How To Download Mods For Minecraft Mac Easy

Assuming you've already installed Minecraft,let's look at how to install mods.

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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 webpages. Be very careful to stick to well-known forums, and don't follow linksto 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, butbeware! AdFly shows you nasty ads that attempt to trick you into clicking on them by looking like download buttons.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 tofind 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 youhave to run something you just installed and then quitbefor you can do the next step. Forge won't install unlessyou've run the matching version of Minecraft once;the mods folder doesn't appear until you've launched Minecraftafter installing Forge; the latest version of Minecraft won'tappear in the Forge profile editor until you've swung a chickenover your head for a while, etc. It's both a blessing(because things do fix themselves) and a curse (becausedoing a clean install involves many little half-steps justto get things to autoupdate).

Once you download the mod, find the downloaded zip file of the mode and Copy/Paste it in Mods folder that is available inside the /minecraft folder created by Forge software. Launch Minecraft and you will find the installed mods under the Mods menu section. Try Minecraft for Free! Download the free trial of Minecraft for Windows, Mac, Linux, Windows 10, PlayStation, Vita and Android. Install Minecraft: Java Edition. Of course, you’ll need the right edition of Minecraft to get started.

Mods

Minecraft is relatively easy to hack on, sothere are lots of fan-written code changes (called'Mods').

Unfortunately, there is no authoritative source for mods, thoughthere are a few lists, at e.g. minecraftforum.net,planetminecraft.com, andminecraftwiki.net.People seem to just find out about a mod and google it or searchfor it on youtube.

Installation methods used to vary wildly, and incompatibility was rife,but these days, most mods are compatible with MinecraftForge, aconvenient 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 fromhttp://files.minecraftforge.net(it uses an AdFly link, so see above for how to avoid getting fooled intodownloading crapware or a virus), then run it, and let it install.

There are many tutorials on how to do this. Here are a few:

See all results for this question. Once you have it installed, you have to run Minecraft once, select theForge profile, and click Play once, to get it to create the mods folder.

Then, to install a mod, you download it to theMinecraft mods folder (see below), and then start Minecraft, choosing the Forgeprofile; 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 ifyou 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 alreadyand started Minecraft again once.)That's where you'll put any mods you want to install.

Examples

Flans

The Flansmod 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 the link on the forum page.
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 theFlans forum page, and drag them into the Flan folder.
To test out the mod, launch a game, open inventory, click to the Flans Vehiclestab, select an airplane, place it in the world, and use it. Look through the usualMinecraft controls settings menu to figure out what the controls are (e.g. what keyAccelerate is).
SeeFlan's World War Two Pack RecipesandLex's Flans Mod Showcase videofor how to actually craft a plane.

If you get a crash, you may have downloaded the wrong version of Flans modor content packs for your version of Minecraft, or the wrong version ofa content pack for your version of Flans. When I tested it, using the latestversion of everything worked fine.

Haribote Aircraft

I was asked to find the Zeppelin mod, but that has not been updatedfor recent Minecraft, so I found another one that supposedly lets you build airships.

The Haribote Aircraft 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 nice tutorialvideo explaining how to install it. The key points are:

You have to download TWO mods (both YMTLib_162v3.zip and HariboteAirCraft_162v3.zip) to your mods folder
If it still hasn't been updated for Minecraft 1.6.4 yet, you have to use Minecraft 1.6.2 / Forge 1.6.2
Mods may crash on startup when used with the wrong version of Minecraft orMinecraft Forge, so don't mix mods for Minecraft 1.6.2 with mods for Minecraft1.6.4

So, if you only have Minecraft 1.6.4 and its Forge installed, you now have to dothe following dance:

If you already have any mods, rename your mods folder to (e.g.) oldmods to avoidcrashes from mixing old mods with new minecraft / minecraftforge, or vice versa
go run Minecraft 1.6.2 once (by starting the Minecraft launcher, clicking on the Edit Profile button, picking 1.6.2, clicking Done, and then clicking Play)
download and install Minecraft Forge 1.6.2
run Minecraft again, edit profile, select Minecraft 1.6.2-Forge,and run; the first time you do this after installing Forge, it willcreate the minecraft mods folder.

And THEN you can move the two mods into the minecraft mods folder.

To verify it was installed, start the game, click the Mods button, and you should seethe two mods in the list.

