a base and I forget where it is, but I do not want to put anything near it because it will look suspicious?
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    You should go in spectator mode and find it. If not, plant a flower or tree nearby so you remember.
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    Will mobs attack my secret base in Minecraft?
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    Not unless they see you go in, or they might follow you. Don't leave the door open.
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      1. ↑ https://gurugamer.com/pc-console/secret-underground-base-minecraft-18886
      2. ↑ https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/how-build-secret-starter-base-minecraft
      3. ↑ https://newcaledoniadevteam.github.io/MountainsGuide/redstone/

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