Confronting the Dragon: Book Three in the Gameknight999 Series
For those that suffer in silence
WHAT IS MINECRAFT M inecraft is an incredibly creative game that can be played either online with people from all over the world or just played with friends or played alone It’s a sandbox game that gives the user the ability to build amazing struc tures out of textured cubes with various materials to choose from stone dirt sand sandstone Normal rules of physics don’t apply because it’s possible to build structures that defy gravity or have no visible means of support Below is Game knight’s space station that he built on his own server
VIII MARK CHEVERTON The creative opportunity that this program offers users is incredible with people building entire cit ies cliff hanging civilizations and even cities in the clouds the real game however is played in Sur vival mode In this setting users are dropped into a blocky world with nothing but the clothes on their backs Knowing that night is fast approaching users must gather resources wood stone iron etc in order to craft tools and weapons so they can protect themselves when the monsters come nighttime is monster time To find resources the player must create mines digging deep into the flesh of Minecraft in hopes of finding coal and iron both necessities in order to make the metal weapons and armor that are essential to survival As they dig the users will encounter caverns lava filled chambers and possibly the rare abandoned mine or dungeon where treasures wait to be discovered but with passageways and chambers patrolled by monsters zombies skeletons and spiders waiting to snare the unwary Though the land is filled with monsters the user is not alone Vast servers exist where hun dreds of users play the game all sharing space and resources along with other creatures in Minecraft Villages dot the surface of the game with NPCs non-player characters populating these small cities The villagers scurry about the village doing whatever villagers do with chests of treasure sometimes great sometimes insignificant hidden within their dwellings By talking with these NPCs it’s possible for users to trade items to get rare gems or materials for potions as well as obtain the occasional bow or sword
CONFRONTING THE DRAGON Ix This game is an incredible platform for creative individuals that love to build and create but they are not just limited to constructing buildings With a feature called redstone users can create electri cal circuits within the game using redstone cir cuits to power pistons and other devices so that complex machines can be created People in the past have created music players fully operational 8-bit computers and sophisticated minigames within Minecraft all powered by redstone With the introduction of command blocks in version 1 4 2 command scripts could now be use to control game mechanics This opened a new creative avenue to Minecraft programs all over the world allowing them to make even more sophisticated mechanisms in the game The beauty and brilliance of this is that it’s not just a game but an operating system that allows users to create their own games and express themselves in ways that were not available prior to Minecraft It has empowered kids of every age and gender to create unique games custom maps and PvP player vs player arenas Minecraft is a game filled with exciting creativity spine-tin gling battles and terrifying creatures It’s a blank canvas that is filled with unlimited possibilities What can you create
