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This tutorial will help you understand and navigate the menus of Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria minecraft . Although they are mostly self-explanatory, some things may need explaining. If you need help navigating the menu, simply find the appropriate section of this tutorial.

There are two menu groups in Minecraft: The Main Menu and the Pause Menu.

Main Menu

Main menu

The Main Menu This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. The menu screen comprises all of the buttons and text for minecraft is what you first see when you enter the game. It appears with a blurred moving panorama of a world beneath the group of buttons, the Minecraft version at the bottom-left, as well as shows the game`s logo with a splash See the message on the menu screen. For the potion, see Splash Potion. The main menu of Minecraft with random splash text. Splash texts are the yellow lines of text on the minecraft to its bottom-right. This menu allows you to choose which game type to play as well as access Minecraft Realms Minecraft Realms Hosts Mojang Website http://minecraft.net/realms Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/realms/ Support address https://help.mojang.com This article needs updating. Description: PCPersonal Computer and PE/Win10 Realms have a number of differences. 1] If you have questions that need official sources, feel minecraft , the game Options, or quit to the desktop.

Key Action
Singleplayer See general gameplay in Minecraft. For instructional material, see Tutorials. A fresh Survival game. Gameplay in most game modes of Minecraft consists mainly of adding and destroying a variety of different blocks minecraft Takes you to the Singleplayer See general gameplay in Minecraft. For instructional material, see Tutorials. A fresh Survival game. Gameplay in most game modes of Minecraft consists mainly of adding and destroying a variety of different blocks minecraft screen
Multiplayer See the multiplayer experience in Minecraft. For the multiplayer software, see Server. PvP (Player versus Player) on a multiplayer server. Multiplayer is the server-based version of Minecraft that enables multiple players to minecraft Takes you to the Multiplayer See the multiplayer experience in Minecraft. For the multiplayer software, see Server. PvP (Player versus Player) on a multiplayer server. Multiplayer is the server-based version of Minecraft that enables multiple players to minecraft screen
Minecraft Realms Minecraft Realms Hosts Mojang Website http://minecraft.net/realms Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/realms/ Support address https://help.mojang.com This article needs updating. Description: PC and PE/Win10 Realms have a number of differences. 1] If you have questions that need official sources, feel minecraft Takes you to the Minecraft Realms Minecraft Realms Hosts Mojang Website http://minecraft.net/realms Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/realms/ Support address https://help.mojang.com This article needs updating. Description: PC and PE/Win10 Realms have a number of differences. 1] If you have questions that need official sources, feel minecraft screen
Earth Icon Takes you to the Languages The choice of languages is a featureSpecial attraction that allows changing languages for people who are not familiar with English. The language menu is accessible via a button in the main menu to the left of screen
Options Takes you to the Settings/Options The main options menu The video settings menu The music and sound options menu Minecraft’s user environment can be configured through the Options setting. A few additional options can only be changed by editing the minecraft screen
Quit Game Exits the game

Videos

Singleplayer

Singleplayer Menu

The Singleplayer See general gameplay in Minecraft. For instructional material, see Tutorials. A fresh Survival game. Gameplay in most game modes of Minecraft consists mainly of adding and destroying a variety of different blocks minecraft button, located at the top of the group of buttons on the main menu, leads you to the screen to the right. In this menu you can view, edit, and play all of your Singleplayer worlds The Overworld, as seen in an extreme hills and a forest biome The Overworld is the dimension in which all players begin their Minecraft journey. Contents 1 Creation 1.1 Seeds 2 Environment 2.1 Biomes 2.2 minecraft .

