Minecraft modding for kids for dummies

Title:

For dummies

--For dummies.

Author:

Guthals, Sarah, author.

Foster, Stephen, author.

Handley, Lindsey, author.

ISBN:

9781119050049

Physical Description:

ix, 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Series:

For dummies

--For dummies.

General Note:

Includes index.

Abstract:

Presents nine projects to teach children the basics of enhancing Minecraft games with modifications, including earning modding badges, building and protecting structures, and designing a multiplayer minigame.

Subject:

Minecraft (Game) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Java (Computer program language) -- Juvenile literature.

Video games -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Computer games -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Young adult literature.

Genre:

Young adult literature.

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Summary

Join more than 100 million players in the online world of Minecraft

Are you a Minecraft fanatic looking to mod your games? Hours of fun await! Minecraft Modding For Kids For Dummies teaches you how to mod in easy-to-do parts. Offering loads of helpful explanations and cool projects along the way, this friendly guide will have you advancing levels, keeping score, respawning players, building portals, creating an archery range--and much more--faster than you can say redstone!

There's no denying that modding is cool. After all, it allows you to alter your Minecraft gaming world to constantly keep things new and fun. While it isn't incredibly difficult to learn to mod, it does take some practice. Luckily, Minecraft Modding For Kids For Dummies is here to help you build basic coding skills to make modding your games as easy as 1-2-3!

The book is in full color and lies flat so you can look while you play Includes lifetime access to LearnToMod software with 3 months free access to a private Minecraft server Features larger print to make the text feel less daunting Offers next steps you can take if you want to learn even more about modding and coding If you're one of the millions of kids who play Minecraft every day, this hands-on guide gets you up and running fast with modding your favorite game!

Author Notes

Sarah Guthals, Ph. D. is the CTO of ThoughtSTEM and has dedicated her life to coding education.
Stephen Foster, Ph. D. is the CEO of ThoughtsSTEM, a company that teaches computer science to kids across America.
Lindsey Handley, Ph. D. is the COO of thoughtSTEM and has hundreds of hours of experience as a classroom instructor for Minecraft based science and computer science classes.

Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 1
Foolish Assumptions	p. 2
Icons Used in This Book	p. 3
Accessing the Learn ToMod Software	p. 3
Beyond the Book	p. 4
Where to Go from Here	p. 4
Part 1 Making Your First Minecraft Mod	p. 7
Project 1 Getting Started on Modeling Minecraft	p. 9
Know What Minecraft Modding Is	p. 10
Use the LearnToMod Online Software	p. 11
Become Familiar with the Programming Environment	p. 19
Write Your First Minecraft Mod	p. 22
Run Your First Mod in Minecraft	p. 28
Write Your Own Minecraft Mods	p. 32
Share Your Mods with Friends	p. 34
Project 2 Earning Modding Badges	p. 37
Write Mods with Functions	p. 38
Earn Scramble Badges	p. 40
Earn Missing Badges	p. 45
Make and Call New Functions	p. 48
Complete the Functions Badge Code	p. 51
Earn Quiz Badges	p. 57
Challenge Yourself Beyond Badges	p. 58
Complete the Function Challenge	p. 59
Project 3 Building and Protecting Structures	p. 62
Use Drones to Build Structures in Minecraft	p. 63
Build a Tower in Minecraft By Breaking Coding into Phases	p. 70
Use Locations to Strike Lightning on Yourself in Minecraft	p. 84
Use Locations to Strike Lightning on Drones in Minecraft	p. 87
Debug Complex Mods	p. 88
Spawn Entities and Add Inventory Items	p. 90
Build a One-Click House in Minecraft	p. 91
Part 2 Making Your First Minecraft Minigame	p. 109
Project 4 Making a Single-Player Game in Minecraft: Spleef	p. 111
Introduce the Gameplay Loop	p. 112
Make Spleef: Iteration 1	p. 115
Make Spleef: Iteration 2	p. 136
Project 5 Making a Multilevel Minecraft Minigame: Monster Arena	p. 142
Draw the Gameplay Loop	p. 143
Iteration 1 Make Monster Arena	p. 144
Iteration 2 Add Levels	p. 158
Iteration 3 Add Even More Levels and Challenges	p. 163
Make More Iterations: Be Creative and Unique	p. 166
Project 6 Minecraft Modding with Friends: The Multiplayer Version of Spleef	p. 168
Start from the Single-Player Spleef Game	p. 169
Summarize the Gameplay Loop	p. 171
Iteration 1 Refactor the Single-Player Version	p. 172
Iteration 2 Add in PIayer2	p. 179
Test the Multiplayer Spleef Game	p. 184
Iteration 3 End the Game at 200 Blocks	p. 187
Part 3 Designing and Building a Multiplayer Minigame	p. 189
Project 7 Modding with Projectiles	p. 191
Design and Build an Exploding Projectile	p. 192
Make a Projectile Library	p. 210
Complete an Extra Challenge: Use the Projectile Library to Make a Teleporting Projectile	p. 225
Project 8 Making a Multiplayer Minigame: Capture the Flag	p. 226
Plan the Capture-the-Flag Game	p. 227
Prepare the Capture-the-Flag Mod	p. 227
Iteration 1 Create the Single-Player Version	p. 230
Project 9 Iterating on Gameplay Using an Existing Game: Capture the Flag	p. 261
Iteration 2 Add player 2	p. 262
Iteration 3 Make Someone Win	p. 270
Play the Game in Alternative Ways	p. 276
Part 4 Building Your Own Minecraft Minigame	p. 279
Project 10 Building Your Own Game	p. 281
Sketch Out Your Mod	p. 282
Plan Your Mod	p. 283
Draw the Gameplay Loop	p. 284
Outline Your Mod	p. 285
Refactor Your Mods	p. 286
Test Your Code	p. 286
Share Your Mod with Friends	p. 286
Remix Other People's Mods	p. 287
Engage with Your Community	p. 289
Index	p. 290

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