How to Create a Minecraft Server (Vanilla)

General Information

This is a step by step instruction guide to creating a Minecraft Server (Vanilla). (Vanilla means with no addons, mods, or other custom software, its a plain server)

Required Software

Windows XP or higher

Access to your router

Minecraft Server Software
How To

1. Download required software.
2. Create a New Folder and rename it to "Minecraft Server" and place it where you want your server files to be located EG. "C:\Program Files\Minecraft Server"
3. Move the Minecraft_Server.exe you downloaded into the "Minecraft Server" folder you created and run it. This will create several files within this folder

4.  Now with your Minecraft server still running launch Minecraft and attempt to connect to your server with the following IP: 127.0.0.1:25565 if you are unable to connect using this IP do the following:

- Go to your Network and Sharing Center (Type network in your start menu)

- On the left hand side click "Change Adapter Settings" and right click your "Local Area Connection" and select "Status"  then click "Details" and record your IPv4 Address It will start with 192.168.X.X

- Type the IP address you recorded into the multiplayer connect in Minecraft EG. 192.168.1.101:25565

5.  Congratulations! You are now connected to your Minecraft Server to have others connect over the internet visit http://www.whatsmyip.org/ and copy your IP address at the top, this is the IP you give other people to connect to your server. 

6.  To give yourself  or anyone else OP (Administrator privileges) go to your Minecraft Server folder and open the ops files with notepad. Add the usernames of anyone you wish to have admin privileges and save and restart your server (close and reopen). For a list of admin commands go here.

Troubleshooting

If people are unable to connect to your server you must log into your router and open your port for minecraft (Default 25565) to do this

- Open up your internet browser windows and type 192.168.1.1

- A login window should open up if you do not know your login information ask someone who does or try: 

Username: admin

Password: admin

- Add UDP and TCP port 25565 to 25565 and click save then restart the server.

[Minecraft 1.6.5+] Game Screen will Randomly go Black

Symptoms

While playing Minecraft, game screen will go black and requires user to reopen application.

Well this sucks...

Software Information

Windows 7 - No SP1 installed
Nvidia Driver 267.24 or 266.XX
Minecraft 1.6.6

Solution

In Minecraft under Options and Video Settings change Graphics to Fast and set Render Distance to Normal. 

Hardware Information

Intel Core i7 920 (OC 3.66) CPU
6 GB DDR3 1600 RAM

GTX 295 GPU
5.25 Terabytes HDD(2 WD VelicoRaptors 300GB, 2 WD Green 1TB, 2 Seagates 1TB, 1 Seagate 500GB, 1 120GB Intel SSD)
EVGA SLI LE X58 Motherboard
CM V10 CPU Cooler
Coolmax 950watt PSU
Netgear Wireless N Network Card
Rosewill Raid Card
Nvidia GT 240 Dedicated Physx Processor

Background Information

Black screens can happen for a variety of reasons in Minecraft most commonly incompatible, obsolete, or improperly installed mods, and obsolete or unpatched texture packs. This is neither, its a bug with the minecraft and certain drivers and from what I have experienced this stops it or at the very least makes it happen far less frequently.

[Minecraft 1.6.6] How to replace cobblestone with bricks in Misa's HD texturepack

General Information

Like Misa's HD texture pack but hate that cobblestone texture? Now you can change:

This

Into this

          

So it looks like:

This!

Required Software

Windows 7
Minecraft 1.6.6 Misa's HD texture pack Modified
MCpatcher 2.1.0


How To


1. Download required software.
2. Run MCpatcher 2.1.0 and click "Patch" then close MCpatcher.
3. Type %appdata% into your start menu and select the "Roaming" folder navigate to
C:\Users\James\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\texturepacks and drag and drop the Misa210.zip into  the folder.

4.  Run Minecraft and select Misa210.zip under the "Texture Packs" option.

Other Information

This is intended for Minecraft 1.6.6. It may still work with a new version but the texture pack may be missing some textures. I take no credit for this texture pack all credit goes to Misa.

[Minecraft 1.6.5X] Nvlddmkm Blue Screen and Nvidia Driver Crash

[Minecraft 1.6.5X] Nvlddmkm Blue Screen and Nvidia Driver Crash

Symptoms


When running Minecraft maximized Nvidia's drivers will become unresponsive but recoverable, displaying following message:

The screen may flicker during this time. After about 5-15 minutes the computer will BSOD

Software Information


Windows 7 - No SP1 installed
Nvidia Driver 267.24 or 266.XX
Minecraft 1.6.6 w/ Misa's HD texture pack, Patched with MCpatcher 2.1.0

Solution

Nvidia doesn't like Minecraft when its running in windowed mode, especially maximized. After login press F11 to fullscreen Minecraft. This should stop the Blue Screens. 

Consider this a temporary fix until Notch patches Minecraft up a bit more. 

Hardware Information

Intel Core i7 920 (OC 3.66) CPU

6 GB DDR3 1600 RAM
GTX 295 GPU
5.25 Terabytes HDD(2 WD VelicoRaptors 300GB, 2 WD Green 1TB, 2 Seagates 1TB, 1 Seagate 500GB, 1 120GB Intel SSD)
EVGA SLI LE X58 Motherboard
CM V10 CPU Cooler
Coolmax 950watt PSU
Netgear Wireless N Network Card
Rosewill Raid Card
Nvidia GT 240 Dedicated Physx Processor

Background Information

I've seen this before in other applications where Nvidia will drivers won't handle windowed versions of games, especially if you have more than one monitor. Fullscreening a window tell the Nvidia driver that this is what it should focus on. I haven't experienced  a single BSOD since, if you're still experiencing problems and have the same symptoms leave a comment below. 

The start of a good thing...

So I got to thinking the other day "I should make a blog of all the problems I've had with computers, gadgets, and other electronic devices and the ways I've fixed all of these problems." Well a lot of people would say "There's are already forums that help people fix their various electronic problems!" and to them I would say have fun searching through a sea of posts for your answers .

Nothing I worse than scrolling through pages of forums to find one solution, sometimes the solutions will be vague or complicated and sometimes they won't solve the problem at all. You always get the posts "Update your video drivers, reboot your system, or reinstall windows" and you can never guarantee a follow up to any advice given on forums. Hell half the time I get told I've installed something wrong or I was stupid enough to get a virus/malware.

Well this is where it ends. On this blog I will post the solutions to various problems, they will be random problems I've run into but chances are the only way you'll reach this blog is through a google search looking for the exact problem I've posted. When you do find a problem you have I will be kind enough to provide step-by-step instructions, version numbers of all driver software, resources for required downloads, several images, and keep it updated periodically.

Keep in mind this isn't a forum, I can't help you with every problem, at least not well enough to my standard. This is for those people who have a problem and type it in to google in hopes of an answer and if I happen to have had that same problem and found a solution i'll post it here.