The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft - Stephen O'Brien

The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft

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368 Seiten
2014 | 2nd edition
Que Corporation,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7897-5357-1 (ISBN)
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The Ultimate Player’s Guide to Minecraft

 

Second Edition



 

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 as you learn the secrets of Minecraft!



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… teach you enchantments of unimaginable power… help you survive where few dare to go… help you OWN the infinite worlds of Minecraft!





Quick-start guide for first-night survival
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

 

Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. This book is not affiliated with or sponsored by Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB.

 

Stephen O’Brien is an Australian-born writer and entrepreneur now residing in Sydney after too many years in Silicon Valley. He has written 27 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’s a perpetual innovator who remains astounded at the unparalleled creativity Minecraft can engender.

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 28 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 invented a new type of espresso machine called mypressi. He has been using Minecraft since its alpha release and remains astounded at the unparalleled creativity it engenders. The first edition of this book was an international bestseller. Stephen is also the author of The Advanced Minecraft Strategy Guide, published by Que.

Introduction to the Second Edition...............................1

What’s in This Book...............................2

How to Use This Book ...............................4

 Crafting Recipes ...............................4

There’s More Online… ...............................4

 

Chapter 1 Getting Started............................... 5

Registering and Downloading............................... 5

 Registering a Mojang Account............................... 7

 Purchasing Minecraft............................... 8

Launching Minecraft ...............................10

Starting a New Game ...............................13

 Choosing a World-Generation Style ...............................15

Singleplayer Game Modes ...............................17

Seeding Your World ...............................19

About Snapshots ...............................20

Controls ...............................21

The Bottom Line ...............................23

 

Chapter 2 First-Night Survival ...............................25

Survive and Thrive ...............................25

Head for the Trees ...............................27

Using Your Inventory ...............................29

Build a Crafting Table ...............................31

 Let’s Build Some Tools ...............................32

 Creating a Shelter ...............................36

 The Furnace Is Your Friend ...............................40

 Let There Be Light ...............................41

 Slumber with Lumber ...............................44

Tools and Their (Over)Use ...............................47

A Bit About Achievements............................... 48

What Is This “Bonus Chest” You Speak Of? ...............................49

The Bottom Line ...............................50

 

Chapter 3 Gathering Resources ...............................53

Introducing the HUD ...............................53

Improving Your Tools ...............................57

Chests: Safely Stash Your Stuff ...............................60

Avoiding Monsters ...............................62

Hunger Management ...............................64

Your Mission: Food, Resources, and Reconnaissance ...............................66

 Food on the Run ...............................68

 Finding a Building Site ...............................69

Using the Creative Mode Inventory ...............................73

The Bottom Line ...............................76

 

Chapter 4 Mining............................... 77

Dig Deep, My Friend ...............................77

The Mining Layer Cake Guide ...............................79

Lava Lakes and Other Pitfalls ...............................82

Descending to Layer 11 ...............................84

 The 2×1 Ladder Descent ...............................84

 The Straight Staircase ...............................86

 The Spiral Staircase ...............................87

Layouts for Fast, Efficient Mining ...............................88

Staying Safe While You Mine ...............................91

The Bottom Line ...............................92

 

Chapter 5 Combat School ...............................93

Introducing the Menagerie ...............................94

 Zombies ...............................94

 Spiders............................... 96

 Skeletons ...............................97

 Cave Spiders ...............................98

 Spider Jockeys............................... 99

 Chicken Jockeys ...............................99

 Creepers............................... 99

 Slimes ...............................100

 Endermen............................... 101

 Zombie Pigmen ...............................102

 Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog ...............................102

 Guardians and Elder Guardians ...............................103

Defensive Mobs ...............................104

 Snow Golems ...............................104

 Iron Golems ...............................105

Mob Target Practice ...............................106

Weapons and Armor ...............................108

 Swordcraft ...............................108

 Bows and Arrows ...............................109

 Armor-All ...............................112

 Color Coordinate Your Leather............................... 114

Taking Combat Damage and Healing ...............................115

The Bottom Line ...............................116

 

Chapter 6 Crop Farming ...............................119

Choosing a Crop ...............................119

 Minecraft Bakery ...............................123

 Minecraft BBQ ...............................123

 Alchemy Eatery ...............................124

 Raw Food Diet ...............................124

 Eat at Your Own Risk ...............................125

 Establishing a Farm ...............................125

 Automated Farms ...............................132

 Creating a Piston Harvester ...............................136

 Sticky Piston Harvesting ...............................139

 Creating a Water Harvester ...............................140

 Harvesting Other Crops ...............................142

The Bottom Line ...............................143

 

