Advanced Strategy Guide to Minecraft, The
1st Edition
Published on 17. October 2014
304 pages
978-0-13-390046-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Advanced Strategy Guide to Minecraft
Make Minecraft whatever YOU want it to be!
After you've learned to survive in Minecraft, the fun really begins. Minecraft's advanced features support stunning creativity-and that's still just the beginning. There are custom-crafted adventure maps, massive multiplayer servers, new trading systems, new societies, and incredible mods that take Minecraft into the far future. Minecraft can be whatever you and millions of other players dream up. There's only one problem: uncovering all these amazing resources and techniques. Problem solved! They're all in one great full-color guide: The Advanced Strategy Guide to Minecraft. Don't struggle with out-of-date web tutorials or bewildering YouTube videos: best-selling author Stephen O'Brien will show you how to do it all!
Build and manage unique Minecraft configurations with their own versions, worlds, resource packs, and profiles
Automate your farming: let a few pistons, a stream, and some redstone do all the dirty work for you
Generate infinite ores on demand-even obsidian
Take control of the mayhem with mob farms: mass-produce your own zombies, spiders, creepers, and skeletons
Build in any style that inspires you: medieval, Victorian, Viking, Japanese, modern, suburban, you name it
Create natural-looking terrain and trees, decorate with 2D pixel art, and build 3D statues
Construct smarter, more efficient power and transportation systems
Take Minecraft into the industrial and nuclear age... even go green with solar energy and wind farms
Add computer systems and robotics control with ComputerCraft and Lua
Create and share exciting adventure maps and learn the secrets of CommandBlocks
Share your creation with the world via pro-quality video and audio
Manage a multiplayer server and create your own trading society
Make the most of powerful plug-ins for anti-griefing and more
Stephen O'Brien is an Australian-born writer and entrepreneur now residing in Sydney after too many years in Silicon Valley. He has written 28 books, including several best-sellers. O'Brien founded Typefi, the world's leading automated publishing system, and in his spare time invented a new type of espresso machine called mypressi. He has played Minecraft since its alpha release and remains astounded at the unparalleled creativity it engenders. He is author of the mega-bestselling The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft and The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft: Xbox Edition.
Make Minecraft whatever YOU want it to be!
After you've learned to survive in Minecraft, the fun really begins. Minecraft's advanced features support stunning creativity-and that's still just the beginning. There are custom-crafted adventure maps, massive multiplayer servers, new trading systems, new societies, and incredible mods that take Minecraft into the far future. Minecraft can be whatever you and millions of other players dream up. There's only one problem: uncovering all these amazing resources and techniques. Problem solved! They're all in one great full-color guide: The Advanced Strategy Guide to Minecraft. Don't struggle with out-of-date web tutorials or bewildering YouTube videos: best-selling author Stephen O'Brien will show you how to do it all!
Build and manage unique Minecraft configurations with their own versions, worlds, resource packs, and profiles
Automate your farming: let a few pistons, a stream, and some redstone do all the dirty work for you
Generate infinite ores on demand-even obsidian
Take control of the mayhem with mob farms: mass-produce your own zombies, spiders, creepers, and skeletons
Build in any style that inspires you: medieval, Victorian, Viking, Japanese, modern, suburban, you name it
Create natural-looking terrain and trees, decorate with 2D pixel art, and build 3D statues
Construct smarter, more efficient power and transportation systems
Take Minecraft into the industrial and nuclear age... even go green with solar energy and wind farms
Add computer systems and robotics control with ComputerCraft and Lua
Create and share exciting adventure maps and learn the secrets of CommandBlocks
Share your creation with the world via pro-quality video and audio
Manage a multiplayer server and create your own trading society
Make the most of powerful plug-ins for anti-griefing and more
Stephen O'Brien is an Australian-born writer and entrepreneur now residing in Sydney after too many years in Silicon Valley. He has written 28 books, including several best-sellers. O'Brien founded Typefi, the world's leading automated publishing system, and in his spare time invented a new type of espresso machine called mypressi. He has played Minecraft since its alpha release and remains astounded at the unparalleled creativity it engenders. He is author of the mega-bestselling The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft and The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft: Xbox Edition.
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English
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Boston
United States
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Pearson Education (US)
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College/higher education
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978-0-13-390046-0 (9780133900460)
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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 over 30 titles 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 invented a new type of espresso machine called mypressi. He has been using Minecraft since its early days and remains astounded at the unparalleled creativity it engenders. Stephen is also the author of the internationally bestselling The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft, published by Que.
