Hey everyone!

Everyone must have played or are familiar with Minecraft, a downloadable/browser/mobile sandbox MMO in which you have to survive in a blocky world. You can mine, explore caves, and even play with friends on servers!

Official website - http://minecraft.net/
Minecraft forums - http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum
Mojang Homepage - http://www.mojang.com/
Minecraft wiki - http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki

This thread should hopefully give you the experience you need for Minecraft. You can currently buy the game for £17.95 (http://minecraft.net/store/game), and you get: The base game and premium status. Premium status means you can play on servers (Host, join, invite etc). You can download the game launcher here : http://minecraft.net/download

NEWS!

This section should give you all the latest Minecraft news and updates. Please post them as a response to THIS thread and I will edit them into the thread.

Minecraft 1.4 pre-release available now, ahead of release next week - The 1.4 update is coming next week, and there is a pre-release for anyone who has bought the game. Check it out here : http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/...ble-right-now/

MCX360 1.8.2 UPDATE IS ROLLING OUT NOW! - Minecraft Xbox edition has just got an update! There are a whole host of new features, read about them here and the full changelog:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/...lling-out-now/

New server list feature LIVE NOW! - Minecraft now has a server list feature, check it out here : http://www.minecraftforum.net/news/6...es-live-today/

MODS!

http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/51-minecraft-mods/

The website above will give you some information about mods, that modify Minecraft in their own special way! Post some below if you know any good ones!

MAPS!

Custom maps are levels created by the community for people to download and play in their version of Minecraft. You can check out this page, for a whole list of threads with custom map downloads! Post some below if you know any good ones!
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/53-maps/

TEXTURE PACKS!

Texture packs are like mods, but change the look of the game. Mods add new features into the game. Post some below if you know any good ones!
Check TP's out here : http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/41-texture-packs/


*NOTE - I will be editing with news as its available. It is up to YOU to post any mods, maps or texture packs you use that you like! Will edit ones I like!