April Fools’ updates are here, and Minecraft is just one of the many games to feature a dedicated practical joke of sorts this year. This year’s April Fools joke has players interacting with the Minecraft launcher directly in order to boot up LaunchCraft, which is quite the complicated little minigame.
In short, this particular update entirely transforms the look and feel of the stock Minecraft launcher, introducing with it new features. Players can interact with the launcher in order to fill up a progress bar, and thereby unlock a new ‘Launcher Skill’.
More on these skills below, along with instructions on how to get them.
All Minecraft LaunchCraft launcher skills
| Skill Name | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Burning to play | 0 | Set fire to the Play button |
| Soothing Sounds | 1 | Plays a rather gnarly Minecraft sound |
| Anaglyptoon Vision | 1 | Replaces existing visuals with the Anaglyptoon shaders |
| Deadly Pointer I | 2 | Transforms your cursor to the wooden sword |
| Creator Spotlight | 3 | Places a spotlight on creator tools |
| Deadly Pointer II | 4 | Transforms your cursor into a stone sword |
| Launcher Companion | 5 | Has a bee follow your now flower-shaped cursor |
| Deadly Pointer III | 6 | Transforms your cursor into a iron sword |
| Cursor Deluxe | 7 | VR themed cursor |
| Pixel Perfect | 8 | Alters the Minecraft launcher |
| L337 M1n3Craft level_001 | 8 | Alters news descriptions within the launcher |
| Carousel Time Machine | 9 | Shortens the loading time for the Home Page’s highlights |
| Deadly Pointer IV | 10 | Transforms your cursor into a gold sword |
| Embiggened Button Mode | 11 | Makes for a larger Play button |
| Pixel Perfect II | 12 | Boosts visuals |
| Soothing Sounds II | 13 | Adds in more gnarly sound effects |
| Deadly Pointer V | 14 | Transforms your cursor into a diamond sword |
| L337 M1n3Craft l3V3L_010 | 15 | Alters the launcher descriptions |
| Water Freezemode | 16 | Leaves are transformed into snow |
| Carousel Time Machine II | 17 | Speeds up your Home’s highlights |
| Launcher Companion II | 18 | Has the Rocky companion follow the cursor |
| Launcher Cursor Damage +1 | 19 | An arrow appears every time you click within the launcher |
| Classy Font | 20 | Adds in the Classy Font to the launcher |
| Pixel Perfect III | 21 | Boosts visual detail |
| Soothing Sounds III | 22 | More gnarly sound effects |
| Launcher Companion III | 23 | Has an Ocelot follow your cursor |
| Casual Font | 24 | Alters font into the dreaded Comic Sans |
| Deluxe Font | 25 | Words now change colors |
| Eyepatch Notes | 26 | Pirate themed descriptions |
| Do a 180 | 27 | Makes home screen images appear upside down |
| Deadly Pointer VI | 28 | Transforms your cursor into a nether sword |
| Ultra Water Freezemode V2 | 29 | Spawns snow |
| Cubic Zirconia Gem Storm | 30 | Leaves are replaced by diamonds |
| L337 M1N3Cr4f7 13V31_100 | 30 | Alters wording into LEET code |
The event apparently goes up to Level 9001, which should unlock a launcher developer option. However, getting there is no easy task, and perhaps impossible by design.
As such, the last two rewards (Old Launcher UI and Launcher Cape) are not possible to obtain, and are likely part of the April Fools joke.
How to unlock LaunchCraft levels faster in Minecraft
The longer you stay on the new launcher, the faster your LaunchCraft levels will progress. There is however, a way to progress faster.
To do so, simply swap between the available tabs on the left side of the UI (which denote all ‘versions’ of Minecraft – with the exception of the Movie) rapidly. This will greatly hasten your progression through the event. It is also possible to click on the progress bar in order to make it speed up.
Make sure to also unlock skills as you go, in order to level up faster.
