Minecrafter 2.0 Advanced: The Unofficial Guide to Minecraft & Other Building Games

173 Pages·2014·11.31 MB·English

by  Triumph Books

contents
introduction
State of Minecraft
What Exactly Do We Mean by “Biome?”
Kill More Mobs
Advanced Redstone & Inventions
Mine Better
Advanced Farming
Building Advanced Structures
What To Do When
Beating the Game
Minecraft Gallery
More Ways To Play
Mobile Minecraft
Facts About Notch, the Man Behind the Mine
Mojang Personalities
Minecraft Community
Other Sandbox Games
introduction
MINECRAFT! It’s everywhere these days, and we
here at the Minecrafter absolutely love it. If you
hadn’t heard of this game before last year, you
probably have now, as Minecraft has absolutely
exploded onto the public consciousness like few
games ever have. Minecraft truly is the king of all
indie games, and as one of the most successful and
profitable pieces of entertainment ever created,
more and more fans are flocking to our favorite
blocky builder game all the time. Nowadays it
seems just about everyone’s getting their mine on!

Because of that overwhelming demand for more!more!more! Minecraft,
folks everywhere are looking to learn more about this simple-seeming,
but actually extremely complex game. And that, dear Crafters, is where
Minecrafter Volume 2 comes in.
Where the first issue of Minecrafter took Crafters from their first steps in
the world of the game to basic Redstone and structure building, this jam-
packed second issue focuses on more advanced topics and concepts
and goes deeper into specific strategies. Want to know how to Kill More
and goes deeper into specific strategies. Want to know how to Kill More
Mobs? That’s in here. Looking to get a start on a Redstone computer?
This guide will put you on the right path. Want to “beat” the game and be
the first on your block to read the End Poem without using the Internet?
You’re about to slay you an Ender Dragon, kiddo!
We’ve also thrown in more info on the culture of the game outside of
actual play in this issue, such as more about Notch and Mojang, Minecon
and the various communities that have built up around the game. As
Minecraft has grown in popularity, we’ve started to see some seriously
cool stuff go down surrounding the game, and we’ve collected some
excellent data and striking shots to get you up to speed.

Minecrafter Vol. 2 is all about taking you beyond the start of your
Minecraft journey and deeper into the game you love (or will soon!).From
those who want to build higher, bigger and better, to those who are
looking to “beat” this most unconventional of games, to those wanting the
newest Redstone tips and tricks, Minecrafter Vol. 2 is your go-to guide for
the best strategies, the coolest new structures and every-darn-thing
Minecraft there is.
There’s a world of infinite imagination and excitement waiting for you just
on the other side of this page, so as we say here at the ‘Crafter, grab
your pickaxe and let’s dig in!
State of Minecraft

Before we dive into those tasty, tasty strategies you
came to this book for, let’s take a moment and look
at the state of the Minecraft phenomenon and where
it has come in the last year.
Biggest Year Yet
It’s not often that a video game (or anything for that matter) reaches its
greatest successes yet nearly five years after originally coming out, but
that’s exactly what has happened for Minecraft! 2013 was truly
Minecraft’s year, as not only did the fan-base absolutely explode, but the
game itself became much more complex, and there were even two
entirely new versions of the game released for the Raspberry Pi and the
PlayStation 3!
Speaking of the fans, just take a look at these numbers: It took the PC
version of Minecraft from 2009 until January 2011 to be downloaded 1
million times, but as of 2014, the computer version of this much-loved
game has now seen an absolutely stunning 13 million downloads. That’s
12 million new copies downloaded in just three years! The Pocket
Edition and Xbox 360 version have equally impressive numbers, with the
PE earning 10 million downloads (calculated May 2013) and the Xbox
version having been purchased a cool 8 million times (August 2013).
Considering that these numbers don’t even include the brand-spankin’
new PS3 version or the Pi version, not to mention the months since May
and August (for the PE and Xbox, respectively), the number of official
copies of Minecraft out there is estimated to be over 40 million as of the
start of 2014, making it one of the biggest entertainment titles in history.

Two New Platforms to Craft on in 2014