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.
Table of Contents
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
Cha
