Minecraft Realms connects cube-loving people worldwide
Mojang has announced the arrival of Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac worldwide. The new subscription service for Minecraft allows users to create and manage their own servers intuitively without technical knowledge.
Starting from $13 per month, subscribers can open private servers and invite up to 20 players, with 10 playing simultaneously. The servers will be available at all times and allow administrators to return to a previous state in case something goes wrong. Realms setting requires LAN or IP addresses, as Mojang offering “the easiest way to host a Minecraft world infinitely large”.
The paid service allows users to set up an online world accessible to an approved list of players. Whether you want to build or venture to compete in one of the games, Realms servers are easy to install and available 24/7. Once registered users will be able to use the server made available to the developer to host their own multiplayer sessions. This should result in greater stability and greater ease of access to the games by the players.
Realms only works with the latest version (not snapshots) without modding or resource packs. The host (account owner) has most administrator commands, while additional options are provided including activities. The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if something goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Minecraft Realms is currently only available for the Mac and PC version of Minecraft, but according to the post, Mojang is planning on releasing it on other platforms in the future. Mojang is also working on the Realms user interface, ways for users to upload existing worlds, and loads of other stuff.
Minecraft has made deep waves across the industry. As a game it has inspired gamers, families, children, educators and even government agencies. Denmark has used official topographical data to create a reasonable facsimile of its geography in Minecraft. The game map is based on real, official measurements made public by the Danish Geodata Agency.
Image credit: “Grass Block” top photo courtesy of Mojang AB with Minecraft Realms logo.
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