How to Play Minecraft: Tips for Beginners
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Note: make summary for each of the videos in the #Level Up! section, add linking according to MCW:LINK
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This is a list of all official Minecraft tutorials located on How to Play Minecraft: Tips for Beginners. All of the YouTube videos are unlisted, meaning you can't find them without visiting the links provided in the website.
The videos are divided into three sections:
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§ Getting Started | Everything you need to know before you start playing Minecraft. |
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§ For Beginners | Nifty tips and tricks for surviving and creating in the Overworld and beyond. |
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§ Level Up! | For players looking to take their experience to the next dimension. |
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
Videos to get started in Minecraft.
| Link | Name | Description | Summary |
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| YouTube | How to: Play in Survival or Creative Mode | Ready for a thrilling adventure or eager to express your artistic side? We have you covered, no matter what mood you are in. So, let's dive into the differences between survival and creative mode and see how each shapes your Minecraft world. | Teaches game mode in Minecraft. In Survival mode you need to craft your tools. At night, monsters spawn. But in Creative mode your resources are unlimited |
| YouTube | How to: Use Bedrock Controls | Every great journey begins with a single step. But how does one take the first step? That is the question. In this video, we'll go through the basic controls and keybindings of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition to teach you how to take that first step on your endless adventures into the Overworld. | Teaches player movements, sprinting, navigating inventory, dropping an item, changing controls, and more. |
| YouTube | How to: Craft and Use Different Items | It might not come as such a surprise for some that in a game called Minecraft, there is a whole bunch of stuff you can craft... maybe even an overwhelming amount of stuff. We are here to show you how to make the essentials and how they will help you on your blocky adventure. | Teaches the player crafting mechanics, using tools, and smelting. At first, get some tree and craft the crafting table. Get pickaxe, axe, shovel. Use furnace to smelt, and torches to make light in the darkness. |
| YouTube | How to: Prepare For the Night | In Minecraft, it's not just the stars that come out at night. Think less twinkle-twinkle and more bitey-bitey. So, it might be better to take a raincheck on that midnight hike and find some shelter. This video will show you how to prepare for your first spooky night in the Overworld. | Teaches the player to prepare for the nighttime by crafting wooden sword and pickaxe, scavenging foods, and building a shelter. |
| YouTube | How to: Survive the First Night | Slumber parties might be really fun, but not if you bunk with zombies and creepers. So, when night comes, make sure to prevent any unexpected visitors. Let's take a look at how to secure your newly built home and how you can survive the first night. | Teaches the player to survive the night. Block entrances using door, craft a bed to sleep in the night, and torches to lighten up the interior. Eat a food to regenerate. In the nighttime, you can craft items, organize your inventory, and plan for tomorrow. |
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For Beginners[edit | edit source]
Videos for Minecraft beginners.
| Link | Name | Description | Summary |
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| YouTube | How to: Build the Basics | Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither will your Minecraft house if you don't know how. So put on your hardhats, because today we will learn the basics of Minecraft construction — the art of turning simple blocks into architectural masterpieces. | You can plan what you build or just let your creativity begin. There are a lot of block all of them have different properties like obsidian being explosion-proof. |
| YouTube | How to: Tame and Breed Animals | Animal lover? The Overworld is filled with furry friends to tame and call your own. Best of all, they won't chew up your shoes as their real-life counterparts! In this video, we will show you how to obtain a little feathered or four-legged companion and how to take care of them. | You can tame wolfs, cats, horses and even parrots. To tame wolf use bones, for cats use fish, keep mounting horses to tame them. Wheet for cows and sheeps, seeds for chickens and carrots for pigs. Feed to same animales to breed them |
| YouTube | How to: Build a Simple Farm | The person who said, "Your soul is a garden," definitely never knew how frustrating gardening can be if you don't have the know-how... or maybe they did? Nevertheless, it is time to paint those thumbs green because, in this video, we will go through the basics of Minecraft farming. | Farms are essentials to get food. Use hoe to create farmlands nearby water sources. Get seeds by breaking grass or find other crops in different places. Plant them into the farmlands and just wait |
| YouTube | How to: Discover Different Biomes Part 1 | The world of Minecraft is mind-bogglingly large — like really, really, really big. In this video, we will do a quick run-through of the different variations of climates and environments that the Overworld has to offer – let's explore the biomes of Minecraft. | There are a lot of biomes in Minecraft world. In every biomes there are different resources. In forest there are a lot of trees. Deserts filled with hidden structures. Explore oceans, there are a lot of sea life. Also you can explore different dimmensions |
| YouTube | How to: Discover Different Biomes Part 2 | Ready to go beyond green forests and sandy beaches? Well, pack your bags explorers, it is time to discover the more uncharted biomes of the Overworld. From the barren yet colorful badlands to the brutally cold but still breathtakingly beautiful ice spikes, today we will go through the less common biomes you might encounter in your travels. | Mushrooms fields contains a lot of mushrooms and there are no mobs. In badlands there are a lot of terracota and coal. In ice spikes biomes a lot of ice spikes located. Bamboo can be found in jungle biomes. |
Linked articles[edit | edit source]
- Creative vs. Survival Mode
- How to survive your first night in Minecraft
- How to craft
- How Spawning, Dying, and Respawning Works in Minecraft
- Everything You Need to Know About Health in Minecraft
- Exploring the Overworld in Minecraft
- Everything You Need to Know About Minecraft Mobs
- What is a Minecraft Skin?
Level Up![edit | edit source]
Videos to level up in Minecraft.
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| YouTube | How to: Enchant | Does your diamond pickaxe feel just a tad too... meh? Looks like you need an upgrade of the magical kind. So it's time to hit the books because today, we're learning the basics of enchantment and how you can give your gear the glowy power-up they deserve. | |
| YouTube | How to: Build Your First Base | Temporary dirt houses do have their charm... yet, why not take your building to the next level? It is time for you to create a more permanent solution. In this video, we will provide some basic pointers for creating your first base, the rest is up to you and that imaginative head of yours. | |
| YouTube | How to: Decorate Interiors | Nothing beats unwinding in your humble abode after a long day of adventuring. Yet, your cozy corner might need a little more style to give it that “wow factor”. There are many creative possibilities to make it your own. We'll show you some easy interior decoration tips to transform your home from basic to brilliant. | |
| YouTube | How to: Play With Friends and Join Servers | Finding a huge diamond vein is sweet, of course, but maybe the real treasure is the friends we made along the way. So, gather the crew, it is time to join the Minecraft community. In this video, we will show you how to play with others and create a world tailored just for you and your friends.
Want to learn more about Minecraft multiplayer? https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4410316619533-How-to-Play-Minecraft-Multi player [sic] | |
| YouTube | How to: Use Redstone and Command Blocks Part 1 | Have you always dreamt about tinkering with gadgets? Did you know you can create these in Minecraft? In this video, we will go through the basics of redstone, the element that powers everything from pistons to automatic trap doors. So, get ready to create and play around with the technological marvels of the Overworld! | |
| YouTube | How to: Use Redstone and Command Blocks Part 2 | Listen up, future hackers and programmers! Let us introduce you to the command block — the special little box that allows you to bend the Overworld to your will. With it, you can automate tasks, create complex structures, and even control game mechanics with just a few lines of code. |
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