Chapter 7 Farming and Taming Mobs ...............................145

Farming and Working with Friendly Mobs ...............................145

 Using Leads............................... 149

 Breeding Animals ...............................150

 Dying for Dye? ...............................151

Taming and Riding Horses, Donkeys, and More ...............................152

 Armoring Your Horse ...............................154

 Loading Up the Pack............................... 155

 Riding Pigs ...............................155

Fishing ...............................156

 Ah, the Squid ...............................157

The Bottom Line ...............................158

 

Chapter 8 Creative Construction ...............................159

Leaving the Cave ...............................159

Building a Custom World ...............................163

Unleashing Your Interior Decorator............................... 165

Building Underwater ...............................172

Protecting Your Perimeter ...............................179

 Become a Ditch Witch ...............................179

 Mob Pitfalls ...............................181

 Thick as a Brick............................... 182

The Bottom Line............................... 183

 

Chapter 9 Redstone, Rails, and More ...............................185

Seeing Red: A Beginner’s Guide ...............................186

 Power Sources ...............................186

 Redstone Wiring ...............................190

 Powered Blocks............................... 192

 Modifiers ...............................194

  Repeaters ...............................194

  Comparators ...............................196

 Output Devices ...............................197

Automatic Doors ...............................200

 Vertical Currents ...............................205

Advanced Circuits ...............................206

 NOT Gates, aka Inverters ...............................207

 OR Gates, or Any Input Will Do............................... 208

 AND Gates, Two TRUE ...............................209

 Repeater Loops ...............................210

Rail Transport ...............................211

 Have Minecart, Will Travel ...............................212

 Rolling on Rails............................... 215

 Making Tracks and Stations ...............................216

 T-Junctions............................... 218

 Halfway Stations ...............................218

A Word About Hoppers ...............................219

The Bottom Line............................... 221

 

Chapter 10 Enchanting, Anvils, and Brewing.................... 223

Enchanting Wiles ...............................223

 Creating and Mining Obsidian ...............................225

 Crafting Books ...............................228

 Casting Enchantments ...............................228

 Improving Enchantment Chances with Bookshelves............................... 230

 Earning and Managing Experience............................... 232

 Spruce Up Your Weapons ...............................233

 Enhance Your Armor............................... 234

 Improve Your Tools............................... 235

Hammer It Out with the Anvil ...............................235

Brewing Potions ...............................37

 Brewing Up a Storm ...............................240

 Enhancing Potions ...............................242

The Bottom Line............................... 244

 

Chapter 11 Villages and Other Structures .....................245

Village Life............................... 245

Emerald City: Your Ticket to Trade ...............................248

Hidden Temples and Other Structures ...............................251

 Desert Temples ...............................251

 Jungle Temples............................... 253

 Witch Huts............................... 253

 Dungeons............................... 254

 Abandoned Mine Shafts ...............................255

 Strongholds ...............................255

 Ocean Monuments ...............................256

 Nether Fortresses ...............................257

Mapping, or There and Back Again ...............................257

Crafting a Clock ...............................260

The Bottom Line ...............................261

 

Chapter 12 Playing Through: The Nether and The End ..............263

Alternate Dimensions ...............................263

Getting to The Nether ...............................266

 Portal Magic ...............................267

Surviving the Nether Fortress ...............................271

Nether Mobs ...............................272

The End Game ...............................275

 Finding a Stronghold ...............................276

 Defeating the Ender Dragon ...............................278

The Bottom Line............................... 283

 

Chapter 13 Mods and Multiplayer ...............................285

Customizing Your Experience ...............................285

 Changing the Skin You’re In ...............................286

 Minecraft Skin Editors ...............................288

  Skincraft ...............................288

  The Skindex ...............................289

  Novaskin ...............................289

Resource Packs: Change Your World ...............................290

 Mind My Mods ...............................293

 Installing Forge Mods ...............................295

 Too Many Items ...............................297

 More Explosives ...............................298

 Super Heroes............................... 299

 REI’s MiniMap ...............................299

 Legendary Beasts ...............................300

 Too Many Mobs ...............................300

Multiplayer Madness............................... 301

 Sharing and Joining on a LAN ...............................302

 Joining a Multiplayer Server ...............................304

 Hosting a Multiplayer Server ...............................307

 Spectator Mode ...............................310

The Bottom Line ...............................310

 

Index ...............................311

Sprache englisch
Maße 180 x 232 mm
Gewicht 496 g
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher
Informatik Weitere Themen Computerspiele
ISBN-10 0-7897-5357-X / 078975357X
ISBN-13 978-0-7897-5357-1 / 9780789753571
Zustand Neuware
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