Season 8: Badlands

Are you prepared to enter the Badlands? Season 8 of Minecraft Earth is coming soon, and as usual we've got the info on some of the challenges you can expect to see!


Welcome to the badlands! Let's head out on a 2 week adventure to explore the depths of the badlands. Come along and have some fun! Simply pick your path and complete the challenges to win some amazing prizes. The badlands contain untold riches, and if you’re lucky you may even discover exclusive character customizations. What are you waiting for? Let's go!

Season 8 Challenges


- Posted 25th August 2020

Season 7: Farm to Table

Time's almost up for Season 6, so ready your hoe's and get prepared to do some farming in Season 7!


Welcome to the farm to table! For the next 2 weeks we will explore all the wonderful ways to farm in Minecraft. Come along and have some fun! Simply pick your path and complete the challenges to win some amazing prizes. What are you waiting for? Let's go!

Season 7 Challenges


- Posted 11th August 2020

Season 6: Snowy Tundra

With the previous delays leading up to Season 5, we're still not 100% sure on the arrival date of Season 6, or if some of the specifics on the coming seasons may be changing, however as always we are endeavouring to bring you the best information we have available on the coming season in order to prepare you for what you can expect!

As we also hinted on Twitter over the weekend, we've heard some rumours of a new mob coming in the latest update as well.


Bronzed Chicken - Coming in 0.22.0?


Welcome to the snowy tundra! We are heading out on a 2 week adventure to discover the treasures the snowy tundra has to offer. Come along and have some fun! Simply pick your path and complete the challenges to win some amazing prizes. There are untold riches buried in the snow, and if you’re lucky you may even discover exclusive character customizations along with a rare creature not seen in these parts for some time. What are you waiting for? Let's go!

Season 6 Challenges


- Posted 28th July 2020

Season 5: Color!

Season 5 is coming soon and it looks to be a colorful one! To go with all the new challenges listed below a host of new blocks look to be coming with them: stained glass (just added today!), as well as the Minecraft Earth exclusive rainbow carpet and rainbow bed!



Welcome to the season of color! For the next 2 weeks we are celebrating the vibrant colors of the Minecraft world. Join in and have some fun! Simply pick a path and complete the challenges to win amazing prizes. What are you waiting for? Let's go!

Season 5 Challenges


- Posted 27th June 2020

Season 4: Dark Forest!

Season 4 for Minecraft Earth is almost upon us, and with it a wealth of new challenges and rewards!



Welcome to the dark forest! We are heading out on a 2 week adventure to find treasure deep within the woods. Come along and have some fun. Simply pick your path and complete the challenges to win some amazing prizes. There are tales of untold riches, and if you're lucky you may even discover exclusive character customizations. So be brave and travel far to discover the treasure of the trees. What are you waiting for? Let's go!

Season 4 Challenges


- Posted 15th June 2020

Season 3: Adventure!

Season 2 is almost over (Hope you've completed all those challenges!) and Season 3 will be arriving soon after. For those who want a sneak peak in order to prepare for Season 3, we've included the description and challenges below!



Welcome to season 3: Adventure! For the next two weeks we will be heading out on a grand journey to discover the amazing treasures of our world. Join in, pick your path, and complete the challenges to win amazing prizes. Are you brave enough to reach the end and discover the season-exclusive character customizations? Only time will tell and you don't have long, so what are you waiting for? Let's go!

Season 3 Challenges


- Posted 1st June 2020

Dev Q&A 27th May

The Dev Q&A hosted on the official Minecraft Earth Wiki just wrapped up. As always there were a ton of great questions asked and more than a couple of interesting answers giving us some hints as to what might be coming next for Minecraft Earth!

Below is a list of some of the most interesting answers we saw during the Q&A session!

Which answers interested you the most? Feel free to discuss on the Crafters Guide Discord Server

• Q: Do you plan on adding chests? / Do you know anything about (or when) slime balls and/or pistons getting added to the game? / When is obsidian coming back?
  
  A: Some blocks are a little tricky for us to bring into MCE. We've been working with all these blocks for a long time, making sure they work properly for AR and for MCE. They are almost there, just some more tweaks needed!

• Q: Will you ever add villagers and villager trading?
  
  A: We´re thinking about something like that quite soon. Those 1M piles of cobblestone have to go somewhere. We basically need more sinks in the game.

• Q: Will enchanting table and enchanting join mce?
  
  A: We're working towards adding all Vanilla features to Minecraft Earth. They will make their way to MCE in their own flavor

• Q: will there be obsidian?
  
