Wait a moment! You need one more thing! To play the mod, you also need some content packs! Each pack adds a different theme of vehicles, weapons and armour.
That’s it! Now you’re free to load up your Minecraft Forge version, click on mods, and check to see whether they’re active. The compiled jar file (your mod that you will distribute). We’ll get into the safety of that in a second, but for now, just grab what you need and what you believe is safe.ĭownload the mods for your chosen versions of Minecraft and once they’re downloaded, move the files into the mods folder.
Now you’re going to want to venture forth to the internet and download the mod or mods you’re after. Installing Minecraft modsĬlose Minecraft while leaving your mods folder open.
You can access this through Windows Explorer, but our way is much, much easier. Next, look for where it says ‘open mods folder’. Once you hit the main title screen, the one where you create a new world or play around with options, there should be an option marked ‘mods’. For both apps a pop-up menu will appear at the bottom of the screen (iOS). On Addons for Minecraft its a purple button in the same place as was the orange DOWNLOAD button. Then it’s just a case of heading back to the main screen with ‘play’ on, and to the left is another dropdown box where you can select the Forge version you want to play. On Terra - Mods for Minecraft PE this button will still say download, but these buttons still install the mods. Next click on ‘new’ and there should be a drop down box, which once clicked, shows not only all the previous different iterations of Minecraft, but also your Forge versions you’ve downloaded.Ĭlick on the Forge you want and save it, then the launcher will download the corresponding version. To do this, open the Minecraft launcher and click on ‘installations’. If, say, your chosen mod is for version 1.12, you’ll need to manually add it to Minecraft after downloading and installing it. Just click on the Java file once it’s downloaded and install it. If you’re on Chrome, it may say Forge is a virus. If the mod you’ve got is for version 1.15.2, then download Forge version 1.15.2.