

If you want to use an existing save, copy it from C:\Users\YOUR_WINDOWS_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\saves to MultiMC\instances\INSTANCE_NAME\.minecraft\saves, replacing YOUR_WINDOWS_USERNAME and INSTANCE_NAME as necessary.įor reference, here are the default options.Support The Basics Essential Installer Essential Installer Overview You can click Toggle window borders to remove the window title, giving you more space. The Essential installer is the easiest way to get yourself up and running with a mod loader with Essential. You can easily install Essential for Forge 1.8, Forge 1.12, Fabric/Forge 1.16, Fabric/Forge 1.17, Fabric/Forge 1.18 and Fabric 1.19 with this installer. If you don't have Java, or don't know if you have it, you can figure out how to install it If you're on windows, and are using the windows installer, you can ignore this step!Įssential installer requires you to have Java installed (unless you're using the Windows installer). Navigate to the download section and grab the Essential installer. Open up the Essential installer by doubleclicking it. What should I do when something else opens instead? You should see a menu like the one screenshotted below. What this means is that instead of jar files launching java, it will launch something else.Ĭheck out the page about installing java to see how to fix it! You're unlucky enough to have your jar association hijacked.

This will update whenever we add support for You can now use the dropdown menu and pick which version of Minecraft you want to install Essential for. Press install when you've picked the version you want. When you see this screen it's time to celebrate! Essential is installed! You can now click the launch button to open your launcher. Or press the X and start the launcher yourself. In the launcher you will see your new profile right there, ready to be used. It's very easy to add your own mods to the installation that the installer makes. Where version is the version of the game you installed Essential for. minecraft/essential_version/mods and then launch the normal profile that Essential made. If you're still confused about its location you can open the launcher and find the profile you use to launch Essential.
