Today, anyone can build their own world on a phone or tablet simply by installing Minecraft for Android on their mobile device. Someone marked the porting of the game from personal computers as a new milestone in gaming. One way or another, but today you can play Minecraft when you ride a train or wait in a long line.
It is noteworthy that the game provides the user with all the functionality of the PC version. All features that were previously available only on a large computer screen are now placed in your pocket.
If you still do not know what Minecraft is, it 's time to see the game with your own eyes. The game is nothing complicated and archival. The player builds his ideal world using blocks in the form of cubes. Blocks can be combined to create new tools or building materials.
At first glance, it seems that there is nothing in the game - no graphics, no ideas, no mechanics, but that's why it is attractive. At first you have nothing, but then a pick appears in your hands, then boards, several boards create a wall of the house, several boards and some metal create a furnace ... And so it goes on and on. Some players create 32-bit processors in the game using simple triggers and switches.
How to install Minecraft on Android
When installing the game from Google Play, you just need to find the page with the application by typing Minecraft in the search bar and tapping the "Install" button. The program will automatically install.
Do not be discouraged if you do not have access to the official repository, since you can install Minecraft on Android in another way. First download the game installer on your PC. Fortunately, today there are many sites that distribute popular apk files. Connect the phone or tablet to the computer and copy the downloaded file to a USB flash drive or to internal memory. Open any file manager inside the smartphone and tap on the file just transferred.
The OS will offer to install the application, and this is what we need, feel free to click on the "Install" button and wait for the operation to complete. That's all, Minecraft is installed, you can start the game.
Beginning of the game
Launch the game through the main menu of the phone. After starting the game on the tab "World" you will need to choose which game process is preferable of the two - survival or creativity.
The second provides unlimited opportunities for creativity. Build a world without obstacles and dangers. In survival mode, you can safely create only in the afternoon, at night and in the caves of the player, there will be danger in the form of creepers and zombies.
After choosing, click on the "Create World" button and do not forget where the power button is located, because the game is very addictive.
Add-ons Installation
The game is installed on Android. Minecraft mods are a bit trickier to install. Typically, such updates change either the visual part or add new maps.
To install textures, copy all the files to the phone’s memory. Then install PocketTool on the device. Open any file manager and, using the usual cut / paste commands, move the textures to the directory: sdcard / Android / data / com.snowbound.pockettool / textures
Launch the PocketTool application, select Change Texture from the ToolKit menu. Now in the upper section it will be possible to display a list of contextual commands with a long tap on the file. In the drop-down list, click on the Use button. With each texture, this operation must be performed separately. Remember to click the Apply Changes button when you finish the graphics transfer.
Additional cards
Just like installing Minecraft on Android, installing new maps is quite simple.
First download the desired map from the Internet. Find where the game files are located in the device, there are two options:
- sdcard / games / com.mojang / minecraftworlds;
- Android / data / com.mojang / minecraftworlds.
Move the downloaded files to one of these directories by any file manager. Nothing more is needed - you can build and break.
The presented game has hundreds of thousands of fans who not only play it, but also discuss regular updates on the forums, try to make it better by creating new modifications and amazing maps. If you did not have time to build the world on a PC, you have the opportunity to do the same on a mobile device, since installing Minecraft on Android is very easy.