The Minecraft Magazine - November Issue

NovembER 2012

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In this first Minecraft Magazine, you will admire the beauty of Ravand Realistic's Texture Pack.

You will also meet Oppa Gangnam Style in Minecraft We take a close look at the new Survival Games map, and take you the beautiful Angel Garden Afterwards, we will visit the Medieval in Majord Castle.

The featured mod this month, will import the famous The Elder Scrolls Skyrim into your Minecraft Game.

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Animation & Fan Art

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Servers

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Coming Next Month

We let YOU look into the future

This month's issue

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Updates/Snapshots

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Tweets Of Minecraft

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Community/Mojang

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The greatest, the bigest, the best

Pixelated!

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The First Real Minecraft Magazine

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Credits

he first real Minecraft Magazine has finally arrived. We've spent hours and hours on this first issue. Personally I didn't know anything about Indesign or Photoshop, but i learnt quite a lot.

Head Editor

GraphicalMe/Lo誰c D.

Layout

We noticed that there hasn't been a successful Minecraft Magazine so far, so we started working on a cover for a Minecraft Magazine on October 18th.

The cover turned out to be pretty good and received multiple positive reactions.

GraphicalMe/Lo誰c D.

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Emily T.

Contributors

We now knew that this was going to be big. All we did was work on the magazine as soon as we found some spare-time.

I asked around searching for people who wanted to assist me with a Minecraft Magazine.

Maximilian G.

Final Editing Ruth J.

Art Work

After a while I had several people willing to help me.

Emily T. Joram B.

Special Thanks

Full of courage i was hoping for a breakthrough in the Minecraft Community and started a big adventure with my team.

Mojang Team Vareide Minecraftforums.net PlanetMinecraft.com QrCodeGenerator.nl The Biscuit Foundation The Photo Shop (T-Shirt Prints)

Creating a good layout for the magazine was the most difficult part of the whole project. I had a lot of displeasured moments but was able to shoo them away Finding good buildings, texture packs, skins, etc. was not too difficult as the Minecraft Community has a lot of creative souls.

It did consume a lot of our time though.

Thank You!

A big thanks to the Minecraft community who allowed us to share and promote their content!

I had to delay the project from the 1st of November to the 13th of November.

Simply because we couldn't get it all done in time.

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INTRO

The last thing we want to share is that we would like to thank everyone who helped us and encouraged us and of course every single reader. Enjoy this first Issue!

GraphicalMe; Head Editor

Special

The XBLA 1.8 Update NEW FOOD, MOBS, ITEMS AND GENERATED STRUCTURES

The long awaited Xbox update of Minecraft 1.8 finally arrived, and it's here with new food such as melon slices & cooked beef.

Automaticlly generated structures (Villages, Strongholds, Ravines, etc) The creative mode is also imported from the PC version and is a success.

We have seen great builds on the XBLA version already! Can't wait for more!

But how does the 1.8 Update survive the final verdict of our staff?

A LONG WAIT...

We have waited a long time for this update to release and as a Minecraftfan I can say it was worth waiting for. On 2 October 4J Games (the creators of the XBLA edition of Minecraft) handed over the update to the Microsoft Cert Test team. 2 weeks later the update was downloadable to all Minecraftians.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

As I stated before, the long time of waiting is completely forgivable thanks to the amount of content added.

The update is basiclly the 1.8.2 update of the PC version.

Those who knew what's coming either from playing on the PC version or reading on websites weren't expecting any new features. Although, some features were brought forward from later updates.

Things such as: Mining speed changes, apples falling from trees, a fix for vines to prevent them of spreading too much were all fixed

LOTS OF NEW FEATURES!

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There is a lot of new features that we can certainly can call big.

But things like blocking with a sword is not forgetten.

Creative mode, generated structures, rivers, endermen and hunger.

These bigger changes make that the game has improved a lot compared to his previous 1.7.1 update which din't feature this much.

Thanks to these features, the 1.8 update was named The Adventure Updat To dig deeper into the update, let's take a look at what specifically has been changed or added.

