When your computer initially boots, a very small piece of software, commonly referred to as the BIOS (even though that isn’t the official term anymore) will check that the hardware hasn’t changed since the last boot, and prepare it to be available if it has, and then attempt to hand control over to whatever Operating System (OS) is configured to boot, or look for something to boot if it detects something is absent. There are usually several kinds of software interacting on your machine to achieve any result you are looking for, and they all have different access to the hardware, the actual physical components that make up your computer. While some mod software is very high quality, sometimes better than professional software of the same variety, there is no inherent quality control, and most mods are not universally supported.Įverything that runs on a computer is software. Since this is a guide for absolute beginners, we’re going to hit a few foundational ideas about modding and software before we start. This is going to be a multi-part guide covering everything from the basics of modding and how Minecraft supports it, to modding the game client (on your computer), and setting up a vanilla server (unmodified) and a modified server. For those interested, these are the same steps we’ll be taking to get a sandbox set up for our Owner’s two sons, so that they can learn more about how computers and machinery work. Since this is a tech company, all of our modding will be centered around adding more advanced technology simulation to the world of Minecraft, primarily support for fully programmable computers. However, after Microsoft purchased Mojang and leveraged additional resources for development, a new launcher for the Java version was released with the aim of making modifications or running different game configurations as easy as possible. With that said, this game has been around for a decade, and even though the team at Microsoft are busy adding new features all of the time (sea turtles, new dungeon types, and items), it can seem a little stale-especially to longtime players. With ports for Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi, and Windows 10. If your device doesn’t have the grunt to run the Java edition, there is probably a platform-specific version to get your mining and crafting fix. Why should I worry, why should I care?Īt this point, Minecraft is on everything.

Minecraft, while it was formally released in 2012, has been in active development for ten years: from its original inception as a single programmer’s attempt to mimic and expand on the gameplay of the older and less successful Infiniminer, to a global platform that is used for entertainment and education.

Infiniminer mods