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Minecraft 1.7: What's New (Biomes & Fishing)
So, here we are with the second part to whats going to happen to Minecraft in 1.7 (you can see the first part here). Let's start off with the new biomes.
How To: Switch Between Multiple Outputs with a One-Button Redstone Relay in Minecraft
Relays are simple redstone devices that allow you to switch between multiple outputs with only one input. They're incredibly useful in the right situation!
News: A Simple TNT Pressure Plate Trap That Actually Works!
I sometimes play on a survival server where griefing is not only allowed, but almost encouraged. Keeping yourself safe and other on their toes is important. :)
How To: Install Shaders for Minecraft (1.6.2-1.6.4)
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How To: Sugar Rush! How to Make an Automatic Sugarcane Farm in Minecraft
This article is dedicated to sugarcane, because we all want more sugarcane in Minecraft. The best way to generate sugar cane is with an automatic reed farm that uses pistons and redstone. The pistons push the canes into the water canal you'll build, then delivers them to the collection point at the end of the canal.
News: Tactics for Using Stairs in Minecraft
The stair is considered by many people to be one of the, if not the most, versatile blocks in Minecraft. They can completely change the look and feel of a build and increase its quality. In this post, I will highlight just a few of the options you have for using them.
How To: Build a Simple Redstone Adding Machine in Minecraft
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our advanced tutorials and come play on our free server. There are many amazing redstone builds, but probably the pinnacle of redstone technology is the redstone calculator. The ability to turn simple game mechanics into a real-life calculator is one of genius, pioneered by some very clever Minecrafters many months ago.
How To: Send Redstone Signals Both Ways with This Two-Way Repeater
If you're at all like me, you constantly get frustrated that repeaters only boost redstone signals in one direction. It's annoying!
How To: Share Your LAN Minecraft World with Your Linux-Savvy Friends
First off, I would like to say two things. One, this is not for beginners; if you don't feel that you understand this how-to at all, do not try it. Second, never ever install random software or change settings if you do not trust the source.
How To: Use Tripwires to Easily Make Empty Minecarts Come Back to You
You know how sometimes you accidentally send a minecart shooting out down your tracks, and you can only watch helplessly as it fades into the distance? And then you know that you have to go find it and break it, so that it doesn't stop up your cart traffic on your tracks.
How To: Create the Smartest Design for a Spiral Staircase (Drop Down in Center)
Did you ever want to have a Free-Fall drop with water at the end inside of a Spiral Staircase? Well, you got it! With a Smart Design. =)
How To: Build a Fully-Automated Melon Farm
Firstly, let me say a few quick things: Once built, this is a lazy (one button) way to harvest melons, but this is going to be a complex and lengthy build.
Redstone Logic: Control Your Machines from Multiple Switches Using OR and NOR Gates
Control is important. Mankind inherently wants to control its environment, which is why we have things like indoor plumbing, electric lights, air conditioning, and more. Likewise, Minecraft has redstone, which is a way for users to control their environment and manipulate it to suit their needs.
How To: Build a Wool-Dye Workshop to Create Wool of Any Color
Are you exhausted from farming constant dyes to create colored wool? Are you looking for a quicker method to gathering colored wool, but don't know where to start? Are you still learning how to farm colored wool or how to make certain wool colors? This quick tutorial will go over how to find and create every possible colored dye in the game.
The Fastest Way to the Top: How to Build a Redstone Elevator in Minecraft
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Preparing Builds, Part 1: Terraforming
Throughout this integral guide, I'm going to aid you along the path to bigger and better builds. Often times, people just jump in and build, but we mustn't hurry things if we want our builds to be all the more satisfying when they are finished. Building the actual builings should be the easy (and the most simple step in any great build), but we have to start with what's underneath your pixelated feet.
How To: Create a Hidden Bridge in Minecraft
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our advanced tutorials and come play on our free server. A hidden bridge can be both a cool part of your home and a defense against your enemies in PvP! The design is simple, you can use it to create lava traps, and it ensures that no redstone is left exposed.
How To: Create Redstone Combinations Locks in Minecraft
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How To: Make a Blaze Trap in Minecraft
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How To: An Exhaustive Guide to Minecraft Mods: Texture Packs, Gameplay & Troubleshooting
Minecraft mods (modifications) are additions to the game that change the way you play. They include texture packs, shaders, changes in gameplay, additions and subtractions and everything in between. Some of this information is very basic, other bits might help you along if you've been stuck. We'll start with the simple stuff.
How To: Download and Install Minecraft 1.9 Version 3 Pre-Release
UPDATE: Minecraft 1.9.5 Has Been Leaked! Get it Here. You heard right. This one is hot off the presses! Last night, Notch promised a 1.9 Version 3 Update and here it is!
