That's because each Minecraft version update from Mojang adds a huge amount of work for mod authors. Even though Minecraft itself is now (end of 2019) updated to version 1.14.4, most of the big mods like Galacticraft are still a few Minecraft versions behind. Some people still choose to play mods in Minecraft 1.7.10 or even earlier versions of Minecraft, usually because there's a classic mod or modpack they still enjoy playing. The most popular version for mods currently (end of 2019) is Minecraft 1.12.2.

Mods are made for specific Minecraft versions which the community has chosen for modding. You do have to pay careful attention to version numbers, and modders and the modding community don't try to hide this complexity from you - that's all part of the Java philosophy of treating users as intelligent human beings. All mods - and Forge - are organised according to which Minecraft versions they match, and things will crash or just not work at all if you try to mix mod versions intended for different Minecraft versions. Something important to understand, for people completely new to mods for Minecraft, is you have to match up the versions of Minecraft, Forge, and the mod. To play any mod in Minecraft, you need four things:Īll four of these need to be appropriate versions otherwise the game won't start properly. 6.9 It reaches the Minecraft main menu screen but then crashes when I start playing a saved world.6.8 Minecraft keeps crashing while the game starts up.6.6 Minecraft crashes with:- AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed.

6.5 Minecraft crashes with:- : Pixel format not accelerated.

6.2 I don't know where to find the files I downloaded!.

6.1 This is all very complicated, isn't there an installer?.

4.2.2 I'm already playing modpack, it would be great if it had Galacticraft too.

4.2.1 How much JVM memory do mods need?.

4.1 Does Galacticraft work with other mods?.

4 Combining Galacticraft with other mods.

2.1 First a question: Do you already have Forge installed and working?.

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