Minecraft Forge

Minecraft Forge is a modloader which allows many Minecraft mods to work.

This innovative facility allows the user to see which modifications (mods) they have installed on their Minecraft game - a useful, not to say vital boost to gameplay and progression.

The installation file for this, one of the oldest and most established mods, can be downloaded from the easy-to-access and extremely trusted Forge website, and, from there, all you have to do is click on it and it will install the modloader to your game.

Crucially, Minecraft Forge allows the user to enable certain modifications within the game, and conversely it also enables the disabling of these modifications too - a very handy tool in the armoury of the Minecraft enthusiast, of which there are literally millions across the world.

The simplicity of Minecraft Forge is one of the key reasons that Minecraft players value this unofficial facility so highly. It is one of the earliest Minecraft mods, there from practically day one of the evolution of this global gaming phenomenon.

What is more, Minecraft Forge is simple to install and its benefits are quick, useful and more than self-evident.

Minecraft Forge adds a 'modding API', which means it makes more of the games' thousands of mods compatible with each other - bringing extra value to mods the user may already have installed.

Minecraft Forge also has its counterpart built-in - namely Modloader - yet Minecraft Forge calls its version 'Forgeloader'. This allows mods from Modloader to be used with Forge without the necessity to install any third-party modifications - a further time-saving benefit.

Minecraft Forge is massively popular in the Minecraft modding community, a powerful and influential group within this game which is going from strength to strength. Initially Minecraft flourished as an independent group, and now it is under the considerably powerful wing of Microsoft, which bought-out the game's developer Mojang last year.

Minecraft, for those who have been hiding on a different planet for the past five years, is an infinite sandbox which allows its dedicated, not to say obsessive, players to build and develop whatever they want, from simple houses to whole planets. They also interact with the game's ever-expanding legion of followers via a much-used multiplayer option.

Minecraft Forge has an excellent display facility which clearly, and at a glance, shows which mods the player has installed, and which version or update each one is.

Another not to be under-estimated benefit of installing Minecraft Forge is the fact that it is absolutely free of charge. Of course, as with all mods, there is an option to donate money to the mod creator, however much you can afford - it's entirely up to you. This was you become an unofficial patron of their crucial work.

Minecraft Forge support the very best and most utilised of the many Minecraft mods, including classics such as Not Enough Items, Portal Gun Mod and Twilight Forest, to name but three.

Another key factor to be mentioned are the myriad of Minecraft forums, which contain a highly active and enthusiastic community, who spend their time discussing the many mods available, and reporting back with their feedback on bugs, glitches and updates available to their Minecraft-playing colleagues.

This key support ensures Minecraft Forge continues, like the game it supports, to go from strength to strength.