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'The one thing I have seen a lot is people saying they have these errors when they add mods to Minecraft, and a lot of those people have added these mods in the wrong way! So, I thought I might create this tutorial here on how to add mods to your Minecraft, without having these issues!
These days, adding mods couldn't be any more simple than what it used to be. But to most people, it is still a pain. For this tutorial, I will be using my own computer, and showing you guys on how to do this!
1. FORGE: ALWAYS USE THE RECOMMENDED BUILD!
This is one thing I see people messing up on, is the Forge Build that they're using. A simple mistake, but can be easily dealt with! When you come to the Forge Download page, it is always best to use the recommended build of Forge, and not the latest.
When installing Forge, you will always want to download the version with the links to the right, than the left, as with the latest Forge Builds, it is all buggy, and well, not fully stable. This can lead to problems with your Minecraft and adding the mods, as it could lead you to think that mods are all bugged out when it is nothing to do with the mods.
2. PLACING THE MODS IN THE CORRECT FOLDER!
Another thing I have picked up on is people not putting the mods in the correct area. And then complaining that either Minecraft won't pick up the mods, or Minecraft Crashes on them.
There will be some mods though that have different installation requirements, and you may have to read on how to install those mods carefully! If you're installing mods from Flans, remember, Flans mod goes into the /mods folder while content packs of Flans Mod goes into /Flan folder!
3. READING DESCRIPTION OF MOD PAGES CAREFULLY!
Some mods will have requirements, whether it is with Forge or your computer! You gotta read these sort of things carefully as if you can't meet to the requirements of the mod pages itself, then you'll have problems in future until you fix it up. For example, DecoCraft, this is one great mod, and this has a requirement of dedicating 2GB of memory to your Minecraft!
It isn't really that hard to add more memory to your Minecraft. And depending on how much "RAM" you have is how much you can add! If you do not know how much memory you're computer has, you can check this in your system information on your computer.
4. JAVA! 64-bit WON'T WORK WITH A 32-bit OS!
And last but not least, Java! Everyone seems to think that if you run a x64 Java on a x86 OS works? Well, this is a common problem I have mainly came across with people trying to add mods to Minecraft. It actually doesn't. Running an 64-bit Java on a 32-bit system will cause a bit of conflict between Java creating a virtual machine to well, running and having mods in Minecraft. (There are other reasons too, just not too 100% sure on what they are). And if your computer is a x86 running an x86 Java, then there will be mods that you can not run because you can not dedicate the memory to your Minecraft. How ever though, if you have a x64 OS, you should have no problems running an x64 version of Java!
5. USING THE CORRECT VERSION OF THE MOD IN THE CORRECT MINECRAFT VERSION!
Again, something I have picked up, and people who never played with Mods before... I have seen people requesting some 1.7.10 mods for 1.8 and then there are those who are new to Minecraft and playing with mods that install the mods and attempt to play them in the wrong Minecraft version! Again as posted earlier, read the description of the mod carefully, and make sure you place them in the correct Minecraft Version that you're playing. Some mods will have older versions for older versions of Minecraft, so it maybe handy for you to take a look at that also and use those old versions of the mods in older Minecraft versions if you're playing an old Minecraft version (e.g 1.6.4).
6. JAVA 32-bit: YOU CAN'T ALLOCATE MORE THAN 1GB OF MEMORY TO YOUR MINECRAFT!
And what can I really say about this? Most modern computers these days have a 64-bit computer, and some still chose to download and install a 32-bit version of Java!
It should say in your system information what sort of system you have, and if you run a 32-bit OS, then you're going to have problems (Read #4 for the reason why)! When you go onto the Java Page, you should click on view all downloads and download the 64-bit Java to run!
Then that way, you can allocate more memory to your Minecraft to do more than you wish!
7. DO NOT DOWNLOAD MODS FROM UNTRUSTED SITES
I thought to add this one in here, because this is another problem I have seen people have. Do not download mods from any third party sites that are not trusted. (I would recommend sticking to Curse/Twitch, PlanetMinecraft and Minecraft Forums. Any other site, would've mostly reposted someone else mods, and may can contain more that can do damage to your computer. So, word of advice, do not download from any untrusted sites that repost people's mods.
I hope this maybe a little bit more helpful to some of you these encounter some of these problems!
DOWNLOAD FORGE FROM HERE!
DOWNLOAD JAVA FROM HERE!
REMEMBER NOT TO REPOST SOMEONE ELSES MODS WITHOUT THERE PERMISSION!
