Get The Full Version Of Minecraft Running On A Raspberry Pi

Installing Raspbian on your Raspberry Pi means you'll find Minecraft Pi in the Games section. Minecraft Pi is a stripped-down version of the popular survival game. It's created to teach users different programming languages.

It's certainly enjoyable but not the Minecraft game we love to. A group of Raspberry Pi users has figured out how you can install Minecraft fully-featured on your Raspberry Pi 2, or 3.

As with all things Raspberry Pi, there's a lot of editing and playing with files and Terminal commands. Just be sure to take your time, and read through each step and you should be fine.

Keep in mind Before you start, there are some things you should know:

You will need to know your Mojang account login information as well as your Minecraft username.

Naturally, you'll require a paid-for license for Minecraft. Minecraft.net has a place to purchase one.

The guide is specific to Minecraft 1.8.9. However, with a small modification you can run the most current version, which is currently 1.9.4 (more on this later).

Running Minecraft on a $35-priced computer isn't going be the most enjoyable experience, but it's definitely playable.

Spend an hour setting up everything.

I recommend opening the guide in your browser on the Raspberry Pi and then putting the Terminal window next to it. There are a few altered log files stored in Dropbox accounts that you'll need to download and I'd hate to publish the commands here, only to see the links changed later in the day.

The process is straightforward, mostly requiring you to copy Terminal commands from your browser, pasting them into the command line. After you have pasted each command, press enter on the keyboard and your Pi will take care of the rest.

Tips to make the process as smooth as it can be Here are some tips I have come up with to help make the process as smoothly as you can:

Step 1 doesn't apply to Raspberry Pi 3 users. You are currently unable to overclock the Pi 3. The Pi 3 is faster than the Pi 2 out of the box.

After you have completed Step 4, press the arrow keys to highlight Advanced options. Next highlight GL Options, select Enable.

Step 7 in the guide was confusing to me. It says click "edit profile" however, you actually need to click Profile Editor and then double-click on the first listing. Under Version Selection click on the drop-down next to Use version and choose a build number. The default guide is 1.8.9. At present, we recommend using this version, and we can change it after everything is working.

Step 10 requires you to edit "run.sh" without further instructions. Open the Minecraft folder within your Pi directory, right-click on the run.sh file and choose Text Editor.

To launch Minecraft, you have a two different options. To launch Minecraft The guide will tell you that you should use ". TOP MINECRAFT SERVERS /run.sh". However, this method is not sufficient. You must type "cd Minecraft", before entering the command. Another alternative is to open the Minecraft folder, double-click on the run.sh file and then choose "Execute."

Run the latest version Alright, so once you get everything running you can begin experimenting with the installation. In order to jump to the most recent version of Minecraft, you'll need to relaunch the Minecraft.jar file.

In a terminal window, enter the following: cd Minecraft

Next, enter: java -jar Minecraft.jar

Click on Profile Editor, then change the version to 1.9.4 (or whatever the latest version is).

Save your changes, and then click the Play button to force Minecraft to download the most recent version.

Then, then, open the Minecraft folder.

To avoid any issues if you make a mistake, create backups of the run.sh file. Change the name to "runcopy.sh".

Make sure you have an original copy of the file. Then, right-click on it and choose Text Editor.

Press Ctrl+F on your keyboard and type 1.8.9 in the text field. There should be at least two instances. Each one should be replaced with the current Minecraft version (this should be in line with the version number you selected in step 3).

Save the file and reboot your Raspberry Pi.

Launch Minecraft as you normally would and enjoy.