Confronting the Dragon: Book Three in the Gameknight999 Series
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
FROM THE AUTHOR M any of you know the story about how I came to write these books If not look at the beginning of Invasion of the Overworld or Battle for the Nether I’ve been touched by all the thoughtful emails that have been sent to me through my website www markcheverton com Thank you to all of my readers for your encour agement I heard from your messages that griefing and cyber-bullying is something many of you have experienced and that makes me sad I hope my books help a little to deal with the bullying and the fear and anxiety that go along with it I’ve had my own challenges with bullying in my lifetime and will talk about that at the end of the book I hope Confronting the Dragon and my own mistakes can help those of you out there that are experiencing the same thing that I experienced as a kid Be strong and speak out Thank you to all the people that have emailed me I appreciate all the kind comments from both kids and parents I try to reply to every email I receive but apologize if I’ve missed anyone there have been a lot I’ll be adding more things to my website to let fans of the Gameknight999 series speak out share
