WEEKLY NEWSLETTER – Only Links (Mods, tools & technical Minecraft)

Here’s a list of rabbit holes centered around Minecraft tools, events, blocks and skins. Use it in survival, build it in creative, read it, eat it, share it! Mods, tools and technical aspects of the game:

Hey Wiki!, or the Wikipedia mod:

• GitHub – mc-wiki/minecraft-mod-heywiki: press H to open the Minecraft Wiki page of the block/item/entity you’re aiming at.
• Minecraft Wiki:Hey Wiki – Minecraft Wiki
• Indie Wiki Buddy – Chrome Web Store (google.com)

Cubed! Con, the newer MineCon:

• Cubed! – Info (cubedcon.com)
• Minecraft’s pros of Cons – PREMIUM MINECRAFT BLOG
• 2020-2023 Minecraft Festival (cancelled) – Wikipedia

Minetest engine, the “MC clone”:

• Is this Minecraft? – YouTube (Mumbo Jumbo)
• Minetest | Open source voxel game engine
• Minetest – Wikipedia

For survival, tools & calculators:

• Minecraft Tools: Tools for Minecraft / Nether Portal Calculator (maximumfx.nl)
• Minecraft Crafting | A Minecraft Crafting Guide (minecraft-crafting.net)
• MCBasic – YouTube (Noob Tutorials. Don’t forget OMGcraft – Minecraft Tips & Tutorials!)

These links will be of interest to builders especially:

For creative, palettes and shapes:

• HueBlocks (1280px.github.io) (Gradient)
• Block Palettes – Block Palettes For Minecraft Builders / Block Colors – Mix and match Minecraft blocks by their color
• Plotz Modeller – Minecraft Sphere Generator / Voxel Shape Generator – oranj – Ray Minge

In beta, in-browser build editor:

• cubical.xyz | Minecraft 3D Schematic Tool – Build | Edit | Convert
• beta.cubical.xyz | Minecraft 3D Schematic Tool – Build | Edit | Convert (1.19+)
• cubical.xyz | Minecraft Editor (@cubical_xyz) / X (Updates and showcase)

Safety first, builders and clients:

• MC Architects Union (@MCAUnion) / Twitter / MC Architects Union – Blacklist – Google Docs
• Guidelines for Clients Seeking Builders – Google Docs
• Knowing Your Rights – Google Docs / ZS – How to generate an invoice. – Google Docs

Planet Minecraft, tools for anyone:

• Minecraft Banner Editor | Create Minecraft Banners & Capes (planetminecraft.com) (Useful: Banner Alphabet)
• Create papercraft of Notch Minecraft Skin (planetminecraft.com)
• PMCSkin3D | Free Advanced Minecraft Skin Editor | Planet Minecraft

Developers, path tracing & shaders:

• John Lin – YouTube / John Lin’s Thoughts – A blog about voxels, game design and programming (voxely.net)
• I Made Minecraft Shaders – YouTube / Are Shaders Without Mods Possible? (youtube.com)
• All Minecraft Tools [ 3D Model ] – Download Free 3D model by ApixCraft (@ApixCraft)

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