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Minecraft is a sandbox construction video game developed by Mojang Studios, with 2 editions, Java and Bedrock. Gameplay involves players interacting with the game world by placing and breaking various types of blocks in a three-dimensional environment. In this environment, players can build creative structures, creations, and artwork on multiplayer servers and singleplayer worlds across multiple game modes.
Minecraft Dungeons is an action-adventure role-playing video game where up to four players travel through procedurally generated levels, fight monsters and face off against the main antagonist, the Arch-Illager.
- Minecraft Dungeons Arcade is an adaptation of Minecraft Dungeons for arcade, which requires four players to play through levels and defeat large groups of mobs. Players can get equipment, skins and pets by scanning collectible cards.
Minecraft Earth is an augmented reality mobile game where players travel to real-life locations to build structures and collect resources. It features many unique gameplay aspects and interactions similar to the main game. It will be discontinued on June 30, 2021.
Minecraft: Story Mode was episodic point-and-click narrative-driven graphic adventure video games based on the sandbox video game Minecraft, made by Telltale Games where player choices and actions had significant effects on later story elements, where they had to complete chapters in order to progress.
- Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two was the sequel to the original Story Mode, made also by Telltale Games It kept the episodic point-and-click narrative-driven graphic adventure style, but the story was a continuation of the original game, featuring elements from newer versions of Minecraft.
- ... that the only place to find bamboo outside the jungle biomes is a shipwreck?
- ... that Java Edition 1.13 was originally going to be called "Technically Updated" before it was combined with the Update Aquatic?
- ... that crying obsidian was originally planned to set the spawn point, but beds were added instead?
- ... that there are exit gateways randomly generated across the outer islands in the End?
- ... that piglins get angry at a player that opens a chest only when they can see the player?
- ... that there was hoglin meat as an unused texture in Bedrock Edition?
- ... that dripstone caves are never found near oceans?
- ... that MC-4 is the oldest bug report that is still standing?
Minecraft
Minecraft Dungeons
Mechanics
Minecraft
- Achievements/Advancements
- Various challenges and goals that the player can complete.
- Blocks
- Detailed information on the various blocks that make up the world.
- Items
- Detailed information on the various items that the player can collect and use.
- Biomes
- Different regions in a world with varying geographical features.
- Enchanting
- Tools and weapons can be enchanted to improve the item's abilities.
- Effects
- Information about various effects that can be applied to mobs.
- Mobs
- Information about the various friendly and non-friendly creatures found in-game.
- Resource packs
- A user-created system that alters the look and feel of the game.
- Add-ons
- Various user-created modifications that can alter gameplay.
- Tutorials
- Different user-created guides on various aspects of gameplay.
Minecraft Dungeons
- Achievements
- Various challenges and goals that the player can complete.
- Items
- Detailed information on the various items that the player can collect and use.
- Locations
- Information about locations in general.
- Enchanting
- Tools and weapons can be enchanted to improve the item's abilities
- Status effects
- Information about various effects that can be applied to mobs.
- Mobs
- Information about the various friendly and non-friendly creatures found in-game.
- Tutorials
- Different user-created guides on various aspects of gameplay.
- April 1, 2021
- Mojang Studios releases a screensaver application for Windows and a website titled Minecraft Plus!.
- April 1, 2021
- Mojang Studios launches the Spring Sale for Bedrock Edition.
- March 31, 2021
- Mojang Studios announces the upcoming Spring Sale and free skin pack for Bedrock Edition.
- March 5, 2021
- Mojang Studios and Play Mechanix announce Minecraft Dungeons Arcade.
- March 2, 2021
- Minecraft: The Mountain released.
- February 24, 2021
- Minecraft Dungeons Ancient Hunts and the Flames of the Nether DLC are released.
- January 5, 2021
- Mojang releases the final update for Minecraft Earth and announces that the game is set to be shut down on June 30, 2021.
- December 18, 2020
- The new Chills and Thrills event for Minecraft Dungeons launches, lasting until December 30.
- December 6, 2020
- Mojang Studios announce the Community Celebration event, gifting character creator items and Marketplace maps for free, every day until January 7.
Recent updates
- May 5, 2021
- Minecraft Dungeons 1.8.8.0 released.
- April 22, 2021
- Bedrock Edition 1.16.221 released.
- April 6, 2021
- Bedrock Edition 1.16.220 released.
- March 24, 2021
- Minecraft Dungeons 1.8.6.0 released.
- March 9, 2021
- Bedrock Edition 1.16.210 released.
- March 1, 2021
- Minecraft Dungeons 1.8.1.0 released on Xbox Series X|S.
- February 24, 2021
- Minecraft Dungeons 1.8.0.0 released.
- January 15, 2021
- Java Edition 1.16.5 released.
- January 5, 2021
- Minecraft Earth 0.33.0 released as the final version of the game.
Wiki links
- Wiki Discord
- Wiki YouTube
- Wiki Twitter
- Feed the Beast Wiki (modded Minecraft)
Reddit communities
- Servers
- Documentation on starting and maintaining a server in Java Edition.
- Bedrock Dedicated Servers
- Documentation on starting and maintaining a server in Bedrock Edition.
- Featured servers
- Documentation and information about Bedrock Edition featured servers, along with a list of them.
- Minecraft Realms
- Information about paid Mojang Studios-hosted servers in Java Edition, known as Realms.
- Minecraft Realms Plus
- Information about paid Mojang Studios-hosted servers in Bedrock Edition, known as Realms Plus.
- Official issue tracker
- Submit and track bug reports and fixes to Minecraft.
- Official feedback website
- Submit feedback or suggest changes to Minecraft.
- Development resources
- Documentation and information to develop applications to work with Minecraft.
- Programs and editors
- A list containing several third-party programs that are designed to work with Minecraft.
- Java Edition
- Bedrock Edition
- Full Release
- Development versions
- Alpha
- Minecraft Dungeons
- Minecraft Earth
- Education Edition
- Minecraft China
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