Editing Minecraft modding (section)

==Mod content==
[[File:Tinkers Construct smeltery.png|thumb|The mod ''Tinkers' Construct'' adds [[foundry|foundries]] to the game, which can be used to smelt raw metals into parts for custom-made tools and weapons.]]
The total number of Minecraft mods is difficult to calculate because of how numerous they are. One repository website, [[Curse LLC#Curse Client and CurseForge|CurseForge]], features over 100,000 mods {{as of|2022|3|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods |title=Mods - Minecraft |website=CurseForge |access-date=4 February 2020 |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323182008/https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods |url-status=live }}</ref>{{non-primary source needed|date=February 2020}}

The types and sorts of content added by these modifications also take on many different forms.<ref name="PUGalacticraft" />

Technology mods are mods that adds an assortment of contraptions that can help the player to automate the production of certain in-game resources. Examples of technology-oriented mods include ''Extra Utilities'', a mod that introduces various contraptions that can be used to generate power, and a random assortment of other blocks and items;{{cn|date=March 2023}} ''Ender IO'', a mod that adds several contraptions and a multitude of conduits to transport energy, items and fluids;{{cn|date=March 2023}} ''BuildCraft'', a classic mod known for its many variants of contraptions, pumps, and pipes;<ref name="TimeMods">{{Cite magazine |url=http://techland.time.com/2012/05/08/the-10-best-minecraft-mods/ |title=The 10 Best Minecraft Mods |last=Peckham |first=Matt |date=7 May 2012 |magazine=TIME |publisher=Time Inc. |access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="GamestarMods">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/minecraft/artikel/minecraft,46603,3084253,4.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011042/https://www.chip.de/bildergalerie/Die-besten-Mods-fuer-Minecraft-Galerie_61241637.html|archive-date=2 July 2018|url-status=dead|title=Minecraft – Die besten Mods mit Installations-Anleitung |last=Reimers |first=Christopher |date=28 March 2015 |website=GameStar |publisher=Webedia |language=de |access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="YahooMods">{{Cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tech/spice-up-your-minecraft-with-these-6-killer-mods-92465782779.html |title=Spice Up Your Minecraft with These 6 Killer Mods |last=Smith |first=Mike |date=22 July 2014 |website=Yahoo! |access-date=18 February 2016 |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729062856/https://www.yahoo.com/tech/spice-up-your-minecraft-with-these-6-killer-mods-92465782779.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''IndustrialCraft'', a mod which adds metals, electric tools, generators (including nuclear reactors),<ref name="packtpub history" /><ref name="MakeUseOfMods">{{Cite web |url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-minecraft-mods-that-give-the-game-a-whole-new-life/ |title=5 Minecraft Mods That Give The Game A Whole New Life |last=Smith |first=Matt |website=MakeUseOf |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=10 February 2016 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810042933/https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-minecraft-mods-that-give-the-game-a-whole-new-life/ |url-status=live }}</ref> jetpacks, powered armor, and nuclear items. Its power system also tries to mimic real-life electrical circuits in an intuitive way. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mods.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/242638-industrial-craft |title=Industrial Craft |website=Industrial Craft |language=en-US |access-date=16 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723091936/http://mods.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/242638-industrial-craft |archive-date=23 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{non-primary source needed|date=March 2021}}

In addition to ''IndustrialCraft''{{'s}} metal weapons, other projects allow for an even wider range of available weaponry.

''Flan's Mod'' has modern-style warfare; including guns, [[tank]]s and [[grenades]].<ref name="PUGalactiFlansRei">Van Schaik and Vledder 2015, p. 113</ref><ref name="TimeMods" /><ref name="GamestarMods" /> ''Tinkers' Construct'' allows players to forge and customize their own tools and weapons, some involving a [[foundry]] or a [[forge]].<ref name="RockPaperShotgun" /><ref name="USGamerMods" /><ref name="PCGamerMods" /><ref name="MakeUseOfMods" />

Other mods attempt to customize the natural elements in ''Minecraft'', with mods like ''Natura'' and ''Forestry'' adding new trees and crops. The latter added multiblock automatic farms, beekeeping and butterfly-keeping.<ref name="PCGamerMods" /><ref name="MakeUseOfMods" /> ''Mo' Creatures'', on the other hand, focuses rather on adding many animal species into ''Minecraft.''<ref name="TimeMods" /><ref name="GamestarMods" /><ref name="PCMagMods">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422182,00.asp |title=Mods 1–5 – The 10 Best Minecraft Mods Anyone Can Use |last=Eddy |first=Max |date=30 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810011224/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422182,00.asp |archive-date=10 August 2018 |url-status=dead |website=PC Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="PlaguerMods">{{Cite web |url=https://plaguer.com/13-minecraft-mods-you-should-take-a-look-at/ |title=13 Minecraft mods you should take a look at [October 2021] |date=30 October 2021 |website=Plaguer |access-date=30 October 2021 |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030211036/https://plaguer.com/13-minecraft-mods-you-should-take-a-look-at/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

