Installing Raspbian on your Raspberry Pi means you'll find Minecraft Pi in the Games section. Minecraft Pi is a stripped-down version of the well-known survival game. It's designed to teach users a variety of programming languages.
Sure, it's fun but it's not the Minecraft game we've come recognize and enjoy. A group of Raspberry Pi users has figured out how to install Minecraft full-featured on your Raspberry Pi 2, or 3.
Like everything else on the Raspberry Pi, there's a lot of editing and playing with files and Terminal commands. Just be sure to take your time, and read through each step, and you'll be good to go.
Keep in mind Before you start, there are certain things you need to know:
You'll need your Mojang account login information, along with your Minecraft username.
Naturally, you'll need a paid license for Minecraft. You can buy one at Minecraft.net
This guide is only for Minecraft 1.8.9. However, with a minor modification, you can run the most current version, which is currently 1.9.4 (more about this later).
The game Minecraft on a $35 computer isn't going be the smoothest experience, but it's definitely playable.
Spend an hour setting up everything.
I recommend opening this guide on your Raspberry Pi's browser, with a Terminal window next to it. You'll have to download altered log files from Dropbox. I do not want to publish the commands here only to have them altered later on.
The procedure is easy and requires you to copy various Terminal commands from your browser, pasting them into the command line. After pasting each command in then press enter on your keyboard and your Pi will take care of the rest.
Tips to make the process easier
Step 1 is not applicable to Raspberry Pi 3 users. It is not possible to currently overclock the Pi 3 The Pi 3 is faster than the Pi 2 out of the box.
After entering Step 4's command, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to highlight Advanced options, then press Enter. Then highlight GL Options, select Enable.
I was a little confused in Step 7 of the guide where it says to click on "edit profile," You actually need to click on Profile Editor and then double-click the first (and only) listing. Under Version Selection click on the drop-down next to Use version and select a build number. Keep in mind, the default setting is 1.8.9. For now, use that version and then we can alter it once everything is working.
Step 10 instructs you to edit "run.sh" without further instructions. Open the Minecraft folder in your Pi directory, right-click on the run.sh file and choose Text Editor.
There are two ways to launch Minecraft. To launch Minecraft The guide will tell you that you should use "./run.sh". Although this works, you will need to enter "cd Minecraft", before entering the command. Another option is to open Minecraft folder and double-click the run.sh file. Then, select "Execute."
Start with the most recent version. Then you are able playing around with the installation. To upgrade to the latest Minecraft version, you'll have to relaunch Minecraft.jar.
In a Terminal window, enter the following command:"cd" Minecraft
Next, enter: java -jar Minecraft.jar
Click on Profile Editor to change the version number to 1.9.4 or the most recent version.
Save your change and then click the Play button, causing Minecraft to download the most recent version.
Then, start the Minecraft folder.
To avoid any problems should you make a mistake, create a backup of the run.sh file. Change the name to something that is on the lines of "runcopy.sh".
With a copy safely stored away, open the run.sh file by right-clicking it and choosing Text Editor.
Enter 1.8.9 into the text field by pressing Ctrl+F on your keyboard. There should be twoand only two- instances found. Thinkofdeath Each one should be replaced with the latest Minecraft version (this should be the same version number that you selected in step 3).
Save the file, then restart your Raspberry Pi.
Launch Minecraft as you normally would and enjoy.