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| 5 | | = Getting Started With the Game = |
| 6 | | **NOTE:** ''OptiFine'' mod doesn't play nice with the ''Fairy Lights'' mod (it also introduces a number of other glitches). **Make sure OptiFine is ''unselected'' when you run the game** otherwise your client ''will'' crash. In the near future OptiFine will be removed from ''MadMartian Mod''. |
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| 8 | | You can download Java 8 from [https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jre8-downloads.html Oracle Java 8 Downloads] |
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| 10 | | == Prerequisites == |
| 11 | | Please make sure you have Java version 8 installed, it must be the 64-bit version as well. If you already have a newer version of Java installed then you **still must install Java version 8** and there is an extra setup step involved. |
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| 13 | | == Download, Install and Run == |
| 14 | | 1. Download the launcher, try the JAR first, most operating systems let you run this directly. If that does not work, and if you're on Windows, then download the Zip |
| 15 | | 1. Run the launcher by double-clicking it, wait for it to load. |
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| 17 | | If you already have a newer version of Java installed, and if you have finished installing Java 8 alongside the newer version, then complete the following steps in the launcher: |
| 18 | | 1. Click on ''Options'' in the lower-right area of the window [[br]] [[Image(launcher-options-button.png)]] |
| 19 | | 1. In ''JVM path'' enter the path on your hard-drive that points to the installation directory of Java 8 [[br]] [[Image(launcher-options.png)]] |
| 20 | | 1. Click ''OK'' |
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| 22 | | = FAQ = |
| 23 | | I accidentally checked-off ''OptiFine'' and the game won't run, now what?:: |
| 24 | | Do a ''Force-update'' by right-clicking on ''MadMartian Mod'' in the list in the upper-left area of the window, then choose ''Force update'' [[br]] [[Image(launcher-force-update.png)]] |
