Get The Full Version Of Minecraft Running On A Raspberry Pi

Raspbian is installed on your Raspberry Pi. This will allow you to access Minecraft Pi in the Games section. Minecraft Pi is a bare-bones version of the popular survival game, designed to teach users various programming languages.

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

Like all things Raspberry Pi, there's a lot of editing and tinkering with files and Terminal commands. Make sure you take your time, and read through each step and you should be good to go.

Be aware that before you begin there are a few things you need to know:

You'll require your Mojang account login information, as well as your Minecraft username.

Naturally, you'll need an active license to use Minecraft. You can buy one at Minecraft.net

This guide is only applicable to Minecraft 1.8.9. However, with a small modification you can use the most recent version, which is currently 1.9.4 (more about this later).

While Minecraft isn't the most enjoyable experience you can have on an expensive computer however, it is certainly possible to play it.

Spend an hour getting everything up and running.

I would suggest opening this guide in your browser on the Raspberry Pi with an Terminal window next to it. There are some modified log files stored in Dropbox accounts that you'll have to download and I'd hate to publish the commands here, only to have the links changed at a later day.

It's very easy. Minecraft You'll need to copy various Terminal commands from your browser and then paste them into the command prompt. After pasting each command in then press enter on your keyboard and your Pi takes care of the rest.

Tips to make the process as smooth as it can be Here are some ideas I came up with to make the process as smooth as possible:

Raspberry Pi 3 users are exempted from Step 1. You are currently unable to overclock the Pi 3. In addition it, the Pi 3 is actually faster out of the box than the recommended overclock speed of the Pi 2.

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

I was a little confused by the 7th step of the guide where it says click on "edit profile," You actually need to click on Profile Editor, then double-click on the first (and only) listing. Under Version Selection click on the drop-down next to Use version and select the build number. Remember, the default setting is 1.8.9. This version is the one we recommend for now. We will change it once everything is working.

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

There are two ways to launch Minecraft. The guide will show you how to use "./run.sh" in Terminal to start Minecraft. Although this works, you must type "cd Minecraft", before entering the command. Another option is to open the Minecraft folder and double-click on the run.sh file. Then, click "Execute."

Install the most current version So once you've got everything up and running you can begin playing with the installation. To upgrade to the most recent version of Minecraft, you'll need to relaunch 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 change and then click the Play button to force Minecraft to download the most recent version.

Next step is to start the Minecraft folder.

To avoid headaches should you make a mistake, you should take two seconds and create a copy of the run.sh file. Change the name to "runcopy.sh".

With a copy safely tucked away and open the run.sh file by right-clicking it and selecting Text Editor.

Enter 1.8.9 into the text field by pressing Ctrl+F on your keyboard. There should be at least two instances. Each of them should be replaced with the latest Minecraft version (this should be the same version number you selected in step 3.

Save the file, then restart your Raspberry Pi.

Launch Minecraft as you normally would and enjoy.