No mod is worth wreaking havoc on your CPU because some clown wants to mine Bitcoin. Do they have loads of followers who will vouch for them? Would a virus ruin their Minecraft career?Īlways think before you hit download. This opens the properties menu for the file. It’s also worth checking to see how well known the creator is. To install shaders for Minecraft Forge 1.15.2, you need first to download OptiFine of a corresponding version. The best way to check if something is safe is by reading the comments or checking out videos on YouTube uploaded from someone who isn’t the mod creator. Although there are several trusted sites out there, all it takes is one bad egg to upload a mod with some sort of virus attached.

Be very, very careful who you get your Minecraft mods from. OK, this isn’t a step as much as it is a general warning. That’s it! Now you’re free to load up your Minecraft Forge version, click on mods, and check to see whether they’re active.

We’ll get into the safety of that in a second, but for now, just grab what you need and what you believe is safe.ĭownload the mods for your chosen versions of Minecraft and once they’re downloaded, move the files into the mods folder. Now you’re going to want to venture forth to the internet and download the mod or mods you’re after. Installing Minecraft modsĬlose Minecraft while leaving your mods folder open. You can access this through Windows Explorer, but our way is much, much easier. Next, look for where it says ‘open mods folder’. Once you hit the main title screen, the one where you create a new world or play around with options, there should be an option marked ‘mods’. Then it’s just a case of heading back to the main screen with ‘play’ on, and to the left is another dropdown box where you can select the Forge version you want to play. Next click on ‘new’ and there should be a drop down box, which once clicked, shows not only all the previous different iterations of Minecraft, but also your Forge versions you’ve downloaded.Ĭlick on the Forge you want and save it, then the launcher will download the corresponding version. To do this, open the Minecraft launcher and click on ‘installations’.

Minecraft forge version 1.15