The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft
Published on 7. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-7897-5223-9 (ISBN)
Description
Minecraft: These worlds are YOURS!
Minecraft is WAY more than a game: it's an alternate universe of creation, exhilaration, survival, adventure, passion! Don't enter that universe alone. Take an experienced guide who'll help you constantly... from living through your first night, to hosting your own Minecraft server! Stephen O'Brien has been obsessing over Minecraft since its earliest betas. He's seen it all! Now, he'll take you deep inside craft and mine, cave and menagerie, farm and village. He'll reveal combat traps and tricks you need
to know... take you deep inside hidden temples... teach you enchantments of unimaginable power... help you survive where few dare to go... help you OWN the infinite worlds of Minecraft!
Get registered and get started NOW
Customize your experience: monstrous, peaceful, and more
Harvest resources, craft tools and shelters-let there be light
Grab your pickaxe: mine iron, gold, diamonds, and redstone
Escape (or defeat!) 14 types of hostile mobs
Get friendly mobs on your side and build automated farms
Brew potions to cure ills, gain superpowers, and throw at enemies
Transform your shelter into a palace (or a secret underwater base)
Create new worlds and master the fine art of terraforming
Learn the secrets of redstone devices, and build incredible rail systems
Play safely through The Nether and The End
Discover mods that will blow your mind
Run your own LAN games, adventures, and worlds
Provides complete coverage of the PC and Mac versions
Tips for using Minecraft on Xbox, iOS and Android
Bonus downloadable crafting guide available from the publisher's web site
Minecraft is WAY more than a game: it's an alternate universe of creation, exhilaration, survival, adventure, passion! Don't enter that universe alone. Take an experienced guide who'll help you constantly... from living through your first night, to hosting your own Minecraft server! Stephen O'Brien has been obsessing over Minecraft since its earliest betas. He's seen it all! Now, he'll take you deep inside craft and mine, cave and menagerie, farm and village. He'll reveal combat traps and tricks you need
to know... take you deep inside hidden temples... teach you enchantments of unimaginable power... help you survive where few dare to go... help you OWN the infinite worlds of Minecraft!
Get registered and get started NOW
Customize your experience: monstrous, peaceful, and more
Harvest resources, craft tools and shelters-let there be light
Grab your pickaxe: mine iron, gold, diamonds, and redstone
Escape (or defeat!) 14 types of hostile mobs
Get friendly mobs on your side and build automated farms
Brew potions to cure ills, gain superpowers, and throw at enemies
Transform your shelter into a palace (or a secret underwater base)
Create new worlds and master the fine art of terraforming
Learn the secrets of redstone devices, and build incredible rail systems
Play safely through The Nether and The End
Discover mods that will blow your mind
Run your own LAN games, adventures, and worlds
Provides complete coverage of the PC and Mac versions
Tips for using Minecraft on Xbox, iOS and Android
Bonus downloadable crafting guide available from the publisher's web site
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Dimensions
Height: 179 mm
Width: 232 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
428 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7897-5223-9 (9780789752239)
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Stephen O'Brien is an Australian-born writer and entrepreneur currently residing in Sydney after too many years in Silicon Valley. He has previously written 27 books across multiple editions with publishers such as Prentice-Hall and Que, including several best-selling titles.
He also founded Typefi, the world's leading automated publishing system, and in his spare time he invented a new type of espresso machine called mypressi. He has been playing Minecraft since its earliest days and remains astounded at the unparalleled creativity it engenders.
He also founded Typefi, the world's leading automated publishing system, and in his spare time he invented a new type of espresso machine called mypressi. He has been playing Minecraft since its earliest days and remains astounded at the unparalleled creativity it engenders.
