I have found lots of previously made worlds that I wanted to have from Lord of the Rings to Neverland. These worlds are so cool. You can take the world and play in it with out having to do all the set up to create it. You can also look at all of the cool things that other people have dreamed up. And often you can find worlds that are based on one of your favorite shows. My current favorite is this Neverland world. It  is based on my new favorite show Once Upon a Time when they got to Neverland. It had all of the details  and I haven’t finished exploring to find even more details.

But once I downloaded them I was stumped about what to do next. So I did some research and now I’m going to show you how to find them and use them.

Okay so first you need to find the world you want. My best source is Planet Minecraft which is a great source for all things Minecraft. That is where I found the Neverland world. I have also seen Feed the Beast but I haven’t looked around there much. I have only seen it in a book so I can’t say any thing sure about the quality and choices of worlds.

Getting the World

1) Once you pick your world check to make sure that it is completed because so people post the world information before the world is ready.

2) Press the download button. The world will be in your downloads file.

Putting your new world into your game:

1) You need to get to your  .minecraft folder on you computer.  The easiest way is to go into the Minecraft game.  

2) Go to “options” and  click on “resource packs” then click the button that says “Open resource pack folder” then you should see the .minecraft folder.

3) Open the .minecraft and open the “saves folder” that is in it.

 4) Then copy the world into that. How you copy it is by left clicking on it and clicking “copy”

5) Most worlds are zipped so try to unzip  them by Sometimes the person who makes the world will put the actual world file in a file within the zipped file. One time I found a map of the world I got as a file in the zipped file.

When you start a new world on Minecraft you are dropped  into the world with nothing. I’m here to tell you what you need to do to get started There are day  and night cycles each 10 minutes 1 1/2 minutes in between.

First you need to find trees and get wood to make tools and shelter. You dig out wood by pointing your mouse at it and holding down the right mouse button. You make planks by putting logs in one square of your crafting interface in your inventory.

You need to make a crafting table by putting planks in every square of the crafting interface. A crafting table lets you craft more things than the crafting interface so you will be using it a lot!

Next you need  to make a home. I like to dig down in a staircase or into a hill. But if you don’t want to dig you can make a small plank house. You have to  make a house because monsters come out at night and if your not in a lighted home they will kill you. Monsters spawn in dark and will try to attack you.

A way to help with monsters is to make a sword (a stick and two planks up the middle of the crafting table).

For a good plank house you need about 20 wood logs make those into planks. Make a door by  putting planks in every square on the crafting table except the three on the left. Sticks are made by putting planks one  on top of the  other on the crafting table.  

Make light by  first making a furnace (cobblestone in every square but the middle in the crafting table) then putting logs in the top  and a log on the bottom. What comes out is charcoal which you can use to cook stuff or make torches (charcoal over sticks).  

Next make some tools by putting sticks up the middle and putting planks in the shape of the top of the tool you want. Later in the game you will make tools with cobble stone instead of planks.

To sleep which basically skips the night, you need to find sheep. This is not necessary to survive but is helpful. A bed is 3 planks on the bottom of the crafting table then 3 wool. To harvest the wool, kill the sheep.

You need also will need food. The best way to get that is to kill animals and cook the meat that they drop in the furnace.

Hope this helps!      

Nerdpie 

(Check out How to Change You Skin on Minecraft)

These are 2 of my favorite series of Minecraft books. I like reading Minecraft books to help with all those things you can’t figure out on your own. And they are just fun to read! The only place to learn about mods with out just surfing the web is to read Minecraft books. Not that surfing the web is bad it’s just that the books are a much easier way to find the information and they have sites that can help you further.

The Minecraft Handbook series by: Scholastic

This is the official Minecraft book series. It will show you how to do every thing from starting out on a new world to making complex redstone machinery and cool houses. I love them and I think that anyone could benefit from reading these books.

The Minecrafter series by: Triumph Books

This series is more about awesome buildings, mods, and neat tricks. And they have all the essentials to! These are a great read and a lot bigger than above. I sincerely advise it to every one.

I love these books and hope these help you further your Minecraft experience. Want more Minecraft and me? Check out my post on How to Change Your Minecraft Skin.