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Minecraft Redstone Farm Guide: Best Auto Designs and Mechanics
Discover top Minecraft redstone farm designs for food, building blocks, and XP. Learn how observers, pistons, super smelters, and auto crafters transform your survival resource production.
Alex Maftei
The Open-Source Fruit Fly Brain Is Now Running Inside Minecraft
Google and HHMI Janelia's newly open-sourced fruit fly brain connectome is already running inside Minecraft, Doom, and Beat Saber, and even trading Bitcoin as the project known as Stonkfly.
Alex Maftei
How to Build a Custom Bedrock Server with BetterAltay
BetterAltay is a lightweight PHP server engine for Minecraft Bedrock Edition. It delivers custom plugin support, optimized performance, and fine-grained server controls for multiplayer hosts.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft 26.3 Release Candidate 3: What Got Fixed
Minecraft 26.3 Release Candidate 3 fixes VSync toggles, server resource pack saving, and sprint-attack combat as Mojang polishes the Wilderness Bound update.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Dungeons II: Battle for Tokyo Creeper Event Explained
Minecraft Dungeons II launches September 29, but first the Illager High Council let loosees a giant blue creeper at Tokyo Game Show. Here's how the fight works and how anyone can join in.
Alex Maftei
Fix Minecraft Multiplayer Is Disabled: Check Your Microsoft Account Settings
The "Multiplayer is disabled" error in Minecraft Java Edition is usually caused by restrictive Microsoft family settings. Adjust the privacy options for the child account, log out of the launcher, and restart to restore multiplayer access.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Mobile in 2026: The Complete Player's Guide
Minecraft Mobile is Bedrock Edition on Android and iOS, downloaded through app stores and cross-compatible with Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and Windows. Here's how to install it, find servers, and customize your world in 2026.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Bedrock on Mac: What Actually Works in 2026
Minecraft Bedrock has no official Mac client. Here's why, how cloud gaming like Shadow fills the gap, and why Java Edition is the easier path for most Mac players in 2026.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Nether Fortress Finder: The Complete 2026 Guide
A Minecraft nether fortress finder uses your world seed to map fortress locations before you enter the Nether, saving you from blind, dangerous exploration.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Java Edition September 2026 Changes: Wilderness Bound RC2 Details
Minecraft Java 26.3 Release Candidate 2 arrived September 11 with a single bug fix for a folder-opening freeze. The Wilderness Bound game drop launches September 15th as version 26.3. Here's what changed and how to test.
Alex Maftei
New Realms Features in the Latest Java Snapshot
The newest Java snapshot brings two changes to Realms: shareable invite codes for adding members fast, and separate render and simulation distance sliders that now reach 25 chunks.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Nether Portal Design: A Complete 2026 Guide
A Nether portal is just an obsidian frame lit with fire, so the design is whatever you build around it. Here's how sizing, coordinate linking, and themed builds work in Minecraft 26.2.
Alex Maftei