Legacy Console Edition Tutorial

This article is about the tutorial world. For user-created tutorials, see Tutorials. For Java Edition survival hints, see Tutorial hints. For the tutorial hints feature that existed in Legacy Console Edition, see Legacy Console Edition Hints.
This feature is exclusive to Legacy Console Edition.
 
In-game screenshot of the tutorial on the Xbox 360
The mansion in the TU7-TU11 tutorial world on the Xbox 360
Completed map of the TU46 tutorial world on the Nintendo Switch

The Tutorial is a world that introduces the player to the basic mechanics of Minecraft. Available only in the Legacy Console Edition, it allows newcomers to familiarize themselves with the game, primarily with the controls and the crafting system. The world and presentation differ depending on the version of the game it was created in; however, the basic tutorial mechanics remain the same. All versions begin with the player in a small, enclosed area where building, crafting, mining, and survival mechanics are introduced. The tutorial world contains twelve hidden chests with music discs that the player can search for.

Concepts covered

The tutorial walks the player through:

Other tutorials for features such as beds, Nether portals, trading, boats, pistons, brewing, and fishing rods are scattered throughout the world, but are not part of the main tutorial.

Tutorial area

The Minecraft logo as it used to appear in the tutorial. (TU1-TU46)
  • When a player joins the tutorial world, they are initially spawned into a small forest area with an incomplete miner's shelter. This basic tutorial area is enclosed by a natural wall. The player cannot leave this area until they have completed or skipped the basic tutorial, which teaches them aspects of the game including controls, menus, crafting, smelting, and building. In early iterations of the tutorial, players could learn about basic redstone contraptions, fishing, and boats (TU1-TU11). This was changed in later updates (TU12+), as the basic tutorial area was simplified.​
    • from TU46 onward, the walls around the spawn area would become towering, giving a more claustrophobic feeling than the previous ones
  • Once the player leaves the basic tutorial area, they can explore the rest of the tutorial world
  • From TU5 onward, twelve music discs were hidden throughout the tutorial world. Players could explore the tutorial world to find them all. They were often hidden in various man-made structures, such as the Minecraft logo.
  • From TU7 onward, the immediate area outside of the tutorial world featured sub-tutorials for features such as enchanting and brewing. As new features were added with updates, respective tutorial areas were added as well.
  • In total, there are eight unique tutorial worlds (TU0, TU5, TU7, TU12, TU19, TU31, TU46, and TU69 respectively)
    • Each distinct tutorial world featured unique world generation
  • The main castle in the TU12 and TU14 tutorial worlds is a recreation of Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
    • TU31 is a recreation of various structures from Scotland, which also contains the same recreation of Edinburgh Castle
  • Tutorial worlds slowly became bigger and better. While early tutorial worlds only featured tutorials for basic features and a few builds, later tutorials included a swath of manmade structures for the player to explore, often resembling structures in real life[2].

History

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1 Equates to Java Edition Beta 1.6.6
TU3Equates to Java Edition Beta 1.7.3
  • Added optional tutorial for Pistons and Redstone.
  • Added a self-building bridge to the castle using pistons.
  • Added some sugar cane, cacti and clay to the world.
  • Added a few other things for players to discover.
  • Seed: 1171544198849424676
  • World Download (All Platforms)
TU5Equates to Java Edition Beta 1.8.1
  • The tutorial world now generates from schematic files.
  • Changed the tutorial world to enable the new terrain features in it.
  • Added mini tutorial for sprinting in the tutorial world.
  • Added mini tutorial for eating in the tutorial world.
  • Added music disc quests in the tutorial world - players can search the world for the 12 chests, each containing one of the music discs that can be played in a jukebox.
  • Seed: 6173462
  • World Download (All Platforms)
TU7Equates to Java Edition 1.0.0
  • New tutorial world with new biome.
  • New mini-tutorials for new features.
  • Updated new music disc quest in the tutorial world.
  • Seed: 96414766889474996
  • World Download (All Platforms)
TU9Equates to Java Edition 1.1
  • Moved six of the twelve music disc quests in the tutorial world.
  • Changed the tutorial world to add climbable vines, and some of the new items, and removed/reduced the items in the brewing, farming and breeding chests.
  • Seed: 96414766889474996
  • World Download (All Platforms)
TU121.001.001.00Equates to Java Edition 1.2.3
TU14CU11.04Equates to Java Edition 1.3.2
  • New tutorials to the tutorial world for the new items & features.
  • Updated the positions of the music disc chests in the Tutorial World.
    • This includes new places.
  • Seed: 1227750481513469519
  • World Download (All Platforms)
TU19CU71.121.121.12Patch 1Equates to Java Edition 1.6.4
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3Equates to Java Edition 1.8.8
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 151.0.1Equates to Java Edition 1.10.2
1.391.391.39
  • Minor updates to Tutorial world.
TU48CU381.411.411.41Patch 17
  • Re-entering a tutorial area while the playing the tutorial will now reset the chests.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Equates to Bedrock Edition 1.6.0
  • New tutorial world to show the player how to use the new features.
  • This world is artificially-created and can't be generated by any seed.
  • World Download (All Platforms)
TU731.821.831.82Patch 42
  • Fixed barrier block in the tutorial level.

Trivia

  • In the TU3-4 tutorial world, there is an underwater room containing a full set of diamond armor & tools. It is located to the right of the castle's tallest tower, outlined with white wool at the top.
  • In the TU3-4 tutorial world, there is a lever on each side of the floating Minecraft logo. Flipping it reveals a concealed hallway with a lit nether portal in the middle.
  • In the TU3-4 tutorial world, there is a gravel "x" at the coordinates (213, 75, 55). Digging down reveals a dungeon with a skeleton spawner.
  • In the TU5-6 tutorial world, chests on the outer portions of the world often fail to generate when the tutorial world is initially loaded. It's difficult to generate this tutorial world with all twelve chests. This glitch can occur in the TU7-11 tutorial world, yet it is less common..
  • TU12-14 contain a recreation of Edinburgh Castle as the main area [1]
    • it also reappears in TU31's tutorial world[2]
  • TU31-45 is a recreation of various places in Scotland [2]
  • The western main island of the TU19 tutorial world is based off of Isle of Skye and Stampy’s Island being based off Isle of Rum
  • In the southwest corner of the TU19 tutorial world Stampylonghead’s House and SS Stumpy from the popular YouTube series 'Stampy's Lovely World' can be found along with two music discs.
  • In the TU69 tutorial world, the world of the old TU46 tutorial world can be located south of the new spawn. The orientation in which the old spawn was sunken and aligned is a reference to the then Update Aquatic.
  • An empty version of the TU12 main area (Edinburgh Castle) also appears in TU31, it even includes the main spawn area. it's located northwest on the map [2]

Gallery

Maps

Xbox 360 Demo Screenshots

Screenshots

See also

Navigation

  1. a b "This is the seventh tutorial world from the Console Edition of Minecraft. It includes a tutorial area, The Edinburgh Castle, and various other structures throughout" (Tu14's Description on https://www.theminecraftarchitect.com/tutorial-worlds/tu14)
  2. a b c d https://www.theminecraftarchitect.com/tutorial-worlds/tu31 "This is the ninth tutorial world from the Console Edition of Minecraft. It includes a tutorial area and a variety of real-world structures from Scotland throughout" (TU31's Description on https://www.theminecraftarchitect.com/)