This guide will take you step by step of setting up Minecraft: Java Edition including downloading, installing, and configuring your first minecraft game.

Installing the Minecraft Launcher

Download the Minecraft Launcher installer from the Website for your operating system (mac0S, Windows).
Sign in into your minecraft account using the email given.

Mojang Profile

After successfully signing into your Microsoft Account, you should see a screen similar to the one shown below. This indicates that you are logged in and ready to proceed to other steps.

Success Login

Updating Version

To receive any credit on your final project, you must use Minecraft: Java Edition version 1.21.3.

Follow the steps to update to the correct version:

Open Minecraft Launcher
Navigate to Installation Tab
Click New Installation
In the new version
- Name your installation Version (e.g: 1.21.3)
- From the dropdown, select release 1.21.3
Click Create
Once created, return to the Play tab, select new installation and click Play to launch the correct version.

Updated Minecraft Version

Valid Minecraft Version

Playing the first game

By default, you are limited to one Minecraft account per computer user account. Thus, select one person in your group to login into your account.

Run using Version 1.21.3 and click Play, you should have the below screen

Server

Click Add Server and input the given Server Address then click Done

If using a Caltech minecraft account, you are not permitted to access non-Caltech servers. You should not connect to other groups’ servers if you don’t have permission from that group.

Server

You should now have an active Minecraft Server then select it, and click Join Server

Multiplayer

Click Join Server and tadaaahh your first game!

First Game

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