Contents. Caution Before you decide to mod (modify) your copy of Minecraft, it is very important to understand what you are doing or you may end up messing up your copy. (If your copy of Minecraft is compromised, you can always backup your worlds and re-download Minecraft) If you mod Minecraft, you may break your copy of the game as well as any worlds that you play in. Because you are doing something that is wholly unsupported by Mojang, they won't be able to help you. Due to how modding works, updating the Minecraft client will break your mods.

That is, with each update of the Minecraft client, you will have to obtain updated mods and re-install them. However, the worlds you created will not be destroyed (although any mod items in your world will not be present). Additionally, the authors of the mod make no guarantees as to whether or not the code works, much less any guarantees of support. Nearly all mod packs have auto-installers that make adding mods to Minecraft extremely easy for the beginner Modder. You can search for mod packs on the Mods page.

Installation Tools and Prerequisites Before installing any mod, read the entire description provided by the mod author, as these will sometimes contain special instructions necessary to ensure the mod installs correctly. Further, be aware that while installing mods, certain combinations will present conflicts, which is what occurs when a mod does not work well with another mod due to overwrites or edits that are incompatible. Mod authors will sometimes include specific mods that have known conflicts in their descriptions, but generally common sense may be utilized, for example, a texture mod will likely conflict with another texture mod that edits the same objects.

If you experience a bug and have determined that it is unique to your mod setup, it is recommended to submit a detailed bug report to the author of the mod. Mods typically come packed in compressed files, which means you will need a tool to handle these files such as, or another equivalent tool. Alternatively, or MCPatcher are installation tools that can assist with the installation process.

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If your copy of Minecraft breaks, then you should seek help from somebody in the modding community (preferably the mod author). How Mods Work A.jar file on the versions folder under provides everything Minecraft needs to be able to run.

When you add mods to Minecraft, you are taking the.jar file and over-writing it with the changes needed. All of these files inside run through a process called. Furthermore, everything in the game (, etc.) has an ID which allows the game to differentiate each of them.

As new content is added to Minecraft, new IDs are used. Notes. This is fundamentally changing the way Minecraft was meant to be played. So Mojang will not be able to help you in any way, and are not responsible for crashes, data loss, etc.

Some mods might claim to do something, but could in fact have been authored with a malicious intent such as stealing your Minecraft username/password, or install a keylogger. This is only a concern if:. The mod that you download contains an executable and you run it.

The mod that you download informs you that you should modify the If the mod that you wish to install involves neither of these actions then you should feel quite secure. If not, a good measure of safety is to only install mods from a secure and safe website. Make sure to read the comments on mod posts before downloading and installing. When Minecraft is updated, all mods need to be re-updated by their authors and re-downloaded and placed into the folder, because the launcher downloads a legit copy of Minecraft from Mojang when it updates.

If a mod uses an ID number that Mojang uses in the update, this will cause further issues, and your world might look weird, or potentially be completely broken and unusable. Mod authors do this of their own free will, and it can take weeks for them to update. However, this doesn't mean you should harass the author about it.

If two mods do similar things, they will likely be incompatible, because they will both try to change the same thing (this can be fixed; nowadays, mods come with a properties file to change block and item IDs to fix conflicts). You may be adding new entities to your worlds, so if you ever have to remove the mods (say because of a Minecraft update), that world will no longer be compatible.

Downloading Mods Always be careful when downloading mods. Make sure you download them from the original source to minimize the risk of viruses and be careful with running anything you download on your computer. Custom Mods There are many mods that require other mods to work, because they use some of the code these other mods give.

These are known as utility mods. These include. These utility mods will need to be installed with the mod before Minecraft is run. Without them, the mod will not work and can even lead to Minecraft crashing. A much more list of mods can be found. Mod authors may give a configuration file to change item IDs.

Find the conflicting ID, and change it. Just remember that when an update for Minecraft or the mod comes out, you must use the same item IDs, else the game will crash. Making Backups If you want to test a mod without any risk, simply backup.

Restoring it will revert everything to a pre-modded state (including your worlds). If you are going to mod in a more persistent and complex fashion then you should keep the following in mind:. Back up your worlds at.minecraft/saves. If you've had previous mods installed, back up the.jar file too, so as not accidentally uninstall mods.

If you wish to potentially keep your stats and achievements safe, backup the directory.minecraft/stats. Do not put custom mod only items in chests if you wish to access that world again from an unmodified version of Minecraft. It is possible that if you do so, when you remove the mod and then try to open or break the chest, Minecraft might crash.

If you do this accidentally, you can stand on top of the chest, and type in / -1 air. It will remove the chest and the items inside it without crashing the game. Backing up your worlds should be done every time you install a new mod.

Installing Mods Before 1.6 Windows:. Press ⊞ Win+ r.

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Type in%appdata%.minecraft. Open bin and you will see minecraft.jar. Open the.jar file using an archive software (recommended WinRAR). To do this, right-click on minecraft.jar and hover to the Open With menu item.

Copy the class files into this folder. Exit the folder once you have copied the class files. Certain mods will require you to copy files into other directories. Follow the instructions on your download for clarification on where to copy files to. Mac:. Go to Applications Utilities and open Terminal.