  A: Eventually, but we took it out because we don´t have the nether yet and it had no purpose. In a early prototype I actually built a portal on my buildplate, set it on fire and moved my phone through, and wound up in the nether. No one had put it there, it was just there beecause we´re using minecraft source code. but it was broken in many ways, so when we do add the nether we need ot do it properly.

• Q: Once the world has completely come out of covid-19 lockdown, what’s the plans for adventures? Will private adventures stay, and will public adventures make a return?
  
  A: The crystal adventures will stay. About Public Adventures, its too soon to say, but most most likely yes.

• Q: Will we ever be able to increase the size of 32x32 build plates in build mode? They can be too small to work with, especially in tight spaces. Pinch to zoom?
  
  A: We are watching all channels for feedback. We have considered a few options, so maybe soon.

• Q: will build plates ever function when they aren’t open? Eg, crops growing
  
  A: We´re thinking about how to do this. It might be cool if you leave a mob of me on it that it somehow ticks. More mobs of me, more ticking. We want to do it, believe us.

• Q: Do you know anything about (or when) slime balls and/or pistons getting added to the game?
  
  A: We really love slimes and pistons as they allow for great redstone contraptions. We might be testing these right now ;)

• Q: If enchanting tables were to be added to the game, would they be together with the crafting table and furnace in the crafting/smelting menu or would they be a block, needing 15 bookshelves for the best (30 level) enchantments?
  
  A: If we add enchanting it would appear in the make stuff screen. You highlight an interesting design challenge though. How do we make the bookcases add to the power of the table? :)

• Q: Will we ever have tables as blocks (crafting table, furnace etc)?
  
  A: Yes we are considering how adding tables as blocks would work on buildplates. We have ideas :)

• Q: Are we ever going to be able to add friends in the game? A friend list would be really cool.
  
  A: We are looking at that, not in the short term, but in the mid term we are. Curious what you would like to see in that feature, what would being someone's friend allow you to do?

• Q: will the jolly llama come back?
  
  A: Maybe. Or maybe something BIGGER.

• Q: WHATS THE UPDATE ON FISHING?
  
  A: Oh jeez how many prototypes have we done for fishing at this point... Its a complicated one! We haven't found one that feels just right yet, but we are getting close!

• Q: Have you planned to join more Tappable types? Including season and festival-specific?
  
  A: More types, Yes!

• Q: Do you think we will ever get a map that has a day/night cycle based on the players actual time
  
  A: We've talked a lot about this, but haven't settled on the best way to incorporate day/night. Matching the real day/night might encourage people to play at night, which is dangerous. Having it be a 20 minute cycle and not match what you see outside would feel odd. We're still thinking.

• Q: can "Mob of Me" be made to act like a hopper on a build plate, picking up items for you?
  
  A: We have this CRAZY MASSIVE list of all the things we want Mobs of Me to be able to do! Some of them are more useful than others (I really want it to sing Opera but other team members said no). We just got some other things we want in the game first before we tackle Mob of Me updates!

• Q: What should I do if I crafted normal quartz stairs in the seasonal challenge instead of smooth quartz stairs? Quartz is very hard to get
  
  A: We know this is a potential issue and so we are increasing the amount of nether quartz in adventure chests from today!

• Q: Will the nether somehow ever be a thing in MCE?
  
  A: Yes we envision bringing in the nether, but it would be a big expansion. Perhaps your entire map changes, and your UI and your inventory is different in the nether and the real world. It would have to be pretty hard core.

• Q: Will the map ever get more details? (desert/snow/swamps)
  
  A: We are very excited about the idea of biomes on the map. It would be a big feature and so it needs a lot of design and thought. Keep watching.

• Q: When are legendary adventures coming out??(I don't even have epic crystal tho)
  
  A: Soon but not THAT soon.

• Q: Can we will play with friends from a distance ?
  
  A: We did think about remote play but we prioritized it down for something nice that's coming later this summer which we think you like better

- Posted 27th May 2020

New Recipes (09 May 2020)

9 new recipes were just added to Minecraft Earth today, including a number of Quartz Blocks, and perhaps most interestingly, comparators.

While there may not be many blocks in Minecraft Earth that you can actually use a comparator with yet (with the exception of cauldrons), it's great to see that some more redstone components may be starting to make their way to Minecraft Earth soon.

New Recipes


- Posted 9th May 2020

0.16.0 - Buildplate sharing and new recipes

0.16.0 has just gone live, and with it a whole slew of new recipes, and perhaps most exciting of all - buildplate sharing links!

Keep an eye out for more news on buildplate sharing in the near future, but for now you can check out all the new crafting recipes below, and in the Crafters Guide Web app.