In the screenshot to the right there are two different worlds. Each world has its own section in the list, which contains the following information:

Key Action
World Name The current world name. Can be changed by clicking the Rename button
World File Name The name of the file which the world is stored in
  • The name is set when you first create the world
  • Can only be changed by changing the actual world folder`s name

Also displays the last time and date you accessed the world

Gamemode Information Displays the gamemode of the world

Also displays if cheats Contents 1 Usage 1.1 Tilde notation 1.2 Target selectors 1.2.1 Target selector variables 1.2.2 Target selector arguments 1.3 Data tags 1.4 Raw JSON text 1.5 Block/item names 2 Summary of commands 3 List of commands are enabled or not

Also found below the worlds list is a group of buttons which are explained below:

Key Action
Play Selected World Allows you to play in the selected world
Create New World Takes you to another screen where you can change the settings of and create a new world
Rename Allows you to rename the selected world
Delete Deletes the selected world
Re-Create Creates a copy of the selected world by creating another one with the same world options

The copy will look as the original world was before the player modified the world

Cancel Takes you back to the main menu

Creating a New World

The screen shown upon creating a new world

As mentioned earlier, creating a new world will take you to another screen which allows you to change the settings of the world to be made.

Key Action
World Name Allows you to change the name of the world to be made
Game Mode Allows you to change the default game mode See general gameplay in Minecraft. For instructional material, see Tutorials. A fresh Survival game. Gameplay in most game modes of Minecraft consists mainly of adding and destroying a variety of different blocks minecraft of the world
More World Options... Takes you to the World Options menu which allows you to:
Create New World Creates a new world with the settings chosen
Cancel Takes you back to the Singleplayer Menu

More World Options (WIP)

The "More World Options" screen
Key Action
Seed The seed See the level generation seed. For other uses, see Seeds (disambiguation). Minecraft seeds are values made up of character(s) (including negative or positive integers) that are used as the basis for generating to generate worlds
World Type The type of world World Type is an option to change how worlds generate in Minecraft. Contents 1 World types 1.1 Computer and Pocket Editions 1.2 Computer and Console Editions 1.3 Computer Edition exclusive 1.4 Pocket Edition exclusive 1.5 minecraft to generate: Default, Superflat A Superflat world. Superflat (Flat in Pocket Edition) is a world type replacing the normal varied terrain of the Overworld, with customizable layers in the Computer and Console Editions. Contents 1 Structure 2 Access to minecraft , Large Biomes Comparison between large and normal. The red dot is the origin of the world. Both worlds have the same seed. The red squares present the same geography, clearly scaled up in the large biomes world. minecraft , AMPLIFIED An amplified world Amplified, stylized in-game in the computer edition as AMPLIFIED, and in Console Edition as Amplified Worlds, is a world type. Contents 1 Generation 2 Video 3 History 4 Issues 5 Trivia 6 minecraft , Customized An example of custom terrain generation. Customized is a world type that replaces the normal varied terrain of the Overworld with custom features. Contents 1 Customization 1.1 Basic settings 1.2 Ore settings 1.3 Advanced settings minecraft , or Debug Mode Java Edition Only The world generation in debug mode See the world type. For in game debug screen, see Debug screen. Debug mode is a world type used to test block states, minecraft . Debug Mode can be accessed by pressing ⃢₇₧ Shift while scrolling through the world types
Superflat Presets

Set presets for the world to generate.

Preset Description

Classic Flat
the default superflat world

Tunnelers` Dream
a world with trees, plants, and 200+ layers of stone

Water World
a world filled with water

Overworld
a world that mimics The Overworld The Overworld, as seen in an extreme hills and a forest biome The Overworld is the dimension in which all players begin their Minecraft journey. Contents 1 Creation 1.1 Seeds 2 Environment 2.1 Biomes 2.2 minecraft

Snowy Kingdom
a world filled with snow

Bottomless Pit
a world that lacks a bedrock layer

Desert
a desert world

Redstone Ready
a sandstone world that is suitable for redstone contraptions

The Void
a world with nothing other than The Void The void is pure black. The void is the name given to the empty space below layer 0. Contents 1 Effects 1.1 Pocket Edition 1.2 Console Edition 2 Video 3 History 4 Issues 5 Trivia minecraft
Customized An example of custom terrain generation. Customized is a world type that replaces the normal varied terrain of the Overworld with custom features. Contents 1 Customization 1.1 Basic settings 1.2 Ore settings 1.3 Advanced settings minecraft

Customize the world generation from various options.

