Modpack and Resource Pack Installation Tutorial
Modpack Walkthrough
This section will guide you through the modpack installation process. Whether you are brand new to Modded Minecraft or a regular, it may come in handy to at least skim through it!
Prism Launcher
Prism Launcher is a way to organize and manage different modpacks you might be playing. For SproteCraft specifically, this is our way of distributing the base pack and any sequential updates.Prism Launcher can be downloaded on the Prism Launcher website.
Setting Up
If you haven't played Minecraft 1.20.1, you need to launch Vanilla 1.20.1 in order for it to make the necessary folders and files to begin the modding process.To download Vanilla 1.20.1 in Prism, select "add Instance", scroll to 1.20.1, and click "ok".Once it's done downloading, double click the 1.20.1 icon to launch it.
Download Modpack
Once you have downloaded Prism Launcher and launched Vanilla Minecraft 1.20.1 at least once, it is time to download the modpack.Navigate back to "add instance" and select "import". Paste the direct dropbox link from the homepage, then click "ok"This can take a while.
Allocate more RAM
Each instance in Prism Launcher has it's own RAM parameters, which means we will have to allocate more ram so that it can run this modpack.To do this, click the Sprotecraft icon, and on the right side panel select "edit". In the new window, Select settings, then the Java tab, enable the "Memory" checkbox.Allocate at least 10GB (~10000 MiB) of memory.If you are unable to see these options, you may need to download 64-bit Java.
Launch the Modpack
With the modpack installed, it's time to load into game! Keep in mind this can take a long time.It can also be extremely finnicky so I would advise not clicking within the window or attempting to tab out.Once it loads, you should make a Singleplayer World and load into it. This will finalize any other loading the modpack needs to do.After you have successfully loaded into your singleplayer world, you are free to exit the world.
Modpack Installation Complete
This is the end of the SproteCraft Season 3 modpack installation guide.From here, you are ready to play on the server.Below are some optional (but highly suggested) things you can do to enhance your experience within the server.
Resource Pack Walkthrough
While a Resource Pack isn't required to play on the server, it can greatly enhance your experience. Resource Packs change the way blocks and items look. When everyone using the same pack, it makes the world's builds look as intended.This section of the tutorial will guide you through Resource Pack installation.
Suggested Pack
The suggested Resource Pack for SproteCraft is Mizuno's 16 Craft. Resource Pack choice is usually up to personal taste, however Mizuno's Pack offers a unique feature called CIT.With CIT, you can rename items with a specific code using an anvil and when placed inside a item frame, will make them appear as a 3D model.Here is a catalogue of those items.
Installing Mizuno's and CIT
Download Mizuno's 16 Craft along with it's CIT counterpart and Invisible Item Frame.Once downloaded, open Sprotecraft root directory by clicking the folder icon on the right panel in Prism Launcher.In the file explorer window, navigate to the "minecraft" folder. Drag 'n' drop the resource packs you've downloaded into the resourcepacks folder.When in game, you will see a tab called "Options..." in the ESC menu. Click it and then select the "Resource Packs...". Move over the three Mizuno's packs to the right side in the order as seen in the image.When it is finalized, your game will load the new textures in. This will take a bit of time.
Extra Resource Packs for fun...
Included in the modpack are a few custom made Resource Packs.They are completely optional but encouraged!If you are interested in using them, make sure they are on top of any other resource packs so that they override the specific items in order to work.
Shaders?...
Shaders add realistic water, lighting and animations to Minecraft. Shaders are only for the beefiest of computers, due to their high resource demand, and for that reason, there is no official recommended shader for the server.BSL is featured in many self-taken screenshots on this site, but again since taste is subjective, you most likely already have a favourite if you typically use shaders.
Resource Pack Installation Complete
This is the end of the SproteCraft Resource Pack installation guide.If you've gotten to this point, that means you have done all of the required and recommend things to play on the server.Visit the Discord server to get the IP and begin playing!