Securing Wood and Saplings on Day One

Checking Your Starter Chest and First Tree

You begin on a tiny floating island containing dirt, a single tree, and a starter chest. Before breaking any blocks, open the chest to check your supplies, which include an ice block, a lava bucket, and extra tree saplings. Leave the ice and lava safely stored in the chest while you gather your initial wood so you do not accidentally misplace them or drop them over the edge.

Harvesting Without Void Loss

Hold sneak whenever you walk near the edge of the island so you cannot step off into the void. Stand directly against the trunk and chop the logs from bottom to top. As the leaves decay, stand directly underneath the canopy so falling sticks and saplings land in your inventory instead of tumbling off the platform. Turn four wooden planks into a crafting table, craft a wooden pickaxe for stone mining, and immediately replant a sapling on your dirt. Keep your dirt blocks safe—never break dirt directly above open air without placing a temporary catch platform underneath first—and plant your trees well away from where you plan to put lava later.