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What to do if you can’t look around in Minecraft

By Matteo Mariani Minecraft FAQs, Outside the game

Updated to 1.20 Let's see if this sounds familiar: you launched Minecraft (or were already playing it), you can move but you can't look around, no matter how much you move the mouse (or the right joystick on the controller). You can open the inventory,…

Where is the Minecraft folder on Mac?

By Matteo Mariani How to, Outside the game

Players need to get their Minecraft saving files for many different reasons: they want to do a backup, they need to solve a level.dat file problem, to turn off the tutorial, or maybe to install a mod, like MCEdit or its alternatives for example. On MacOS you can find the saved…

How many lines of code is Minecraft? [Explained]

By Matteo Mariani Minecraft FAQs, Outside the game

Minecraft has everything from exciting gameplay nostalgic old-school graphics, and a passionate fan base. No wonder Microsoft bought it for $2.5B. So what is keeping the show running, and how many lines of code are there in Minecraft? Minecraft is a closed-source project. So…

Why can’t I find the Minecraft mods folder?

By Matteo Mariani Minecraft FAQs, Outside the game

There are so many different mods out there, that with them you could turn Minecraft into a completely different game! Usually, to have those mods live and running, you need to download them then drag them into the mods folder. The problem is that…

How to earn free Minecoins: 4 ways tested in 2023

By Matteo Mariani How to, Outside the game

Why pay for Minecoins when you can have them for free? The good news is that there are plenty of ways to earn them without spending a dime. They require a little investment of your time and, if you try them all, you could…

How to fix Minecraft level.dat problems and how to find the file

By Matteo Mariani How to, Outside the game

If you ever tried to dig in your Minecraft folders and take a look, maybe you already stumbled upon the level.dat file. If you tried to open it and see what's inside, you saw a bunch of weird looking symbols. Many players need to…

How to find Minecraft Windows 10 edition folder?

By Matteo Mariani How to, Outside the game

Best MCEdit alternatives in 2023

By Matteo Mariani Outside the game

MCEdit was considered one of the best, if not the best, open source Minecraft map editor. You can still use it for many different kinds of editing on a Minecraft saved map such as: generate terrain moving parts putting together sections of different worlds…