Type in the following, line by line: cd mkdir mctmp cd mctmp jar xf /Library/Application Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar. Outside Terminal, create a folder named mctmp. Copy all the files and folders into the mctmp directory. Back in Terminal, type in the following: rm META-INF/MOJANGC.

jar uf /Library/Application Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar./ cd. Rm -rf mctmp Linux: You will need to find minecraft.jar located in /.minecraft/bin/. From Nautilus (or most other file browsers), press ctrl+ H to see hidden folders the navigate to.minecraft.

If in the console, type, ls -a / and you will find the.minecraft directory. Navigate to the bin folder. Open the.jar file using an archive software.

Copy the class files into this folder. Exit the folder once you have copied the class files. Certain mods will require you to copy files into other directories.

Follow the instructions on your download for clarification on where to copy files to. Any OS: On most operating systems, you can click the button on Minecraft's which will open the folder. Simply navigate to the parent folder to get into the root of the.minecraft directory. And above It is recommended to install mods via Minecraft Forge when installing mods for Minecraft and above. Main article: Dealing with. Running Minecraft in command line mode to get a stack trace. Posting the stack trace on the website/forum/thread of the mod author(s).

If the game still crashes, refer to the next section to restore your Minecraft and worlds. Restart Minecraft. Fixing Minecraft If you have encountered a crash like above, then this section might help you. Deleting Mods There are three ways to delete mods from Minecraft. Go into.minecraft/mods and remove the mod from the folder.

If the mods folder does not exist, then refer to the next way. Restore your version of Minecraft, making sure to keep your worlds. Force update. You can do this by deleting the.jar file and re-downloading the game from the launcher. Fixing Crashes To fix a crash, consult the following problem solving list:. Have you deleted the META-INF folder inside the.jar file?.

Forgot ModLoader?. Do your mods have conflicting block or item IDs? If so, most mods have a properties file to change the block and item IDs. Look in modloader.txt to see what block ID(s) are conflicted. If the file does not exist, then you have not used ModLoader. Is the mod made for your version of Minecraft?. Have you installed the dependencies for the mod?.

Do you have the right version of Modloader?. Do you have the right version of the mod?.

Are you SURE you installed the mod correctly? (consult any README file in the mod) Restoring Minecraft If you have backed up your folder, then you have to delete or remove the modded.minecraft folder and placing the backed up folder into where you have deleted the modded folder.

UPDATE: This post has been updated in. My son is obsessed with Minecraft. He knows everything there is to know about the game, he has Minecraft toys, Minecraft books, he plays the game at school, and if we let him, he’d be at the computer all day and night 7 days a week.

A few weeks ago he started asking for Minecraft mods. I had no idea what he was talking about so I looked it up and have since added some to his game. A Minecraft mod is an add-on for the game which you can download and that adds extra features and functionality. For instance, there’s a mod called TrainCraft which adds engines and tracks so that you can build trains.

Mods are not made by the the company that owns Minecraft and consequently are unsupported by them. So if you install a mod and break your game, you’re on your own. I thought I’d write a brief guide on how to install mods on a Mac for other hassled parents out there. Before you can install any mods, you need to download and install Minecraft Forge. You can download it from here: If you don’t have on your computer, you’ll need to get that first. Once you’ve downloaded Forge, navigate to the downloads folder, right-click on the file (it will look something like forge-xxxx-installer.jar) and choose “Open”.

Make sure the “Install client” button is selected. Click “OK” and wait for the install to complete.

Now you need to create a mods folder on your Mac. To do this, you need to find the Library folder in your home directory. Unfortunately this is hidden in Mac OS versions Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks. If you’re using Mavericks, the latest version at the time of writing this, then the process is quite simple. Navigate to your home directory with Finder, then from the Toolbar select View Show View Options. Tick the box next to “Show Library Folder” right down the bottom. If you’re not using Mavericks and/or don’t have the “Show Library Folder” option, then the other way to find this folder is to open it using a terminal.

To do this, go to Applications Utilities Terminal. In the terminal window type: open /Library.

Once you can see your Library folder, go to Library/Application Support/minecraft Create a directory inside the Minecraft folder called mods. Now you’re ready to install some mods. Find a mod on the web, download the.jar file for the mod, and stick it in the Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods folder. Now run minecraft. Before you click “Play”, choose the “Forge” profile from the drop-down box. There’s a “Mods” button you can click to see which mods are active with your game: If one of your mods crashes the game (this is not unusual), then you can navigate to your mods directory at Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods and put the suspect mod in your trash. I would like to comment on that: You can install mods on minecraft Pocket Edition, a mobile version of minecraft, but you need a launcher for it to work: Its called BlockLauncher.

There is a free version and a paid full version on Google Play. The free version: Limited # of mods and limited # of scripts allowed at any given moment. This is what I use.

The Paid version of Blocklauncher I dont know much about, mainly because I never have used it, but I imagine that you can have unlimited # of mods and/or scripts enabled, the only limitation is the devices speed. So there you have it: you can instal mods onto MCPE (MineCraft Pocket Edition), but you do need a few apps to do it: MCPE(Paid version), BlockLauncher(Free or Full), and either a mod from the internet, or a mod from an app(get to that in a sec) Oh, and as far as finding mods for MCPE, there are quite a few apps on google play that have mods you can download from the app itself. A few are fakes, but there are some good, legitimate apps that are out there.