Installing Minecraft Mods Installing Minecraft Mods Assuming you've already, let's look at how to install mods. But first, a word about safety There are a lot of viruses out there, so be careful what you download. Searching for Minecraft mods quickly leads you into a twilight of shady web pages. Be very careful to stick to well-known forums, and don't follow links to strange ones. (For instance, MinecraftForum.net seems good.
But 9minecraft and minecraftdl are a bit scary, so I avoid those.) Many mods have download links via AdFly; that's fine, but beware! AdFly shows you nasty ads that attempt to trick you into clicking on them by looking like download buttons.
Oct 15, 2017 - Basically, Forge is a program, so to speak, that allows for mod developers to bring their ideas to life in a way. For Minecraft 1.8.9Download. A lightweight mod bootstrap designed to provide very basic loader functionality for mods which don't need to modify game mechanics. Designed to run alongside ModLoader and Minecraft Forge and will not conflict with ModLoader or Forge mods. Open Source Clientside Forge Compatible.
ALWAYS wait a few seconds, then click on the great big yellow SKIP AD button. And even then, DO NOT CLICK on the obvious download buttons; you'll have to find the real one (it usually has a size like 39.65KB right after it). Eventually you'll get good at this. And a word about autoupdating software There are a lot of places in mod installation where you have to run something you just installed and then quit befor you can do the next step. Forge won't install unless you've run the matching version of Minecraft once; the mods folder doesn't appear until you've launched Minecraft after installing Forge; the latest version of Minecraft won't appear in the Forge profile editor until you've swung a chicken over your head for a while, etc.
It's both a blessing (because things do fix themselves) and a curse (because doing a clean install involves many little half-steps just to get things to autoupdate). Mods Minecraft is relatively easy to hack on, so there are lots of fan-written code changes (called '). Unfortunately, there is no authoritative source for mods, though there are a few lists, at e.g.,. People seem to just find out about a mod and google it or search for it on youtube. Installation methods used to vary wildly, and incompatibility was rife, but these days, most mods are compatible with MinecraftForge, a convenient mod loader.
These days, I refuse to install any mod that isn't compatible with Minecraft Forge, so the first step in using mods is to install Minecraft Forge. Installing Minecraft Forge To install Minecraft Forge, download the latest installer from (it uses an AdFly link, so see above for how to avoid getting fooled into downloading crapware or a virus), then run it, and let it install. There are many tutorials on how to do this. Here are a few:. Once you have it installed, you have to run Minecraft once, select the Forge profile, and click Play once, to get it to create the mods folder.
Then, to install a mod, you download it to the Minecraft mods folder (see below), and then start Minecraft, choosing the Forge profile; installed mods are always active. Finding the Minecraft mods folder Before you can install a mod, you need to find your minecraft folder. On Windows: do Start / Run /%appdata%, or type%appdata% into the location field of the Windows Explorer; then open Minecraft. On Mac: click on the desktop, press Command+Shift+G, type /Library and press enter; then open 'Application Support' and finally 'minecraft'. On Linux: in a terminal window, type 'xdg-open /.minecraft'. Or if you like working at the commandline, 'cd /.minecraft'.
Then inside that folder, you should see a folder named 'mods'. (If you don't see one, make sure you've installed Minecraft Forge already and started Minecraft again once.) That's where you'll put any mods you want to install. Examples Flans The mod adds realistic airplane-building options (not to mention Mechwarrior-like capabilities). To install it and create a World War II plane:. Make sure you've followed the steps above and found the Minecraft mods folder. Download FlansMod-4.0.jar from. Drag the downloaded FlansMod-4.0.jar file into the Minecraft mods folder.
Start Minecraft and make sure Flans shows up in the list of Mods, then quit. Look in your Minecraft folder and make sure you see a Flan folder. Download the Simple Parts Pack and WW2 Pack from the Flans forum page, and drag them into the Flan folder. To test out the mod, launch a game, open inventory, click to the Flans Vehicles tab, select an airplane, place it in the world, and use it. Look through the usual Minecraft controls settings menu to figure out what the controls are (e.g. What key Accelerate is).
See and for how to actually craft a plane. If you get a crash, you may have downloaded the wrong version of Flans mod or content packs for your version of Minecraft, or the wrong version of a content pack for your version of Flans. When I tested it, using the latest version of everything worked fine. Haribote Aircraft I was asked to find the Zeppelin mod, but that has not been updated for recent Minecraft, so I found another one that supposedly lets you build airships.
The mod is available for Minecraft 1.6.2. But the latest Minecraft is 1.6.4, and the download site is in Japanese, so things are a bit challenging! Fortunately, somebody has made a explaining how to install it.
Installing Forge through the 1-click Install list on your control panel If the Forge version you need is an available option on our list then you do not need to install it manually. Currently we have the Recommended and Latest builds for Forge 1.6.4, 1.7.10, 1.8.9, 1.9.4 and 1.10.2 on our list, and the Recommended builds of Forge 1.11.2 and 1.12. If any of these builds will work for the mods you are installing you can install them easily following these steps: - Log into your account and go to your servers main page (Where the Start/Stop/Restart buttons are found). Change the drop down list of server options (Will be set to 'Default' if you have never changed this) to the Forge build you wish to install. Hit the Save button at the bottom of the page.
Restart the server. This will install the selected Forge version. Note that when you run one of the Forge options it will completely wipe the contents of the mods folder (to avoid version conflicts etc.) so make sure you have not already installed your mods when you do this! Now you can download your favorite mods and simply upload the zip/jar files for them to the 'mods' folder of your server to install them (via as above). Make sure to pay attention to the version of Forge ModLoader the mods you want to install are using and make sure you have the correct version of Forge the mod needs. Note that not every mod installs via the above method, so always make sure to read the full directions for the particular mod you are installing. If the mod works properly, your server should start up.
Tip: Install mods one at a time (including any dependancies for that mod) so that you can always determine if a single mod is the cause of your server not working. Once the mods you wish to use are installed and working fine, it is recommended to shut it down and then follow these steps to load a new world generated by those mods specifically: - Enter a new world name in the World box (can be anything, just not the name of a world that has already been created unless you are uploading your own world folder for it to load). Hit Save at the bottom of the page. Then if you are using a world generation mod that requires a specific level-type (for this example lets say you have installed Biomes O Plenty) follow these steps too: - Go to Files Config Files on your control panel and open the Server Settings. Change the level-type option to what your mod requires (for Biomes O Plenty for example, change it to BIOMESOP all in capitals). Save changes to the file.
Then start the server back up to load a new world up, generated specifically by the mods you are using (so all natural ores/mods/buildings etc. Are spawned correctly).Note: As with any mods, the client side is required to be modded as well (with the same version mods) for you to be able to join a modded server. There are various YouTube videos on how to do this depending on the mods you want to use - Here is a video that should help:.Note that some mods are clientside-only, or singleplayer-only and cannot be used on the server! Clientside only mods will work fine if they are installed on your launcher but not on the server, and will crash the server if installed on it (examples being HUD mods, most minimap mods or Optifine).