Content
Introduction 1
What's in This Book 2
How to Use This Book 4
Crafting Recipes 4
There's More Online... 5
Chapter 1 Getting Started 7
Registering and Downloading 7
Registering a Mojang Account 8
Purchasing Minecraft 10
Launching Minecraft 12
Starting a New Game 14
Choosing a World Generation Style 16
Singleplayer Game Modes 16
Seeding Your World 18
Controls 19
The Bottom Line 20
Chapter 2 First-Night Survival 23
Survive and Thrive 23
Head for the Trees 25
Using Your Inventory 27
Build a Crafting Table 29
Let's Build Some Tools 30
Creating a Shelter 33
The Furnace Is Your Friend 38
Let There Be Light 39
Slumber with Lumber 41
The Bottom Line 44
Chapter 3 Gathering Resources 47
Introducing the HUD 47
Improving Your Tools 51
Chests: Safely Stash Your Stuff 54
Avoiding Monsters 55
Hunger Management 58
Your Mission: Food, Resources, and Reconnaissance 59
Food on the Run 61
Finding a Building Site 63
A Resourceful Guide to the Creative Mode Inventory 66
The Bottom Line 68
Chapter 4 Mining 69
Dig Deep, My Friend 69
The Mining Layer Cake Guide 71
Lava Lakes and Other Pitfalls 73
Descending to Layer 11 74
The 2x1 Ladder Descent 74
The Straight Staircase 76
The Spiral Staircase 77
Layouts for Fast, Efficient Mining 78
Staying Safe While You Mine 81
The Bottom Line 82
Chapter 5 Combat School 83
Introducing the Menagerie 83
Zombies 84
Spiders 86
Skeletons 87
Cave Spiders 88
Spider Jockeys 89
Creepers 89
Slimes 90
Endermen 91
Zombie Pigmen 91
Defensive Mobs 92
Snow Golems 92
Iron Golems 93
Weapons and Armor 94
Swordcraft 95
Bows and Arrows 95
Armor-All 98
Color Coordinate Your Leather 100
The Bottom Line 101
Chapter 6 Crop Farming 103
Choosing a Crop 103
Establishing a Farm 106
Automated Farms 113
Creating a Piston Harvester 117
Sticky Piston Harvesting 119
Creating a Water Harvester 119
Harvesting Other Crops 122
The Bottom Line 123
Chapter 7 Taming Mobs 125
Farming and Working with Friendly Mobs 125
Using Leads 128
Breeding Animals 129
Taming and Riding Horses, Donkeys, and More 130
Armoring Your Horse 132
Loading Up the Pack 133
Riding Pigs 134
Fishing 134
The Bottom Line 135
Chapter 8 Creative Construction 137
Leaving the Cave 137
Unleashing Your Interior Decorator 140
Building Underwater 147
Protecting Your Perimeter 153
Become a Ditch Witch 153
Mob Pitfalls 155
Thick as a Brick 157
The Bottom Line 157
Chapter 9 Redstone, Rails, and More 159
Seeing Red: A Beginner's Guide 160
Power Sources 160
Redstone Wiring 164
Powered Blocks 166
Modifiers 167
Repeaters 168
Comparators 170
Output Devices 171
Automatic Doors 173
Vertical Currents 178
Advanced Circuits 180
NOT Gates, aka Inverters 180
OR Gates, or Any Input Will Do 181
AND Gates, Two True 182
Repeater Loops 184
Rail Transport 185
Have Minecart, Will Travel 186
Rolling on Rails 188
Making Tracks and Stations 190
T-Junctions 191
Halfway Stations 192
A Word About Hoppers 193
The Bottom Line 194
Chapter 10 Enchanting, Anvils, and Brewing 195
Enchanting Wiles 195
Creating and Mining Obsidian 197
Crafting Books 200
Casting Enchantments 200
Improving Enchantment Chances with Bookshelves 202
Earning and Managing Experience 203
Spruce Up Your Weapons 204
Enhance Your Armor 205
Improve Your Tools 206
Hammer It Out with the Anvil 207
Brewing Potions 209
Brewing Up a Storm 211
Enhancing Potions 214
The Bottom Line 215
Chapter 11 Villages and Other Structures 217
Village Life 217
Emerald City: Your Ticket to Trade 220
Hidden Temples and Other Structures 222
Desert Temples 223
Jungle Temples 224
Witch Huts 224
Dungeons 225
Abandoned Mineshafts 226
Strongholds 226
Nether Fortresses 227
Mapping, or There and Back Again 227
Crafting a Clock 229
The Bottom Line 230
Chapter 12 Playing Through: The Nether and The End 231
Alternate Dimensions 231
Getting to The Nether 234
Portal Magic 236
Surviving the Nether Fortress 239
Nether Mobs 240
The End Game 242
Finding a Stronghold 244
Defeating the Ender Dragon 246
The Bottom Line 250
Chapter 13 Mods and Multiplayer 251
Customizing Your Experience 251
Changing the Skin You're In 252
Minecraft Skin Editors 253
Skincraft 253
Minecraftskins 253
Novaskin 254
Resource Packs: Change Your World 255
Mind My Mods 258
Installing Forge Mods 259
Too Many Items 261
More Explosives 262
Super Heroes 262
REI's MiniMap 263
Legendary Beasts 263
More Mobs 264
Multiplayer Madness 265
Sharing and Joining on LAN 266
Joining a Multiplayer Server 267
Hosting a Multiplayer Server 269
The Bottom Line 272
Appendix A Crafting Recipes (Online)
