Experience the best mods in Minecraft®TM with Master Builder Mod Launchers & Building Mods. Master the Technic Mod Launcher and the Feed the Beast Mod Launcher with fan favorites like Official Crafting Dead or Pixelmon and Trident or Mage Quest. Also including Instant Structures Mod and Instant Massive Structures Mod, Master Builder Mod Launchers & Building Mods contains vital information on 15 different mods. You’ll also learn how to install your mods and explore the various types of mods so that you can find exactly the kind of game play you desire.

Experience the best mods in Minecraft®TM with Master Builder Adventure-Enhancing Mods. If you want more to do in your Minecraft®TM game than just basic mining and crafting, it’s time to amp up your game with an adventure-enhancing mod. From Crusader Craft and Galacticraft to Roguelike Dungeons and Shape Shifter, Adventure-Enhancing Mods contains vital information on 13 different mods to add exciting new elements of exploration and adventure. These mods will leave you feeling like you’re playing a completely new game! You’ll also learn how to install your mods and explore the various types of mods so that you can find exactly the kind of game play you desire.

Minecraft has more than 100 million registered users and this book guides them through the mods You've built a great base, a secret hideout, and other awesome builds. You've mined diamond, gold, and iron. You may have even played around with Redstone or fought the Ender Dragon. Now, take your Minecraft game to a whole new level by experiencing the coolest mods—short for modifications—available. Mods change the game of Minecraft, both in ways that can be small and simple, such as better lighting or new creatures to fight, or they can literally reshape the game from the ground up, turning it into something entirely different and new. Enter Master the Mods!, the definitive guide for everything you need to know to about mods. This guide gives an overview of what mods are, what types of mods exist, and how to easily install them. Whether you're trying mods for the first time or are already familiar with the wide world of mods, Master the Mods! presents whole new worlds to explore. This book is not authorized, sponsored, endorsed or licensed by Mojang AB. The trademark Minecraft is owned by Mojang AB; and other company names and/or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and are used for identification purposes only.

The smash hit video game Minecraft continues to grow in popularity and in gameplay, adding more features and updating existing ones to make them richer and more complex. Players who mastered the basics with Minecrafter and leveled up with Minecrafter 2.0 Advanced can now become experts with Minecrafter 3.0 Advanced. Readers can delve into the complex advanced-player worlds of Brewing, Enchanting, and Farming for items and experience and learn how to start making the Holy Grail of Minecraft creations: the megabuild, and make it look great by learning how to use visual boosters like skins, resource packs, and shaders. This book details the brand-new modes of play, such as the drama-filled Adventure maps that present a whole new set of challenges for advanced players to complete. As the game has evolved, so has the player-favorite Redstone system, and dozens if not hundreds of new mods, mini-games, servers, and builders have come into being. This gamer's guidebook also contains the most up-to-date information on the latest updates, including some game-changing new features, helping you achieve expert Minecrafter status. This book is not authorized, sponsored, endorsed or licensed by Mojang AB. The trademark Minecraft is owned by Mojang AB; and other company names and/or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and are used for identification purposes only.

SUPERCHARGE YOUR MINECRAFT REDSTONE SKILLS Enhance your Minecraft world by creating innovative devices and elements with Redstone. Minecraft Mastery: Build Your Own Redstone Contraptions and Mods reveals how to maximize the capabilities of this powerful, versatile red ore. Learn how to create logic gates, advanced mechanisms, and much more. You'll also find out how to host a Minecraft server, use the qCraft and Computer-Craft mods, and develop your own custom mods. Exponentially expand the dimensions of your world with help from this hands-on guide--the only limit is your imagination! Use basic Redstone items like levers, buttons, and lamps, and make an automated door Create Redstone logic gates, clocks, and T-flip-flops Build advanced contraptions--block swappers, concealed doors, a functional seven segment display, and more Use miscellaneous Redstone items such as rails, minecarts, liquids, hoppers, and command blocks Host a Minecraft server to open your world up to other players Edit Minecraft worlds offline using MCEdit Interact with Minecraft using Python on a Raspberry Pi Create quantum physics-based contraptions and special effects with qCraft Build ComputerCraft blocks and turtles and program them in Lua Set up a Minecraft modding development environment using Forge and Eclipse Make your own block-based mods and item mods All code and example worlds from the book are available for download.

Unravel the mysteries of Ravenloft® in this dread adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of Barovia. Far below, yet not beyond his keen eyesight, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms the barest hint of a smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they came — all according to his plan. A lightning flash rips through the darkness, but Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind fills the midnight air. The master of Castle Ravenloft is having guests for dinner. And you are invited.