&> 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