Installing Optifine

[Nanaliana]

I downloaded it. it's a .jar file, and it is in my Downloads folder, but i don't know what to do with it now. no instructions that i can find.

I had it before, and i don't remember where i put the file. (R just changed out my old HD for a bigger one, a Tbyte at least. so this is why i have to reinstall everything. )

 

[alien12]

From the optifine page.

A. Easy

- Use the official launcher to download and start once Minecraft 1.6.2.

- Start Magic Launcher

- Click "Setup"

- Select Environment "1.6.2"

- Click "Add" -> select the OptiFine ZIP file

- Click "OK"

- Login and play

B. Simple (for OptiFine 1.6.2_C4 and newer)

- Double-click the downloaded JAR file and the OptiFine installer should start

- Click "Install" and OptiFine will be installed in the official Minecraft launcher with its own profile "OptiFine"

- Start the official launcher and play

C. Complex

- Use the official launcher to download and start once Minecraft 1.6.2.

- Go to the minecraft base folder (the official launchers shows it when you click "Edit Profile" as "Game Directory")

- Go in subfolder "Versions"

- Rename the folder "1.6.2" to "1.6.2_OptiFine"

- Go in the subfolder "1.6.2_OptiFine"

- Rename "1.6.2.jar" to "1.6.2_OptiFine.jar"

- Rename "1.6.2.json" to "1.6.2_OptiFine.json"

- Open the file "1.6.2_OptiFine.json" with a text editor and replace "id":"1.6.2" with "id":"1.6.2_OptiFine" and save the file

- Copy the files from the OptiFine ZIP file in "1.6.2_OptiFine.jar" as usual (you can use the 1.5.2 instructions for this) and remove the META-INF folder from "1.6.2_OptiFine.jar".

- Start the official launcher

- Click "Edit Profile" - Select "Use version:" -> "release 1.6.2_OptiFine"

- Click "Save Profile"

- Click "Play" or "Login" to start the game. If only "Play Offline" is available, then log out and log in again to fix it.

 

[Nanaliana]

I was following instructions under 'A'. until i got to the part re: the zip file. it did not show any zip files. so i went to B. instructions. That worked.

Where did you find all that info? i did a search on the MCA site using keyword 'Optifine' and the one result i got only led me to download the jar file, not these instructions.


But thanks, i'm good now!

 

[alien12]

Where did you find all that info? i did a search on the MCA site using keyword 'Optifine' and the one result i got only led me to download the jar file, not these instructions.

http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1272953