''Pixelmon'' supplements the game with monsters and mechanics such as battling, catching, and gyms from the ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minecraft Pixelmon Servers {{!}} Minecraft Server List|url=https://topminecraftservers.net/minecraft-pixelmon-servers|access-date=18 February 2022|website=topminecraftservers.net|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218060839/https://topminecraftservers.net/minecraft-pixelmon-servers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RockPaperShotgun" /><ref name="ANNPixelmon">{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-05-12/pixelmon-mod-brings-playable-pokemon-to-minecraft/.88100 |title=Pixelmon Mod Brings Playable Pokémon to Minecraft |last=Loveridge |first=Lynzee |date=5 December 2015 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=11 February 2016 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810085614/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-05-12/pixelmon-mod-brings-playable-pokemon-to-minecraft/.88100 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Fossils & Archaeology'' provides for dinosaurs.<ref name="YahooMods" /><ref name="IGNMods">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/16/awesome-minecraft-mods-and-maps |title=Awesome Minecraft Mods and Maps |last=Gallegos |first=Anthony |date=16 March 2012 |website=IGN |access-date=15 February 2016 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616204237/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/16/awesome-minecraft-mods-and-maps |url-status=live }}</ref> ''CustomNPCs'' and ''Millenaire'' upgrade the game's [[Non-player character|NPC's]].<ref name="ChipMods" /><ref name="USGamerMods">{{Cite web |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-ten-best-minecraft-mods |title=Ten Best Minecraft Mods: More Creatures, Twilight Forest, Speed Harvester, Custom NPCs, Instant Lakes |last=Oxford |first=Nadia |date=2 October 2014 |website=USgamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=28 April 2017 |archive-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617043019/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-ten-best-minecraft-mods |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There are also mods that add new dimensions that can be visited by the player. Mods like ''Galacticraft'' and ''Advanced Rocketry'' allow players to build rockets in order to fly to the [[Moon]] and several planets, and collect their resources.<ref name="PUGalactiFlansRei" /><ref name="BlastrMods">{{Cite web |url=http://www.blastr.com/2014-12-2/32-awesome-sci-fi-and-fantasy-minecraft-mods |title=32 awesome sci-fi and fantasy Minecraft mods |last=Hoovler |first=Evan |date=2 December 2014 |website=Blastr |publisher=NBC Universal |access-date=18 February 2016 |archive-date=5 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605142121/http://www.blastr.com/2014-12-2/32-awesome-sci-fi-and-fantasy-minecraft-mods |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Twilight Forest''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/the-twilight-forest |title=The Twilight Forest |website=CurseForge |language=en-us |access-date=23 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524004257/https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/the-twilight-forest |archive-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> creates a dimension that enables players to explore a fantasy-style forest and hunt for treasures.<ref name="BlastrMods" /><ref name="USGamerMods" /><ref name="PCGamerMods">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/best-minecraft-mods/ |title=The 25 best Minecraft mods |last=Geere |first=Duncan |date=20 February 2015 |website=PC Gamer |publisher=Future plc |access-date=18 February 2016 |archive-date=23 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923020256/https://www.pcgamer.com/best-minecraft-mods/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Not all mods will add gameplay elements, however. Others merely tweak the GUI, for example by adding a minimap.<ref name="ChipMods" /><ref name="PUGalactiFlansRei" /><ref name="PCMagMods" /><ref name="PlaguerMods" /> Others try to smoothen the game rendering, like ''OptiFine.''<ref name="ChipMods" /><ref name="PCGamerMods" /><ref name="GamestarMods" /><ref name="PlaguerMods" /> Many allow the player to browse through all the items in both the base game and the player's mods and look up how to craft them, like JEI (''Just Enough Items'').<ref name="RockPaperShotgun" /><ref name="PCGamerMods" /><ref name="GamestarMods" /><ref name="YahooMods" />

