Installing Raspbian on your Raspberry Pi means you'll find Minecraft Pi in the Games section. Minecraft Pi is a stripped-down version of the popular survival game. It's designed to teach users a variety of programming languages.
Sure, it's enjoyable, but it's not the Minecraft game we've come be familiar with and enjoy. A group of Raspberry Pi users has figured out how to install Minecraft full-featured on your Raspberry Pi 2, or 3.
There's plenty of editing and tweaking using files and Terminal commands, just like everything on the Raspberry Pi. It is recommended to take your time and read through each step.
Be aware that before you dive in, there are some things you need to know:
You'll need your Mojang account log-in info and your Minecraft username.
Naturally, you'll require a paid license for Minecraft. You can purchase one at Minecraft.net
This guide is only for Minecraft 1.8.9. You can still use the current version of Minecraft 1.8.9.
The game Minecraft on a $35 computer isn't going be the smoothest experience, but it's definitely playable.
Spend an hour setting up everything.
I suggest opening this guide in the browser on your Raspberry Pi with an Terminal window right next to it. There are a few altered log files in Dropbox accounts you'll need to download and I'd hate to post the commands here, only to see the links changed at a later day.
The procedure is easy it requires you to copy and paste Terminal commands from the browser, pasting them into the command line. After you've entered each command, press the Enter key on the keyboard. Your Pi will take care of the rest.
Tips to help make the process more smooth
Raspberry Pi 3 users are exempted from Step 1. You are currently unable to overclock the Pi 3. The Pi 3 is faster than the Pi 2 out of the box.
After entering Step 4's command, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to highlight Advanced options and then press Enter. Then, highlight GL Options, select Enable.
Step 7 in the guide was confusing to me. It states that you need to click "edit profile" however, you actually have to click Profile Editor and then double-click the first listing. Under Version Selection click on the drop-down next to Use version and select the build number. Remember, the default setting is 1.8.9. This version is recommended for now. We will make changes once everything is working.
Step 10 instructs you to edit the "run.sh" file, without any further instructions. To edit it, open the Minecraft folder that is located within your Pi directory and right-click the run.sh file, and then select Text Editor.
There are two ways to launch Minecraft. The guide will instruct you to use "./run.sh" in Terminal to start Minecraft. If that's the case, before entering the command you'll need to type "cd Minecraft" into a Terminal window. Another alternative is to open the Minecraft folder, double-click the run.sh file and then choose "Execute."
Use the most recent version of Minecraft, so once you get everything running you can begin playing with the installation. To upgrade to the latest version of Minecraft you'll have to restart the Minecraft.jar file.
In a terminal window, enter:"cd" Minecraft
Next, enter: java -jar Minecraft.jar
Click on Profile Editor, then change the version to 1.9.4 (or whatever the latest version is).
Save your change and then click the Play button, causing Minecraft to download the most recent version.
Next, open the Minecraft folder.
To avoid any issues if you make a mistake, create backups of the run.sh file. Change the name to "runcopy.sh".
Make sure you have an image of the file. Then, right-click on it and choose Text Editor.
Press Ctrl-F on your keyboard, and type 1.8.9 in the text field. There should be Cit.si -only twoinstances of Minecraft found. Replace each of them with the current version of Minecraft (this is the same version number you chose in step 3).
Save the file and reboot your Raspberry Pi.
Launch Minecraft like you normally would, and then play.