Page 1 Basic Settings
Key Description/Action Default Value
Sea Level the surface level of all oceans and rivers. 63; values range from 1-255
Caves A dark cave with a Zombie. Caves (also known as tunnels or caverns) are commonly-found underground structures generated in the Overworld (and, to a lesser extent, the Nether). Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Hollow minecraft Caves A dark cave with a Zombie. Caves (also known as tunnels or caverns) are commonly-found underground structures generated in the Overworld (and, to a lesser extent, the Nether). Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Hollow minecraft are only generated underground Yes
Strongholds Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes minecraft Strongholds Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes minecraft are generated in a certain fashion Yes
Villages Village Biome Plains, desert, savanna, taiga Consists of See Structure Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History See villages. For how to build the natural village style, see Village Blueprints. “ minecraft Villages Village Biome Plains, desert, savanna, taiga Consists of See Structure Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History See villages. For how to build the natural village style, see Village Blueprints. “ minecraft will only generate under certain biomes A river bisecting a jungle biome. At the top right is a forest. A river running through a mesa biome with mesa plateaus, with a savanna biome in the bottom right. “ In case you minecraft such as plains, savanna, taiga, or desert biomes Yes
Mineshafts Whether abandoned mineshafts Abandoned mineshaft Biome Any Consists of Wooden Planks Fence Rail Torch Cobweb Dirt Monster Spawner Minecart with Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history "Mine" redirects here. For information about mining, see Mining. minecraft are generated Yes
Temples Whether jungle temples Jungle Temple Biome Jungle Consists of See Blocks Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History Jungle temples are generated structures found in jungle biomes. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Puzzle 2.2 Trap 2.3 minecraft , desert temples Desert Temple Biome Desert Consists of See Blocks Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History Desert temples are generated structures. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Loot 2.2 Blocks 3 Video 4 History 5 minecraft , swamp huts, and igloos generate Yes
Ocean monuments Whether ocean monuments will generate Yes
Ravines Whether ravines will generate Yes
Dungeons Whether dungeons Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 minecraft will generate Yes
Dungeon Count How many times the game will try to generate a dungeon per chunk 7; values range from 1-100
Water Lakes Whether water lakes will generate Yes
Water Lake Rarity Percentage of rarity of a water lake 4; values range from 1-100.
Lava Lakes Whether lava lakes will generate Yes
Lava Lake Rarity Percentage of rarity of a lava lake 80; values range from 1-100.
Lava Oceans Whether oceans and rivers will be filled with lava instead of water No
Biome Which biome(s) should generate All
Biome Size Increase or decrease the size of the biomes 4; values range from 1-8
River Size Increase or decrease the size and frequency of rivers 4; values range from 1-5
Page 2 Ore Settings
Key Action
Spawn Size The chunk size of dirt to spawn
Spawn Tries How many tries before spawning dirt
Min. and Max. Height From lowest spawn height (Y) to highest
  • Lapis Lazuli have a different setting: Center height means which layer generates the most lapis, and have fewer the further to the center height
Page 3 Advanced Settings (WIP?)

Can be modified for terrain smoothness, terrain height etc.

Page 4 Extra Advanced Settings (WIP?)

