Get Minecraft Running On A Raspberry Pi

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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.



Sure, it's fun, but it's not the Minecraft game we've come be familiar with and love. A group of Raspberry Pi users has figured out how you can install Minecraft fully-featured on your Raspberry Pi 2, or 3.



Like all things Raspberry Pi, there's a lot of editing and playing with files and Terminal commands. It is recommended to be patient and go through each step.



Be aware that before you dive in, there are some things you need to be aware of:



You will require your Mojang account login information along with your Minecraft username.



You will require an active Minecraft license. You can purchase one at Minecraft.net



This guide is for Minecraft 1.8.9. You are able to continue using the latest version of Minecraft 1.8.9.



Playing Minecraft on a computer that costs $35 isn't going to be the most enjoyable experience, but it's definitely playable.



Plan to spend an hour getting everything up and running.



I suggest opening this guide using your browser on the Raspberry Pi and then a Terminal window right next to it. There are some altered log files stored in Dropbox accounts that you'll need to download and I'd hate to share the commands here only to see the links changed at a later day.



The process is simple and requires you to copy various Terminal commands from your browser, pasting them into the command line. Once you've entered each command, press the Enter key on your keyboard. Your Pi will handle the rest.



Tips to make the process smoother



Raspberry Pi 3 users are exempt from the first step. It is not possible to currently overclock the Pi 3 Additionally, the Pi 3 is actually faster out of the box than the recommended overclock speed of the Pi 2.



After entering Step 4's command After entering Step 4, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to highlight Advanced options and press enter. Then highlight GL Options and select Enable.



Step 7 of the guide was confusing to me. It says to click "edit profile" however, you actually have to click Profile Editor , and then double-click the first listing. Click on Version Selection next to Use version to select a number for the build. The default guide is 1.8.9. At present, we recommend using this version, and we can alter it once everything is working. rock it like a hurricane



Step 10 instructs you to edit the "run.sh" file without further instructions. To do this you need to open the Minecraft folder located in your Pi directory, and right-click on the run.sh file, and then select Text Editor.



There are two ways to launch Minecraft. The guide will instruct you to use "./run.sh" in Terminal to launch Minecraft. If that's the case, before entering the command, you'll need to type "cd Minecraft" into a Terminal window. Another option is to open the Minecraft folder and double-click the run.sh file. After that, you can select "Execute."



Start with the most recent version. Then you are able to play with the installation. In order to jump to the latest version of Minecraft you'll need to restart the Minecraft.jar file.



Enter cd Minecraft in a terminal window



Next, enter: java -jar Minecraft.jar



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



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



Next, open the Minecraft folder.



To avoid any problems should you commit a mistake, you should make a backup of the run.sh file. Rename it to something along the lines of "runcopy.sh".



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



Enter 1.8.9 into the text field by pressing Ctrl+F on your keyboard. There should be at most two instances. Replace each of them with the latest version of Minecraft (this is the same version number as you chose in step 3).



Save the file, then reboot your Raspberry Pi.



Start Minecraft like you normally and enjoy.