Get 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 stripped-down version of the popular survival game. It''s created to teach users different programming languages.

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

There''s plenty of editing and tweaking with files and Terminal commands, just like everything on the Raspberry Pi. You should be patient and go through each step.

Be aware that before you dive in, there are some things you should know:

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

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

The guide is only applicable to Minecraft 1.8.9. You are able to continue using the current version of Minecraft 1.8.9.

While Minecraft is not the most enjoyable experience you can have on an expensive computer It is certainly possible to play it.

Spend an hour setting up everything.

I suggest opening the guide using your browser on the Raspberry Pi and then putting a 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 share the commands here only to see the links changed later in the day.

It''s a breeze. You''ll need to copy various Terminal commands from your browser and then paste them into the command prompt. Once you''ve entered each command, press the Enter key on your keyboard. Your Pi will handle the rest.

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

Step 1 is not applicable to Raspberry Pi 3 users. Currently you cannot 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. Then highlight GL Options and select Enable.

Step 7 of the guide was confusing to me. It says click "edit profile", but you actually have to select Profile Editor and then double-click the first listing. Click on Version Selection next to Use version to select the build number. The default guide is 1.8.9. This version is currently recommended. We will update it after everything is operational.

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

To launch Minecraft, you have a two options. The guide will instruct you to use "./run.sh" in Terminal to start Minecraft. Minecraft Economy Servers Although this works, you will need to type "cd Minecraft", before entering the command. Another option is to open the Minecraft folder and double-click the run.sh file. After that, you can select "Execute."

Start with the latest version. Now you can begin to play around with the installation. To upgrade to the latest 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 to change the version number to 1.9.4 or the most current version.

Save your changes and click on the Play button to force Minecraft to download the latest version.

Then step is to start the Minecraft folder.

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

Make sure you have an image 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 with the current version of Minecraft (this should be the same version number you chose in step 3).

Save the file and restart your Raspberry Pi.

Launch Minecraft the way you normally would, and then play.