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--- player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows [2020/07/10 21:26] – updated to 1.16.1 calloatti
+++ player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows [2024/04/05 13:27] (current) – mineblock11
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-===== Install Fabric - Minecraft Launcher (Windows) =====
+[[https://docs.fabricmc.net/players/installing-fabric|{{::move-notice.png?nolink&400|}}]]
-To be able to run the current version of the Fabric Installer you need a properly configured version of Java installed in your computer.
-To install/verify Java check this tutorial: [[player:tutorials:java:windows|Install/Verify Java (Windows)]] There are other similar tutorials for MacOS and Linux, see the left sidebar for links.
-==== Video Tutorial ====
+====== Install Fabric - Minecraft Launcher (Windows) ======
-[[https://youtu.be/lP_Z0E6oGo8|{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:yt01.jpg?direct|YouTube}}]]
+===== Video Tutorial =====
+See the video tutorial by Kennas [[https://youtu.be/grjWW_8AzuM|here]] or click the image below:
+[[https://youtu.be/grjWW_8AzuM|{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:modloader_tutorial_yt.png?direct|YouTube}}]]
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-==== STEP 1: Download the Fabric Installer ====
+===== STEP 1: Download the Fabric Installer =====
-Close the Minecraft Launcher.
+Go to https://fabricmc.net/use/ and download the Windows exe installer (recommended) or the Universal JAR installer (requires Java).
-Go to https://fabricmc.net/use/ and download the Universal JAR installer or the Windows exe installer.
 {{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:01.jpg?direct|}}
+**Close the Minecraft Launcher!** The launcher should not be running when you run the Fabric Installer.
+{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:closethelauncher.jpg?direct|}}
 Run the installer:
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-Close the "Succesfully installed" dialog box.
+Close the "Successfully installed" dialog box.
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-==== STEP 2: Edit the "Game Directory" of the new Fabric Installation ====
+===== STEP 2 (OPTIONAL): Edit the "Game Directory" of the new Fabric Installation =====
-Create a folder to use as "Game Directory" for the Fabric "Installation" you just created, for example:
+This step is optional. If you don't change the GAME DIRECTORY the Fabric Installation will share its saved worlds with all the other Installations that have the game directory set to default. It will also share the mods and config folder with other modded Installations you may have that have the game directory set to default, potentially making everything an absolute mess.
-''C:\MC-FABRIC-1.14.2''
+You may set the GAME DIRECTORY to any folder you want, but it may be a good idea to use a folder inside your user profile for example:
-Open the Minecraft launcher, click on ''Minecraft Java Edition'', click on ''Installations'', click on the ''...'' button of the Fabric Installation:
+userprofile\.minecraft-installations\mynewfabricinstallation
-{{:wiki:install_fabric_using_vanilla_launcher_03.jpg?direct|}}
+Where userprofile is the path of the actual location of your userprofile, usually C:\Users\yourusername
-Click on ''Edit''
+Where yourusername is your actual user name, not the text yourusername, for example James or Anna or MadMax.
-{{:wiki:install_fabric_using_vanilla_launcher_04.jpg?direct|}}
+You will have to manually create this folder to use as "Game Directory" for the Fabric "Installation" you just created.
-Change the ''GAME DIRECTORY'' to point to the folder you created, different from ''<Use default directory>''
+Open the Minecraft launcher, click on ''Minecraft Java Edition'', click on ''Installations'', click on the ''...'' button of the Fabric Installation, Click on ''Edit'':
-Do not use a preexisting folder inside the default ''.minecraft'' folder the launcher uses.
+{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:launcher01.jpg?direct|}}
-Click ''Save''
+Change the ''GAME DIRECTORY'' to point to the folder you created, different from ''<Use default directory>'', click ''Save''
-{{:wiki:install_fabric_using_vanilla_launcher_05.jpg?direct|}}
+{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:launcher02.jpg?direct|}}
-You can now launch the Fabric Installation.
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+===== STEP 3: Run the Fabric Installation =====
-==== NOTES ====
+{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:launcher03.jpg?direct|}}
-If you don't change the ''GAME DIRECTORY'' the Fabric Installation will share its saved worlds with all the other Installations that have the game directory set to default. It will also share the mods and config folder with other modded Installations you may have that have the game directory set to default, making things an absolute mess.
+When Minecraft starts, you should see something similar to this:
-You may set the ''GAME DIRECTORY'' to any folder you want, but it may be a good idea to use a folder inside your user profile for example:
+{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:minecraft.jpg?direct|}}
-''userprofile\minecraft-installations\fabric-1.14.2'' for a MC 1.14.2 Fabric Installation
+For now, close Minecraft so you can install Fabric mods. Mods must be copied to the mods folder of the Installation folder. If you did not set a custom directory for the Installation, the mods folder will be located in:
-Where ''userprofile'' is the path of the actual location of your userprofile, usually ''C:\Users\yourusername''
+**FINDING THE MINECRAFT MODS FOLDER**:
-Where ''yourusername'' is your actual user name, not the text ''yourusername'', for example ''James'' or ''Anna'' or ''MadMax''.
