Minecraft mods

Minecraft mods are independent, user-made additions and changes to the 2011 Mojang video game. Thousands of these mods exist, and users can download them from the internet for free. Utilizing additional software, several mods are typically able to be used consecutively in order to enhance the gameplay and create an entirely different gaming experience when compared to standard issue Minecraft. Mods are credited as one of the foremost reasons why Minecraft became as successful as it did, with the Minecraft modding community mentioned as one of the most active modding communities in gaming.

Minecraft mods are available for the PC and mobile versions of the game, as console versions of the game cannot be modded.

Minecraft is a video game particularly known for its adaptability for modifications. Over the course of the years, many independent programmers have made use of that in order to create additional content for the game, known amongst their users as 'mods'.

The PC version Minecraft can be modded in two different ways: there is single-player modding and server modding. The first variant requires a player to modify their game files by inserting new files or installing a mod loader like Forge, while the second one leaves the player's Minecraft installation untouched and only changes installation files on a server, to which the player can then log on. The latter one is reportedly much easier to set up. In any case, this can be tricky as adding mods can make running 'modded Minecraft' a laggy experience for older or less advanced computer systems.

All of these modifications to the PC version of Minecraft are possible because programmers can capitalize on Minecraft's source code which was written in Java. Modding to the mobile version of Minecraft is different, because that iteration of the game was written in C++ rather than Java. Players who wish to mod their mobile games have to resort to an app called BlockLauncher, if they use an Android system.iOS users have to install a file called mcpedeb.deb. Additionally, if the player wants to play modded Minecraft on a phone or tablet that runs on iOS, then the device has to be jailbroken as well. In both the cases of Android and iOS, mods are written in JavaScript.

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