Minecraft wiki entry for Shelters, associated text: Build a large, tall tower in a central area where most players are located. Players can live on each floor or store items there, but its primary purpose should be to mark the location of the central area. Higher floors may have glass windows or balconies to provide lookouts on each side; access to these top floors should be simple and easy. The top floor should contain an actual signaling method to help players locate it at a distance, such as a beacon, signal campfire, lightning rod, blinking redstone lamp, torches, or simply a tall spire made of blocks or fence poles.