Then to verify that you can fly, start a creative game, press E to open yourinventory, click on the Transportation tab, drag the Pyxis to one of your active slots,then place a Pyxis block and use it. You fly around by pressing keys on yournumeric keypad (8/up = up, 2/down = down, 4/left key = forward, 6/right key = back,5/center key = stop, and the corner keys are for yaw left and right.If your keyboard doesn't have a numerical keypad, tough.. go get a usb keyboardthat does and plug it in.

Introduction: How to Install Mods in Minecraft

In this Instructable we will learn how to install mods. Mods open a whole new realm to Minecraft.

Enjoy! :)

Step 1: What Is a Mod?

A Mod, simply, is an 'addon' made for Minecraft that normally adds items into the game.

There are thousands of mods, some add cars, chocolate milk, coffee, or even space!

Basically, anything you can think of there is a mod for it, even Star Wars, which is very cool:

In this instructable, we will install a popular mod called 'MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod'

and 'Mo'Creatures mod'

MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod adds objects like: a stove,toaster,microwave,shower,couch and even a TV.

Mo'Creatures Mod adds animals like: turkeys, zebras, sharks, dolphins, and insects.

Installing Mods may ruin Minecraft, which is Highly unlikely. If so re-install Minecraft.

Continue at your own risk.

Note: All credit and images goes to the modders themselves. I am not responsible for any errors that might occur.

Step 2: Installing the Forge

To install a mod, you need to download Minecraft Forge.

Forge makes it possible for the mods to connect to Minecraft.

To install Forge, click this link to their site: Minecraft Forge

Select on the side panel of the website the version of Minecraft you are using, otherwise the mods won't work.

For this tutorial, we will use 1.12.2 which is the latest version of Minecraft at this time.

Click the Recommended Windows Installer button for Windows, Or for Mac

the Installer button (it looks like a bin)

Now open the file and select the 'Install Client' than click OK.

You finished installing Forge!

Step 3: Download Your Mods

You can download any mod you like as long As it matches the Forge and Minecraft version you are using!

For this tutorial we will install MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod and Mo'Creatures Mod.

Click the links to the websites:

Custom Mob Spawner Mod (needed for Mo'Creatures to work)

Scroll down to find the download links, and click 1.12.2 on each website to download them.

Your browser might say they may be harmful and ask you if you want to keep them, if so click 'Keep'

Step 4: Installing Mods

Installing a Mod is very simple it is just a matter of copying and pasting.

But, first we will make a backup of your worlds just in case the mods ruin them.

To do this we will press the Windows key and R. Then enter this into the Run box:

%appdata%.minecraft

This will open the folder where Minecraft is.

On Mac copy and paste this into the path directory:

~/Library/Application Support/minecraft

Now copy and paste the 'saves' folder to the desktop, this is the backup. If your worlds get ruined, just delete the saves folder and copy the saves folder from the desktop to the Minecraft folder.

This has never happened to me yet in my years of using mods, but I do it as a precautionary measure :)

Now in the same Minecraft folder, make a new folder and name it 'mods' (lowercase)

Now drag and drop the 3 (three) mods you downloaded into this folder.

You finished installing your Mods!

Step 5: Run Minecraft

To run Minecraft with Mods, open you Minecraft Launcher,

If you have the old launcher, you should see 'Version' in the bottom left corner, click the box than scroll down to '1.12.2 Forge' It may have numbers next to it as well, but ignore those.

Click 'Play'

In the new Minecraft Launcher click 'Launcher options' select 'Add New' and name it 'Forge'.

You should see 'Version', click the box next to it, scroll down and select '1.12.2 Forge'. Then click 'Save'.

Next to the play button, there is an arrow, click it and select the Forge profile you created, then click 'Play'

Have fun and enjoy your Mods!

Step 6: The End

When installing Mods, normally add them one by one, and test Minecraft to see if they work, because sometimes Minecraft will crash because it doesn't like the mod and you'll be fishing for the mod that keeps crashing the game.

If you want to install a mod that uses an older Minecraft version, you will need to install Forge for that version as well. And make sure to remove all the old mods from the mods folder because they only work with the newer version of Minecraft.

Install Mods Minecraft Mac

Thanks for reading this tutorial, I hope it helped :)

How To Download Mods For Minecraft Mac Easy

If I failed to mention something, feel free to comment ;)

Note: All credit goes to the modders and Forge.

I am not responsible for anything that might happen to your Minecraft. If something goes wrong please re-install Minecraft.

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