Content
Introduction 1
Become a Minecraft Expert! 2
What's in This Book 2
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1 Getting Started 5
Managing Minecraft 5
Launch Control 6
Mod Management 10
Custom Launchers 11
Adding Mods to MultiMC 15
Modpack Installers 20
The Bottom Line 22
Chapter 2 Automated Produce Farms 23
Make Mine a BUD 24
Automated Cane Farms 27
Automated Collection and Transport 32
Automated Pumpkin and Melon Farms 36
Automated Wheat, Potato, and Carrot Farms 44
Automated Sorting 47
The Bottom Line 51
Chapter 3 Mining and Ore Generators 53
Creating Cobblestone 53
Creating Stone 59
Obsidian Generator 61
The Bottom Line 65
Chapter 4 Mob Farms, Traps, and Defense 67
Evil Mob Farms 67
Spawning Mob Mayhem 68
Building a Water-Based Mob Farm 70
Grinding Mobs and Collecting Drops 73
Dastardly Mob Traps 82
Treacherous Trenches 82
Killer Cactus 84
Indispensible Dispensers 87
Pulverizing Pistons 91
The Bottom Line 93
Chapter 5 Advanced Construction 95
Choosing a Building Style 96
Medieval Style 96
Up Go the Walls! 98
If You Like It, Put a Roof on It! 100
Victorian Style 101
Pitched Roof 102
Complex Roof 104
Japanese Style Building 106
Modern and Suburban Styles 108
Residential Roads 110
Viking Style 111
Egyptian/Desert Style 113
Steampunk Style 114
Elven/Fairy Style 115
Build an Igloo 116
Advanced Decoration Techniques 118
Creating Natural Terrain and Trees 122
Drawing 2D Pixel Art 123
Sculpting a 3D Statue 124
Creating Spheres, Circles, and Arches 127
Building in the Nether and End Regions 129
The Bottom Line 130
Chapter 6 More Power to You 131
Combination Lock 131
Minecart Switches 140
Project:Red 142
Automating a Pumpkin Farm 144
What Else Can Project:Red Do? 148
Core 148
Integration 148
Transmission 150
Transportation 152
The Bottom Line 152
Chapter 7 Empire Building with BuildCraft 155
BuildCraft Core Concepts 155
Pipe Dreams 157
Engines 162
Creating a Power Station 163
Mining Wells 165
Managing Combustion Engines 167
Refining Oil 171
Automated Quarries 172
Blueprints, Building, and Templates 175
More BuildCraft 178
The Bottom Line 179
Chapter 8 Titans of IndustrialCraft 181
IC2E Core Concepts 181
Agricultural Pursuits 183
Crossbreeding Guide 185
Strip Farming for Profit 186
Square Farm Dancing 189
Using the Cropnalyzer 190
Improving Growth with a Crop-Matron 192
IC2E Armor, Weapons, and Tools 193
Generating Energy Units (EU) 195
Mining, Macerating, and More 197
Automated Mining 197
Macerators and More 198
Going Thermonuclear 199
The Bottom Line 202
Chapter 9 Rolling with Railcraft 205
Getting Started 206
Creating Standard Track 208
Reinforced Tracks 212
Boring, Not So 213
Undercutting the Competition 216
More Mods 216
Galacticraft 216
Forestry 217
ComputerCraft 217
The Bottom Line 217
Chapter 10 Recording and Sharing 219
Choosing the Right Software 220
FRAPS for Windows (License Approximately $40) 221
Bandicam for Windows (License Approx. $39) 221
QuickTime Player for Mac (Free with OS X) 222
Hardware Recording Devices 224
AVerMedia's Live Gamer Portable (RRP $169) 224
Elgato Game Capture HD Recorder (RRP $199) 224
Plotting Camera Paths and Animation 224
Recording Using Camera Studio 227
Overlaying Audio and Titles 227
Editing with iMovie-OS X (RRP $18.99) 227
Titles 228
Adding Audio to Your Movie 229
Exporting Your Completed Movie 230
Editing with Windows Movie Maker-Windows (Free Download) 230
Titling 230
Adding Audio to Your Video 231
Exporting Your Completed Video 231
Publishing to YouTube and Vimeo 231
Uploading Your Video 232
Basic Info 233
The Bottom Line 235
Chapter 11 Building Your Own Adventure 237
Adventure Mode 238
Initial Planning and Implementation 239
So, What's Your Story? 239
Mastering Command Blocks 240
Breaking Down the Command String 241
Selectors 242
Commands 242
Specifiers 245
Teleporting to a Central Point 245
Using effect Commands 246
Rewarding Players 248
The Comparator 248
The tellraw Command 249
World-Editing Tools and Helpers (Map the Middle Kingdom) 253
Publishing Your Own Adventure (Terrifying Noobs) 254
The Bottom Line 255
