Another List of Cool Minecraft Mods; The mods section of the Minecraft Forums; MCF Mod List; Make sure you read through the Safety Tips For Downloading Mods article first and, as with any file that you download from the internet, exercise extreme caution before clicking on any download link and always run good virus protection on your device. To install this mod, or any other mod, you need to install Minecraft Forge. Forge provides a simple and easy way to install custom mods into Minecraft itself. Forge provides a simple and easy way to install custom mods into Minecraft itself.

Minecraft is an amazing game thanks largely to a massive community of creative individuals who spend their free time tweaking, modifying, and overhauling just about every aspect of the experience. The game can be played in its 'vanilla' version quite easily on OS X -- and to be fair the original, untouched game is still an absolute blast to play -- but once you've gotten an eyeful of what the modding community has done to developer Mojang's surreal sandbox, it's hard to go back. Unfortunately, installing these various tweaks can be an extremely confusing and tiresome endeavor if you're not familiar with all the files, folders, and additional programs required to pull it off. That's where we come in. This guide will be your one-stop shop to installing, re-skinning, modding, and reinventing Minecraft on OS X.

Let's get started! Installing the game If you haven't tried Minecraft in the past, you're really missing out. Here's the first thing you need to do: • Head to and download the game client. A one-time payment grants you access across multiple computers and is well worth the investement.

• Run the.dmg file to install Minecraft to your Applications folder. • Run the game from the Applications folder, sign into the Minecraft account you created during purchase, and you're done. Changing your character skin By default, your character will have a plain, rather boring look. If you want to give him (or her) an extreme makeover you can upload a new character skin. • Browse the web for a new skin., and there's no chance you'll ever get bored of them all, so find one that fits your personality.

• Download the skin you want. It'll be a simple image file. • Go to and log into your account.

Click 'Profile' at the top of the page and scroll down to the 'Change how you look in Minecraft' section. • Click 'Choose file' and then upload. • Start up Minecraft and check out your new look. Note: You can view your character from a third-person perspective and from the front by clicking the F5 key in-game.

Installing Resource Packs The easiest way change the feel of your Minecraft experience is to give the game a whole new look. You can do this by installing a resource pack, which alters the textures used for objects in the Minecraft world.

You can find these packs all over the web, including on the, but a good starting point is, which compiles a list of all the most popular packs. • Download the Resource Pack you wish to use. • It will come in a compressed file, so open it using an archive utility. • Start your Minecraft client and click the Options tab from the main menu. • Click the Resource Packs tab, and then click 'Open resource pack folder' on the next screen.

• Place the unzipped Resource Pack folder you downloaded into the 'resourcepacks' folder that pops up. • Back in the Minecraft client, you'll now be able to select the pack from the list of Available Resource Packs. • Click Done and enter a new or existing world to see the changes you've made.

You can use multiple Resource Packs at once. The order in which you place them on the 'Selected Resource Packs' list within the Minecraft client will determine which packs override others. Not all packs contain new textures for all items, but if there is an overlap, whichever pack is placed higher on the list will take priority. When browsing for new Resource Packs, you'll notice that most have a resolution in the file name -- like 16X16, 32X32, or even 512X512. This is the resolution of the textures included in the pack, and the higher the number the more detailed your world will become.

This example uses a voice file, because that’s the easiest to create for the most people and more often useful in a typical, rather than a specialist music, Web site. It’s very satisfying to create and deliver your own MP3 file.

However, depending on your computer specs, you may find that huge resolutions hinder your gameplay experience. If your find your game becomes too laggy or slow, choose a Resource Pack with a lower resolution. Rewinding your Minecraft version Modders put tireless effort into their creations, and while it would be nice for all mods to work on all versions of Minecraft, the reality is that it's just not reasonable to expect every mod to be updated in a timely manner. Depending on the mods you want to install, you may need to rollback your Minecraft version to a previous release. Thankfully, the Minecraft client makes this a pretty simple affair. • Launch Minecraft as you normally would. • In the bottom left hand corner you will see your profile name.