I am new here, brand new, so I apologize if this has been covered already. How can I build a minecraft world that others can play? I don't mean create a world that others can join... I mean build one that I leave and others can then play. I can see videos of YouTubers playing "fanmade" worlds, that they have to solve the puzzles etc.
Adding... I am not looing to publish a world online, just wanna make one my kids can play and solve the mystery or puzzle.
There are several options, but I'm not sure if any of the external-to-the-game ones are available for 1.13 yet (if they are, they're likely to be experimental alphas or betas and full of bugs so make backups more frequently).
1)literally do it moreorless block-by-block in creative mode. By far this will be the slowest, most difficult, and most tedious way, but barring some sort of snapshot bug that prevents the use of commands or creative mode this will always be available up to the latest snapshots. The snapshots themselves will have plenty of other reasons why you would NOT want to make a map in them, but it could be done if you wanted. You would be limited to doing things in bulk using commands or on a block-by-block basis via creative mode placement.
2)WorldEdit. This is probably the most popular app for external world-stuff, but according to a sort-of recent minecraft.net article about creative world-building this option is only barely above vanilla creative. I'm not far into the scene, so most of what I see WorldEdit being used for is simply fixing broken worlds so that normal play can resume.
3)WorldPainter (not sure this is even updated anymore). This one's a lot like if Mojang went crazy and decided to replicate Minecraft in MSPaint or a high-end graphic program (CorelDraw, Adobe whatever, etc).
There are other apps out there, too.
Taking things to the extreme, there's also some supporting tools to be had. Utilities such as a color picker or texture editor can help create new looks, and there might be some tools related to the creation of datapacks/command blocks relative to things like dialog Then there's the whole issue of Minecraft knowledge itself--how redstone works, what parkour jumps are possible (and why), and familiarity with obscure features. Obviously this will probably be scaled back to a lesser importance relative to friends and family, but it's certainly something to consider for a good mystery/puzzle.
In addition to all of the above, you're going to need inspiration to cover up your puzzles so that they aren't instantly solveable. Taking a trip around your local area, browsing through images online, or even taking notes/pictures of buildings while on vacation can help get the creative juices flowing.
I am new here, brand new, so I apologize if this has been covered already. How can I build a minecraft world that others can play? I don't mean create a world that others can join... I mean build one that I leave and others can then play. I can see videos of YouTubers playing "fanmade" worlds, that they have to solve the puzzles etc.
Adding... I am not looing to publish a world online, just wanna make one my kids can play and solve the mystery or puzzle.
HipCheesy
When a youtuber plays a fanmade world they are either doing so by it being hosted online (either publicly or with the youtuber as a whitelisted member of the server) or by the fan packaging the world as a download (and the youtuber downloading it) which is how people create/share adventure maps, and seems to be what you're talking about. Since you don't want to publish your world online and you're just trying to share it with your kids you don't have to worry about hosting or offering a download and there are 2 different ways to do what you want, if I understand the question.
The first would be to simply make the world, save and quit, then close your minecraft. Using your computer's local search locate %appdata% and open the Roaming folder. Your final destination will be the folder %appdata%/Roaming/.minecraft/saves where you will find a folder named whatever your world is. Just copy that folder onto a thumb drive or similar device and take it to your kids computer where you will put it in the same place you took it from. The next time your kid opens minecraft the world should load into the list of available single-player worlds.
Another way exists, and is a little easier, but has a couple drawbacks. If you're connected to the internet, and all the other computers you want to share this world with are also connected to the internet through the same network, then when playing any world in single player you can press esc and see an option to 'Open to LAN.' When clicking it you'll be given some options to set for other players before starting the world. As soon as you start the LAN (Local Area Network) world anyone connected to the same network that you are should be able to click on multiplayer and see world you just opened detected at the bottom of their available servers. This method requires you all be connected through the same network and that you (as the world host) keep minecraft running for the world to remain open BUT it also allows your kids to play the same map at once and doesn't require transferring files between machines.
