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News: Awesome Minecraft-Inspired Animal Art
A friend of mine sent me a link to the work of Laura Bifano, and I was totally blown away. She has a whole gallery of Minecraft-inspired art of various animals, and it's just the coolest thing in the world! Check out this one, small example: I don't want to repost all of them here, because you should definitely go check them out at her gallery. However, if anyone wants to make any (or all) of these for our current Mythical Creatures challenge, I'll allow it!
Portland : Zeppelin City One
You knew it was coming - and it's finally here. After 2.5+ months, my solo build aka : "Zeppelin City One" is complete. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but this thing is large enough for a video. Special thanks to Pmag and Ping for helping throw switches and set day / night during the video "shoot". Also included an assortment of in-build photos plus the source image that the Airship started from.
News: Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release News
The 1.9 pre-release is out right now, download it here! Notch has also said that the 1.10 release will be coming soon, with even more Adventure-related updates. Enjoy!
Reflection: A Minecraft Cinematic
Not long ago, we saw the amazing Water Shader mod. But we have never seen its true capability until now. This video captures the beauty, and sublime impact it has on the Minecraft player. It simply GORGEOUS.
How To: Suffocating Wall Tutorial
Hey everyone! This is just a tutorial of a trap that was in PortalElf's winning contraption. Hope you all will enjoy this tutorial, and please leave a comment of what you want to see a tutorial of next! Thanks!
News: Destroy Distant Targets With the Easiest TNT Cannon EVER
Hey guys! Just made a tutorial on one of the best TNT cannons I've ever made. It was in a video, but I've improved it to shoot soooooo much farther. Hope you guys like it!
News: XBOX 360 Edition Halo Mash-Up
Here's the latest mash-up for the XBOX 360 edition. I believe this follows the Skyrim mash up if I'm not wrong. Look's cool.
Weekly Tips #2: Using the Right Environment
Another way to make your build really stand out is to choose the right environment. This can either be accomplished by just taking the time to look for suitable land, or by terraforming the world to fit your needs. Like the last one, this tip does not require plugins like Voxel Sniper, yet can really improve the quality of a build.
News: Redstone Printer 1.0
I was messing around in single player, (because the server is down) when a wild idea came to my mind. To build a printer, i have seen many examples on youtube, but all of them where to complex to my understanding of redstone. The end result was simple and it could save 4 images. The printer only prints in 2 colours in white (wool) and grey (cobblestone). As you have seen in the las image above, there are 25 buttons on the wall, they are parallel to the display and you can use them to edit the...
News: Mojang Still Needs Your Help to Make Minecraft LEGO a Possibility
Mojang needs just 5,000 more votes for LEGO to review the possibility of making Minecraft LEGOs. Even though Mojang and CUUSOO (LEGOs development branch) have communicated already about the possibility of Minecraft LEGOs, a little support from the community could go a long way.
Minecraft: Pi Edition, Coming Soon to a Raspberry Pi Near You
Yes, that's right. Apparently, you don't have to play Minecraft on your computer or mobile device anymore. Mojang recently created a port of the Minecraft: Pocket Edition that they're calling Minecraft: Pi Edition.
News: Bend and Shape Trees However You Want in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop on Tree Molding
Trees can be annoying in Minecraft, because they're organic and grow in unpredictable ways. But there are a few techniques for controlling how trees grow so that you can have a forest that looks exactly like you want it to! Come join us at our workshop this Saturday and we'll show you how to make trees grow how you'd like them to! Then you can compete to see who can make the coolest tree! Workshops are held on our server, mc.wonderhowto.com, every Saturday at 12:01 pm PST (3:01 pm EST). I hop...
News: Metroid Mod, X360 Skyrim Mash-Up, and Snapshot 13W47e
Hey guy's, hope everything's going well! Here's a snippet of a few cool things and the latest news on Minecraft.
News: Minecraft Incredibles Mod Review
Hello, my name is PortalsUnite I made a mod review about a awesome minecraft mod called The Incredibles mod. I would appreciate it if you checked it out, liked, shared and subscribed. Feedback is always welcome!
News: Android Reaches 10 Billion Downloads; Celebrate with Minecraft for $0.10!
Now that the Android Market has reached 10 billion downloads, they're celebrating with an awesome sale. Every day for the next 10 days, they will have 10 apps for sale for 10 cents. You cannot beat that price, and included in today's bundle is Minecraft Pocket Edition. Time to get started!
Weekly Tips #3: Making a Build Dynamic
Sometimes, the part of architecture in minecraft that makes something really stand out is not the environment around the build, but the detail in the construction itself. More detail in a building makes that building more eye-pleasing and interesting to look at. However, even extremely detailed buildings can look plain or flat. The reason for this is the wall of it is completely 2D. To make a building really pop, make a surface 3D instead. Not only does it make it more appealing, it adds bett...
