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Minecraft [1], the "social lego" with zombies, skeletons, and creepers, has become a social phenomenon, earning a place in the Smithsonian's "Art of Videogames," a feature-length documentary [2], an article in The Guardian, and ports to nearly every modern personal computing platform in existence, including the Raspberry Pi.

Although you can run a Minecraft server from your Pi, hardware constraints won't allow you to play the full version directly on your Pi. However, a client version has been adapted to the Raspberry Pi, and that is the one I'll be using in this article.

Down the Shaft

The Pi version of Minecraft [3] is a bit limited, in that you can only use the Creative playing mode. This is similar to early versions of the game for mobile devices. In this mode, you have no mobs (animals, monsters, and non-player humans – a.k.a. "villagers"), and although you can dig, you can't pick up blocks (mine) or transform combinations of blocks into new objects (craft). Instead, in your inventory, you have an infinite number of the blocks and tools you need, and you use those to do your building.

To start, Creative mode might make the Pi version less fun, but it is offset by the fact that the creators have included a nice and simple API that allows you to program new features into the game using the Python programming language.

Mining In

To install Minecraft, download the package [4] into a directory of your choice and unzip it from a terminal with:

Now you can visit the directory () and start playing the game by typing:

When you run Minecraft, you can choose either Start Game or Join Game, if a game is running on a server (Figure 1). For simplicity's sake, I'll be running a single-player game on a local server (i.e., I'll choose Start Game).

Figure 1: The first run of Minecraft: Pi Edition.

Although I will not delve into everything you can do in Minecraft, it'll help if you have a basic knowledge of how to make your way around the world. Table 1 lists some of the ways to navigate, take action, or even build something!

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• - Install the appropriate Oculus runtime dependent upon supported Oculus SDK.
  - Ensure you have run VANILLA Minecraft 1.7.10 at least once before running the Minecrift installer:
  • - Load the Minecraft launcher via Minecraft.exe.
    - In the bottom left select 'Edit Profile'.
    - Select Use version: release 1.7.10.
    - Save profile, and hit play to run the game. Quit out.
  - If you want to use Minecrift with Forge, download and install the appropriate Forge client version.
  - Download the Minecrift installer exe from the link above.
  - On Windows, run the installer. On linux or osx, run the installer.jar via the commandline with java -jar <installername>.jar.
  - If you wish to install with Forge, ensure the 'Install with Forge' checkbox is ticked.
  - Click OK to install.

• - Run up the Minecraft launcher.
  - Select your desired Minecrift profile.
  - Click 'Play'!

minecrift-1.8.1-PRE2-installer.txt

• - Supports Minecraft 1.8.1, 1.7.10
  - Oculus Rift DK1, DK2 support via Oculus SDK 0.4.4 (requires the 0.4.4 Oculus Runtime from HERE).
  - Built on top of Optifine 1.8.1 HD U B2, 1.7.10 HD U A4 - please donate and click on a few ads HERE, it's a great mod!
  - DK2 positional head tracking fully supported!

• - Windows only currently
  - The Forge version is NOT currently working.
  - Direct mode should be working on 'non-complicated' setups.
  NOTE: The mirrored window cannot currently be full-screened.
  NOTE: Be sure to use Oculus runtime 0.4.4
  NOTE: For Windows users - ensure AERO is enabled if possible (choose an Aero enabled desktop theme).
  NOTE: Ensure Vsync and triple buffering are set to 'application controlled' in your graphics drivers.
  NOTE: If you still have FPS issues, try toggling Mirroring OFF then ON (Options->Vr Settings->Stereo Rendering)
  - If using extended mode, set the Rift as the primary monitor (and ideally your other monitor set to 75Hz). When running, set Minecrift to fullscreen with F11.
  - If you get judder, reduce the graphics setting in Minecraft (start with render distance)
  - Can crash if render settings are changed in-game. Change the render settings in the out-of-world initial menu if you have problems.
  - Some fog draw distance render issues.
  - Hydra support is currently broken.
  - If you get hitching / lag issues during mouse movement:
  • - Windows 8.1 mouse lag issue - go to the properties of the minecraft.exe file and go to the compatibility settings:
    • set to windows 8 compatability mode
      run as administrator
      check the "disable DPI scaling" option
    - Disable mouse pointer trails in Windows if enabled

