So to ensure that you don't target two seperate strongholds, here is what you should do: Once you have fired off an Eye of Ender and you believe it has gone off in the direction of an undiscovered stronghold, travel to the left or right of the direction it headed favoring a heading that takes you further from the origin when moving to a secondary location. This method REQUIRES that BOTH uses of an Eye of Ender target the same stronghold from two DIFFERENT locations. Since the Eye of Ender is meant to target the NEAREST stronghold, this means if you are wandering about near the origin of the Overworld and attempting to use an Eye of Ender you may be close to a dividing line between targeting one stronghold over the other an not even know it! What this means is that if you are standing at '0,0' and facing a in the direction of a stronghold, the other two are roughly in the direction of a 120° turn to your left and right.

The reason being is that an Eye of Ender will fly straight through all of these blocks and it may be near impossible for you to decern which direction it went.ĭon't Get Cross-Eyed! Here are some true facts about Strongholds There are only three of them in the Overworld, they generate roughly between 6 blocks from the ORIGIN (X:0,Z:0) of the Overworld and have roughly an equal angle of seperation from each other when measured from the Origin. Should an Eye of Ender survive only to plunge into deep water, you may have a significant amount of trouble locating it and if you're outside of your spawn chunks, after 5 minutes it's gone! So avoid using an Eye of Ender in an ocean, or at the very least avoid deep waters.Īvoiding oceans is unfortunate because another quality of a prime location is having a large, flat, open space free from obstructions such as trees or buildings. Water can even be a trouble-maker here too. You should be making sure that you have picked a location that is free of these hazards. The two most important things to be mindful of are Cacti and Lava Pools. But just because it didn't shatter doesn't mean it can't be destroyed or lost if you're not careful. While it may feel lower, Eyes of Ender have a 4 in 5 chance of surviving to be used again for whatever purpose. Location Location Location! When picking a location to use your Eye of Ender, there are a number of things you can do to ensure that everything turns out well.

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