News: Minecraft Survival Horror
Survive 25 waves of monsters by managing limited supplies and hidden treasures in this map powered by redstone!
News: Free Build Challenge Extended! Plus, Learn About the 3D Printing Process…
The first item of business is that our very own William Finucane of Mad Science has written an article explaining exactly how the 3D printing process works, which may help some of you to better conceptualize how your builds will come to life in the 3D world!
News: The Dragon&Bunny Pixel-Art
finaly it is done :) i had some free time ~10 hours today xd and finished it. I hope someone likes it it took me over 80+ hours overall xd.
News: The Highwind (now Entered in for the weekly staff contest)
I know some people thought I should have entered this in the ship contest (It did meet all contest requirements) but Like I said, i was going to enter this weeks contest, in order to give some of my friends a chance at it. But here is a post of the ship anyway
News: Make Friends by Using Proper Server Etiquette
What happened to please and thank you? When did asking someone to come look at your build degenerate into COME NOW or FOLLOW or sending out teleport requests to any and all currently on the server without asking?
News: Minecraft Pocket Edition available for iOS
Have you tried out Minecraft Pocket Edition on your iPad or iPod yet?
Minecraft Survival Lesson: Join Us This Saturday for Some Innovative Tripwire Trap Building
Out of all of the new features in Minecraft 1.3, tripwires are undoubtedly the most fun to play with. They provide an entirely new functionality that's still being innovated and discovered.
News: kid is too smart, give him a degree already
nothing wrong with his logic
News: Rock-paper-scissors
I've been having this idea to build a redstone-version of rock-paper-scissors but never got around to do it. Building big redstone-contraptions on survival-servers isn't easy and single-player creative mode is a bit silly if you want to build a 2-player redstone-game. :)
News: Get Your Minecart Railway Rolling in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
The hardest part of starting a minecart railroad in Minecraft is getting it started. Anyone can lay some track in a circle, but what's the best way to stop and start your cart? In this Saturday's workshop, we'll be covering a variety of designs for minecart "train stations", so to speak, that effectively stop and start your minecarts.
News: New Minecraft Map Format, "Anvil" Announced
Jeb just announced a great new feature that will be added in the 1.2 update. This map format, titled "Anvil," will open Minecraft to so many more possibilities with the new update to mod compatibility.
News: Redstone Clock
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News: Winners of the Watchtower Contest PLUS the New Contest! (Finally! :D)
Welcome back! Sorry for my absence, but i'm back, it was a busy month, finals and stuff, but i'm back, anouncing the winners of the previous contest
News: Minecraft Potions 101
A super in-depth video explaining all you need to know about potions.
Minecraft: Pocket Edition Coming to Android Devices Sept 29th
Daniel Kaplan posted this video on his Twitter account, demonstrating the new Minecraft : Pocket Edition. He also announced that it would be available this Thursday. Who's going to download it?
News: New Detail to SaintJamez's Tree House
Here is a new picture of my tree house, I added some trees, and a wooden road coming off of a bridge someone had made. Keep in mid that none of it is actually a part of my build (Due to the fact that package 3 doesn't include wooden fence) But I felt it would make the build itself more presentable. Please enjoy!
How To: A Silly Tutorial on How to Use a Chargeable Bow and Arrow in Minecraft 1.8
Saw this while going through some Minecraft 1.8 how to guides on YouTube. These guys are a bit silly with their accents, but it is a pretty cool video of how to use the bow and arrow in the new release of Minecraft.
News: Time Magazine Ranks Minecraft as the Number One Game of the Year
Time Magazine has mentioned Minecraft as the number one game of 2011. About this time every year Time releases the top best and worst lists of the year and Minecraft made the top of the gaming list.
How To: Compose Some Music with Us in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
Music is a big part of life, but it's an often-ignored part of Minecraft. Included in the game are note blocks which, when used properly, can create a variety of sounds and music.
News: Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody in Minecraft Note Blocks
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen done in Minecraft Note Blocks. Still trying to fathom making this! Just awesome!
News: Survival mode Confirmed for Minecraft Pocket Edition!
This is for you fans of the Minecraft Pocket Edition: survival mode has been announced! This has been one of the most requested changes wanted by players worldwide, and now its coming! We should also expect additions like crafting and mining which are, of course, integral to the survival experience. It will be interesting to see how these changes are integrated into these devices.
News: Advanced Piston Stacking Explained in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
As anyone who has tried it knows, stacking pistons on top of each other in order to combine their effects is really, really complicated. Stacking two on top of each other is only slightly hard, but the difficulty rises exponentially with each added piston. Stacking three is pretty tough, and stacking four is downright ridiculous.