You can combine these methods if you want your kids to play a multiplayer challenge but want your computer free by just copying the world and then opening it from one of their computers in the LAN but I would only keep such a world on 1 computer and keep in mind that which ever kid holds the world in their minecraft will be able to play/effect it in single-player while the others who connect through LAN will only have access when it is opened to it again. Hope this helps.
Greeetings...
I am new here, brand new, so I apologize if this has been covered already. How can I build a minecraft world that others can play? I don't mean create a world that others can join... I mean build one that I leave and others can then play. I can see videos of YouTubers playing "fanmade" worlds, that they have to solve the puzzles etc.
Adding... I am not looing to publish a world online, just wanna make one my kids can play and solve the mystery or puzzle.
HipCheesy
There are several options, but I'm not sure if any of the external-to-the-game ones are available for 1.13 yet (if they are, they're likely to be experimental alphas or betas and full of bugs so make backups more frequently).
1)literally do it moreorless block-by-block in creative mode. By far this will be the slowest, most difficult, and most tedious way, but barring some sort of snapshot bug that prevents the use of commands or creative mode this will always be available up to the latest snapshots. The snapshots themselves will have plenty of other reasons why you would NOT want to make a map in them, but it could be done if you wanted. You would be limited to doing things in bulk using commands or on a block-by-block basis via creative mode placement.
2)WorldEdit. This is probably the most popular app for external world-stuff, but according to a sort-of recent minecraft.net article about creative world-building this option is only barely above vanilla creative. I'm not far into the scene, so most of what I see WorldEdit being used for is simply fixing broken worlds so that normal play can resume.
3)WorldPainter (not sure this is even updated anymore). This one's a lot like if Mojang went crazy and decided to replicate Minecraft in MSPaint or a high-end graphic program (CorelDraw, Adobe whatever, etc).
There are other apps out there, too.
Taking things to the extreme, there's also some supporting tools to be had. Utilities such as a color picker or texture editor can help create new looks, and there might be some tools related to the creation of datapacks/command blocks relative to things like dialog Then there's the whole issue of Minecraft knowledge itself--how redstone works, what parkour jumps are possible (and why), and familiarity with obscure features. Obviously this will probably be scaled back to a lesser importance relative to friends and family, but it's certainly something to consider for a good mystery/puzzle.
In addition to all of the above, you're going to need inspiration to cover up your puzzles so that they aren't instantly solveable. Taking a trip around your local area, browsing through images online, or even taking notes/pictures of buildings while on vacation can help get the creative juices flowing.
When a youtuber plays a fanmade world they are either doing so by it being hosted online (either publicly or with the youtuber as a whitelisted member of the server) or by the fan packaging the world as a download (and the youtuber downloading it) which is how people create/share adventure maps, and seems to be what you're talking about. Since you don't want to publish your world online and you're just trying to share it with your kids you don't have to worry about hosting or offering a download and there are 2 different ways to do what you want, if I understand the question.
The first would be to simply make the world, save and quit, then close your minecraft. Using your computer's local search locate %appdata% and open the Roaming folder. Your final destination will be the folder %appdata%/Roaming/.minecraft/saves where you will find a folder named whatever your world is. Just copy that folder onto a thumb drive or similar device and take it to your kids computer where you will put it in the same place you took it from. The next time your kid opens minecraft the world should load into the list of available single-player worlds.
Another way exists, and is a little easier, but has a couple drawbacks. If you're connected to the internet, and all the other computers you want to share this world with are also connected to the internet through the same network, then when playing any world in single player you can press esc and see an option to 'Open to LAN.' When clicking it you'll be given some options to set for other players before starting the world. As soon as you start the LAN (Local Area Network) world anyone connected to the same network that you are should be able to click on multiplayer and see world you just opened detected at the bottom of their available servers. This method requires you all be connected through the same network and that you (as the world host) keep minecraft running for the world to remain open BUT it also allows your kids to play the same map at once and doesn't require transferring files between machines.
You can combine these methods if you want your kids to play a multiplayer challenge but want your computer free by just copying the world and then opening it from one of their computers in the LAN but I would only keep such a world on 1 computer and keep in mind that which ever kid holds the world in their minecraft will be able to play/effect it in single-player while the others who connect through LAN will only have access when it is opened to it again. Hope this helps.