If you find anything on this page, or wish to fix something up, feel free to send me a message, and I'll be glad to fix it up, and give you credit for it!
These days, adding mods couldn't be any more simple than what it used to be. But to most people, it is still a pain. For this tutorial, I will be using my own computer, and showing you guys on how to do this!
1. FORGE: ALWAYS USE THE RECOMMENDED BUILD!
This is one thing I see people messing up on, is the Forge Build that they're using. A simple mistake, but can be easily dealt with! When you come to the Forge Download page, it is always best to use the recommended build of Forge, and not the latest.
When installing Forge, you will always want to download the version with the links to the right, than the left, as with the latest Forge Builds, it is all buggy, and well, not fully stable. This can lead to problems with your Minecraft and adding the mods, as it could lead you to think that mods are all bugged out when it is nothing to do with the mods.
2. PLACING THE MODS IN THE CORRECT FOLDER!
Another thing I have picked up on is people not putting the mods in the correct area. And then complaining that either Minecraft won't pick up the mods, or Minecraft Crashes on them.
There will be some mods though that have different installation requirements, and you may have to read on how to install those mods carefully! If you're installing mods from Flans, remember, Flans mod goes into the /mods folder while content packs of Flans Mod goes into /Flan folder!
3. READING DESCRIPTION OF MOD PAGES CAREFULLY!
Some mods will have requirements, whether it is with Forge or your computer! You gotta read these sort of things carefully as if you can't meet to the requirements of the mod pages itself, then you'll have problems in future until you fix it up. For example, DecoCraft, this is one great mod, and this has a requirement of dedicating 2GB of memory to your Minecraft!
It isn't really that hard to add more memory to your Minecraft. And depending on how much "RAM" you have is how much you can add! If you do not know how much memory you're computer has, you can check this in your system information on your computer.
4. JAVA! 64-bit WON'T WORK WITH A 32-bit OS!
And last but not least, Java! Everyone seems to think that if you run a x64 Java on a x86 OS works? Well, this is a common problem I have mainly came across with people trying to add mods to Minecraft. It actually doesn't. Running an 64-bit Java on a 32-bit system will cause a bit of conflict between Java creating a virtual machine to well, running and having mods in Minecraft. (There are other reasons too, just not too 100% sure on what they are). And if your computer is a x86 running an x86 Java, then there will be mods that you can not run because you can not dedicate the memory to your Minecraft. How ever though, if you have a x64 OS, you should have no problems running an x64 version of Java!
5. USING THE CORRECT VERSION OF THE MOD IN THE CORRECT MINECRAFT VERSION!
Again, something I have picked up, and people who never played with Mods before... I have seen people requesting some 1.7.10 mods for 1.8 and then there are those who are new to Minecraft and playing with mods that install the mods and attempt to play them in the wrong Minecraft version! Again as posted earlier, read the description of the mod carefully, and make sure you place them in the correct Minecraft Version that you're playing. Some mods will have older versions for older versions of Minecraft, so it maybe handy for you to take a look at that also and use those old versions of the mods in older Minecraft versions if you're playing an old Minecraft version (e.g 1.6.4).
6. JAVA 32-bit: YOU CAN'T ALLOCATE MORE THAN 1GB OF MEMORY TO YOUR MINECRAFT!
And what can I really say about this? Most modern computers these days have a 64-bit computer, and some still chose to download and install a 32-bit version of Java!
It should say in your system information what sort of system you have, and if you run a 32-bit OS, then you're going to have problems (Read #4 for the reason why)! When you go onto the Java Page, you should click on view all downloads and download the 64-bit Java to run!
Then that way, you can allocate more memory to your Minecraft to do more than you wish!
7. DO NOT DOWNLOAD MODS FROM UNTRUSTED SITES
I thought to add this one in here, because this is another problem I have seen people have. Do not download mods from any third party sites that are not trusted. (I would recommend sticking to Curse/Twitch, PlanetMinecraft and Minecraft Forums. Any other site, would've mostly reposted someone else mods, and may can contain more that can do damage to your computer. So, word of advice, do not download from any untrusted sites that repost people's mods.
I hope this maybe a little bit more helpful to some of you these encounter some of these problems!
DOWNLOAD FORGE FROM HERE!
DOWNLOAD JAVA FROM HERE!
REMEMBER NOT TO REPOST SOMEONE ELSES MODS WITHOUT THERE PERMISSION!
If you find anything on this page, or wish to fix something up, feel free to send me a message, and I'll be glad to fix it up, and give you credit for it!
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