BETA UPDATE: HOW TO CONNECT TO SERVER

[Socrates271]

Long Story Short:

DOWNLOAD THIS:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/awh6dty202va57y/MC.zip

WINDOWS

Then Extract the Contents of MC.Zip which are version.file and minecraft.jar to

'C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\bin'

Double-click on your regular minecraft.exe to begin game.

MAC

'<username>/Library/Application Support/minecraft/bin/'

 

[Jov]

Thanks, Soc

(jerk)

Edit:

To see AppData you may have to turn on the option to view hidden files, which is located in Tools/Folder Options. Though most people who play Minecraft probably already know that.

 

[Rain]

To see AppData you may have to turn on the option to view hidden files, which is located in Tools/Folder Options.

This is best for the long run but you could also type in manually the backslash and then then AppData at the top of windows explorer.

This was a really great tut and helpful to many people. Personally I am just going to wait till this whole plight of beta is over and it is fully working.

 

[Hurune]

how do i do this on a mac?

 

[Socrates271]

UPDATED FOR 12/21/2010! although we can just as easily check to see if eofexception is fixed!

 

[eaglestallon]

In the mac the folder is located in your library directory

I know this only because I have installed minecraft over at my church on a student mac. of course I have buried the file folder so none can access it who doesn't know exactly where to look....and then I made my pw a very long one :lol:

[edit] on a side note, you will have to remove the "." (period) before the word "minecraft" on the folder, for the mac to be able to see the downloaded folder.

 

[SgtSpike]

UPDATED FOR 12/21/2010! although we can just as easily check to see if eofexception is fixed!

Wait, what? There's an update out? Nothing on Notch's blog...?

 

[Socrates271]

Not like it fixes anything

 

[SgtSpike]

*rages*

 

[Jov]

Hmm, now the client keeps updating. I replace it with your zipped version and it just updates to beta on launch. :/

Marine figured it out. You need to use the new version of the 'version' file, located in the bin folder. So after Minecraft updates to Beta, cut the new 'version' file, copy/paste the .minecraft folder Soc provided, then replace the old version file with the new one. That way, Minecraft thinks it doesn't need to update.

 

[Socrates271]

Did you delete the old .minecraft folder first?

 

[matlok04]

I just get a black screen on launch. You replace *just* the updated version file?

 

[oliverw92]

Does the file have to be 40mb? Has it got your single player maps in it or something, soc?

 

[Socrates271]

it has ambient occlusion, it's the only backup I have so deal wit it

 

[oliverw92]

Noob Can you upload it somewhere other than mediafire? Its downloading at 18KB/s

 

[SgtSpike]

Uploading it to the site now oli, will have in a couple minutes.

 

[oliverw92]

Cheers Speedtest is giving me 2Mb down, so it should be going faster than 18KB really

 

[Socrates271]

Not to mention I'm downloading it along with a few others.

 

[oliverw92]

Wait, why are you downloading it

 

[Socrates271]

Making a video tutorial in case this happens again.