minecrift-1.6.4-b28-installer.exe.txt

minecrift-1.6.4-b28-installer.jar.txt

• - Supports Minecraft 1.6.4. 1.7 support will require a major rewrite, so don't expect it anytime soon!
  - Easy to use installer (1.6 and up)
  - Oculus Rift DK1, HD support via SDK 0.2.5c.
  - Built on top of Optifine 1.6.4 HD U D1 - please donate and click on a few ads HERE, it's a great mod!
  - Minecraft Forge compatible - SEE BELOW
  - Razor Hydra support
  - Positional head tracking with Razer Hydra. See the guidelines HERE.
  - Mouse free-look with keyhole adjustment.
  - Razer Hydra free-aim controls.
  - Razer Hydra joystick/button controls.
  - Oculus Rift Player Profile support.
  - VR GUI menu with extensive configuration options.

• - Ensure you have run VANILLA Minecraft 1.6.4 (1.6.2 for the 1.6.2 Minecrift build) at least once before:
  • - Load the Minecraft launcher via Minecraft.exe.
    - In the bottom left select 'Edit Profile'.
    - Select Use version: release 1.6.4 (or release 1.6.2).
    - Save profile, and hit play to run the game. Quit out.
  - Download the Minecrift installer exe (Windows) or the jar (Linux / MacOS) from the link above.
  - On Windows, run the installer. A smart screen filter may appear. Click 'More Info', then 'Run Anyway'. Accept the UAC prompt.
  - On Linux / MacOS, double click the .jar file to run the installer. (Or, from a commandline run >java -jar <path to file>/minecrift-1.6.X-bXXX-installer.jar e.g. >java -jar ./minecrift-1.6.4-b8-installer.jar)
  - Click OK to install a new Minecrift profile.
  - On Windows, you may get a dialog that implies Minecrift failed to install correctly. Select 'The program installed correctly'.
  - On Windows, IMPORTANT: You'll need to download and install the MSVC++ 2010 redistributables if they aren't already installed (vcredist_x64.exe or vcredist_x86.exe if you are using 64bit or 32bit Java for Minecraft, respectively. Download and install both if you are unsure as to which you need.).

• - Run up the Minecraft 1.6 launcher.
  - Navigate to the 'Local Version Editor (NYI)' tab.
  - Click on the minecrift-1.6.x-bxxx entry depending on the downloaded version (e.g. minecrift-1.6.4-b8)
  - Press Play!

• - INSTALL FORGE BEFORE MINECRIFT. Otherwise start with a clean Minecraft install.
  - Run vanilla Minecraft (of the version the same as the Minecrift version, e.g. 1.6.4) at least once. See above.
  - Download the latest Forge version (e.g. for 1.6.2 - 9.10.1.871 from HERE). Select (Installer).
  - To run the installer:
  • - On Mac or Linux, double click the jar to run it.
    - On Windows, open an administrative command prompt, change directory to the location of the forge installer jar, and enter e.g.:

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  - When done, install Minecrift as above. Check 'Install with forge' with the appropriate forge version selected. OK. (If Forge is not installed there will be no entries available in the dropdown).
  
  
  
  IMPORTANT:
  - Now load up the Minecraft launcher. Select 'Edit Profile'.
  - Enable the JVM Arguments edit box, and add the following after any existing text:

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  - It is also recommended to select 'Launcher Visibility: Keep the launcher open' to allow debugging of launch issues.
  - Click Save Profile. You should now be ready to play Minecrift with Forge enabled.

• Download Optifine HD D3 (D5 has not been tested, but may work), but don't extract. Please click a few ad links or donate and get yourself an Optifine cloak, they do some great work.
  Download the JRift.jar, Sixense.jar from the 1.5.2 link above.
  Download the minecrift_classes.zip from either the 1.4.7 or 1.5.2 link, depending on the version of Minecraft you want to patch.
  Open the Magic Launcher.
  Click the 'Setup' configuration button.
  Create a new Configuration and call it "minecrift" (or whatever you prefer)
  Add these zips, in order:
  • * OptiFine_1.5.2_HD_U_D3.zip
    * JRift.jar
    * SixenseJava.jar (if you have a Razer Hydra you'd like to use)
    * minecrift_1.0_beta_classes.zip
  Click 'Test' to make sure it works.
  When satisfied, click 'OK' to Save the configuration.
  From now on, just start Magic Launcher and use the "minecrift" configuration to play!