THE NEW FEATURES EXPLAINED!

To start with, let's drag Creative mode to the Verdict.

Creative mode is a gamemode where you can place blocks infinitely and instantly destroys blocks.

It was imported from the PC version and only received a new inferface. The new interface looks like the crafting interface and is still categorized. Although it sticks with the the mode's base idea. You are also able to fly, you can access fly mode by double tapping the A button on your Xbox 360 Controller Flying on the XBLA edition is smooth and natural (Well maybe not natural)

Further more, sprinting has introduced to the XBLA and is always very handy when you need get out of somewhere quickly. Sprinting does consume some of your hunger bar.

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-Lots of new features -Structures -Creative Mode -A little closer to the PC version

When you decide to sit and wait inside your house until it explodes and can still be able to talk about it, you can regain health by filling your hungerbar.

By eating Melon slices, cooked beef, some nice rotten flesh, you can see that your hunger bar fills itself. If your hunger bar is full (Or if there are more than 9 chicken wings left) your health will regain slowly. Sprinting also effects your hunger making it decrease faster.

From on 3 hearts you will no longer be able to sprint.

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-Still some bugs left -Nothing new if you knew the 1.8 update before.

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"Y U NO LIKE HOUSES?!"

If you don't want to start the game by building a house, you can always take a look out for NPC-Villages.

The Villages are automaticlly generated structures where you can take shelter or just rob the place and build your own.

There are farms and different houses found in NPC-Villages If you don't like wooden houses on the surface you can always search for rivers!

Rivers are now automaticlly generated and sometimes connect to an ocean.

If you don't care about houses, you can still go and discover what there is to see underground!

You can find abandoned Mineshafts, Ravines and Strongholds under all the grass and dirt.

There is a lot of loot to be found in these places... But remember this: You are never alone.

Beside all this, there are superflat worlds added, vines, iron bars; and some other new building blocks.

And last but not least, some bug fixes and improvements.

Review

The Pretty Scary Update The witch over there approves this update! ==>

The Pretty Scary Update is here and brings us Witches, The Wither Boss, Wither skeletons, bats, and even infected villagers! To continue with new items, Mojang is giving us Beacons, carrots on sticks, anvils, new food, item frames, and so on! Armour, Pet's belts can be both be colored now.

Zombies can sometimes even wear armor and equip dropped items!

"There's nothing like getting slashed with a sword you dropped the last time you died..."

The new introduced anvils are special and allows you to play more without frustration.

The same is for the Beacons which are always a great way to defend your lawn!

The Pretty and The Scary

The 1.4 Update has fallen into our pixelated hands. It may be better known as The Pretty Scary update .

The update focuses itself on the theme of Halloween and is a pretty worthwhile update.

Mojang splits the update in the Pretty and the Scary part, pretty meaning items like flower pots, anvils, carrots on sticks, beacons and so on. Scary meaning The Wither, Wither Skelletons, Bats, Witches, Zombie Villagers, mostly all of these being mobs.

A Beacon? What's that?

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A full Beacon is created by making a Beacon block, to do this you will have to kill The Wither to obtain the yo Netherstar which is used in the crafting recipe of the Beacon. Afterwards you need to create Iron /Gold /Emerald or a diamond block and create a pyramid, leaving the beacon in the highest middle of the pyramid.

The beacon block can now be used to give you a certain power in a radius that can vary.

To active a power you will have to place an iron/gold/emerald or diamond into the GUI slot.

You can set your power to: Speed, Haste, Resistance, Jump Boost and Strength.

You always will have a second power which is regeneration. This power can not be changed.

Within a radius from the beacon you will be able to to use the power. You can also change this radius by making a bigger pyramid. The smallest pyramid is 3 blocks wide on each side, and the beacon block on top.

The second pyramid: 5x5 blocks. The Third: 7x7 blocks at the bottom. And the fourth, last one with the biggest radius is 9x9 blocks. A very renewing and exciting new feature to expand your Minecraft adventure.