''OptiFine'' is the most popular<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/best-minecraft-mods/|title=The best Minecraft mods|last1=Geere|first1=Duncan|last2=Copeland|first2=Wesley|date=1 April 2020|website=PC Gamer|last3=Coles|first3=Jason|access-date=13 April 2020|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020211644/https://www.pcgamer.com/best-minecraft-mods/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2022}} ''Minecraft'' mod. It decreases the computer resource usage of the game and adds support for installable “[[shader]] packs” to ''Minecraft''. These shader packs can completely change the game's graphics by adding shadows, dynamic lights,{{failed verification|date=April 2020}} reflective surfaces, and other effects. Some shaders are even beginning to implement more advanced features like ray tracing, physically based rendering, and parallax occlusion mapping into Java Edition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://continuum.graphics/ |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Continuum Graphics |language=en-US |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621173456/https://continuum.graphics/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonic Ether is creating Minecraft Shaders |url=https://www.patreon.com/sonicether |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Patreon |language=en-GB |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621144514/https://www.patreon.com/sonicether |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Velde |first=Aernout van de |date=26 June 2019 |title=Minecraft Ray Tracing Shaders and Stratum Resource Pack Make The Game Look Absolutely Amazing |url=https://wccftech.com/minecraft-ray-tracing-stratum/ |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Wccftech |language=en-US |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527225944/https://wccftech.com/minecraft-ray-tracing-stratum/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Minecraft ray tracing: how to get the SEUS shader |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/sonic-ether-shader |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-GB |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622135410/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/sonic-ether-shader |url-status=live }}</ref> Most shaders are, however, very hardware-demanding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/five-minecraft-shaders-that-look-incredible-1790983099|title=Five Minecraft Shaders That Look Incredible|last=Guthrie|first=Robert|date=9 January 2020|website=Kotaku|access-date=13 April 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804101136/https://kotaku.com/five-minecraft-shaders-that-look-incredible-1790983099|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-shaders-best-graphics-mods|title=Minecraft shaders: the best Minecraft shader packs in 2020|date=24 March 2020|website=PCGamesN|access-date=13 April 2020|archive-date=20 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420023914/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-shaders-best-graphics-mods|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-minecraft-shaders/|title=The best Minecraft shaders that'll brighten up your world|last=Wald|first=Heather|date=24 March 2020|website=GamesRadar+|access-date=13 April 2020|archive-date=13 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413130841/https://www.gamesradar.com/best-minecraft-shaders/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mods may also exist on [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer servers]], called plugins, and a notable one is ''Towny,'' being used to create "towns" of claimed land and to group them into nations. This is a popular plugin, being used possibly most notably in servers like EarthMC and many others basing the server around it.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

=== Reception ===
''[[PC World]]''{{'}}s Nate Ralph calls installing mods for ''Minecraft'' "a somewhat convoluted process", but does admit it could serve the player who desires "a little more out of the experience" of playing the game.<ref name="PCWorldInstalling" />

Max Eddy of ''[[PC Magazine]]'' also raises a point concerning the process of setting up a game augmented with mods, claiming "it seems rather complicated" and that at first he was "too afraid to mod Minecraft at all", but learned to appreciate it when he realized that modding ''Minecraft'' is "pretty forgiving".<ref name="PCMag10best">{{Cite web |last=Eddy |first=Max |date=30 July 2013 |title=The 10 Best Minecraft Mods Anyone Can Use |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422181,00.asp |access-date=27 April 2017 |website=PC Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-date=15 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515145604/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422181,00.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> Eddy does nevertheless mention that he feels Mojang's fast development pace regarding the main game has slowed down the progress of the most popular mods.<ref name="PCMag10best" />

Similarly, Benjamin Abbott of ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' agrees that adding mods to ''Minecraft'' is "a thorough pain in the backside", though he concedes that "the result is usually worth it".<ref name="MetroConsoles" />

Minecraft mod ''Galacticraft'' was mod of the week in ''[[PC Gamer]]'' in July 2013.<ref name="PCGamer">{{Cite web |last=Livingston |first=Christopher |date=21 July 2013 |title=Mod of the Week:Galacticraft, for Minecraft |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mod-of-the-week-galacticraft-for-minecraft/ |access-date=4 February 2020 |website=PC Gamer |archive-date=5 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205001139/https://www.pcgamer.com/mod-of-the-week-galacticraft-for-minecraft/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

At ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'', George Avalos claims that mods are definitely suited for "mainstream enthusiasts", but does warn that precaution must be taken in order to avoid downloading "dangerous and spammy software" when looking for ''Minecraft'' mods. Avalos also remarks that installing mods will probably require adult attention,<ref name="MercuryNews" /> even though ''Minecraft'' typically appeals to children.<ref name="Fox8children" />

