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Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:58 pm
Hello everyone!
This is just a quick write up of my new video on how to install Minecraft Pi edition! I have no idea how this came out because there has been no
raspberrypiguy1
o^cial release! But I got it working so no hate! Check out my video and channel here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuMVXNTHBbI
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1. Open up the terminal and type in this simple line!
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wget https://dl.dropbox.com/s/hqk8wsdzlyyujli/minecraft-pi-0.1.tar.gz
2. Wait for that to install and then end it in the ele manager and extract it {like the way in the video!} using Xarchiver!
3. Save the new ele to somewhere like the desktop and then enter the terminal again!
4. Change directory to where you saved it using the 'cd' command... Mines on the desktop so my cd line looks like this {REMEMBER: Yours
might be different depending on where you saved it!}:
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cd Desktop
cd mcpi
5. Launch Minecraft Pi edition with the command:
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./minecraft-pi
6. Have fun placing blocks!
If you have any problems then please don't voice them here! Go and comment on my video and then I will be sure to reply!
I hope everyone has a great evening!
The Raspberry Pi Guy
Matt, The Raspberry Pi Guy YouTube channel, author of Learn Robotics with Raspberry Pi, available now: http://mybook.to/raspirobots, Computer Science & Electronics
Undergraduate at The University of Edinburgh
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pygmy_giant
Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:51 pm Posts: 1562

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Good work! am
For reasons too boring to mention, I am reliant on mobile broadband and cannot get it reliably working on my Pi.
If I put the .gz ele on a memory stick, how should I install it?

magno23
Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:57 pm Posts: 136

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* pygmy_giant wrote:
Good work!
same way.
just extart the eles to a folder in the rpi

Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:56 pm
raspberrypiguy1
Good work!
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Just skip the wget bit! Go straight on to Xarchiver and extract the eles!

pygmy_giant
Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:58 pm Posts: 1562

Will do - thanks - I'm hoping Minecraft itself will work off-line.....? am

Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:52 pm
Of course!

raspberrypiguy1
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IAmRaspbian
Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:15 pm Posts: 12

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Which language do I use to use Pi Edition?

pygmy_giant
Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:00 pm Posts: 1562

Got it working - my 8yr old is having fun with it! am
It says its the alpha version so I guess the enished one will have sheep and stuff.

Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:55 pm
* IAmRaspbian wrote:
raspberrypiguy1
Which language do I use to use Pi Edition?
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I'm sorry but what do you mean? To do API stuff?
Got it working - my 8yr old is having fun with it!
It says its the alpha version so I guess the enished one will have sheep and stuff.
I'm so glad that he's having fun! And yes its only in Alpha... When they announce the o^cial version we can all look forward to sheep... Sigh!

ferjeezy
Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:13 am Posts: 14

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The pi alpha contains only creative mode. I'm sure that's why the gz ele is so small. When or if they put in survival mode, you will get to play with
sheep.

Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:31 am
* ferjeezy wrote:
raspberrypiguy1
The pi alpha contains only creative mode. I'm sure that's why the gz ele is so small. When or if they put in survival mode, you will get to
play with sheep. Posts: 379
Exactly! Sadly, its only in creative at the moment.... But as I said, I think we can look forward to the o^cial release soon! And then we might get
our SHEEP!

Kazp123
Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:56 am Posts: 10

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You can play with sheep with this creative mode someone made a patch for mcpi to spawn animals. Its on the minecraft forum just search it on am
google

Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:28 pm
Yes! SHEEP!
Thank you!
raspberrypiguy1
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mattrweaver
Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:15 am Posts: 15

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I have followed these instructions but when I enter ./minecraft-pi I get the message " failed to add service - already in use?"
What am I doing wrong?

Jemographic
Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:16 am Posts: 8

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Do I use "Sudo aptitude install minecraft"
or something along those lines at all
~Jemo
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Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:26 am
* mattrweaver wrote:
raspberrypiguy1
I have followed these instructions but when I enter ./minecraft-pi I get the message " failed to add service - already in use?"
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What am I doing wrong?
Hmmmm.... I would run through everything again! Sorry about that but something has obviously gone wrong with the download!
* Jemographic wrote:
Do I use "Sudo aptitude install minecraft"

or something along those lines at all
~Jemo
No... You follow the tutorial!

Des_Tiny
Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:35 pm Posts: 7

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Minecraft: Pi Edition has been o^cially released: pm
http://mojang.com/2013/02/minecraft-pi- ... -download/

Download page: http://pi.minecraft.net/?page_id=10
It includes instructions on how to use it and Python and Java APIs. There's also a Ruby API on the download page.

pygmy_giant
Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:46 pm Posts: 1562

Still says alpha am
Renders a bit nicer.
Smoother..
Deeper eeld of view
Any critters?
Why are some blocks un-usable when you press e ?

Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:08 pm
Ahhhh! Great!
I will have a look at updating my tutorial!

raspberrypiguy1
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Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:59 pm
No animals, plus its not that new, its from before Christmas.
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Des_Tiny
Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:16 pm Posts: 7

pm
* tzj wrote:
No animals, plus its not that new, its from before Christmas.
It's just creative mode, so no animals were to be expected. There are a couple of new functions in the API - I requested some camera controls
which have appeared, and I assume there's other stuff too.
There have also been the standard optimisations/bug exes.

Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:17 pm
Probably not the largest update considering the leaked alpha was
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minecraft-pi-0.1.tar.gz Posts: 1382

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And this version is am
Contact: ,
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minecraft-pi-0.1.1.tar.gz
In release convention the last .1 is not a major update probably released to help determine if there are a few bugs that got missed. But it is an
update from the leaked alpha
http://www.raspians.com - always looking for content feel free to ask to have it posted. Or sign up and message me to become a contributor to the site. Raspians is not
a^liated with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. (RPi's + You = Raspians)

TBoyH_RPi
Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:28 pm Posts: 26

im trying to decompress the ele found on the MCPI website but when i type in the tar command it keeps coming up with an error with child in it. pm
can someone help me?!

Des_Tiny
Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:20 am Posts: 7

pm
* TBoyH_RPi wrote:
im trying to decompress the ele found on the MCPI website but when i type in the tar command it keeps coming up with an error with
child in it. can someone help me?!
For a while, there was a typo in the provided command (there was an extra dot in the elename). Try this:
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tar -zxvf minecraft-pi-0.1.1.tar.gz

Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:11 pm
I like minecraft! Cant wait for the Pi edition to catch up with the PC edition!
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5. Launch Minecraft Pi edition with the command:

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6. Have fun placing blocks!

I hope everyone has a great evening!

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Got it working - my 8yr old is having fun with it!

The Raspberry Pi Guy

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What am I doing wrong?

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Do I use "Sudo aptitude install minecraft"

No... You follow the tutorial!

The Raspberry Pi Guy

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http://mojang.com/2013/02/minecraft-pi- ... -download/

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Renders a bit nicer.

Deeper eeld of view

Why are some blocks un-usable when you press e ?

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I will have a look at updating my tutorial!

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