My boys just started playing Minecraft. I purchased them each their own account with separate usernames and passwords (obviously). The boys have been playing in single player mode on the same computer, and have each created a separate world. Now, here are the problems.
First, regardless which account is used, both of their worlds appear under "Select World." The point of separate accounts was so that one boy could not mess around with the other boy's work.
Second, if they log into their accounts on any other computer, the worlds they created are not there. It is almost as though the worlds are stored on the one computer. Perhaps that is what is going on; I don't know.
Can anyone help me figure out what's going on and how to set things up so that they each have separate accounts, inaccessible by the other one, and can play Minecraft on any computer? Thanks in advance for your time.
minecraft uses a single folder to store all the worlds and they are accessable to anyone logged in on that machine.
to have it where they can't access each others world your best bet would be either to use multimc, have 2 copies of the program available in a different folder each, multimc will creat an instance where you tell it to which will contain the save file, thus keeping them apart. but again they are limited to that one computer
the other and maybe better option is minecraft portable http://www.minecraft...-supports-macs/
this in theory can be run off a usb stick with portable java and they can play their save anywhere they want and not worry about a sibling or father messing up their world
Hello, and I'm glad you picked the great game of Minecraft. The thing about "worlds" or saves is, they are embedded to the hard drive. Technically speaking, any account can play on it, and only on that one computer. The thing you might be looking for is a minecraft server, where each person when they log in have their own stuff. So lets say Kid A logs in, he has 2 wood. Then Kid B goes on, he won't have that and will have his own stuff. Check here for servers. http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/45-survival-servers/
Thanks! Dang you beat me to it.
So, was it unnecessary to purchase separate accounts? It seems as though only a single account for a single computer is required regardless of how many people use it. Correct?
Also, could I copy the file associated with each world, put just those files on a USB stick, and transfer them to other computers as necessary? If so, where would I find the files? I cannot find anything under Program Files or anywhere else for that matter that says Minecraft.
open your start menu, and in the search box type %appdata% (thats with the %'s) and hit enter
the open the .minecraft folder, and then the saves folder, you will see the saves for the worlds right there.
you can move the world no worry just place them into the same folder (saves) on the different machine.
how often will you be doing this? it maybe easier for you to use the portable minecraft i mentioned above as you won't forget to copy the world then, it will always be on the usb key
I like the idea of the portable minecraft in the long run. I'll have to get each boy their own travel drive. In the short run, I was thinking I'd copy the files and paste them into another computer so both boys could work on separate machines at the same time. Thanks for all the information.
I like the idea of the portable minecraft in the long run. I'll have to get each boy their own travel drive. In the short run, I was thinking I'd copy the files and paste them into another computer so both boys could work on separate machines at the same time. Thanks for all the information.
That's proabably a good short-term option.
Also, it's a good thing you got two accounts. If you had not, Multiplayer would not work if they both tried to log on at the same time.
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My boys just started playing Minecraft. I purchased them each their own account with separate usernames and passwords (obviously). The boys have been playing in single player mode on the same computer, and have each created a separate world. Now, here are the problems.
First, regardless which account is used, both of their worlds appear under "Select World." The point of separate accounts was so that one boy could not mess around with the other boy's work.
Second, if they log into their accounts on any other computer, the worlds they created are not there. It is almost as though the worlds are stored on the one computer. Perhaps that is what is going on; I don't know.
Can anyone help me figure out what's going on and how to set things up so that they each have separate accounts, inaccessible by the other one, and can play Minecraft on any computer? Thanks in advance for your time.
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Moderatorto have it where they can't access each others world your best bet would be either to use multimc, have 2 copies of the program available in a different folder each, multimc will creat an instance where you tell it to which will contain the save file, thus keeping them apart. but again they are limited to that one computer
the other and maybe better option is minecraft portable http://www.minecraft...-supports-macs/
this in theory can be run off a usb stick with portable java and they can play their save anywhere they want and not worry about a sibling or father messing up their world
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Dang you beat me to it.
Also, could I copy the file associated with each world, put just those files on a USB stick, and transfer them to other computers as necessary? If so, where would I find the files? I cannot find anything under Program Files or anywhere else for that matter that says Minecraft.
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Moderatorthe open the .minecraft folder, and then the saves folder, you will see the saves for the worlds right there.
you can move the world no worry just place them into the same folder (saves) on the different machine.
how often will you be doing this? it maybe easier for you to use the portable minecraft i mentioned above as you won't forget to copy the world then, it will always be on the usb key
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Retired StaffThat's proabably a good short-term option.
Also, it's a good thing you got two accounts. If you had not, Multiplayer would not work if they both tried to log on at the same time.