New Recipes - 0.16


- Posted 15th April 2020

New Adventures, Mob Variants and more

While 0.15.0 is only just out the door, and everyone is busy with adventure crystals, new adventures and getting all the sweet adventure chest loot (all of which have recently been added to Crafters Guide!), we're also always looking at what's coming next.

Jungle Adventures

Be on the look out for these new adventures in the comming updates. With a jungle tree and tower, whether these are a new adventure that will spawn on the map, a new tier of adventure crystal adventures or both we'll have to wait and see!

Mob variants

A whole range of new mob variants also appears to be in the works!

So far we've seen all of the following (shown above):

• Amber Chicken
• Bronzed Chicken
• Gold Crested Chicken
• Midnight Chicken
• Skewbald Chicken
• Stormy Chicken

• Albino Cow
• Ashen Cow
• Brule Cow
• Cookie Cow
• Dairy Cow
• Pink Moo Bloom
• Pinto Cow
• Suset Cow

• Mottled Pig
• Pale Pig
• Piebald Pig
• Pink Footed Pig
• Sooty Pig
• Spotted Pig

• Rainbow Sheep

Exactly how these will be obtained, we're still unsure on. Feel free to jump on the Crafters Guide Discord Server and let us know which mob is your favourite though!

More

We've also heard rumours that a number of new blocks are likely to be coming quite soon, including stained glass and colored concrete, which should make great additions on top of the recently added terracotta and glazed terracotta.


While we're all waiting for the next patch, we've been busy adding many of the new adventures to our buildplate viewer, so be sure to give them a bit of a look if you need a hand hunting down some of those hidden adventure chests!


- Posted 2nd April 2020

Update 0.15.0

Update 0.15.0 has just started rolling out this week, and on top of the level cap being raised to level 25 (With a brand new free buildplate we added to crafters guide last week) we're finally starting to see Adventure Crystals dropping in the wild!

Found in chest tappables, adventure chests, and also as challenge rewards these crystals let you spawn your own personal adventure for you and your friends. Crafters Guide has been updated with all the latest statistics for both tappables and adventure chests, so feel free to take a look and check out where you can get your hands on some Adventure Crystals of your own!

Common adventure crystals can be found from chest tappables
Click here to check the full list of all tappable drops!




Click here to check the full list of all adventure chest drops drops!

For more information on what's new in this latest patch stay tuned for more updates later this week, or let us know on the Crafters Guide Discord Server about anything you find as you're exploring!


- Posted 25th March 2020

Adventure Crystals

Along with the recent release of 0.14.0 bringing us a ton of new goodies in the form of Adventure Chests and all the look they contain, we're excited to see another new adventure related update on the horizon as well! Adventure Crystals look to be coming soon, and their basically an adventure in a bottle... or rather a cube!

Find some Adventure Crystals to start your very own, private Adventure! Find them in Tappables or other Adventures on the map.


While we still don't have all the details on how these will work yet (or how much they will change before actually being available), supposedly you should be able to spawn and place adventures using the above crystals, then enter them and invite friends to join via a QR code, in a similar fashion as with your own buildplates.

We'll keep you updated with more information as we find it, but in the mean time feel free to join the Crafters Guide Discord Server and let us know what you think about this coming update!


- Posted 19th March 2020

0.13.1 - Server Side Update (03 March 2020)

A number of new recipes were added for crafting dyes, making some dyes significantly easier to obtain.

New Dye Recipes


- Posted 4th February 2020

Boosts, Minifigs & More

Last week saw the rollout of Minecraft 0.12.0, with the main additions being the final release of the Wooly Cow mob, persistent health and edible food. A couple of new buildplates (which you can check out in the Crafters Guide buildplate viewer) including a new night mode buildplate were welcome additions as well.

One feature which was also teased at, but was not quite ready for prime time was this one though:

Coming soon! We’ve implemented the underlying code for a new feature called Boosts. Stay tuned for the full release!

While we all wait for boosts to be officially unlocked, we thought we'd share a little more info on them, and what you might be able to expect when they do become available in game!

Boosts

While the exact effects and variety are no doubt subject to change, the above are a sample of what you're likely to be able to expect in terms of boosts. Each boost will have 3 levels (Iron, Gold and Diamond), and provide different effects in game. Boosts may be provided by a number of sources including potions, totems and minifigs.