==== Controversies ====
In 2013, the developer of GregTech, a mod aimed at increasing ''Minecraft''{{'}}s difficulty, noticed that some of GregTech's crafting recipes would be overwritten by another mod named "Tinkers' Construct" and deliberately inserted code into GregTech which would crash the game client if it detected any other mods. The authors of both mods later settled their dispute.<ref name="RockPaperShotgun" /><ref name="PcGamesGregTinkers">{{Cite web |last=Benson |first=Julian |date=30 June 2013 |title=Minecraft mod GregTech contains code to crash game |url=http://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-mod-gregtech-contains-code-crash-game-should-its-changes-be-undone-other-mods |access-date=18 February 2016 |website=PCGamesN |publisher=Network N |archive-date=21 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021120005/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-mod-gregtech-contains-code-crash-game-should-its-changes-be-undone-other-mods |url-status=live }}</ref>

Another surrounded the mod Bukkit, an API which enabled others to install server-side mods.<ref name="Cadenhead2">Cadenhead 2014, p. 2</ref> In 2014, the leader of the Bukkit team, Warren "EvilSeph" Loo, a former Mojang employee, announced that development would cease, prompting Mojang to take over development.<ref name="AsModTurns">{{Cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |date=5 September 2014 |title=As The Mod Turns: The Latest In The Ongoing Minecraft 'Bukkit' Saga |url=http://gamepolitics.com/2014/09/05/mod-turns-latest-ongoing-minecraft-bukkit-saga/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017235432/http://gamepolitics.com/2014/09/05/mod-turns-latest-ongoing-minecraft-bukkit-saga/ |archive-date=17 October 2014 |access-date=10 March 2016 |website=GamePolitics.com |publisher=Entertainment Consumers Association}}</ref> With Mojang's announcement, the intellectual rights to the project became ambiguous.<ref name="packtpub history" /> Licensing conflicts arose between the original creators of Bukkit and Mojang's maintainers, largely revolving around who "owned" the project after the primary maintainers resigned. One major contributor pulled their code away from the project, forcing Bukkit to fall in a state of disrepair for a time.<ref name="ProgrammableWeb">{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Janet |date=24 September 2014 |title=Minecraft Server Software and Modding Plug-Ins Facing Uncertain Future |url=https://www.programmableweb.com/news/minecraft-server-software-and-modding-plug-ins-facing-uncertain-future/analysis/2014/09/24 |access-date=26 March 2020 |website=ProgrammableWeb.com |publisher=ProgrammableWeb |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326212651/https://www.programmableweb.com/news/minecraft-server-software-and-modding-plug-ins-facing-uncertain-future/analysis/2014/09/24 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="packtpub history" /><ref name="AsModTurns" />

===== Malware =====
''Minecraft'' mods have been an [[attack vector]] of [[malware]] by downloading and running malicious mods.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodin |first=Dan |date=7 June 2023 |title=Dozens of popular Minecraft mods found infected with Fracturiser malware |work=[[Ars Technica]] |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/dozens-of-popular-minecraft-mods-found-infected-with-fracturiser-malware/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608013029/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/dozens-of-popular-minecraft-mods-found-infected-with-fracturiser-malware/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bleepingcomputer">{{Cite web |last=Toulas |first=Bill |date=7 June 2023 |title=New Fractureiser malware used CurseForge Minecraft mods to infect Windows, Linux |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fractureiser-malware-used-curseforge-minecraft-mods-to-infect-windows-linux/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=[[Bleeping Computer]] |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172019/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fractureiser-malware-used-curseforge-minecraft-mods-to-infect-windows-linux/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2017, Slovakian cyber company [[ESET]] revealed that 87 examples of [[Trojan horse (computing)|trojan horse]] malware were distributed through the [[Google Play Store]] under the guise of ''Minecraft'' mods. Their purpose was to either display adverts or con players into downloading other apps. Combined, these fake mods gathered over 1,000,000 downloads in the first three months of early 2017.<ref name="TNHTrojans">{{Cite web |last=Iordache |first=Elena |date=24 March 2017 |title=Google Play Store Trojans in Fake Minecraft Mods |url=https://www.tnhonline.com/2017/03/24/google-play-store-trojans-in-fake-minecraft-mods/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111623/https://www.tnhonline.com/2017/03/24/google-play-store-trojans-in-fake-minecraft-mods/ |archive-date=21 October 2018 |access-date=27 April 2017 |website=TNH Online}}</ref><ref name="SCMTrojans">{{Cite web |last=Barth |first=Bradley |date=23 March 2017 |title=Nearly a million Minecraft players feel like blockheads after installing fake mod apps |url=https://www.scmagazine.com/nearly-a-million-minecraft-players-feel-like-blockheads-after-installing-fake-mod-apps/article/646022/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204123143/https://www.scmagazine.com/nearly-a-million-minecraft-players-feel-like-blockheads-after-installing-fake-mod-apps/article/646022/ |archive-date=4 December 2017 |access-date=27 April 2017 |website=SC Magazine US |publisher=Haymarket Media Group}}</ref>

