Minecraft is a block based video game developed by Mojang Studios from Sweden. It was developed in the Java programming language and launched in 2011. It has 140 million monthly active users as of 2021. 238 million copies of the Minecraft game are sold to date.
Swedish game programmer and designer, Markus “Notch” Persson is the developer of the game. The game is a 3D world in which players try to craft tools and build many different structures from the raw material they extracted from the earth.
The game has five following playing modes:
- Survival mode: It is the most common and most played mode of the games. In this mode of the game, a player needs to collect natural resources for making certain blocks and items. Plates can craft different kinds of items in it such as swords, Axes and Armors. The game requires players to build a shelter at night.
- Hardcore mode: All the settings are locked in the hardest mode. It is a variant of survival mode. If a player dies in this mode, he or she can not be revived. They immediately transferred into the spectator mode.
- Creative mode: It is a kind of invincible mode where a character can not be damaged and there is no effect of hunger on them. They have full access to the inventory. They can build and remove any block at any given time.
- Adventure mode: This mode is nothing more than the survival mode of the game with some restrictions. It enables players to experience user-crafted custom maps and adventures. It tells players about various scripted server commands designed for custom maps.
- Spectator mode: In this mode, players can only fly through the game with various blocks. They can take part in the game. They can take a look at the game from a different perspective as they can teleport to other players.
Blocks: Apart from snowballs, compasses, food and a few other items, the game is composed of blocks. Every single structure in Minecraft 1.17 is built out of blocks including elements like water.
Axolotls, Glow Squids, copper and amethyst and many other items and mobs are included in Minecraft new version 1.17. The list of blocks in Minecraft is very huge. As per some gamers, there are more than three thousand blocks in the game. Air, Water, Concrete, Wool, Grass, Wood and Swords are some examples of the blocks.
The number of blocks is getting bigger and bigger with every update. There are types of blocks in the game and these blocks can be divided into further categories according to their unique variations.
For example, there are many different kinds of wood available in the game. Some of the most important are jungle, birch, acacia, oak, dark oak and spruce. These are further divided into logs, planks, stripped logs and many more. This division increases the number of blocks to a very high level. Moreover, all these blocks are available in different colour combinations which further increase the number of blocks.
At the time of the launch of the game, there were only 30 odd blocks in the game. But 12 years after launch, there are more than 100 times more blocks in the game.
Crafting a Map in Survival Mode:
- Step 1: Go to the Crafting Menu. The first step is to load a crafting table so that you have a 3×3 crafting grid.
- Step 2: Add Items to make a Map. When you open the crafting menu, you will get a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid.
- Step 3: Move the Map to your Inventory.
List of the Most Important Blocks:
Air |
Any Stone |
Stone |
Granite |
Polished Granite |
Diorite |
Polished Diorite |
Andesite |
Polished Andesite |
Grass |
Grass Path |
Mycelium |
Any Dirt |
Dirt |
Coarse Dirt |
Podzol |
Cobblestone |
Mossy Cobblestone |
Any Planks |
Oak Planks |
Spruce Planks |
Birch Planks |
Jungle Planks |
Acacia Planks |
Dark Oak Planks |
Any Sapling |
Oak Sapling |
Spruce Sapling |
Birch Sapling |
Jungle Sapling |
Acacia Sapling |
Dark Oak Sapling |
Sugar Cane |
Bedrock |
Any Sand |
Sand |
Red Sand |
Gravel |
Water |
Water Still |
Lava |
Lava Still |
Magma Block |
Obsidian |
Coal Ore |
Iron Ore |
Redstone Ore |
Redstone Ore Lit |
Gold Ore |
Lapis Lazuli Ore |
Diamond Ore |
Emerald Ore |
Nether Quartz Ore |
Coal Block |
Iron Block |
Redstone Block |
Gold Block |
Lapis Lazuli Block |
Diamond Block |
Emerald Block |
Any Block of Quartz |
Block of Quartz |
Chiselled Quartz Block |
Pillar Quartz Block |
Slime Block |
Oak/Spruce/Birch/Jungle Wood |
Oak Wood |
Spruce Wood |
Birch Wood |
Jungle Wood |
Acacia/Dark Oak Wood |