Minecraft Construction For Dummies, Portable Edition E-Book

Adam Cordeiro

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 239

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

An accessible guide that makes Minecraft construction easy There isn't anything that can't be built in Minecraft, but it can be overwhelming to figure out where to start. That's why there's Minecraft Construction For Dummies, Portable Edition. More than just a game, Minecraft consists of players using an avatar to create or destroy various types of blocks, form fantastic structures, create artwork, and do much more, all in a three-dimensional environment and across various multiplayer servers in multiple game modes. With this fun and friendly beginner's guide, you will quickly discover how to fine-tune your skills in order to construct almost anything you want in this amazing environment. * Provides step-by-step instructions to help you build houses, boats, islands, and more * Addresses how to mine the right materials for basic building * Reveals how to build statues, beacons, and pillars as landmarks * Explores how to develop your farm for renewable resources Minecraft Construction For Dummies, Portable Edition goes where you go as you create a world you won't want to leave!

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Minecraft® Construction For Dummies®, Portable Edition

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014946672

ISBN 978-1-118-96840-6 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-118-96841-3 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-96842-0 (ebk)

Manufactured in the United States of America

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Minecraft® Construction For Dummies®, Portable Edition

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Where to Go From Here

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Minecraft Construction

Evaluating Your Options

Gathering Materials for Construction

Arranging the inventory in Creative mode

Obtaining a good inventory in Survival mode

Creating Your First Building

Chapter 2: Building in Survival Mode

Keeping Track of your Resources

Estimating resources

Organizing your materials

Getting around the Structure

Using scaffolding

Using ladders to scale your structure

Teleporting with Ender pearls

Powering up with potions

Speeding up construction with beacons

Collecting Resources

Quarrying

Strip mining

Cave mining

Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Building Site

Building on Interesting Landscapes

Reshaping the Landscape

Leveling mostly flat surfaces

Leveling large structures

Editing the Landscape with Commands

Filling areas with the Fill command

Copying structures with the Clone command

Carving Out Land with Explosive Commands

Building Your Own, Natural Elements

Chapter 4: Exploring Different Types of Builds

Planning Buildings

Deciding what and where to build

Estimating your building materials

Starting the Build

Building walls

Building a ceiling

Building a door

Brightening things up

Adding more levels

Building a City

Adding paths

Building bridges

Using Passageways

Hallways

Tunnels

Trapdoors

Tunnel mining

Secret Rooms

Chapter 5: The Art of Minecraft Design

Balancing the Design

Adding Color to Your Builds

Understanding how colors work together

Crafting and mixing dyes

Making cold-color materials

Making warm-color materials

Making neutral-color materials

Wireframing the Build

Customizing Floors, Roofs, and Walls

Adding pizazz to floors

Making walls stand out

Putting a lid on it

Chapter 6: Managing Your Space

Getting In on the Ground Floor

Getting ready to build

Basic building

Unleashing Your Interior Decorator

Keeping interiors light and airy

Using empty space effectively

Adding decorative flourishes

Building machines for your rooms

Chapter 7: Using Block Textures

Using Smooth Textures

Using Rough Block Textures

Creating an Older-Looking Structure

Cracked blocks

Mossy blocks

Damaged walls

Vines

Cobwebs

Block Textures That Work Well Together