Minecraft For Dummies

Don't be a Minecraft tourist - get expert tips and advice
in this full-color primer

Minecraft For Dummies is the complete guide to playing
within the Minecraft world. With easy-to-follow guidance from a
team of Minecraft experts, you'll develop programming and
engineering skills as you build amazing creations using in-game
blocks and mechanical devices. Whether you prefer the PC, console,
or portable platform, this helpful guide will walk you through the
process of setting up and beginning gameplay, and engage with other
users from all around the globe. With this trusty guidebook in
hand, you'll navigate the infinite world of Minecraft with
confidence, skills, and a storehouse of expert advice.

Minecraft is the sandbox construction game that has become a
mainstream phenomenon with over a hundred million players. A
virtually infinite world and versatile style of play offer endless
possibilities for both the hardcore gamer and the total noob, and
Minecraft For Dummies shows you everything you need to know
before you break your first block.

• Choose your platform, download the game, and play in all three
  modes

• Gather resources, place and break blocks, and use circuits and
  logic gates

• Defend your creations against spiders, skeletons, zombies, and
  the Creeper

• Travel across the biomes and defeat the enderdragon to win the
  game

Whether you play to win or just like to explore, there is a
style of Minecraft that will spark your imagination. Create or
destroy, make war or peace, attack or defend - the game is
whatever you want it to be. If you're ready to leave your mark on
this digital universe, Minecraft For Dummies is the primer
you need to get up to speed.

Auteur
Jesse Stay is a social media technologist consultant and developer. Thomas Stay, Jesse's 12-year-old son, eats, drinks and breathes Minecraft.

Jacob Cordeiro won an award for his game entry in the 2011 Scholastic Art and Writing competition.

Résumé
Don't be a Minecraft tourist get expert tips and advice in this full-color primer Minecraft For Dummies is the complete guide to playing within the Minecraft world. With easy-to-follow guidance from a team of Minecraft experts, you'll develop programming and engineering skills as you build amazing creations using in-game blocks and mechanical devices. Whether you prefer the PC, console, or portable platform, this helpful guide will walk you through the process of setting up and beginning gameplay, and engage with other users from all around the globe. With this trusty guidebook in hand, you'll navigate the infinite world of Minecraft with confidence, skills, and a storehouse of expert advice.

Minecraft is the sandbox construction game that has become a mainstream phenomenon with over a hundred million players. A virtually infinite world and versatile style of play offer endless possibilities for both the hardcore gamer and the total noob, and Minecraft For Dummies shows you everything you need to know before you break your first block.

• Choose your platform, download the game, and play in all three modes
• Gather resources, place and break blocks, and use circuits and logic gates
• Defend your creations against spiders, skeletons, zombies, and the Creeper
• Travel across the biomes and defeat the enderdragon to win the game
  Whether you play to win or just like to explore, there is a style of Minecraft that will spark your imagination. Create or destroy, make war or peace, attack or defend the game is whatever you want it to be. If you're ready to leave your mark on this digital universe, Minecraft For Dummies is the primer you need to get up to speed.

Contenu

Introduction 1

About This Book 2

Conventions Used in This Book 2

Foolish Assumptions 3

How This Book Is Organized 3

Part I: Getting Started with Minecraft 3

Part II: Learning Basic Survival Skills 3

Part III: Developing Advanced Skills 4

Part IV: Customizing Minecraft 4

Part V: Making Minecraft a Family Affair 4

Part VI: The Part of Tens 4

Icons Used in This Book 4

Beyond the Book 5

Part I: Getting Started with Minecraft 7

Chapter 1: Entering Minecraft 9

Getting to Know Minecraft 9

Registering a Minecraft Account 10

Purchasing and Installing Minecraft 11

Playing the Game 12

Logging in and operating the main menu 12

Starting your fi rst game in SinglePlayer mode 13

Understanding basic controls 14

Watching the Heads-Up Display (HUD) 17

Minecraft PE 18

Purchasing PE 19

Starting PE 19

Understanding the Heads-Up Display (HUD) for PE 22

Chapter 2: Surviving the First Night 25

Preparing for Your First Night 25

Devising a game plan 26

Using the inventory 27

Manipulating the inventory 28

Setting Up for Your First Night 29

Harvesting trees 29

Building a crafting table and shelter 30

Making sticks and wooden tools 33

Completing Optional Day One Activities 35

Constructing a chest 35

Mining cobblestone and coal 36

Building a bed 37

Surviving the Night 38

Switching from Peaceful mode to Easy mode to Normal mode 39

Surviving the first night: Three strategies to light the way 40

Surviving the Night 44

Implementing a Minecraft PE strategy for surviving the night 45

Part II: Learning the Basic Skills 47

Chapter 3: Surviving Hunger 49

Understanding and Avoiding Hunger 49

Finding food 50

Eating food 54

Saturation: Making the most of your food 55

Limiting exhaustion 57

Understanding Minecraft PE and Food 58

Attacking and Defending 58

Making Weapons 59

Wielding swords 59

Stringing the bow 59

Protecting Yourself with Armor 60

Wearing leather 62

Donning the helmet 63

Pounding the chestplate 63

Putting on leggings 63

Walking in your boots 63

Storing armor 63

Chapter 4: Discovering Blocks and Items 65

Starting In the Wooden Age 65

Making It Through the Looting Age 70

Surviving the Stone Age 74

Using the Furnace 76

Using the Stonecutter with Minecraft PE 79

Building an Effective House 79

Moving from Effective Houses to Bases 80

Part III: Mastering Techniques 83

Chapter 5: Understanding Biomes and Mastering Farms 85

Knowing Your Biomes 86

Generating worlds 86

Growing flowers 86

Playing in snowy biomes 86

Chilling in cold biomes 87

Living in medium biomes 89

Roasting in warm biomes 93

Exploring in neutral biomes 95

Building the Perfect Farm 96

Growing crops 96

Knowing the basic plants 99

Farming animals 102

Growing mushrooms 102

Knowing the PE Farming Differences 104

Examining Different Types of Mobs 104

Living with docile mobs 105

Protecting yourself from hostile mobs 107

Ignoring neutral and allied mobs 111

Raising pets 113

Playing with PE mobs 114

Chapter 6: Mastering Mines 115

Mining Efficiently 115

Cave mining 115 Digging int...