The radius of each pyramid are: (From the smallest to the biggest pyramid) 37,51,67 and 81 blocks away.

The Wither

The Wither, the second boss mob on Minecraft. They definitely made him scary, that's for sure.

This boss mob must be made by blocks in order to spawn him. He can be made by placing Soul Sand in a T-form, the top row must be 3 Wither blocks must be placed. When he spawns, the Wither does not take any damage and will prepare itself for battle by growing in a blue form and create a big explosion.

Epic Magazine Tip: You should probably run away when he does that.

When the Wither has exploded the skies are darker, and the Wither will shoot projectiles at you which are Wither heads. When hit, the player will notice there is a Wither effect on him. This effect will slowly damage you and turn your health bar black. Upon death the Wither will drop a Nether Star for the beacon block to be crafted.

Get that carrot Little Piggy!

To continue let's take a look at the pretty side of the update, shall we?

Pigs can now be riden properly without the pig not going where you want.

As previous the player must have a saddle to use on the poor little pig.

You will also need a Carrot On A Stick, the only two requirements to make this are a fishing rod and a carrot. When crafted the player will need to hold his carrot on a stick and hop on the saddled pig. Now the pig will follow the carrot which you can move around to mark your direction. You can also boost the pig's speed by right clicking the pig with your carrot on a stick. Doing this will decay our item after a few right clicks. This will allow you to have piggy back ride races or an escape alternative for a creeper invasion.

Item Frames, Flower Pots and Mob Heads Did you ever want to order your chests by item frames instead of a sign?

Well, with this update your dreams come true. You can craft an item frame with sticks and some leather. Right click the item frame with an item and done!

Not interested in all of these arrangements? Then head to your garden and upgrade it with a Flower pot today! Gather some bricks, craft it and off you go.

All flowers, cacti and so on can be nicely planted in your flower pot.

If you're not interested in all above features, you are a tough pixelated nut.

Nuts need breaking, and therefore Mob Heads were created to bang them into those nuts! Mob heads are introduced and can be obtained by killing Wither skeletons. Too bad, the other heads can only be obtained in creative mode.

Zombie Infection!

The Zombies attacking the villages and breaking into houses finally makes sence as they can now occasionally form into Zombie villagers. If you want to cure them from their horrible existence you can trow a splash potion at them.

If a zombie infects a baby villager, they will transform to a baby zombie villager as you would expect them too. But of course the forceful Iron golem will protect the villagers as a real gentlemen.

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-Medium amount of new features -New Boss -More Decoration -Beacon and Anvil

THE VERDICT

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-Could have used even more Scary Stuff

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October 2012

The Tweets Of Minecraft

@4JStudios New Minecraft XBLA Gamerpic packs available today!

@4JStudios We've handed over the final 1.8 build to Microsoft. They'l run some confidence tests and and put it into Ce. Tests

@Mollstam Mojang clocked 427, 514 RAM hours last month

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@Dinnerbone Lightning is really annoying me right now. Reverting everything i've done with it. It will come back in 1.5. :(

@Vareide I almost got 10.000 followers on twitter now. 0.o

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@Dinnerbone Let's talk security for a minute.

There's no such thing as giftcode generators, they're just giving you a virus.

@Yogscast Massive thanks to everyone who watched and supported us reach a milestone of 2.5 million subscribers!

@Mollstam It's about to go down!

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@PlanetMinecraft Today my doctor told me i needed to stop playing so much MC. "Why?"-"I am giving you an eye exam"

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@Dinnerbone Snapshot 12w41a has been released!

@4JStudios We started working on the next update as soon as we handed over the 1.8.2 build to Microsoft

@Jeb_ I've discovered that the concierge will help with almost anything, but i don't know what concierge means.

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@4JStudios Microsoft has confirmed that we've passed Cert Test, and the update will be out tommorow #minecraftXBLA

@4JStudios Hearing reports that Skin Pack 3 is available now. Skins in this pack were created by "Army Of Trolls"

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@Jeb_ It's here! Minecraft 1.4 PreRelease!

