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1. Download and install [https://minecraft.net/download Minecraft]<br> | 1. Download and install [https://minecraft.net/download Minecraft]<br> | ||
− | 2. Download the one-click installer: [https://polycraft.utdallas.edu/downloads polycraft-installer-1.4. | + | 2. Download the one-click installer: [https://polycraft.utdallas.edu/downloads polycraft-installer-1.4.11.jar file] <br> |
3. Make sure your Minecraft profile is edited to use version 1.7.10. <br> | 3. Make sure your Minecraft profile is edited to use version 1.7.10. <br> | ||
+ | 3a. Ensure you have a mods folder in your minecraft installation directory (Mac users, you may need to create one!) <br> | ||
4. If you have a previous version of Polycraft World installed or non-compatible mods, you must navigate to the mods folder and remove those. | 4. If you have a previous version of Polycraft World installed or non-compatible mods, you must navigate to the mods folder and remove those. | ||
− | ==Full Setup Instructions== | + | ==Full Setup Instructions - Windows & Mac**== |
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+ | '''Mac users''', there is a known bug with our current installer that we are diligently trying to fix (as of 8/23/2018). To fix the freeze while booting Minecraft for the first time after installing PolyCraftWorld, try turning off and on your wifi, rebooting your computer, or re-installing Minecraft.<br> | ||
See below for a detailed walk-through on Polycraft World installation: | See below for a detailed walk-through on Polycraft World installation: | ||
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[[File:9._Quit_minecraft.png|frame|left|'''9.''' Quit out of Minecraft.]] | [[File:9._Quit_minecraft.png|frame|left|'''9.''' Quit out of Minecraft.]] | ||
[[File:10._Direct_download.png|frame|left|'''10.''' Go to the Polycraft installer downloads page - [https://polycraft.utdallas.edu/downloads Direct Download]]] | [[File:10._Direct_download.png|frame|left|'''10.''' Go to the Polycraft installer downloads page - [https://polycraft.utdallas.edu/downloads Direct Download]]] | ||
− | [[File:11._Download_installer.png|frame|left|'''11.''' Download and run the .jar file. You have to have the correct version of java installed. Look at [https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp The Java download page] and choose the correct version based on your operating system, for example 64-bit Windows offline.]] | + | [[File:11._Download_installer.png|frame|left|'''11.''' Windows users: Download and run the .jar file. Mac users: Download and run the .dmg installer. You have to have the correct version of java installed. Look at [https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp The Java download page] and choose the correct version based on your operating system, for example 64-bit Windows offline.]] |
[[File:12._Run_Polycraft_World_installer.png|frame|left|'''12.''' Click OK to run the installer. This will add Forge (a version of 1.7.10), the mod itself and our custom Polycraft Resource Pack (32-bit resolution) to your .Minecraft folder, which in Windows systems in located in the %AppData% folder.]] | [[File:12._Run_Polycraft_World_installer.png|frame|left|'''12.''' Click OK to run the installer. This will add Forge (a version of 1.7.10), the mod itself and our custom Polycraft Resource Pack (32-bit resolution) to your .Minecraft folder, which in Windows systems in located in the %AppData% folder.]] | ||
[[File:13._Success_installed_Polycraft_World.png|frame|left|'''13.''' Click OK when the Polycraft World mod has been successfully installed.]] | [[File:13._Success_installed_Polycraft_World.png|frame|left|'''13.''' Click OK when the Polycraft World mod has been successfully installed.]] |
Revision as of 20:45, 19 November 2018
Brief Setup Instructions
1. Download and install Minecraft
2. Download the one-click installer: polycraft-installer-1.4.11.jar file
3. Make sure your Minecraft profile is edited to use version 1.7.10.
3a. Ensure you have a mods folder in your minecraft installation directory (Mac users, you may need to create one!)
4. If you have a previous version of Polycraft World installed or non-compatible mods, you must navigate to the mods folder and remove those.
Full Setup Instructions - Windows & Mac**
Mac users, there is a known bug with our current installer that we are diligently trying to fix (as of 8/23/2018). To fix the freeze while booting Minecraft for the first time after installing PolyCraftWorld, try turning off and on your wifi, rebooting your computer, or re-installing Minecraft.
See below for a detailed walk-through on Polycraft World installation: