Tutorials and guides

Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Animal Farming in Minecraft Published on 12th September 2025 · Reading time: ~12–14 min If you have just started playing Minecraft or have played it for a while now, you already know that surviving just on bread or apples won’t work. This is where animal farming comes in. It’s one of the easiest ways to get a steady supply of food, plus it gives you some really useful materials along the way. Let’s take a moment and think about it. Cows give you meat for food and leather for bookshelves; likewise, sheep give you wool for beds and banners, and chickens? Well, they pretty much keep you stocked with eggs, feathers, and meat without much effort. >So, if you are tired of running around to hunt animals for food, this is the best way to obtain an ...

Minecraft Raids: How to Trigger, Survive, and Win Every Raid Published on 12th September 2025 · Reading time: ~12–14 min As someone who has survived (and failed) more Minecraft raids than I’d like to admit, I can tell you this: raids aren’t just random battles. They will test your combat skills, strategy, and definitely your patience in dealing with some of the most hostile mobs in the game. If you win the raid, you will be rewarded with emeralds, enchanted gear, Totems of Undying, and the Hero of the Village effect that makes every villager treat you like royalty. However, if you fail, you’ll watch your villagers get wiped out while your “safe” base becomes a ghost town. But the real question is what triggers these raids and how you can survive them every time. ...

Minecraft Villagers Explained: The Ultimate Guide to Professions, Trading, Breeding, and More Published on August 2025 · Reading time: ~10–12 min If you’ve played Minecraft long enough, you’ve probably had that moment: you walk into a village, get greeted by a chorus of “Hrrmm,” and suddenly you’re wondering which one of these pixel-faced townsfolk is hiding a Mending book or a trade that will make your emerald chest overflow. Villagers aren’t just background decoration; they’re one of the most powerful resources in the game, capable of supplying you with enchanted gear, rare items, and even a steady stream of emeralds once you know how to trade with them. But here’s the thing: villagers have layers. They follow daily routines, claim job sites, share information about you thro...

Abiotic Factor 1.0 Update: Everything You Need to Know When Abiotic Factor launched into Early Access, it immediately stood out. It’s not just about staying alive; it’s about surviving as a team of scientists trapped in a facility overrun by experiments gone wrong. You build, explore, fight, and figure things out together. Now that the developers have finally released the 1.0 update, it’s better than ever. The biggest change? Crossplay. With the launch of version 1.0, Abiotic Factor now supports full crossplay across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. That means no matter where your friends are playing, you can all jump into the same game, build a base, and fight off anomalies together. Want to play Abiotic Factor on your own server? Get started instantly with ZAP-Hosting's fully pre-configured Abiotic Factor servers. Enjoy full control, mod support, and cross-pla...

Palworld Tides of Terraria Update: Biggest Crossover Ever On 25th June, Palworld rolled out the Tides of Terraria (v0.6.0) update for everyone. If you had been feeling that Palworld became way too monotonous, well, the developers have brought in their biggest crossover update ever. It isn’t just new skins and other cosmetics; you have a new set of pals, boss fights, new weapons, and so much more. For those unfamiliar, Terraria is a 2D sandbox adventure game released in 2011, best described as a pixel-art survival RPG. It’s known for its deep crafting systems, punishing bosses, gear progression, and world-building. The idea for this crossover began with a simple DM. Pocketpair (the developers behind Palworld) reached out to Andrew “Redigit” Spinks, the creator of Terraria, asking if they’d be open to a collaboration. And here we are. Want to play Palworld on...