+**Windows**: Press Win+R and type %appdata%\.minecraft\mods and press Ok
+**macOS**: In Finder, in the Go menu, select "Go to Folder" and enter ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods
+**Linux**: ~/.minecraft/mods or /home/<your username>/.minecraft/mods
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+If you set a custom folder for the installation, the mods folder will be located in ''mynewfabricinstallation\mods''
-==== STEP 3: Install the Fabric API ====
+Remember where your mods folder is located, from now on that folder will be referred as "the mods folder"
-The "Installation" you just created contains the Fabric Mod Loader, you now have to install the Fabric API before being able to use most Fabric mods.
+----
+===== STEP 4: Install the Fabric API =====
+The "Installation" you just created when you installed the Fabric Mod Loader contains no mods, you now may install the Fabric API, since many mods depend on it.
 The Fabric API is the core library for the most common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
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 If that sounds too complicated just consider the Fabric API as just another mod that will be loaded by the Fabric Loader, and almost all Fabric mods depend on it, so this will be the first mod to install.
-Go to [[https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api/files/all|https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api/files/all]] and download the latest file for the version of Minecraft you used in the MultiMC instance you just created.
+Go to [[https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api/files/all|CurseForge]] or [[https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api/versions|Modrinth]] and filter by your Minecraft version. Then download the latest file.
-Be aware that Curse usually is not up to date to the latest Minecraft versions, so the version indicated in the "Game Version" column may not be the real actual version of the file! Check the file name for the real Minecraft version the file is intended for.
+Be aware that CurseForge or Modrinth may not have the latest Minecraft versions, so the version indicated in the "Game Version" column may not be the real actual version of the file! Check the file name for the real Minecraft version the file is intended for.
-For example if your instance is for Minecraft 1.14.2, the correct Fabric Api file would be "[1.14.2] Fabric API 0.3.0 build 175" (there may be a newer version of the 1.14.2 Fabric Api after this tutorial was written).
+{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:fabric-api.jpg?direct|}}
-{{:wiki:install_fabric_using_multimc_launcher_05.jpg?direct&600|}}
+Download the file to the mods folder, or if the file downloads directly to your "Downloads" folder, move the file to the mods folder.
-Download the file to the mods folder of the Game Directory of the Installation you created. Remember that you changed the Installation Game Directory in **STEP 2**
-{{:wiki:install_fabric_using_multimc_launcher_09.jpg?direct&600|}}
-Run the Minecraft instance to make sure everything is working as expected.
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-==== STEP 4: Install Fabric Mods ====
+===== STEP 5: Install Fabric Mods =====
 To be able to see the list of mods installed and change mod settings, you may want to install the mod **Mod Menu (Fabric)**. Mod Menu adds a button to the Minecraft main screen:
-{{:wiki:install_fabric_using_multimc_launcher_07.jpg?direct&600|}}
+{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:minecraftmods.jpg?direct|}}
+Clicking the button opens a list of installed Fabric mods. Mod settings can be changed by clicking the configure button located at the top right:
-Clicking the button opens a list of installed fabric mods. Mod settings can be changed by clicking the gear button located on the top right:
+{{:player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows:minecraftmodconfig.jpg?direct|}}
-{{:wiki:install_fabric_using_multimc_launcher_08.jpg?direct&600|}}
+To install Mod Menu, go to its [[https://modrinth.com/mod/modmenu|Modrinth]] page, click on "versions" and download the correct version for the Minecraft version you installed, then move the file to your mods folder.
-To install Mod Menu, go to [[https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/modmenu|https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/modmenu]] and click on "files" and download the correct version for the Minecraft MultiMC instance you just created, save the file in the "Installation" mods folder.
+You can now browse for Fabric mods on either [[https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods?filter-game-version=2020709689%3A7499&filter-sort=2|CurseForge]] or [[https://modrinth.com/mods|Modrinth]]. Remember that you can filter by mod loader and game version on both websites.
-Now check out Fabric mods [[https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric?filter-game-version=&filter-sort=2|here]]. Download the mods to the instance mods folder. Again, check for MC versions in the actual file names, do not rely solely on the "Game Version" column. Usually older version mods will work fine in newer versions of MC/Fabric, for example 1.14 and 1.14.1 mods may work fine in 1.14.2 MC/Fabric, so feel free to test them out.
-Also be aware that some mods depend on other mods to work. When downloading a mod file, click on the file name, go to the bottom of the page and check out if there is a "Related Projects" entry with dependencies listed. You will have to download the mods listed as required dependencies and may also download the mods listed as optional dependencies.
+Please read [[player:tutorials:adding_mods|Installing mods]] for more information on installing mods.
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-==== STEP 5: HAVE FUN! ====
+===== STEP 6: HAVE FUN! =====