I am trying to install mods on my OS X 10.10.2 computer. First of all, where do I get a modloader from? Second, every HOWTO that I look at tells me to go to minecraft/bin ... well I don't have a bin, and it is driving me crazy. It is a multi-user computer, and I believe that the main Minecraft package is installed in /Applications/Games/Minecraft.app. In the personal user directories (e.g. ~/) I go to a minecraft folder under ~/Library/.../minecraft, but when get there, instead of a bin folder there is a version folder, with 1.8.1, 1.8.2, and 1.8.3. I never find a bin in any of those either.
I don't have OS X, but the program I use for modding, MultiMC, does have an OS X version, and doesn't require you to have a complete understanding of basic minecraft file structure (which I hear is the annoying part on OS X) in order to install things. It's a lot to explain in a single post, so I looked to see if there was already a tutorial available, and I found one here.
There's a link to the download page for MultiMC in that tutorial as well as a very thorough explanation of how to set up a custom instance. The great thing is, it keeps it separate from your vanilla Minecraft client, so you can always go back to playing vanilla without having to re-download the game. As someone who had to do jar modding in the early days of Minecraft, believe me, you don't want to have to jar mod if there are alternatives.
I would strongly recommend looking for mods that are forge compatible, because the vast majority of mods are, and forge allows you a lot more flexibility with modding. If you want to mod 1.8, here is a good starting place to look for mods. The list isn't complete, but it covers most of the popular and well supported mods.
However, I should note that 1.8 is not very popular for modding at the moment. There are many mod authors who are skipping over 1.8 entirely. If you're looking to heavily mod your game and create a very different experience from vanilla minecraft, I would recommend going to 1.7.10 modding. Here is a good starting point for looking for 1.7.10 mods. But if you just want to change a few features and make the vanilla minecraft experience a little nicer, you should be fine with 1.8 modding.
Hi,
I am trying to install mods on my OS X 10.10.2 computer. First of all, where do I get a modloader from? Second, every HOWTO that I look at tells me to go to minecraft/bin ... well I don't have a bin, and it is driving me crazy. It is a multi-user computer, and I believe that the main Minecraft package is installed in /Applications/Games/Minecraft.app. In the personal user directories (e.g. ~/) I go to a minecraft folder under ~/Library/.../minecraft, but when get there, instead of a bin folder there is a version folder, with 1.8.1, 1.8.2, and 1.8.3. I never find a bin in any of those either.
Help?
Bump Don't have an OS X PC though so I'm gonna try helping with this bump!
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I don't have OS X, but the program I use for modding, MultiMC, does have an OS X version, and doesn't require you to have a complete understanding of basic minecraft file structure (which I hear is the annoying part on OS X) in order to install things. It's a lot to explain in a single post, so I looked to see if there was already a tutorial available, and I found one here.
There's a link to the download page for MultiMC in that tutorial as well as a very thorough explanation of how to set up a custom instance. The great thing is, it keeps it separate from your vanilla Minecraft client, so you can always go back to playing vanilla without having to re-download the game. As someone who had to do jar modding in the early days of Minecraft, believe me, you don't want to have to jar mod if there are alternatives.
I would strongly recommend looking for mods that are forge compatible, because the vast majority of mods are, and forge allows you a lot more flexibility with modding. If you want to mod 1.8, here is a good starting place to look for mods. The list isn't complete, but it covers most of the popular and well supported mods.
However, I should note that 1.8 is not very popular for modding at the moment. There are many mod authors who are skipping over 1.8 entirely. If you're looking to heavily mod your game and create a very different experience from vanilla minecraft, I would recommend going to 1.7.10 modding. Here is a good starting point for looking for 1.7.10 mods. But if you just want to change a few features and make the vanilla minecraft experience a little nicer, you should be fine with 1.8 modding.
Thanks for the info, will start there and post back! :-)
Multi MC5 and Magic Launcher are great launchers to start with fyi :3
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