Minecraft wiki entry for Survival_in_an_infinite_desert, associated text: After creating your infinite desert, once you have secured a survival shelter, explore the immediate area around - being careful of course not to lose the way back to your shelter. As with any Minecraft game, it helps to build a high pillar near your spawn point and/or initial shelter, so you can find your way back to it. Climb the nearby high peaks in the morning, and scan the horizon at midday. If you see a desert temple or a village, build a temporary shelter at the point you spotted it and go to the village or temple the next day. Make sure you return to your shelter before dusk and that you are not in or near the village at night. Otherwise, the village may suffer irreplaceable damage to mob attacks caused by your presence.