Custom-crafted adventure maps... new trading systems and societies... incredible mods that take Minecraft into the far future... Minecraft's potential is simply astounding. This full-color guide brings together all of today's most amazing Minecraft resources and techniques. Why struggle with outdated web tutorials or bewildering YouTube videos? Mega-bestselling author Stephen O'Brien will show you how to get it all, and do it all!

• Create and manage unique Minecraft 1.9 configurations with their own versions, worlds, resource packs, and profiles
• Automatically mass-produce sugar cane, melons, wheat, and more
• Supercharge mining operations to excavate infinite amounts of obsidian
• Take control of the mayhem with mob farms: mass-produce your own zombies, spiders, creepers, and skeletons
• Craft amazing armor, weapons, and tools
• Build in any style that inspires you: medieval, Victorian, Viking, Japanese, modern, suburban, you name it
• Create natural-looking terrain and trees, decorate with 2D pixel art, and build 3D statues
• Construct smarter, more efficient power and transportation systems
• Assemble amazing redstone circuitry with Monostable and Redpower 2
• Generate massive resources with gigantic oil refineries and quarries
• Create and share exciting adventure maps and learn the secrets of CommandBlocks
• Export your greatest adventures to YouTube, Vimeo, or HD video