Creating a new world in Minecraft is always an intriguing and mysterious endeavor. Which biome will you choose to implement? Where will the village be located, if there is one at all? What will be the nearest source of wood, and how much will you need? Before diving into creation, it’s essential to explore everything thoroughly and plan your steps ahead. However, if you get too caught up in this process and examine every detail obsessively, you might find yourself lacking the most crucial resource: your time and daylight.
As night falls in the game and darkness envelops the land, players start thinking about how to find a safe cave or dig a hole in the ground to shield themselves from zombies, skeletons, and other creatures that emerge after sunset. To prevent these beings from crossing their threshold, they prepare for defense. Often, it’s only when it’s too late that they realize their oversight, having forgotten to gather charcoal and craft torches. Due to their negligence, they must endure the night in darkness, listening to the moans of zombies and the cracking of skeleton bones.
A player preparing to survive their first night, aware of all the monsters lurking, will likely stockpile a significant number of torches in their inventory. These torches can be affixed to walls or placed atop blocks, increasing their light radius. Additionally, a torch can melt ice within three blocks or snow in the surrounding two chunks. Torches are crafted using a stick combined with charred wood or by wrapping a cloth soaked in flammable material around the end of a stick. However, crafting torches isn’t the only option; players can also borrow them from others. For instance, villages, fortresses, abandoned mines, or woodland mansions may have some available. But remember, will you return them? If not, keep our suggestion to yourself!
Torches were introduced to Minecraft Bedrock following a proposal by Syrion on the Tigsource forums. They made their debut in December 2009 and have remained largely unchanged since then. One of the most well-known tricks involving torches is their ability to quickly clear sand or gravel. If any of these fragments fall onto a torch while mining, they disappear, saving valuable time.
Real-life torches are quite similar to those found in Minecraft Pocket Edition, with the main difference being that they eventually burn out, unlike their digital counterparts. The earliest evidence of controlled fire use dates back approximately one million years ago in the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa. However, widespread controlled fire usage didn’t occur until between 500,000 and 100,000 years ago. Torches consist of sticks with combustible materials at one end, and it’s certain that humans began utilizing them shortly after these periods.
Torches symbolize hope, reminding us that hope often leaves last, and they represent enlightenment, as without it, hope is powerless. The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor holds a torch high above the vast city to welcome immigrants arriving from abroad. The Olympic torch is transported from Olympia in Greece to the site of the Olympic Games every four years, burning continuously until the event concludes. It stands as one of the symbols of the Olympics, and the tradition of carrying the Olympic flame is quite fascinating. Torches are frequently used in religious ceremonies, and in ancient Rome and Greece, they symbolized love.
Now that you’ve read so much about what seems like just a simple torch, you understand its significance. So next time you decide to host a wedding in Minecraft, your guests should carry torches to symbolize the eternal light of love. Oh, and one more tip: don’t forget to invite me to your weddings! Or use torches to bless your mining cave in hopes of finding even more diamonds. You can simply attach them to your walls so you won’t have to spend the night in darkness.
