Tutorial (for Mac)

This is a fairly simple tutorial on using Minecrafter done in Mac. Although done in Mac, the same process can be applied in the Windows and Linux versions and they will work exactly the same.

Note: This version is based on 1.1.2, which has now been succeeded by a new version.

Requirements

You will need the following mods:

• Minecrafter
• Risugami’s Mod Loader (1.1) – http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=47148
• Risugami’s Elemental Arrows (1.41) – http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=47148
• Frenden’s Minimalist Texture Pack – http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=46707

What you will achieve

• Create your first mod package
• Learn about mod priority
• Resolve graphical conflicts by using the block selector
• Launch your first mod package
• Be surprised at the simplicity of it all 😛

Creating the mod package

Firstly, load up Minecrafter and you’ll get the main form:

Since we are bundling multiple mods to work together, we need to create a mod package. So go ahead and press the “New mod package” button. A form should popup.

Give the mod package a name. This will be the name that appears in the combo box in the main form. Now that we’ve named it, we’ll need to add the mods. Click the add mod button (the green + ) and select “Add File…” and select each mod to add. Get the mods in the displayed order by selecting each mod and using the arrow buttons.

Mod priority is important. The higher up the mod is, the higher the priority. This means if there are files with the same name in two or more mods, then the mod with the highest priority will replace that of the lower priority.

That would normally be the end of it, but the arrows mod requires us to do a bit more tinkering before we can play.

Resolving conflicts

The arrow mod comes with it’s own items.png, which unfortunately conflicts with our texture pack. Rather than suck it up, we will use the power of the blocks selector to select the arrows from the arrows mod and place it into the texture pack.

When we select the arrows mod, not only do we see our texture mod replacing items.png, but items.png has some special graphics. Select gui/items.png and the blocks button will be enabled. Click the button and the block selector form will pop up.

As you can see, we’ve selected the blocks we want to keep. To do so, just double click on each block, and it will be highlighted by a green cross block. Once you’ve selected the four arrow blocks, press save and we’re done!

The curious can go check the texture pack’s items.png and see that the selected blocks are now red, meaning that they have been allocated by another mod.

Although we can’t see it now, but the arrows will be placed in the selected blocks. Don’t believe me? Press “View Final Image” and see for yourself!

Save, Launch and Play!

We’re pretty much done here. All we need to do is save our new mod package, and load it up. Close the block selector form and press the save button. You can specify a file name, but leave it as default. Make sure that the mod package is being saved in the mod packages folder. Generally the save dialog will default here, but in some circumstances it won’t, so double check just in case.

Press save and thats the mod package complete.

Close the mod package editor and select your mod package from the combo box.

Press “Launch Minecraft” and now Minecrafter will rebuild minecraft.jar with the mod configuration. Load up your world and have lots of fun! God I love those exploding arrows 😀