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--- player:tutorials:install_multimc:windows [2020/07/18 21:35] – Fix install/verify java link comp500
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-===== Install Fabric - MultiMC (Windows) =====
+====== Install Fabric - MultiMC (Windows) ======
 MultiMC is a free, open source launcher for Minecraft. It allows you to have multiple, cleanly separated instances of Minecraft (each with their own mods, texture packs, saves, etc) and helps you manage them and their associated options with a simple and powerful interface.
-==== STEP 1: Install MultiMC ====
+===== Video Tutorial =====
+See the video tutorial by Kennas [[https://youtu.be/rFCqj7qt8r0|here]]
+or click the image below:
-Download and install MultiMC from [[https://multimc.org/|here]]. If you are on Windows, you can extract and move the MultiMC folder inside the zip you downloaded to the root folder of your C: drive, so you end up with MultiMC installed on C:\MultiMC, or use any other location to unzip the MultiMC folder.
+[[https://youtu.be/rFCqj7qt8r0|{{:player:tutorials:install_multimc:windows:kennasyt1.jpg?direct|YouTube}}]]
-If you need help with installing MultiMC, this can help: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE3BMVyW8EY|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE3BMVyW8EY]]
+===== STEP 1: Install MultiMC =====
+Download and install MultiMC from [[https://multimc.org/|here]]. If you are on Windows, you can extract and move the MultiMC folder inside the zip you downloaded to the root folder of your C: drive, so you end up with MultiMC installed on C:\MultiMC, or use any other location to unzip the MultiMC folder.
 Also you may need to install Java: [[player:tutorials:java:windows|Install/Verify Java (Windows)]]
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-==== STEP 2: Create a new Fabric Minecraft instance in MultiMC 0.6.6 or higher versions ====
+===== STEP 2: Create a new Fabric Minecraft instance in MultiMC 0.6.6 or higher versions =====
 Open MultiMC and configure it using the setup steps. Click the ''Add Instance'' button on the MultiMC toolbar:
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-Close the Minecraft instance for now.
+Close Minecraft so you can install Fabric mods.
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-==== STEP 3: Install the Fabric API ====
+===== STEP 3: Install the Fabric API =====
-The instance you just created contains the Fabric Mod Loader, you now have to install the Fabric API before being able to use most Fabric mods.
+The instance you just created contains only Fabric Loader, and 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 download the latest file for the version of Minecraft you selected when installing Fabric. download the latest file for the version of Minecraft you used in the MultiMC instance you just created.
-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).
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+Download the file to the mods folder, or if the file downloads directly to your "Downloads" folder, copy the file to the mods folder.
-Download the jar file to the instance mods folder.
 For example if MultiMC is located in "C:\MultiMC" and your instance name is "FABRIC-1.14.2" then the instance mods folder will be located in "C:\MultiMC\instances\FABRIC-1.14.2\.minecraft\mods"
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-==== STEP 4: Install Fabric Mods ====
+===== STEP 4: 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:
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-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.
+To install Mod Menu, go to its [[https://modrinth.com/mod/modmenu|Modrinth]] page, and click on "versions" and download the correct version for the Minecraft version you installed, download/copy the file to the mods folder.
-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.
+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?g=categories:%27fabric%27|Modrinth]]. Remember that you can filter by modloader and game version on both websites. Download/copy the mods to the 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. This is no longer the case with 1.19.x and above, however.
-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.
+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. Some mods may state what dependencies are required in the description, so make sure to read it.
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-==== STEP 5: HAVE FUN! ====
+===== STEP 5: HAVE FUN! =====