User:DudeCrafTy/Mod Basics

What Are Mods
Mods are modifications to the game which might include a league of different things, like ores, tools, mobs, etc.. Mods are created for better gameplay but may crash the game. Minecraft Forge is needed to download mods successfully. There are thousands of different mods including the well known Buildcraft and Rei's Minimap, but the mods you can use depends on you minecraft version, like 1.7.10 or 1.8, as the different versions' compatibilities vary.

How To Download Mods
For you to download mods, you will need to download Forge, and then download the mod(s) you want. For some mods you will need special downloaders to download the mod(s) successfully, and the game might crash if you don't download the downloaders. For more instructions to mod downloading, there should be videos with detailed instructions on YouTube.