In June 2023, attackers gained access to popular mods and modpacks including "Better Minecraft" and created new releases which contained malware, dubbed "Fractureiser" after the Curseforge account that uploaded it.<ref name="Bleepingcomputer"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodin |first=Dan |date=7 June 2023 |title=Dozens of popular Minecraft mods found infected with Fracturiser malware |work=[[Ars Technica]] |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/dozens-of-popular-minecraft-mods-found-infected-with-fracturiser-malware/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608013029/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/dozens-of-popular-minecraft-mods-found-infected-with-fracturiser-malware/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2023, an [[Arbitrary code execution|arbitrary code execution]] vulnerability was found in several Forge-based ''Minecraft'' mods such as BdLib and EnderCore. The malware was named "BleedingPipe" by a ''Minecraft'' security community. It takes advantage of mods incorrectly using deserialization in the "ObjectInputStream" class. Although the vulnerability existed since 2017, a blog post by MMPA brought it mainstream, spreading its use before fixes could be made.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Toulas |first=Bill |date=31 July 2023 |title=Hackers exploit BleedingPipe RCE to target Minecraft servers, players |work=[[Bleeping Computer]] |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-bleedingpipe-rce-to-target-minecraft-servers-players/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801213222/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-bleedingpipe-rce-to-target-minecraft-servers-players/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 2023 |title=Bleeding Pipe: A RCE vulnerability exploited in the wild |work=Minecraft Malware Prevention Alliance |url=https://blog.mmpa.info/posts/bleeding-pipe/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801213613/https://blog.mmpa.info/posts/bleeding-pipe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Modpacks===
Mods are sometimes grouped together in downloadable content called "modpacks". These can be easily downloaded and played by the user without requiring the player to have extensive knowledge on how to set up mods in the game.<ref name="RockPaperShotgun">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/10/13/minecraft-mods-guide-2014/ |title=Minecraft In 2014: Your Guide To Mods and Modpacks |last=Geere |first=Duncan |date=13 October 2014 |website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |access-date=13 February 2016 |archive-date=31 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731033653/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/10/13/minecraft-mods-guide-2014/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PUModpack">Van Schaik and Vledder 2015, p. 119</ref> Content creators use this to their advantage in order to allow mods to interact (alter the vanilla gameplay) so that a particular experience can be delivered,<ref name="TechradarModpacks">{{Cite web |url=http://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-minecraft-mods |title=The Best Minecraft mods |last=Geere |first=Duncan |date=16 April 2017 |website=TechRadar |publisher=Future plc |access-date=27 April 2017 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125164740/http://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-minecraft-mods |url-status=live }}</ref> often aided by throwing configuration files and [[Texture mapping|custom textures]] into the mix.<ref name="Twitchhelp">{{Cite web |url=https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/2764215-guide-to-modpacks |title=Guide to Modpacks |date=16 March 2017 |access-date=27 April 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227153419/https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/2764215-guide-to-modpacks |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Cursesupport">{{Cite web |url=https://support.overwolf.com/en/support/solutions/articles/9000196984-installing-modpacks |title=Installing Modpacks |date=10 March 2021 |access-date=30 October 2021 |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030225326/https://support.overwolf.com/en/support/solutions/articles/9000196984-installing-modpacks |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

The most popular modpacks can be downloaded and installed through custom launchers like Prism Launcher, FTB App, Technic Launcher, ATLauncher, and CurseForge's launcher.<ref name="Softonic">{{Cite web |url=http://artikel.de.softonic.com/minecraft-die-11-besten-mod-packs |title=Minecraft: Die 11 besten Mod Packs |last=Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti |date=24 November 2014 |website=Softonic.com |language=de |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310102639/http://artikel.de.softonic.com/minecraft-die-11-besten-mod-packs |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TechradarModpacks" />