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@PlanetMinecraft You guys barely broke $3500 by 8pm! Fantastic! #Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

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@Dinnerbone Optifine did not want us to include it in the game. We are rewriting the game's engine. it will be much better. :)

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@Jeb_ Pretty Scary Update!

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@CarlMenneh Happy 2nd birthday Mojang! #Mojang 2th anniversary

18 @Yogscast Happy birthday Lewis!!

22 @FyreUK A brand new huge scale timelapse is here. And it is in SPACEEEEE!

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Note: Some tweets have been shortened or explained in another way, but there base content stays the same

Inside The Tweets October 1st - @4JStudios

4J studios released a new gamerpic pack for the Xbox 360 The pack is available for download at the Xbox Live MarketPlace for 80 Points.

October 4th - @Dinnerbone

Dinnerbone stated that lightning was going to get an update and probably would have released in 1.4 due to some annoying problems; the further unknown lightning update is delayed to 1.5

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To all the people silly enough to not buy Minecraft and search for gift code generators. The message is clear: There is no such thing as gift code generators. Dinnerbone reminds the community it will only result a virus on your computer.

October 12th - @4J Studios

4JStudios stated that they started working on the next update from on the moment they handed the 1.8 XBLA update over to Microsoft This confirms that 4JStudios is trying to get to 1.2.5 as soon as possible. So people, patience is a good thing.

October 18th - @CarlMenneh

Mojang is celebrating their second anniversary.

Mojang was found by Markus Persson, Carl O Manneh and H Jakob PorsĂŠr two years ago. Within it's first year, Mojang hired 12 employees to support them with their game development. The Minecraft Magazines wishes them a happy birthday and wish them luck with their oncoming years!

October 24th - @4J Studios

Optifine will not be integrated into the base game, or that is what DinnerBone told us in his tweet. He does state they are re-writing the game engine and will improve the game performance either way

WORLDS THE MAJORD CASTLE

One thing you will notice when spawning, is that your eye catches the huge castle straight away. The castle is very detailed on its exterior but lacks when going inside. There isn't a lot of light inside the castle and most rooms look a lot like each other. Besides the castle you can admire the beauty of the dragon watching over the castle. The details of the dragons aren't maximised but certainly not bad.

The landscape is beautifully terraformed and gives it a very fantasy look to the map.

I enjoyed visiting the map, but some things like interior design and lighting need some tweaks.

If you want to experience this majord beauty yourself, you can scan the QR-Code at the right.

Review by Lo誰c D.

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The Village Beyond The World

Who doesn't like flying structures on Minecraft? Lantosyt presents to us The Village Beyond The World.

The world has a lot of variation in houses, and terraforming.

Every house is very detailed, and every block makes sense. The flying glowstone gives the world a final touch.

There is a big variation in blocks as well, lots of blocks sometimes bring problems with them due to the different colors. In this map, all the colors match and have been chosen very well.

The map is certainly a map you will have to visit if you are searching for a nice city in the sky dimension.

Review by Lo誰c D.

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Structures The Haunted Swamp

A well made Treasure Finding Map, that's what Sabertooth was trying to accomplish.

And so he did, a scary dark Swamp with some nice houses, graveyards, churches, ...

The goal of the map, is to search for loot!

Everyone likes loot, so the map is full of

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beautiful shiny armor and weapons.

Although the map is a little small.

It could have been bigger, also it could have used some kind of story line to improve the player's experience.

You go can explore and loot the world by scanning the QR-Code on the left.

Review by Lo誰c D.

Angel Garden

Statues in Minecraft have always been popular.

That's not different with Angel Garden, the surrounding forest fantasy theme fits in with the statue itself.

The statue and it's surroundings are all pretty nicely detailed.

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To look behind all these positives there is always room for improvement as the landscape is pretty flat. This is a bit neglected, and that's too bad because this deserved a 9.5/10.