Can be modified to change more terrain generation stuff

Customize World Presets
Preset Description
Waterworld.png
Water World
A world filled with water
Isles.png
Isle Land
A world with many sky islands
Delight.png
Caver`s Delight
A ravine world with loads of ore
Madness.png
Mountain Madness
A world with enormous mountains
Drought.png
Drought
A world with deserts and stone. Water is very rare
Chaos.png
Caves of Chaos
A world filled with caves all around
Luck.png
Good Luck
A world with lava oceans

Multiplayer

Multiplayer Screen with 2 servers

The Multiplayer See the multiplayer experience in Minecraft. For the multiplayer software, see Server. PvP (Player versus Player) on a multiplayer server. Multiplayer is the server-based version of Minecraft that enables multiple players to minecraft button, found below the Singleplayer button, takes you to the Multiplayer Menu which lets you join servers with other players, whether online or nearby. It appears with a list of known servers which you may connect to. When you first log in, the message "Scanning for Games on Your Local Network" will appear, meaning it is scanning for nearby servers which have been opened to LAN via the Pause Menu. You will also find several buttons on the bottom of the interface.

Key Action
Join Server Allows you to join the selected server
Direct Connect Allows you to connect to a server by entering its address
Add Server Allows you to add a server to your list by entering its name and address
Edit Edit the name and address of a server
Delete Removes the selected server from the list
Refresh Reload the page to fix any issues
Cancel Return to the home screen

Minecraft Realms

The third button on the main menu is labeled Minecraft Realms. This button allows you to, as it says, access Realms and perform all the functions that come with it.

The Realms Screen

The "Homepage" of Realms

The Minecraft Realms button will take you to the "Homepage" of Realms. Here you can perform all of the basic actions associated with Realms, which are as follows:

  • See all of the Realms you own / are invited to and information about them
  • Play on a Realm
  • Buy a new Realm
  • Configure your own Realm(s)
  • Leave a Realm
  • See new invitations
  • Find out more about Realms

The majority of these functions can be carried out by clicking on a Realm and using the button group at the bottom of the screen. Invitations can be accessed via the envelope next to the Realms logo. The What is Realms? link in the upper right hand corner takes you to the Realms website where you can learn more about the program.

There is a distinct difference between the server list in the Multiplayer screen and the Realms list. Here you can see all of the basic information about the Realm you may need. The exact layout is shown here:

Realms SingleMarked.png
Key Action
Realm name Can be changed by the owner

Displays green if you`re the owner of that Realm.

Realm description Can be changed by the owner

When a Minigame is active, this line is replaced with a Minigame notice. Realms MinigameNotice.png

Realm owner`s name Shows the current chosen username of the owner (not their UUID)
Realm owner`s face Can be changed by the owner changing the face of their skin
Realm status Has three states: Green, Gray, and Red
  • Green: Realm is online
  • Gray: Realm is offline
  • Red: Realm has expired.
Online player count Updates constantly to show the number of players currently playing on the Realm
More About the Status Icon

The Realm status icon does more than just display the current status of the Realm. 10 days prior to your Realm`s expiration date, it will start blinking (for the owner only). When hovered over it will say Expires in # days, with the # being the number of days until it expires. On the day of expiration it will display Expires soon, until it actually expires and turns red.

Invitations

Realms InvitationsCloseUp.png

Invitations can be accepted or declined via the envelope next to the Realms logo. If you have an invitation you will see a little number dancing on the envelope. If the little number is instead !!! then that means that you have more than five invitations.

Realms InvitationsHover.png

If you hover over the envelope, a tooltip will appear. It will either say No pending invitations! or Pending invitations! If you click on this when you have some invitations, it will take you to a screen where you can accept or decline various invites.

Realms InvitedScreen.png

The screenshot at right is a list of any and all Realms you have been invited to. The operations here are simple: You simply click on a Realm and you can either accept the invitation or decline it.

Once you have been invited to a Realm and accepted it the Realm will appear on your Realm list. At any time you can click on that Realm and click the "Leave Realm" button, which will uninvite you from that Realm until such time as you are invited again.

If you decline an invite your name is taken back off the invited list of that Realm, but keep in mind that he/she can re-invite you at any time. If you are getting spammed with an invite from a particular person and you don`t want to see them again, emailE-mail (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication the support address and they may be able to help.

