Welcome to the Minecraft session Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….Slides 3-8 Creative Mode……………………………………………………………………………… Slide 9 Survival Mode………………………………………………………………………………. Slide 10-16 Tools…………………………………………………………………………………………………… Slide 12 Difficulties…………………………………………………………………………………………. Slide 13 Monsters……………………………………………………………………………………………..Slides 14 & 15 Weapons & Armor………………………………………………………………………………. Slide 16 Hardcore Mode……………………………………………………………………………. Slide 17 Crafting……………………………………………………………………………………….. Slides 18 & 19 Controls……………………………………………………………………………………….. Slide 20 Today’s Session……………………………………………………………………………. Slide 21 What is Minecraft? Minecraft is an open world sandbox game that focuses on building, exploration, and survival. It is an independently developed (indie) game created by Markus Persson and his company Mojang. Although there is an “ending” to the game, the user sets out his/her own objectives, as each action in the game provides rewards. Background Originally known as Cave Game, the first development phase of Minecraft began on May 10th, 2009. After a short development cycle of only 6 days, the first version of the game was publicly released on the 17th of May, 2009. This phase of the game would later become known as Classic, and it can still be played to this day. Over the next couple of years, Minecraft would go through many updates and changes, before being officially released on November 18th, 2011. The Rise of Minecraft Being an indie game, Minecraft lacked a fan base upon initial release. At the time, YouTube personalities began to upload “Let’s Plays,” videos in which people would play a video game and provide live commentary of their interactions. SeaNanners and YogsCast, two successful YouTube channels (at the time roughly 200,000-400,000 subscribers each) presented their adventures in this unknown game to a large audience which multiplied as the videos were spread on social media. They are credited with Minecraft’s sudden rise in popularity. Adam “SeaNanners” Montoya Simon & Lewis of the Yogscast Minecraft & Minecraft Edu There are a couple of main differences between the normal and Edu versions of Minecraft. Minecraft Edu is not meant to be played over the Internet (though it can be in certain circumstances), but rather a Local Area Network (LAN) in a classroom- like setting. While it was not developed exclusively for teaching, education is the primary goal of Minecraft Edu. Minecraft Edu’s multiplayer servers come preinstalled with a modified client. The client grants administrators special permissions/powers to the game, including the ability to reward and/or punish players. From the players’ perspective, there should be no difference in the gameplay. Minecraft Edu is what you will be using today, it will also be the version installed on the labs that are being sent out. Game Modes There are multiple ways to play Minecraft. The three game modes installed on the default Minecraft client are: Creative, Survival, and Hardcore mode. All three game types take place in the same sandbox world. Creative mode is focused solely on building. It is more laid back, as the player does not have to worry about any of the hazards of survival mode. Survival requires more attention to things such as hunger, environmental dangers, and the various monsters that inhabit the world. While more difficult, survival is more rewarding in the way that you appreciate everything you create, as it can all be lost in an instant. Multiplayer An option that will be available to the public is to play Minecraft with others over a server. In multiplayer, the users may choose to interact with each other in many different ways. They may work together to collect and share resources, and fend off malicious creatures and other players. Creative Creative mode is probably the most basic and easiest game mode to learn in Minecraft. As the entire focus is on building, the player does not have to worry about the harsher elements of Survival, such as hunger, hostile monsters, and death. Source: deviantart.com There is also no need to search for supplies, as the player has immediate access to every item in the game. Creative mode can be toggled on/off in the multiplayer portion of MinecraftEdu, the version of Minecraft that will be shipped out to your libraries. Survival This game mode promotes a sense of adventure in the players. In this mode, the player starts with nothing but their surroundings and is tasked with creating a shelter, foraging for resources, and fending off the denizens of the night. Initially, the amount of tasks may intimidate you, a brand new adventurer. However, we will break down and go in depth with each of the basics. Similar to creative mode, any block may be used in construction. The only difference between survival and creative mode’s building, is that you need to obtain