Are you someone who likes to fight monsters, adventure through strange worlds, and come back laden with gold, riches, and glory? Or are you the type of person who wants to explore, build great castles, mine the depths of the world, and see all there is to see in the universe?
Either way, you should be very happy because we have an entire book devoted to talking about Minecraft! Whether you’re a fighter, explorer, builder, or dreamer, this game has something special for you.
Minecraft is an open-world game that doesn’t hold your hand and tell you where to travel or what to work on. You’re the one in charge, and you decide what happens. This book tells you how to play the game and what you might find out there, but we’re really just giving you suggestions. If you want more ideas on how to build, craft, fight, and thrive in this world, we’re here to help.
This book covers every aspect of the game, so that you can quickly find whatever you’re looking for. And now, we’re going to go into even more detail on difficult projects: larger builds, machinery, and other tricky aspects of gameplay. This guide expands on our coverage, brings the book all the way up to date with the latest game patches, and lets you learn how to play with more Mods and Resource Packs.
Here are the chapters in this book:
What’s New in This Guide? tells you about all the changes we’ve made to this book to cover all of the new content in Minecraft over the last year. We also talk about the new material that we’ve added for higher-level gameplay!
The Art Gallery chapter is an artistic addition to the guide that provides some amusing informational tidbits about major aspects of the game while showing off some dynamic, colorful illustrations inspired by Minecraft.
A History of Minecraft goes through the years and shows when things were added to the game.
Before We Start is a chapter covering Minecraft’s controls and the differences between various versions of the game: PC vs. consoles vs. the Pocket Edition. Beginners should go here first to find out how to move around, build, craft, and defend themselves.
Let’s Begin with the Basics takes your introduction to Minecraft a step beyond just getting started. We guide you through the first few play sessions, giving you basic goals and tips on how to survive. Once you’ve mastered these, it’s much easier to branch out and explore the world at your leisure.
You Can Do Anything with a Little Practice is an advanced chapter that covers the more complex systems in Minecraft. We get into deeper discussions about farming, mining, special locations, achievements, enchanting, brewing, and more. When you’re interested in learning all there is to learn, this is where you want to go.
Playing with Your Friends is a brief multiplayer chapter on finding buddies to play with, running a local server, etiquette, and other social elements of the game.
Tools, Resources, and Consumablesis a resource-heavy chapter. We give you a breakdown of every block type, item, and recipe in the game. Try this portion of the guide when you forget a crafting recipe, want to see the uses of a new item, or just feel the urge to browse through Minecraft’s possibilities.
Creatures Big and Small tells you all about the monsters and animals in the Overworld, the Nether, and The End. Everything in the game is discussed, so you can see how tough enemies are, or find out how to take care of friendly creatures.
Bigger and Better Projects is for veteran players who want to find more ways to explore the more challenging sides of the game. We delve much deeper into machine use, large-scale builds, and how to take your world in new directions.
Modifying Your Game finishes the book with suggestions for taking your Minecraft in new directions with texture packs, special skins, mods, and more. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s always something new—that’s Minecraft for you!
