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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. Publisher converter for mac. (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. Mac studio fix powder plus foundation swatches. 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. 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.