Some of the effects you are likely to see include:

• XP Potion: Gain X x the experience for a short time.
• Tappable Radius: Increase the tappable radius by X
• Totem of Undying: Get brought back to life upon death with X % health back
• Strength Boost
• Defense Boost
• Mining Speed Boost
• Healing Boost
• Max Health Boost
• Crafting Speed Boost
• Item Retention Boost
• Item XP Boost
• Eating Boost

Minifigs

( Image kindly provided by poyoman who got in early and already recieved his Carry Along Potion Case! )

We've seen mention of Minifigs a number of times, and they are finally being shown off right now at Toy Fair in New York. in fact some eager players have already ordered and received the Minecraft Earth "Carry Along Potion Case". While these are not yet usable in game it looks like they should be functional soon!

On top of those listed on the back of the box featured above, it has been confirmed that there will be 20 different figures in the first batch, including the following:

	Attacking Steve Increase attack damage dealt
	Benchmarking Steve Increase crafting Speed
	Brewing Witch Increase max health
	Chicken with Spawn Egg Increase XP from collecting mobs
	Defending Alex Increase player defense
	Fishing Polar Bear Increase smelting speed
	Looting Skeleton Keep hotbar on death
	Mining Creeper Increase mining speed
	Rabbit with Carrots Increase amount of healing gained from food
	Sniffing Wolf Increase tappable radius
	Undying Evoker Keep backpack on death
	Seeking Dolphin Collect tappables from further away.
	Enraged Golem ?
	Slowed Creeper ?

Boosts may be used once every 24h, with up to 5 boosts being active at one time. Each boost will last a set amount of time, for example the "Seeking Dolphin" boost has been shown to increase your tap radius by 10m, with the effect lasting for 15 minutes. Current price for each figure has been said to be set at around $5 USD.

More

As well as the NFC enabled minifigs, there are a whole range of 3.5 inch Minecraft Earth "minis". Those who have been following along will no doubt recognise some of the new mobs we posted about last month, including the Glow Squid and Skeleton Wolf. Joining them are a few more as of yet unannounced mobs, including the Melon Golem and Tropical Slime (featured above).

The range of "minis" also includes:

• Furnace Golem
• Dyed Horned Sheep
• Reverse Chicken Jockey
• Dyed Cat
• Spawning Creeper

Whether any of these will actually eventuate as in game mobs is yet to be seen.

If you're interested to know more about any of the other features (Such as the upcoming adventure chests) that are coming soon, be sure to check out th last news post from January.


In case you haven't seen the recent updates to Crafters Guide, we're always trying to keep things up to date with the latest buildplates, adventures, item data and all the other information to keep you informed about what's new in Minecraft Earth. If you're interested in chatting about boosts or anything else, feel free to Jump on the Crafters Guide discord server!


- Posted 22nd February 2020

A look at what's rumored to be coming soon

The new year has only just started and we've already had one small update to Minecraft Earth earlier this month, however there is of course much more coming soon. Let's take a quick look at what to look out for in the coming months!

Adventure Chests

Exactly how these will work is still unknown, however we're currently assuming these will spawn in adventures after clearing them of hostile mobs, or after completing a puzzle. No doubt with plenty of great loot to find inside!

New MCE Exclusive hostile mobs

While the Bone Spider may not be all that new information to some players, there are rumors of more MCE exclusive mobs coming in the future as well.

While we currently don't know the names of them all, we can share their icons: one being what looks like a skeletal dog, and the other being a ghostly ethereal looking squid of some kind. Exactly when or even if these two mobs will make it in to the game we do not know. It will no doubt be great to have some more variety in adventures once some of them do start appearing however!

Potions

Potions have been confirmed as something that will be availible in some form in Minecraft Earth. The specifics on their functionality are still unkown, however it is likely that they will boost various aspects of the game, such as health regeneration in adventures, defense, attack damage etc.

MCE Merch and Minifigures

It was a couple of months ago that we started seeing some hints at merch, including this carry along potion case on mattels own site.

So far we know this much:

There will be a number of minifigs, rumored to include:

• Brewer
• Crafter
• Explosive
• Defensive
• Fishing
• Inventory Space
• Keep Inventory
• Lucky
• Undying

With possible "rare" versions of a number of the above as well.

We're unsure exactly how these will work, but it seems as they will apply similar effects to potions in game when scanned (either via NFC, or possibly QR code as well).

More Crops

While there is already a small range of crops available for farming already, we're expecting some of those missing crops to be added in the near future, including pumpkins and quite possibly cocoa as well.

More Blocks

New blocks from the Minecraft universe are of course always getting added (We only just saw Clay, Terracotta and more get added within the past couple of weeks), however a few to be on the lookout for include Acacia, Dark oak and Red Sandstone.


Be sure to check back to Crafters Guide to get the latest news as soon as it's available. And if you find anything new that you'd like to share with us and the community then be sure to jump on the Crafters Guide discord server and let us know!


- Posted 24th January 2020