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How to Find Dungeons on Minecraft

"Minecraft" is a sandbox-style game that revolves around digging, building and collecting resources. Dungeons are randomly generated throughout all "Minecraft" maps and serve as a challenge for the player, as large numbers of monsters protect these areas and the (often valuable) treasures within. The game's prescribed method of locating dungeons is to listen for either eerie music when spelunking, or for the sound of a large number of monsters in one place. There is an easier way of finding dungeons, however, without using game-modifying cheats.

Things You'll Need

"Minecraft" version 1.3_01 (minimum), or a more recent version (preferred)

Instructions

Finding Dungeons with Debug Mode
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  Press "F3" on your keyboard while playing Minecraft --- preferably while exploring a cavern system, as you're more likely to find a dungeon there. This brings up the game's debug mode as an overlay to the usual first-person perspective and displays numbers over every animal and monster in the game. These numbers can be seen at great distances and through solid blocks. Debug mode was added in Minecraft version 1.3_01, so you'll need that version or, preferably, a more recent version.
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  Look around for high concentrations of numbers moving about the screen. It's unlikely that these are animals if you're underground, so a large number of numbers is usually evidence of a dungeon.
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  Dig toward the numbers, but be careful not to accidentally dig into lava or an underground river. You'll still have to deal with the monsters once you arrive at the dungeon, so make certain you're carrying food and armor.
- 4
  Press "F3" again to turn off the debug mode once you've found the dungeon.

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