Minecraft guides
Practical write-ups on commands, datapacks, building and server performance — each one paired with the tool that does the work.
How to breed villagers in Minecraft: food, a free bed, the right hour
Villager breeding from the 26.3 code: what counts as food, the free bed within 48 blocks, the hours they are willing, and why a failed attempt still eats the food.
How to craft a mace in Minecraft: one heavy core, one breeze rod
The mace is two items on a crafting table, but the heavy core drops from just 7.5% of ominous vaults. The recipe, the odds and the smash formula from the 26.3 code.
How to cure a zombie villager: Weakness, a golden apple, 3–5 minutes
The cure from the 26.3 code: which potion and apple, how long it takes, why iron bars and beds barely speed it up, and exactly how big the trading discount is.
How to enable data packs in Minecraft: new worlds, old worlds, servers
Where a data pack goes, how it gets switched on in each case, the /datapack commands and the quoting they need, and the Experiments packs you can never add later.
How to fix “Multiplayer is disabled” in Minecraft Java Edition
The greyed-out Multiplayer button has four possible messages in the 26.3 code, and only one is a setting you can change. What each means, and the fix.
How to fly in Minecraft: Creative, elytra, riptide and a happy ghast
Every way to leave the ground in Java 26.3, from the code: elytra flight time, what Unbreaking does to it, rocket boost lengths, riptide and the happy ghast.
How to get eggs in Minecraft: one per chicken every 5 to 10 minutes
Nearly every egg comes from a chicken, on a timer in the 26.3 code: the three egg colours and their biomes, the odds of hatching a chick, and what eggs are for.
How to locate structures in Minecraft, and how far each method looks
/locate, explorer maps, Eyes of Ender and dolphins all search a limited range. The real ranges from the 26.3 code, and why /locate misses buried treasure nearby.
How to make a banner in Minecraft: 6 wool, 1 stick, then the loom
The 26.3 banner recipe, the 42 patterns a loom can add and the 10 that need a pattern item, where each item comes from, and how to copy, undo and map-mark a banner.
How to make a cake in Minecraft, and why a whole one loses to bread
The 26.3 cake recipe: three milk buckets that come back empty, any of the three eggs, and seven slices with less saturation than one loaf of bread.