Getting Started

Signing Up

Instructions for users with Mojang Minecraft accounts

• Please migrate your Mojang account to a Microsoft account

Instructions for PC users with Microsoft Minecraft accounts

1. Register as a Student with BEST Robotics
2. Go to Polycraft World.
3. Click "Participate in 2023 BEST Robotics Crisis Challenge".
4. Click "Polycraft Launcher" to download it.
5. Open the Polycraft_Installer and follow the prompts for Launcher Setup
6. Run the Launch Polycraft application
7. Choose your language
8. Check your Java version
   • You need Java version 1.8.XX. If you don't have that, you can click "Click here to Install Java". Please choose the correct version (32/64 bit).
9. Click Profiles in the top right of the launcher
10. Add your Minecraft Microsoft account
11. Click PCW Update to make sure you have the latest version
12. Select "Polycraft BEST Challenge 2023v2.07" in the bottom slot.
13. Click "Play Polycraft World"
14. In Minecraft, Click Multiplayer and join the BEST Challenge Lobby Server
15. Connect your Student BEST Robotics account with your Minecraft account through the in-game pop-up screens to automatically join your team's server.
16. Once in your team server, type "/teamspace" to teleport to your team's private property where you can start the challenge!

Instructions for Mac users with Microsoft Minecraft accounts

1. Register as a Student with BEST Robotics
2. Download the Polycraft World MultiMC Zip
3. Check your Java version
   • You need Java version 1.8.XX. If you don't have that, you can click "Click here to Install Java". Please choose the correct version (32/64 bit).
4. Download the MultiMC Launcher here and unzip it
5. Locate the downloaded MultiMC zip folder and extract it
6. Open MultiMC.exe.
7. Go through the installation. Choose your language.
8. Choose Java version 1.8.XX.
9. Sign in with your Minecraft in MultiMC
10. Add Polycraft BEST Challenge to MultiMC as an instance (top left button). Click "Browse" and find the Polycraft zip file you have downloaded in 2.
11. Click Profiles in the top right of the launcher
12. Add your Minecraft Microsoft account
13. Click PCW Update to make sure you have the latest version
14. Select "Polycraft BEST Challenge 2023v2.07" in the bottom slot.
15. Click "Play Polycraft World"
16. In Minecraft, Click Multiplayer and join the BEST Challenge Lobby Server
17. Connect your Student BEST Robotics account with your Minecraft account through the in-game pop-up screens to automatically join your team's server.
18. Once in your team server, type "/teamspace" to teleport to your team's private property where you can start the challenge!
19. All Set!

More Detailed Set-Up Instructions and Installation FAQs

Troubleshooting and Gameplay FAQs

Troubleshooting

• Parent/Teacher/Mentor BEST Robotic accounts are not eligible to participate in this challenge and will not be able to link with Polycraft World.

• The Polycraft Launcher is experiencing some issues fetching libraries with some users' accounts. If this happens, we recommend you try signing on through MultiMC

• If the game window launches but is not visible, try Windows + Up to bring up the window

Gameplay FAQs

How to I access my team's private property?
You can type "/teamspace" to be teleported to your team's Polycraft Island.

How much time do I have left?
In the 2023 BEST Robotics - Refugee Crisis Challenge there will be no time limit to game play. The Challenge will end at 11:59 PM on April 23rd (Central Time).

What's my team's score?
You can monitor your score here. Numbers are updated every day around 4pm Central Time.

How do we 'submit' when we are done?
No submissions are necessary! The scoring analytics is logging your actions so we will know when you've successfully completed a task. You can also use 'v' as described in Challenge Score - 2023 Refugee Crisis to see your statistics and score. We encourage you to post snapshots of your progress on your own social media and we may choose to feature your extreme creativity on our global website.

Are there any 'due dates' for when these tasks are due?
The 2023 Refugee Crisis Challenge begins at 5:00 PM on March 13th and ends at 11:59 PM on April 23rd (all times in Central Time). Any actions taken towards scoring objectives after the end time will not be counted towards your final score. Please see the scoring page for details on what actions count towards your Team's Score.

Have more questions? Send them our way at support@polycraftworld.com

Challenge Assumptions

The 3D Printing Challenge assumes a basic familiarity with Minecraft. If you are new to the game, we suggest same Vanilla experimentation in your own private world before starting on your Polycraft Island. If you are new to the Polycraft World mod, there are several open servers to learn about advanced petrochemistry, electrical engineering and college level chemistry and materials science, now or in preparation for next year's challenge.

Overview of Refugee/Villager Game Mechanics

Refugees will arrive on the shores of Polycraft Island every Minecraft day at 10:00am (every 20 minutes real time). Once housed, the Refugees become your Villagers and will work throughout the day to help you advance your mission by mining resources from Polycraft Island, creating equipment in the Workshop, and synthesizing chemicals in the starting laboratory. Every Minecraft evening at 10:00pm (every 20 minutes real time, 10 minutes offset from arrival) refugees will put the materials they have mined, harvested, crafted, machined, smelted, milled, distilled, cracked, refined or otherwise processed into Community Chests in a Storeroom within your thriving village, which you can then collect to expand your settlement even more!

Pro Tips

1) 3D Printing enables rapid scale: While your Minecraft skills are not in question... a burgeoning city is made up of A LOT of blocks. The modern marvels that are 3D Printers can make the impossible possible by empowering you to build a large city in record time. Special Power Tools also can help with rapid demolition. Do you have what it takes to master this new exciting world of making and breaking?

2) Your refugees are eager to help you, if you let them: Your refugees are just as invested in your Village as you are...it is their Home too after all! They are working diligently every day to gather useful materials and make useful items. Build a Community Chest in a Storeroom early! Villagers can only work so fast each day... They will produce materials per day based on their House Technology Level and Happiness of an amount scaled by the average size of your active team of BEST Engineers logged on during the Current Age.

• A single team member will get 5X less stuff than a team of 5 Engineers, so invite your friends!
• The Average logged in metric is tracked separately for each age that is the Current Age.

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Useful Internal Links

Polycraft World Main Page | Refugee Crisis Challenge | Polycraft Island | Polycraft Village | Village Plot | Villagers | Housing | Community Buildings | Happiness | Population Capacity | 3D Printer | 3D Scanner | Challenge Score | Beds | Technology Level