Modding Minecraft
Build Your Own Minecraft Mods!
Published on 29. March 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-119-17727-2 (ISBN)
Description
My kid can mod Minecraft? Oh my!
There's no doubt about it: Minecraft has taken the world by storm. If your resident Minecraft fanatic is ready to take their experience to a new level of play, introduce them to modding! Modding allows Minecraft players to modify the game through code-giving them the ability to add a variety of gameplay changes, ranging from new blocks and items to new mechanisms to craft. It's pretty much a Minecraft enthusiast's dream brought to life! In Modding Minecraft, your child will be introduced to three fun and easy-to-complete projects that teach them the coding skills to make the most of their love of Minecraft.
Walking young readers through projects that outline how to create games in Minecraft for single or multiple players, this friendly and accessible guide takes the intimidation out of coding and instills confidence in children as young as seven as they complete cool coding projects to mod their favorite game. Full-color, eye-popping graphics and a short page count hold their attention while the goal-based format keeps them focused on the task at hand. Before you know it, your kid will be writing their own mods and having even more fun with Minecraft.
Kids can complete the projects on their own or alongside an adult
Introduces getting started with a single-player, single-level game
Moves readers on to multi-level game playing
Finishes with a multi-level, multi-player game based on the classic "capture the flag" game
With simple and clear instruction that your child can understand, Modding Minecraft is the perfect place for your kid to dig deep and open up a whole new world in their creative play.
There's no doubt about it: Minecraft has taken the world by storm. If your resident Minecraft fanatic is ready to take their experience to a new level of play, introduce them to modding! Modding allows Minecraft players to modify the game through code-giving them the ability to add a variety of gameplay changes, ranging from new blocks and items to new mechanisms to craft. It's pretty much a Minecraft enthusiast's dream brought to life! In Modding Minecraft, your child will be introduced to three fun and easy-to-complete projects that teach them the coding skills to make the most of their love of Minecraft.
Walking young readers through projects that outline how to create games in Minecraft for single or multiple players, this friendly and accessible guide takes the intimidation out of coding and instills confidence in children as young as seven as they complete cool coding projects to mod their favorite game. Full-color, eye-popping graphics and a short page count hold their attention while the goal-based format keeps them focused on the task at hand. Before you know it, your kid will be writing their own mods and having even more fun with Minecraft.
Kids can complete the projects on their own or alongside an adult
Introduces getting started with a single-player, single-level game
Moves readers on to multi-level game playing
Finishes with a multi-level, multi-player game based on the classic "capture the flag" game
With simple and clear instruction that your child can understand, Modding Minecraft is the perfect place for your kid to dig deep and open up a whole new world in their creative play.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-17727-2 (9781119177272)
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10/2015
Wiley
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10/2015
Wiley
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Persons
Sarah Guthals, Stephen Foster, and Lindsey Handley are the co-founders of ThoughtSTEM and the creators of the LearnToMod software. They have dedicated their lives to coding education and are co-authors of Minecraft Modding For Kids.
