Minecraft Clean Install

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Minecraft Instillation

 

 

This is a guide to a clean Minecraft instillation BUT!

There are some detailed settings added to this guide to get the most out of Minecraft,

Some of you may see jagged edges on the side of blocks, low fps/lag, unstable mods or some other issues,

those issues can be caused by outdated java or a setting. (with a non modded Minecraft)

 

If you do not wish to tweak settings follow the guide up to number 4:settings and stop there only reading 1,2 and 3

 

Caution: A clean install means ALL single player maps, mods will be removed and any player profiles, server names saved will have to be re-added

 

1:Downloading

 

Minecraft

 

Java

Windows users:For 32Bit click "windows Offline" and for 64Bit click "windows Offline (64-Bit)"

 

P.S. please install the latest driver for your graphics card as updates can include bug fixes and performance tweaks, use 64 Bit if using shaders.

 

2:Uninstall

 

Over time files build up/ become outdated, here we will do some house work :diamondtiara:

 

Uninstalling:

 

Minecraft

Firstly lets locate your .minecraft folder, open minecraft and click this button:

 

then this button:

 

This is how you locate your .Minecraft folder, now to uninstall, highlight all the files in .minecraft and delete them.

 

Java

As multiple versions of java can cause issues to minecraft its ideal to keep one copy installed,

you want to remove any and all versions of java in your program list with:

 

 

Windows

Windows 8 and 10 - Uninstall Programs

1. Right-click on the screen at bottom-left corner and choose the Control Panel from the pop-up menu.
2. When the Control Panel appears, choose Uninstall a Program from the Programs category.
3. Select the program to uninstall and then click its Uninstall button.
4. Click Yes to confirm the program uninstall. 

Windows 7 and Vista - Uninstall Programs

1. Click Start
2. Select Control Panel
3. Select Programs
4. Click Programs and Features
5. Select the program you want to uninstall by clicking on it, and then click the Uninstall button.

You may need administrator privileges to remove programs.

Windows XP - Uninstall Programs

1. Click Start
2. Select Control Panel
3. Click the Add/Remove Programs control panel icon
4. The Add/Remove control panel displays a list of software on your system, including any Java software products that are on your computer. Select any that you want to uninstall by clicking on it, and then click the Remove button.

 

 

 

MAC

Note: To uninstall Java, you must have Administrator privileges and execute the remove command either as root or by using the sudo.
Remove one directory and one file (a symlink), as follows:

1. Click on the Finder icon located in your dock
2. Click on the Utilities folder
3. Double-click on the Terminal icon
4. In the Terminal window Copy and Paste the command below:
   sudo rm -fr /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
   sudo rm -fr /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefpane

Do not attempt to uninstall Java by removing the Java tools from /usr/bin. This directory is part of the system software and any changes will be reset by Apple the next time you perform an update of the OS.

 

3:Installing:

 

Firstly we need to install java click the Java file you installed earlier and follow the instructions to install once installed you can now move on to installing Minecraft.

 

For Minecraft click the icon and run the game once to the title screen, this will generate files for .minecraft folder.

 

4:Settings:

 

BTW i dont know how to do this in MAC as i do not use the OS!

Java and Graphics card

first lets adjust some java settings, open control panel and find the java icon as you open it click the java tab at the top of the java control panel, double click the box under Path and copy all the text in there for later use,

click ok, apply and close all your windows you opened.

 

 

Right click your desktop and click your graphics card setting.(the option may look different as there are many types of graphics cards)

 

Since graphics card menu's can change please take time to look for similar options as i explain,

look for program association's a menu that gives settings to specific programs,

in my menu i go to Manage 3D settings and click the Program Settings tab,

then i click the Add button i search for the location of the java program installed earlier,

you can paste the java location you copied earlier and follow that to find the right program.

 

Once you have created a program association to Java you can now adjust the settings in the association,

read the description of each setting carefully some can improve quality or performance depending how good or bad your pc is.

NOTE: MC uses very low texture resolutions so set all the settings for performance improvements!

Nvidia settings:

 

 

 

 

Once you have finished with the settings click apply and close the menu.

 

Minecraft:

 

Open Minecraft and click edit profile,

tick the box to the left of the following settings:

Resolution: you can change this to your screen's size if you dont know keep it to its original size.

Executable: highlight the text here and delete it then paste the java location you save earlier in the Java and Graphics card guide.

JVM Arguments: delete the old text and replace with: -Xmx2G or -Xmx4G for shaders

 

now click Save Profile.

 

Start Minecraft till you reach the title screen, click options then Video Settings.

 

For Newer PC's change these settings: (try these settings first!)

 

Graphics: Fancy                                   (makes leaves transparent and other changes)

Smooth Lighting: Maximum                  (makes lighting less blocky)

GUI Scale: *to your liking*                    (at higher resolutions most of your screen would be covered by menu's or chat)

Brightness: *to your liking*                    (some monitors have deeper blacks and brighter whites, changing this setting to your liking is preferred)

Particles: ALL                                       (Particles generated in minecraft)

Use Vsync: OFF                                   (limits your frame rate to your monitor FPS)

Use VBOs: ON                                     (renders block more efficiently increasing FPS, may cause crashes when turned on)

Render Distance: *to your liking*          (our server currently uses 10 chunks max so its not worth going any higher )

Max Framerate: *to your liking*            (caps the frame rate if you wish to save on resources, this can be used as a Vsync it removes screen tearing for me)

View Bobbing: ON                                (Aid to emulate walking)

Attack Indicator: *to your liking*            (changes the way the attack indicator is shown)

Clouds: Fancy                                       (makes clouds look 3D 2D or remove them completely)

Fullscreen: *to your liking*                                      (choose between fullscreen or windowed mode)

Mipmap Levels: OFF                            (this setting can cause lines to appear between blocks at a distance if you want that)

Entity Shadows: ON                             (Entities have there own shadows)

 

 

For Old PC's change these settings:

 

Graphics: Fast

Smooth Lighting: OFF

GUI Scale: AUTO

Brightness: *to your liking*

Particles: Minimal

Use Vsync: OFF

Use VBOs: ON

Render Distance: (Lower till your frame rate increases to a playable speed)

Max Framerate: Same number as your monitor refresh rate, if you dont know your refresh rate set it to 60 FPS

View Bobbing: OFF

Attack Indicator: *to your liking*

Clouds: Fast

Fullscreen: OFF/ON what ever seems to give more FPS

Mipmap Levels: OFF

Entity Shadows: OFF

 

And thats it!

 

to my knowledge this will give you a solid performing Minecraft!

if you have any issues please comment below