Book description
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.
Table of contents
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- Introduction
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Part I: Getting Started with Minecraft
- Chapter 1: Entering Minecraft
- Chapter 2: Surviving the First Night
- Part II: Learning the Basic Skills
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Part III: Mastering Techniques
- Chapter 5: Understanding Biomes and Mastering Farms
- Chapter 6: Mastering Mines
- Chapter 7: Increasing Resources through Villages and Excavation
- Chapter 8: Developing Redstone
- Chapter 9: Progressing Through the Later Block Ages
- Chapter 10: Powering Up
- Chapter 11: Advancing to the Nether, the End, and Beyond
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Part IV: Expanding Your Minecraft Experience
- Chapter 12: Playing in Multiplayer Worlds and Cheats
- Chapter 13: Customizing Your Experience
- Chapter 14: Minecraft in the Larger World
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Part V: Making Minecraft a Family Affair
- Chapter 15: Choosing the Platform That Works for You
- Chapter 16: Understanding the Minecraft Game Modes
- Chapter 17: Understanding What Every Parent Needs to Know about Minecraft
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Part VI: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 18: Ten Helpful Survival Tips
- Chapter 19: Ten Helpful Building Tips and Tricks
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Chapter 20: Ten Helpful Redstone Tips and Contraptions
- Keeping the Power On with a T Flip-Flop
- Getting Hopper Help
- Building a Block Update Detector (BUD) Switch
- Creating a Constant Signal Switch with the RS-NOR Latch
- Walking Through Walls with a Double Piston Extender
- Creating Short Pulses with a Monostable Circuit
- Extending Pulses with Pulse Extenders
- Creating Hidden Doors with Sticky Piston Doors
- Creating Hidden Inputs
- Blowing Things Up with TNT Contraptions
- About the Authors
- Cheat Sheet
- More Dummies Products
Product information
- Title: Minecraft For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2015
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781118968239
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