How To: Make Elevator with Minecraft 1.9 Command Blocks
In Minecraft 1.9 New Command Blocks can be used to make elevators. You types different commands to achieve controlling the elevator for movement you like. This tutorial tells in Minecraft 1.9 how to use command blocks to make elevator. Lets just have a look at it!
Minecraft 1.7: What's New (Terrain, Flowers & Ground Cover)
Why I split it into two articles: I love images and I'm sure lots of us do. I decided to put in a lot of images as examples rather than have paragraph upon paragraph of boring text. Also, I don't think any of us like overly long articles; but if you think it's better to have it all in one article, let me know
Minecraft Monster Slaying: How to Shred Hostiles with an Automatic Machine Gun
Sometimes you just want to kill a whole bunch of things at once, or to paraphrase Samuel L. Jackson in Jackie Brown, sometimes you absolutely, positively got to kill every mob in the room. Well, the automatic machine gun is the way to do it; accept no substitutes!
How To: Use Water to Transfer Redstone Power in Minecraft
So a little while ago we covered BUD switches, but there's only so much you can show in one tutorial.
How To: Turn Your Village Electric with This Working Power Line
Follow me To Get New Tutorials Everyday! Want a Built-In Power Line to your own Village or City? Well you came to the right place! Building a Power Line is a simple process. All you need is:
News: Welcome to Yownas Redstone Playground
For a while I've been playing around, buliding a redstone playground. I've tried to gather and build some things, from a simple AND-gate to more complex things. It is not supposed to be a place where I try to be a show-off, but rather a place where people can come and get inspired or just walk around and push buttons for fun. The designs aren't supposed to be "the" solution to any redstone-problem but rather somnething that is easy to build or atleast get some kind of understanding how to sol...
How To: Breathe Freely Underwater in Minecraft with Glowstone Scaffolding
There are a number of different techniques for building underwater in Minecraft. The easiest is to fill a room with wood or leaves, then set them on fire. It'll burn down, leaving a pocket of air for you.
How To: Make the Simplest Invisible Door Ever in Minecraft
This design is super simple and is the easiest invisible door that I've ever seen. Unlike designs that use horizontal pistons, the redstone here is completely hidden underground, and the door itself doesn't create an unsightly dip or gap in the wall.
News: 5 Amazing Tips for Making a Killer Roller Coaster Ride in Minecraft
Minecart rides primarily serve two different functions—transportation or entertainment. We rarely see minecart-based transportation systems in Minecraft these days because most servers support warps or allow users to set multiple homes that they can simply teleport to. That leaves the primary purpose of entertainment.
News: Hiding Things Is a Breeze with This Simple, Piston-Powered Door
Hey guys! Just an easy design/tutorial of how to make the lowest resource and easiest to build piston door that's great for hallways! Make sure to check out my other videos and suggest other topics/tutorials that you want to see! Have fun and play Minecraft.
Minecraft Monster Slaying: How to Slice Your Enemies with Deadly Lava Blades
Minecraft's monsters are so annoyingly tenacious and effective that anyone who plays in survival mode can't help but hate them. That's why we're here to tell you how to kill them!
News: Swap Levers with Sophisticated "T Flip-Flop" Buttons in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
Levers are the only toggleable way to provide a steady source of power to your redstone circuits, but they're ugly and they stick out like a sore thumb. Just look at this:
How To: Hide a Secret Chest Inside of a Block and Keep Thieves Away for Good!
Only a few people turned out for last week's workshop on Saturday, but they were all interested in learning this technique for hiding secret stashes with ordinary blocks. After that was covered, we even went on to teach each other different designs afterward! It was a great learning experience for everyone who attended, so consider joining us next week!
Creating Killer Cacti: How to Make a Cactus Farm in Minecraft
How underrated are cacti in Minecraft? Cactuses can be used for so many wonderful things, so why not have a great way to farm them? Cactus is known for its use in making "cactus green," which is a colored dye that can aid in making cyan wool, lime green wool, and green wool. Cacti can also be a great defense mechanism against mobs and other players and can help make death traps even more lethal.
News: Greek theater at Epidaurus
Here is our entry for the Greek building contest. It is a model of the theater at Epidaurus. Here are our favorite images and descriptions out of those we used to build it: 1 2 3 4
News: Minecraft World's Weekly Server Challenge: Buildings Throughout Time
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How To: Create an Automatic Obsidian Generator in Minecraft
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our advanced tutorials and come play on our free server. Mining obsidian is not only time consuming, but dangerous. Looking for caves with obsidian and risking death by creeper, zombie, or lava just isn't worth it sometimes. Luckily, obsidian can be farmed, just like cobblestone! You'll no longer need to put your life on the line for this most-indestructible of building materials.
How To: Create a Multi-Channel Music Sequencer in Minecraft
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