Mods

Minecraft Mods

Minecraft mods are unique features that modify your copy of Minecraft. First, I'm going to share some of my knowledge of how mods work, and then I'll tell you how to install them (for Mac only).

Before you download and install any mods, I suggest you download and install Forge. 

Forge is safe and commonly used to help download mods.

Warning: have caution when using mods

Of course, there's always some caution you need to have when doing these sorts of things. Mods have a chance of damaging your copy of Minecraft, mods simply add features to your Minecraft game, and may damage your Minecraft game.

Now, to the fun stuff.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL MODS

(P.S. Don't have Minecraft open until your mod is installed)

Find the mod you would like on a safe site! Avoid getting computer viruses.

Click the download button. This normally takes you to adfly. Wait for the button in the top right corner to say 'SKIP AD' and click that button.

Wait for your mod to download

Drag your file to your desktop

Click the desktop background and click 'Go' in the top bar.

Click 'Go to Folder'

Type ~/Library in the box

Click 'Go'

Double click the 'Application Support folder'

Double click the 'Minecraft' folder

Double click the 'mods' folder (there should be one, if not; create one by right clicking your desktop background and clicking 'New Folder'

Drag your file into that folder

Open Minecraft Launcher, go to the 'Profile' bar where you chose your profile

(I use the Forge profile, which helps run my mods)

Make sure you switch to that version your mod(s) are in with the Forge version selected.

Launch Minecraft

It should say however many mods you have installed on the title screen somewhere.

You can see which mods are installed by clicking the 'Mods' bar that is there (all of those options will be there if the mods are installed successfully, if not, something went wrong with the installation, etc.

I suggest using mods only for Singleplayer worlds, so only you can see them. Some servers may not support these mods, and other players who don't have the mod can't see the items in your mod, so then what's the point?

I personally like to use mods on maps I've downloaded from trusted sites on the internet. I love goofing around and exploring with maps and mods!

There are all sorts of fun mods out there!

Have fun!

Pictured above is one of my favorite mods. I believe this is one of the furniture mods.
Picture found on Google Images.

How to download and install a custom Minecraft map (for Mac!)

Since I've had trouble with this same topic in the past, I've decided to give you steps on how to download and install a custom map to a Minecraft Singleplayer world

Sorry for the Windows users, I have a Mac so I can only do the instructions for one :(

1. Find the map you want

Type in Google the map you would like for a Singleplayer world, so you may appreciate and explore other's creations!

2. Click the download link

Surely somewhere on the page there is a download link

(WARNING! BEFORE YOU CLICK AND DOWNLOAD THE MAP MAKE SURE THE DOWNLOAD IS SAFE SO YOU DO NOT GET A COMPUTER VIRUS!)

Before you get a map, mod, skin, etc. or, in fact, any download for anything MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE!

Now, click the download link and it most likely will take you to adfly. Look at the top right-hand corner of the page and wait for it to count down until your download is ready. When it is ready click the button in the top right-hand corner saying 'skip ad'

3. Wait for it to download

4. Take it from your files, documents, or wherever it may be put.

5. Click the desktop which will show you're in Finder

6. Click 'Go' in the top bar of your screen

7. Click 'Go to Folder'

8. In the bar, type ~/Library

9. Click 'Go'

10. Click 'Application Support'

11. Click the 'minecraft' folder

12. Go to your 'saves' folder, which is where your minecraft worlds are kept

13. Take your download and drag it into a spot in the 'saves' folder

You're Done!

Now, all you have to do is to open up minecraft (if your map requires a specific version, change to that version of minecraft recommended for it by going to Edit Profile under the profile you want and choosing the version you'd like)

Please let me know if your map doesn't show up in your Singleplayer world choices, sometimes the map may be in the middle or toward the bottom of the list. Sometimes a map doesn't show up for me, but most of the time it should work.

Have fun exploring!

Cool Minecraft Facts!

•The tilde (~) can hang off of signs

•Movement on soul sand is even slower when ice is underneath

•It's easier to catch fish in the rain

•The Enderman sounds are actually audio of words, reversed or distorted

•If your x or z coordinates are divisible by 16, you are on a chunk boundary

•On average, there are 3 diamond ores per chunk

•When thrown at a blaze, a snowball will do 1.5 hearts damage to it

•Iron Golems and Wolves are the only two mobs that can become hostile in peaceful mode

•If fire kills a pig or a cow, the meat dropped will already be cooked (how convenient!)

•Ghasts can't blow up cobblestone

•You can sleep during a day thunderstorm

•Lava flows 7 blocks in the Nether instead of 4

Citations:

http://minecraftdidyouknow.tumblr.com/