Minecraft Features
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.
How To: A Simple Guide to Using Redstone in Minecraft
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our advanced tutorials and come play on our free server. As we all know, redstone can be a very useful tool for make basic things in Minecraft more complex and intricate. For beginners to redstone, today's article will give you a basic understanding of how it functions, as well as its many uses.
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: Install OptiFine for Minecraft
OptiFine have released a stand alone .jar file that lets you play Minecraft with all the benefits of OptiFine. It is still in test stages so some features are missing but they are being added and worked on. Follow this tutorial to on how to install OptiFine for Minecraft
How To: 5 Great Minecraft Redstone Tips You Probably Didn't Know!
A very large aspect of minecraft is redstone. Infact, redstone is probably what keeps me playing minecraft today. Ever since the piston update of beta 1.7, redstone has taken minecraft to a whole new level, with the ability to manipulate the entire world around you with the flick of a switch. In this guide I'm going to quickly cover a few great redstone tips you probably did not know!
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.
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.
News: Hide Your Secret Stash with a Completely Invisible Redstone Trigger
Are you looking to hide your chests in a not-so-conspicuous way, but don't know where to start? Do you want to finally have that safe and sacred place to store your diamonds, cake and beloved treasures? This tutorial incorporates this previous week's challenge on transforming houses. If you weren't able to participate in last week's challenge, you will still be able to get a feel for what everyone did!
News: Minecraft World's Ultimate Survival Guide, Part 4
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Whiteblock : A Whitestar Skyblock Survival Map
Whiteblock : A Whitestar skyblock survival map Video: .
Lightning Fast Zigzagging: Build an Airport Moving Walkway in Minecraft
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News: Minecraft World's Ultimate Survival Guide, Part 2
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our advanced tutorials and come play on our free server. Welcome back to Minecraft World's Ultimate Survival guide! A few days ago, we reviewed a good way to start off right when you spawn, plus a small rundown of the mobs. Now we will continue on to combat strategies. Note that these are strategies, not specific How-To's, so the best way to get better at it is to do it yourself!
News: Minecraft World's Ultimate Survival Guide, Part 3
Earlier we've looked at starting off in Survival mode, plus simple combat. Now we look at a more refreshing aspect of Minecraft: Food!
How To: Get to the End
Can we reach 5 likes In this guide I will explain how to get to the end in minecraft.
News: Why You No Use Steam, Notch?
Notch's official explanation as to why Minecraft will not be available through Steam. Makes sense to me.
How To: Do Farming
A full run down of how to grow all the crops in minecraft Video: .
How To: Make an Invisible, Reusable Trapdoor to Hide Secrets or Char Unsuspecting Cows
There are a few ways to make trapdoors, but out of all of them, this one is my favorite. It's fast, completely hidden, and both opens and closes. This particular trapdoor can be used for a variety of purposes, such as hiding your valuable possessions, having a secret entrance to an underground lair, or maybe even taking care of obnoxious cows. What you'll need to make it are 12 sticky pistons, 8 redstone repeaters, 32 redstone, the switch of your choice, and whatever blocks you want to use to...
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: Create a Working Movie Screen in Minecraft with Pistons and Redstone
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How To: Make and Use ABBA Switches to Turn Your Redstone Around
In last Saturday's workshop, the tutorial was on the ABBA switch, so named because it fires redstone pulses in A-B-B-A order. While the turnout was low, it was a really productive workshop! We experimented with a lot of things and had a great time. Hopefully you'll consider joining us next time!
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: Make Minecraft Potions
Sometimes mining and crafting gets boring. The thrill of hunting mobs, exploring strongholds, or the Nether is often much more satisfying and appeals to the RPG nerd in all of us. Well, Mojang took the hint and as part of the 1.9 release, there will be potions, more mobs, other worlds, and enchantments added to the game. To preview this release, read my tutorial on how to download and install 1.9.3.
How To: Create a Piston Conveyor Belt in Minecraft
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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.
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!
How To: Build a T Flip-Flop in Minecraft
Have you ever built a fancy redstone contraption just to find out that it needs those large clunky levers in order to work? Well, have no fear because there is a more complex method for fixing that problem. It is known as a T Flip-Flop and it can be the love of your life. Now, the version I'm showing you is compact and doesn't use pistons, which lag the server to no ends. Here we go.
The Fastest Way to the Top: How to Build a Redstone Elevator in Minecraft
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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: Download and Install Minecraft 1.0: The Final Pre-Release
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our advanced tutorials and come play on our free server. Well this is it folks, the final Pre-Release before Minecraft officially launches! These changes should be the final game changes until it releases in Vegas this Friday. Mojang has made it clear, however, that they will continue making changes to the game while it's released.
How To: Download and Install the Minecraft 1.8 Pre-Release
Update 2: 1.9 Version3 is currently out. Click here to download and install 1.9 Version 3. Update: 1.8 is now officially out! It'll prompt you to update the next time you launch.
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.
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!
How To: 3 Minecart Station Designs to Get Your Minecraft Railway Rolling
Sometimes the hardest part about getting your minecart rolling is the beginning takeoff. Have you ever started a minecart on a hill, and then tried to jump into it as it started moving, only to fail and watch it slowly dwindle into the distance?
News: 5 Ways to Improve Your Minecraft Builds with Patterned Flooring
Flooring is a very important part of your Minecraft builds. I've already shown you the three types of flooring designs and went into further details about inset flooring. Now it's time for the second main category of floor types—patterned floors.
How To: Download and Install Minecraft 1.2.5 (Works on 1.2.4 Servers!)
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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.
News: The First Competition! Skate on Ice with Your Best Ice Castles.
Hey everyone, freakje118 here! This week, the first challenge ever will be to build an awesome and icy ice castle! It can be any size you want but please use the plots. Let your imagination work and make something great of it! you can use any blocks that you want! Ice, water, quartz, wool,.... But remember, it should be an ice castle!
How To: Install Shaders for Minecraft (1.6.2-1.6.4)
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How To: Install Forge for Minecraft 1.7.10
To play Minecraft with mods you will need to install Forge. Most people think this is hard to do, not so. It is very simple and in less than 5 minutes you can be playing Modded Minecraft.
How To: Make an Arched Roof in Minecraft
This week, I will be covering one of my favorite styles of roofing in Minecraft—the arched roof. This is basically just a roof that starts out steep and slowly slopes down until it meets in the center. I think this type of roof looks great in Elvish-styled buildings and can make any build look very elegant and tall.