The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft

The Ultimate Player¡¯s Guide to

MINECRAFT

Stephen O¡¯Brien

800 East 96th Street,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 USA

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The Ultimate Player¡¯s Guide to Minecraft

The Ultimate Player¡¯s Guide to Minecraft

Copyright ? 2014 by Que Publishing

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damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5223-9

ISBN-10: 0-7897-5223-9

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013946682

Printed in the United States of America

Sixth Printing February 2014

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Contents at a Glance

Introduction

1

CHAPTER 1

Getting Started

7

CHAPTER 2

First-Night Survival

CHAPTER 3

Gathering Resources

CHAPTER 4

Mining

CHAPTER 5

Combat School

CHAPTER 6

Crop Farming

103

CHAPTER 7

Taming Mobs

125

CHAPTER 8

Creative Construction

CHAPTER 9

Redstone, Rails, and More

23

47

69

83

137

159

CHAPTER 10 Enchanting, Anvils, and Brewing

CHAPTER 11 Villages and Other Structures

195

217

CHAPTER 12 Playing Through: The Nether and The End

CHAPTER 13 Mods and Multiplayer

APPENDIX A

251

Crafting Recipes (Online)

Index

273

231

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The Ultimate Player¡¯s Guide to Minecraft

Table of Contents

Introduction

1

What¡¯s in This Book

2

How to Use This Book

Crafting Recipes

4

4

There¡¯s More Online¡­

Chapter 1

Getting Started

5

7

Registering and Downloading

7

Registering a Mojang Account

Purchasing Minecraft

Launching Minecraft

8

10

12

Starting a New Game

14

Choosing a World Generation Style

Singleplayer Game Modes 16

Seeding Your World

Controls

19

The Bottom Line

Chapter 2

18

20

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

Creating a Shelter

30

33

The Furnace Is Your Friend

Let There Be Light

39

Slumber with Lumber

The Bottom Line

Chapter 3

38

41

44

Gathering Resources

Introducing the HUD

47

Improving Your Tools

51

47

Chests: Safely Stash Your Stuff

54

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