Realm Configuration

Realms Configure.png

The owner of a Realm has the ability to configure his/her Realm from inside Minecraft. To access the configuration screen you simply click on your Realm and click the Configure button.

From this screen, you can completely manage your Realm and its players. Written below is a detailed walkthrough of everything you can do to manage your Realm.

Player Management

To invite a player to your Realm all you need to do is click the + button and type in that player`s username. When you click Invite, that player will be added to the whitelist and they will receive an invitation letter (explained above.) In this list you can see the player`s name and face, and you can also promote, demote, or remove them.

Promoting a player is done by clicking the crown icon next to their name. If it`s lit up that player is promoted. If it is gray, that player has not been promoted. Being promoted is equivalent to becoming OP on the Realm. Only the owner can promote or demote players.

To remove a player all you need to do is click the red x button next to their name. They will be taken off the whitelist and your Realm will disappear off of their list.

Tracking Players
Realms PlayerTracker.png

Realms also gives you the ability to monitor player activity. To do this click the Player Activity button below the + button. In this screen you can see who has been on at specific times of the day and days past. Every player is assigned a color code and the time they spend on your Realm is depicted with varying lengths of bars in their color.

World Management
Realms BackupsScreen.png

The Edit World button on the Configuration screen takes you to a view similar to the one on the right. Here, you can edit your world file, which include the following functions: Reverting to a backup, downloading the latest backup, uploading a world from your current Singleplayer worlds, and resetting your world.

To manage backups, look to the left section of this screen. The list you see contains different backups of your world that Realms has saved over time. In each module, you can see the date and time for each backup. To the right of each backup is an orange arrow button. Click this and Realms will prompt you to clarify that you want to revert to that backup. If you click ok, Realms will take a moment and replace your current world with the backup you selected. Everything will be as it was when that backup was made. When a change in world, name or description is made there will be a plus sign next to the backup, that when clicked on will tell what was changed in that backup.

On the right, you have three buttons: Upload World, Download Latest, and Reset World.

Upload World

Realms allows you to upload a local game if it is 500MB or smaller so that you can continue playing online with friends. Once your local game has been uploaded, there are no size limitations within Realms. Note that there is a limit to the number of times you can upload or download a saved game. Currently it appears to be 3 uploads/downloads per 72-hour period, but there is no UI to indicate the number you have used, nor the amount remaining. After reaching the limit, you will be unable to further update or download your latest backup, however uploads and downloads are tracked separately. Support can not reset this counter, and it takes 24⃢₀ₓ72 hours to reset.

Minigames

In the Configuration screen, there is a button at the top that says Switch to Mini Game. Switching to a mini game will not delete your realm.

Realm Management
Realm Information
Subscriptions

Shows the start of the subscription, in how many days it will be renewed, and a link to extend it.

Other Features

Expired Realms

After your subscription for a Realm expires, it is transferred to expired status. Many things in the interface change, as seen in the gallery below. Your server status indicator turns red, and when hovered over displays the message Expired Server. It will remain like this, as far as anyone knows, indefinitely. You can extend the Realm when it is in this state to keep the same server.

Pause Menu

Key Description/Action
Back to game Allows you to continue the game
Achievements Brings you to a grid of achievements. Each achievement you earn gives you more achievements to unlock. Hovering over an icon gives you the achievement name (shown as⃂??? if not earned beforehand), requirements, and status (shown as Taken if earned).
Advancementsupcoming Brings you to a list of advancements
Statistics
The statistics menu screen.

Statistics are a game feature that allows players to track how many times they have completed certain tasks. When the Statistics button is clicked, it brings up the menu on the left.

Open to LAN Will open the world you are in to your local area network. By doing so, anybody connected to your local area network can connect to your world. (Note that this option is however grayed out during online games.) This will be reset when you quit the game when you published it via Singleplayer worlds. (Multiplayer servers never reset this). the /publish command has the same result.
Save and Quit to Title Saves your world and take you back to the main menu.