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Creative mode was too passive for my liking, so I said goodbye to the original world and hadMinecraft generate a new one, set in the more formidable Survival mode, with the Creepers, skeletons, spiders and zombies. Little did I know that Pocket Edition was about to get all sorts of crazy, along with extremely difficult. Before I had unlimited resources. Now, it's all about standing in front of trees mindlessly hacking away before the sun goes down. You know what, I like it.
Chalk it up to hunger, but I named this new world Turkey Town. Little did I know at the time that my father-in-law was preparing turkey for dinner, so there was a little serendipity involved, or something like that.
First reaction: the world is significantly bigger than it was in Creative mode, which is great.
Second reaction: Look at all the cows.
Being a Creative softie, this was somewhat of a shock. I initially expected Mojang to cough up a few pieces of wood to get me started. Nope, Pocket Edition forces players to start from scratch. OK, Mojang. I'll play by your rules.
Lots of trees dotting the landscape and I can't build a house without wood, so it's time to chop these suckers down piece-by-piece. What began as a monotonous exercise became oddly relaxing.
Minecraft players always warn newcomers about the sunset, so my goal was to build something (anything, really) as quickly as possible. To start, here's the foundation.
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