Introduction 2
About Minecraft and LearnToMod 2
About This Book 2
About You 3
About the Icons 4
Project 1: Start Modding 5
Know What Minecraft Modding Is 5
Use the LearnToMod Online Software 6
Sign up for LearnToMod 7
Use the LearnToMod badges 8
Connect your mods to Minecraft 8
Connect to the LearnToMod Server 12
Check Out the Coding Environment 13
Test Your Mod 15
Run Your Mod in Minecraft 19
Get Ready to Write Your Own Minecraft Mods 22
Share a Mod with Friends 24
How Your Friend Finds Your Mod 25
Earn Modding Badges 27
Earn Scramble badges 27
Earn the Saying Hello badge: Scramble Edition 29
Communicate with your computer 30
Earn Missing badges 31
Trace code 32
Earn the Saying Hello badge: Missing Edition 33
Project 2: Spleef 36
Introduce the Gameplay Loop 37
Start: Create a basic scene 38
Goal: Add a way to win and lose 38
Challenge: Make it harder to win 39
Reward: Make players want to win 39
Plan and Try Test Cases 40
Debug Your Code 41
Make Spleef: Iteration 1 42
Explore the ArenaBuilder library 42
Start: Import the ArenaBuilder library 44
Goal: Make a way to win and lose 48
Challenge: Make blocks disappear one second after touching them
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Reward: Give the player points 59
Make Spleef: Iteration 2 62
Start: Add a lava platform 63
Goal: Destroy at least 200 blocks 63
Challenge: Add an enemy 64
Reward: Add fireworks 64
Project 3: Monster Arena 67
Draw the Gameplay Loop 67
Iteration 1: Make Monster Arena 68
Start: Create a basic arena with a fence 70
Refactor: Move the arena code to a new function 76
Goal: Add a melon block to break 76
Test: Make sure your game works 78
Challenge: Add monsters to the arena 78
Reward: Replay the first level 80
Test: Iteration 1 completed 84
Iteration 2: Add Levels 85
Start: Make the arena unique 86
Goal: Wait until a later iteration 87
Challenge: Add monsters 87
Reward: Add a second level 87
Test: Make sure both levels work 90
Iteration 3: Add Levels to Your Levels 90
Challenge: Switch to Survival mode 91
Reward: Add five more levels 93
Make More Iterations: Be Creative and Unique 95
Project 4: Capture the Flag 97
Use the Capture the Flag Library 97
Make a Basic Capture the Flag 99
Test Your Two-Player Capture the Flag 102
Add Wands 104
Attach Magic to Your Wands 106
Make Your Own Wand 111
Give Each Player Two Wands 115
Sarah Guthals, Stephen Foster, and Lindsey Handley are the co-founders of ThoughtSTEM and the creators of the LearnToMod software. They have dedicated their lives to coding education and are co-authors of Minecraft Modding For Kids.
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