Content
Introduction 2
About Minecraft and LearnToMod 2
About This Book 2
About You 3
About the Icons 4
Project 1: Start Modding 5
Know What Minecraft Modding Is 5
Use the LearnToMod Online Software 6
Sign up for LearnToMod 7
Use the LearnToMod badges 8
Connect your mods to Minecraft 8
Connect to the LearnToMod Server 12
Check Out the Coding Environment 13
Test Your Mod 15
Run Your Mod in Minecraft 19
Get Ready to Write Your Own Minecraft Mods 22
Share a Mod with Friends 24
How Your Friend Finds Your Mod 25
Earn Modding Badges 27
Earn Scramble badges 27
Earn the Saying Hello badge: Scramble Edition 29
Communicate with your computer 30
Earn Missing badges 31
Trace code 32
Earn the Saying Hello badge: Missing Edition 33
Project 2: Spleef 36
Introduce the Gameplay Loop 37
Start: Create a basic scene 38
Goal: Add a way to win and lose 38
Challenge: Make it harder to win 39
Reward: Make players want to win 39
Plan and Try Test Cases 40
Debug Your Code 41
Make Spleef: Iteration 1 42
Explore the ArenaBuilder library 42
Start: Import the ArenaBuilder library 44
Goal: Make a way to win and lose 48
Challenge: Make blocks disappear one second after touching them 55
Reward: Give the player points 59
Make Spleef: Iteration 2 62
Start: Add a lava platform 63
Goal: Destroy at least 200 blocks 63
Challenge: Add an enemy 64
Reward: Add fireworks 64
Project 3: Monster Arena 67
Draw the Gameplay Loop 67
Iteration 1: Make Monster Arena 68
Start: Create a basic arena with a fence 70
Refactor: Move the arena code to a new function 76
Goal: Add a melon block to break 76
Test: Make sure your game works 78
Challenge: Add monsters to the arena 78
Reward: Replay the first level 80
Test: Iteration 1 completed 84
Iteration 2: Add Levels 85
Start: Make the arena unique 86
Goal: Wait until a later iteration 87
Challenge: Add monsters 87
Reward: Add a second level 87
Test: Make sure both levels work 90
Iteration 3: Add Levels to Your Levels 90
Challenge: Switch to Survival mode 91
Reward: Add five more levels 93
Make More Iterations: Be Creative and Unique 95
Project 4: Capture the Flag 97
Use the Capture the Flag Library 97
Make a Basic Capture the Flag 99
Test Your Two-Player Capture the Flag 102
Add Wands 104
Attach Magic to Your Wands 106
Make Your Own Wand 111
Give Each Player Two Wands 115
About Minecraft and LearnToMod 2
About This Book 2
About You 3
About the Icons 4
Project 1: Start Modding 5
Know What Minecraft Modding Is 5
Use the LearnToMod Online Software 6
Sign up for LearnToMod 7
Use the LearnToMod badges 8
Connect your mods to Minecraft 8
Connect to the LearnToMod Server 12
Check Out the Coding Environment 13
Test Your Mod 15
Run Your Mod in Minecraft 19
Get Ready to Write Your Own Minecraft Mods 22
Share a Mod with Friends 24
How Your Friend Finds Your Mod 25
Earn Modding Badges 27
Earn Scramble badges 27
Earn the Saying Hello badge: Scramble Edition 29
Communicate with your computer 30
Earn Missing badges 31
Trace code 32
Earn the Saying Hello badge: Missing Edition 33
Project 2: Spleef 36
Introduce the Gameplay Loop 37
Start: Create a basic scene 38
Goal: Add a way to win and lose 38
Challenge: Make it harder to win 39
Reward: Make players want to win 39
Plan and Try Test Cases 40
Debug Your Code 41
Make Spleef: Iteration 1 42
Explore the ArenaBuilder library 42
Start: Import the ArenaBuilder library 44
Goal: Make a way to win and lose 48
Challenge: Make blocks disappear one second after touching them 55
Reward: Give the player points 59
Make Spleef: Iteration 2 62
Start: Add a lava platform 63
Goal: Destroy at least 200 blocks 63
Challenge: Add an enemy 64
Reward: Add fireworks 64
Project 3: Monster Arena 67
Draw the Gameplay Loop 67
Iteration 1: Make Monster Arena 68
Start: Create a basic arena with a fence 70
Refactor: Move the arena code to a new function 76
Goal: Add a melon block to break 76
Test: Make sure your game works 78
Challenge: Add monsters to the arena 78
Reward: Replay the first level 80
Test: Iteration 1 completed 84
Iteration 2: Add Levels 85
Start: Make the arena unique 86
Goal: Wait until a later iteration 87
Challenge: Add monsters 87
Reward: Add a second level 87
Test: Make sure both levels work 90
Iteration 3: Add Levels to Your Levels 90
Challenge: Switch to Survival mode 91
Reward: Add five more levels 93
Make More Iterations: Be Creative and Unique 95
Project 4: Capture the Flag 97
Use the Capture the Flag Library 97
Make a Basic Capture the Flag 99
Test Your Two-Player Capture the Flag 102
Add Wands 104
Attach Magic to Your Wands 106
Make Your Own Wand 111
Give Each Player Two Wands 115