Index 273
What's in This Book 2
How to Use This Book 4
Crafting Recipes 4
There's More Online... 5
Chapter 1 Getting Started 7
Registering and Downloading 7
Registering a Mojang Account 8
Purchasing Minecraft 10
Launching Minecraft 12
Starting a New Game 14
Choosing a World Generation Style 16
Singleplayer Game Modes 16
Seeding Your World 18
Controls 19
The Bottom Line 20
Chapter 2 First-Night Survival 23
Survive and Thrive 23
Head for the Trees 25
Using Your Inventory 27
Build a Crafting Table 29
Let's Build Some Tools 30
Creating a Shelter 33
The Furnace Is Your Friend 38
Let There Be Light 39
Slumber with Lumber 41
The Bottom Line 44
Chapter 3 Gathering Resources 47
Introducing the HUD 47
Improving Your Tools 51
Chests: Safely Stash Your Stuff 54
Avoiding Monsters 55
Hunger Management 58
Your Mission: Food, Resources, and Reconnaissance 59
Food on the Run 61
Finding a Building Site 63
A Resourceful Guide to the Creative Mode Inventory 66
The Bottom Line 68
Chapter 4 Mining 69
Dig Deep, My Friend 69
The Mining Layer Cake Guide 71
Lava Lakes and Other Pitfalls 73
Descending to Layer 11 74
The 2x1 Ladder Descent 74
The Straight Staircase 76
The Spiral Staircase 77
Layouts for Fast, Efficient Mining 78
Staying Safe While You Mine 81
The Bottom Line 82
Chapter 5 Combat School 83
Introducing the Menagerie 83
Zombies 84
Spiders 86
Skeletons 87
Cave Spiders 88
Spider Jockeys 89
Creepers 89
Slimes 90
Endermen 91
Zombie Pigmen 91
Defensive Mobs 92
Snow Golems 92
Iron Golems 93
Weapons and Armor 94
Swordcraft 95
Bows and Arrows 95
Armor-All 98
Color Coordinate Your Leather 100
The Bottom Line 101
Chapter 6 Crop Farming 103
Choosing a Crop 103
Establishing a Farm 106
Automated Farms 113
Creating a Piston Harvester 117
Sticky Piston Harvesting 119
Creating a Water Harvester 119
Harvesting Other Crops 122
The Bottom Line 123
Chapter 7 Taming Mobs 125
Farming and Working with Friendly Mobs 125
Using Leads 128
Breeding Animals 129
Taming and Riding Horses, Donkeys, and More 130
Armoring Your Horse 132
Loading Up the Pack 133
Riding Pigs 134
Fishing 134
The Bottom Line 135
Chapter 8 Creative Construction 137
Leaving the Cave 137
Unleashing Your Interior Decorator 140
Building Underwater 147
Protecting Your Perimeter 153
Become a Ditch Witch 153
Mob Pitfalls 155
Thick as a Brick 157
The Bottom Line 157
Chapter 9 Redstone, Rails, and More 159
Seeing Red: A Beginner's Guide 160
Power Sources 160
Redstone Wiring 164
Powered Blocks 166
Modifiers 167
Repeaters 168
Comparators 170
Output Devices 171
Automatic Doors 173
Vertical Currents 178
Advanced Circuits 180
NOT Gates, aka Inverters 180
OR Gates, or Any Input Will Do 181
AND Gates, Two True 182
Repeater Loops 184
Rail Transport 185
Have Minecart, Will Travel 186
Rolling on Rails 188
Making Tracks and Stations 190
T-Junctions 191
Halfway Stations 192
A Word About Hoppers 193
The Bottom Line 194
Chapter 10 Enchanting, Anvils, and Brewing 195
Enchanting Wiles 195
Creating and Mining Obsidian 197
Crafting Books 200
Casting Enchantments 200
Improving Enchantment Chances with Bookshelves 202
Earning and Managing Experience 203
Spruce Up Your Weapons 204
Enhance Your Armor 205
Improve Your Tools 206
Hammer It Out with the Anvil 207
Brewing Potions 209
Brewing Up a Storm 211
Enhancing Potions 214
The Bottom Line 215
Chapter 11 Villages and Other Structures 217
Village Life 217
Emerald City: Your Ticket to Trade 220
Hidden Temples and Other Structures 222
Desert Temples 223
Jungle Temples 224
Witch Huts 224
Dungeons 225
Abandoned Mineshafts 226
Strongholds 226
Nether Fortresses 227
Mapping, or There and Back Again 227
Crafting a Clock 229
The Bottom Line 230
Chapter 12 Playing Through: The Nether and The End 231
Alternate Dimensions 231
Getting to The Nether 234
Portal Magic 236
Surviving the Nether Fortress 239
Nether Mobs 240
The End Game 242
Finding a Stronghold 244
Defeating the Ender Dragon 246
The Bottom Line 250
Chapter 13 Mods and Multiplayer 251
Customizing Your Experience 251
Changing the Skin You're In 252
Minecraft Skin Editors 253
Skincraft 253
Minecraftskins 253
Novaskin 254
Resource Packs: Change Your World 255
Mind My Mods 258
Installing Forge Mods 259
Too Many Items 261
More Explosives 262
Super Heroes 262
REI's MiniMap 263
Legendary Beasts 263
More Mobs 264
Multiplayer Madness 265
Sharing and Joining on LAN 266
Joining a Multiplayer Server 267
Hosting a Multiplayer Server 269
The Bottom Line 272
Appendix A Crafting Recipes (Online)
Index 273