Index 257
Become a Minecraft Expert! 2
What's in This Book 2
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1 Getting Started 5
Managing Minecraft 5
Launch Control 6
Mod Management 10
Custom Launchers 11
Adding Mods to MultiMC 15
Modpack Installers 20
The Bottom Line 22
Chapter 2 Automated Produce Farms 23
Make Mine a BUD 24
Automated Cane Farms 27
Automated Collection and Transport 32
Automated Pumpkin and Melon Farms 36
Automated Wheat, Potato, and Carrot Farms 44
Automated Sorting 47
The Bottom Line 51
Chapter 3 Mining and Ore Generators 53
Creating Cobblestone 53
Creating Stone 59
Obsidian Generator 61
The Bottom Line 65
Chapter 4 Mob Farms, Traps, and Defense 67
Evil Mob Farms 67
Spawning Mob Mayhem 68
Building a Water-Based Mob Farm 70
Grinding Mobs and Collecting Drops 73
Dastardly Mob Traps 82
Treacherous Trenches 82
Killer Cactus 84
Indispensible Dispensers 87
Pulverizing Pistons 91
The Bottom Line 93
Chapter 5 Advanced Construction 95
Choosing a Building Style 96
Medieval Style 96
Up Go the Walls! 98
If You Like It, Put a Roof on It! 100
Victorian Style 101
Pitched Roof 102
Complex Roof 104
Japanese Style Building 106
Modern and Suburban Styles 108
Residential Roads 110
Viking Style 111
Egyptian/Desert Style 113
Steampunk Style 114
Elven/Fairy Style 115
Build an Igloo 116
Advanced Decoration Techniques 118
Creating Natural Terrain and Trees 122
Drawing 2D Pixel Art 123
Sculpting a 3D Statue 124
Creating Spheres, Circles, and Arches 127
Building in the Nether and End Regions 129
The Bottom Line 130
Chapter 6 More Power to You 131
Combination Lock 131
Minecart Switches 140
Project:Red 142
Automating a Pumpkin Farm 144
What Else Can Project:Red Do? 148
Core 148
Integration 148
Transmission 150
Transportation 152
The Bottom Line 152
Chapter 7 Empire Building with BuildCraft 155
BuildCraft Core Concepts 155
Pipe Dreams 157
Engines 162
Creating a Power Station 163
Mining Wells 165
Managing Combustion Engines 167
Refining Oil 171
Automated Quarries 172
Blueprints, Building, and Templates 175
More BuildCraft 178
The Bottom Line 179
Chapter 8 Titans of IndustrialCraft 181
IC2E Core Concepts 181
Agricultural Pursuits 183
Crossbreeding Guide 185
Strip Farming for Profit 186
Square Farm Dancing 189
Using the Cropnalyzer 190
Improving Growth with a Crop-Matron 192
IC2E Armor, Weapons, and Tools 193
Generating Energy Units (EU) 195
Mining, Macerating, and More 197
Automated Mining 197
Macerators and More 198
Going Thermonuclear 199
The Bottom Line 202
Chapter 9 Rolling with Railcraft 205
Getting Started 206
Creating Standard Track 208
Reinforced Tracks 212
Boring, Not So 213
Undercutting the Competition 216
More Mods 216
Galacticraft 216
Forestry 217
ComputerCraft 217
The Bottom Line 217
Chapter 10 Recording and Sharing 219
Choosing the Right Software 220
FRAPS for Windows (License Approximately $40) 221
Bandicam for Windows (License Approx. $39) 221
QuickTime Player for Mac (Free with OS X) 222
Hardware Recording Devices 224
AVerMedia's Live Gamer Portable (RRP $169) 224
Elgato Game Capture HD Recorder (RRP $199) 224
Plotting Camera Paths and Animation 224
Recording Using Camera Studio 227
Overlaying Audio and Titles 227
Editing with iMovie-OS X (RRP $18.99) 227
Titles 228
Adding Audio to Your Movie 229
Exporting Your Completed Movie 230
Editing with Windows Movie Maker-Windows (Free Download) 230
Titling 230
Adding Audio to Your Video 231
Exporting Your Completed Video 231
Publishing to YouTube and Vimeo 231
Uploading Your Video 232
Basic Info 233
The Bottom Line 235
Chapter 11 Building Your Own Adventure 237
Adventure Mode 238
Initial Planning and Implementation 239
So, What's Your Story? 239
Mastering Command Blocks 240
Breaking Down the Command String 241
Selectors 242
Commands 242
Specifiers 245
Teleporting to a Central Point 245
Using effect Commands 246
Rewarding Players 248
The Comparator 248
The tellraw Command 249
World-Editing Tools and Helpers (Map the Middle Kingdom) 253
Publishing Your Own Adventure (Terrifying Noobs) 254
The Bottom Line 255
Index 257