your materials through harvesting, crafting, or exploration. Exploration is necessary (supplies will run out, and you will need more), and essential to progressing in the world of Minecraft (you will find better equipment and building materials). Tools In order to start foraging for resources, you must craft tools to harvest them with. It is possible to harvest wood, and all materials collected by a shovel with your bare hand. A pickaxe is used for mining minerals, stone, and metals. An axe is used for harvesting wood. A shovel is used to quickly collect gravel, snow, sand, and dirt. A hoe is used to make dirt suitable for farming crops on. The efficiency/durability of a tool depends on the quality of the material it was crafted from. Survival Mode Continued The screenshot provided is of your heads up display (HUD). The hot bar (squares on the bottom) are where objects in your inventory may be selected and used. The bar above the squares is the experience bar, which fills up from collecting resources, and killing mobs. On the left hand side above the experience bar are ten hearts. These hearts are your health points, and your avatar will die upon losing all of the hearts. Your health will regenerate if your hunger bar is full. The meat icons to the right represent your avatar’s hunger. You will have to find food in order to replenish your hunger bar. Once the hunger bar is empty your character will begin to lose health points. The amount of health points lost depends on the game’s difficulty. It is worth taking note that cooked foods will heal you for more health than raw food products. Difficulty In survival mode, there are four difficulties: Peaceful, Easy, Normal, and Hard. In peaceful difficulty, hostile mobs will not spawn. The player will regain health automatically, and will not require food. Hostile mobs will spawn in all difficulties except for peaceful. Mobs in easy difficulty will deal less damage when compared to the Normal difficulty. The player’s avatar may fall down to half health when the hunger bar is empty. In normal difficulty, the enemies will deal standard amounts of damage, and the player can starve to a miniscule amount of life. In hard difficulty, enemies deal the greatest amount of damage, and it is possible to starve to death. Survival Monsters can spawn in dark places, such as caves, and at the surface (only during night time). One may safely avoid confrontation by hiding in a shelter during the night. Once the player acquires a bed, it is possible to bypass night time by going to sleep. In a multiplayer server, the administrators (teacher accounts) may change the time to day by using commands. In order for the players to bypass night without commands, all of the players must sleep in their own bed. However, the monsters may be fought for the valuable materials that they yield. Monsters Zombie Skeleton Creeper Spider Enderman - Slow - Slow - Normal - Fast movement - Fast movement, movement movement movement - Close up jumping teleports - Close up - Long ranged - Detonates attacks - Aggravated by attacks attacks when close - Can scale up looking into its eyes - Drops - Drops to players straight walls - Close range attacks feathers & arrows, - Drops - Drops string & - Drops ender pearls rotten flesh bows, & sulphur spider eyes bones Weapons and Armor Weapons are very useful in combat, dealing more damage to players and monsters. The strength of a sword depends on the quality of the material that it was created from. This principle does not apply to bows however. Armor reduces the amount of damage that its user takes. The effectiveness of the armor follows the same principle as weapons and tools. Hardcore Hardcore mode is a variant of Survival, where the player’s world is deleted upon death. The mechanics and principles of the game are the exact same as survival, other than the fact that the player faces the added pressure of his/her work being erased if they die. In this game mode, the difficulty is permanently set at Hard. Crafting The handouts we have provided will include the recipes for items you can craft. To begin crafting, create a crafting bench by placing four refined wood blocks in the 2x2 grid located at the top of your inventory. Most tools and objects will require the crafting bench in order to be crafted. Materials Controls Today’s Session To help you get acquainted with the controls and environment of Minecraft, we have created a world that provides shelter in a town. As well, we have created a quest for both your entertainment and to encourage exploration. We have placed Gold Nuggets in chests (which may be accessed by right clicking on the chest) to collect. The first player to return to either one of us with the allotted amount of items will win a prize. You may attack other players if you desire, as killing them will allow you to gain all of their items.