My son got MineCraft PC for his birthday. The account is under my e-mail and he has a name in the game (my terminology may be off as i do not play the game). My other son would also like to play MineCraft, but have his own name (character???). Can that be done? It doesn't seem logical that I'd have to download 2 Minecraft games. Please let me know how this works.
Minecraft – Can both the boys have a user on minecraft PC.
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1. Configure server online-mode off
If you are using a proper server you'll need to set "online-mode" to "false" in the server properties. You can ignore this step if you're using in-client LAN.
- Edit
server.propertiesfound in the parent folder of your minecraft folder. - Find and update
online-mode=false
The first player should now be able to connect fine as normal with the proper account name, or start the LAN server.
2. Modify displayname of second player
To get the second person connected, first go to your .minecraft folder. Find launcher_profiles.json and open it up with a text editor.
Near the end of the file you should find "displayName": and then your current display name. Edit your name to anything different, keeping the "s either side of it. Make sure that it's a valid username (only use A-Z, 1-9, and _, not over 16 characters, etc.).
3. Preventing correction of the file
This stage doesn't always seem to be required. If you're having trouble with your name being auto-corrected you may need to either disconnect your Internet, or make the launcher_profiles.json file read only after having edited your name.
To make the file read only on Windows: right click it, click "Properties", and then tick "Read-only" in the "Attributes" section of the "General" tab.
After you've done that, or if it worked originally, open up your launcher. You should see your edited name in the bottom right:
4. Start minecraft
You can now start minecraft. You can also connect your Internet or make the file writable at this point. Hopefully, you should now be able to join the server with a different name and without kicking off the other player.
Your name may be automatically be corrected if you start the launcher with your Internet connected and the launcher_profiles.json file not on read-only. You will also be unable to join proper online servers with the fake name, however you can use this method to set it back to your original name, or relog to have the launcher correct it.
Note to others: This doesn't allow piracy in any way. You still need to have a paid account and all of the game files downloaded. It's pretty much the same as /nick on modded servers.
Your only legal option is to buy an account for every child attending your son's birthday. I hope he has a great party, a minecraft LAN party is a great idea!
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Best Answer
Really depends on your use case.
You only need one copy of the actual game installed if they are taking turns playing.
If you want them to play multiplayer, you will need to purchase two accounts, one for each kid. This also allows them to easily have their own name and "skin" in game.
However, if they just want their own names, you can create two shortcuts to the game, one for each kid. Then just give a different name for each shortcut. See this question on creating the shortcuts.