Minecraft Redstone For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) - Softcover

Cordeiro, Jacob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118968301 ISBN 13: 9781118968307

Publisher: For Dummies, 2014

Synopsis

The indispensable primer for achieving redstone greatness

Minecraft Redstone For Dummies is the complete guide to finding, using, and maximizing the power of redstone in the Minecraft world. This key element is essential for crafting and brewing, and can be placed on the ground as redstone dust – a flat, transparent block that can transmit redstone power, the major component of most redstone circuits. Written by a recognized Minecraft expert, this useful guide walks you through mining, smelting, and other methods of obtaining redstone, and teaches you how to make the most of your redstone stores. Craft a compass, piston, lamp, or torch, brew a potion that reverts to Level 1, or turn it to dust to help find nearby power components. Whether you're in Creative or Survival mode, redstone mastery is crucial for successful gameplay.

Minecraft is a worldwide phenomenon, boasting over 100 million players from around the world. While gameplay varies according to player preference, redstone remains a central element that allows players to build, brew and create as they advance through the biomes. Minecraft Redstone For Dummies teaches you everything you need to know about redstone, including how to get it and how best to use it.

• Learn which methods result in more redstone per attempt
• Discover how redstone is used in crafting and brewing
• Use redstone dust to build circuits and power mechanical components
• Understand redstone power, including source, levels, and configuration

Don't be content to acquire what you stumble across. Redstone's versatility makes it an indispensable resource in the Minecraft world, and knowing where to find it and how to use it efficiently can make all the difference in your gameplay. If you're ready to level up, Minecraft Redstone For Dummies will make you a redstone guru in no time.

About this title

About the Author

Jacob Cordeiro has been playing Minecraft since the Alpha pre-release. He attends Stanford Online High School and is the author of Minecraft For Dummies, Portable Edition.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Obtain, craft, and use redstone tools
• Design circuits and machines
• Program with command blocks
• Engineer and expand your Minecraft world

Your complete guide to discovering, using, and perfecting the power of redstone

This user-friendly guide walks you through obtaining and hooking together the elements of redstone circuitry. You’ll find instructions, examples, and information on this powerful feature of Minecraft, allowing you to build amazing machines and devices of all sorts.

• Become an engineer ― learn how to gather redstone dust, craft redstone items, and hook it all together into circuits
• Minecraft mechanisms ― find out how to use redstone to power mechanisms, get your mind around redstone laws, and design logic gates, loops, and other devices
• Construct contraptions ― improve your world with pistons, slime blocks, and physical machines
• Reprogram your world ― discover how to combine commands, modify items and entities, and build a custom map with redstone

Open the book and find:

• How redstone works
• The basics of redstone programming
• How to use redstone torches, repeaters, blocks, and comparators
• Instruction on designing basic logic gates
• Cool command block combinations
• How to customize a map for other players
• Top ten redstone tricks for Survival mode

From the Inside Flap

Learn to:

• Obtain, craft, and use redstone tools
• Design circuits and machines
• Program with command blocks
• Engineer and expand your Minecraft world

Your complete guide to discovering, using, and perfecting the power of redstone

This user-friendly guide walks you through obtaining and hooking together the elements of redstone circuitry. You’ll find instructions, examples, and information on this powerful feature of Minecraft, allowing you to build amazing machines and devices of all sorts.

• Become an engineer — learn how to gather redstone dust, craft redstone items, and hook it all together into circuits
• Minecraft mechanisms — find out how to use redstone to power mechanisms, get your mind around redstone laws, and design logic gates, loops, and other devices
• Construct contraptions — improve your world with pistons, slime blocks, and physical machines
• Reprogram your world — discover how to combine commands, modify items and entities, and build a custom map with redstone

Open the book and find:

• How redstone works
• The basics of redstone programming
• How to use redstone torches, repeaters, blocks, and comparators
• Instruction on designing basic logic gates
• Cool command block combinations
• How to customize a map for other players
• Top ten redstone tricks for Survival mode

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118968301
• ISBN 13: 9781118968307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224