One of these shared experiences in Minecraft is the construction of material farms, the most common of which is the cobblestone generator. Though cobblestone is one of the easier blocks to gather around the world, players by now have perfected the art of farming basically all materials in the game. And that includes cobblestone which can be generated infinitely if players set up a generator correctly. For the most simple design, there are four easy steps that players must follow and all they need is a bucket of lava and a bucket of water.
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How to Make a Cobblestone Generator
Minecraft players should be in the overworld in order to complete this design as it can’t exist in the nether. Step one requires players to dig five spaces into the ground in a line. This can be completed without digging if players want to surround five empty spaces with blocks that both stop water and won’t burn when exposed to lava.
The next step has players dig one step deeper on the second spot from the right. Water will be coming from the right side and it needs to flow into this deeper spot in order for the cobblestone generator to work. Water works in odd ways in Minecraft and missing this step can leave players with a useless design. After this hole is dug, players need to dump the water bucket into the farthest right spot. This new water source should flow to the left and into the hole the player just made.
Once complete, players only need to add in the bucket of lava on the far left side. This lava will flow to the right and collide with the water in the middle space. This produces a block of cobblestone. With this step, the cobblestone generator is complete. Players should be able to mine the block of cobblestone and, once it disappears, a new one should emerge. This is an infinite loop and, therefore, a forever supply of cobblestone. A relatively straightforward design safe for most any Minecraft base.
But this is just one way to create a workable cobblestone generator. The Minecraft community has had nearly a decade to perfect the design but it remains split on which way is the most effective. In general, all designs must conform to the rules of the game when it comes to water and lava. All designs need to confine water so that it touches extended lava blocks but avoids lava source blocks. And designs built above the ground need to be of materials that can handle the heat of the lava and contain the water.
Minecraft is available now on Mobile, PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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