Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft, The

&> 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.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
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.