If you like statues in Minecraft, you will certainly be happy to see this one.

The QR code can be scanned on the left.

Review by Lo誰c D.

Special

Survival Games 4 Vareide brings us the long awaited 4th map in the Survival Games series, this time the map used a "DayZ" theme (An ARMA 2 Mod).

The map has a post apocalypstic theme and Team Vareide did a very good job translating it into Minecraft.

The map is medium size, and pretty basic. The team did add a lot of traps into it to make it more adventurous.

Although the map does not match the popularity of Survival Games 2 which was the big abandoned city. This does not mean this new edition is bad, but it had the potential to be better.

Community sg maps Vareide's base idea of putting The Hunger Games into Minecraft has inspired a lot of people to create their own Survival Games.

The following are featured community made SG maps: World Name: DarkSile Hallows By: Creative Node/Migrosbudget

World Name: Survival Games Space By: SwipeshotTeam

Interview With Vareide When did you make your first Youtube video?

-December 1th 2008 / It was an Age Of Conan spoof of the Discovery Channel ad "I Love the Whole World"

How old were you when you made this -18 which makes me 22 today.

Did you study for video-editing related things at school?

-No. I've studied Graphical Design for 1 year though.

After that i've been working for Youtube :)

Think your good enough to join Team Vareide?

Apply right here:

Is video editing your full time job?

-Youtube in overall? Yes.

Where are you from?

-I'm from Norway.

What do you do when you have some spare-time?

-Well, other than that i spend my time on my computer, play videogames with my friends, or busy working; I try to exercise about 4 times a week and watch way to much football and of cource my normal social life, with friends and familly.

Vareide: "We are very strict at letting people in, make sure your buildings are top notch

When you edit video's, do you edit them alone or do you get help from friends?

-I write my scripts, record the clips, and edit everything.

Team vareide helps me out with set design, and body acting.

Pedro helps me with music, and Austin usually voice acts.

What programs do you use to edit your video's?

-I'm currently using Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe After effects but i'm planning on changing to Premiere soon.

With the huge popularity of The Survival Games, are you planning on making more maps?

-Maybe, but with the launch of Trouble in MineVille and other big projects we are very busy. But nothing is certain.

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Halloween is over, but never far away.

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Texture Packs Just a little cartoony!

Category: Cartoon Creator: Shino Version: 16 Bit HD Patcher: No

Score:

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Ravands Texture Pack Category: Realistic Creator: Ravand Version: 32/64Bit HD Patcher: No Connected Textures: Yes

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Extreme hills next to an ocean and a desert.

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This Mushroom biome is next to a Jungle biome surrounded by an ocean.

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Professional speedpainting

Animations Imperial City At night

Creator: Animationcraft Emotion: Amazed

Pig Racing

Creator: Slamacow Emotion: Funny

Fan Art

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Servers The Six Kingdoms

Creator: JsSx Ip: thesixkingdoms.game. nfoservers.com Type: RPG

Note: Servers may become outdated or stopped at the moment of reading.

Mumau's Server Prison Creator: Mpmumau Ip: mumausserver.com Type: Survival/PVP

December Issue The first Minecraft Magazine has been published, but now let's take a look at what's coming in the next issue. Minecon is very close now, and we can count on a Blog thanks to Team Vareide!

We will also theme the magazine with the snowy mountains around us in mind! As usual, we let the community speak with builds, texture packs skins and other amazing stuff!

You will also be able to win a special winter themed T-Shirt of the Minecraft Magazine! See you there!

Game Over

"I see the reader you mean. But take Care, it reached a higher level now. It can read our thoughts." "That doesn't matter, it thinks we are part of the magazine" "I like this reader. It read well. It did not give up." "It is reading our thoughts as though, they were words on a screen." "I would like to thank this reader."

"Why's that?" "It gave us the chance to show our ability's." "Seems legit."

All creations, logo's, fonts, backgrounds, pictures were made by the Minecraft Magazine's Staff or asked permission for.

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