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hello all,

I am new to the forums and am having a hard time installing mods. i have tryed to install the mods by downloading them extracting them into all three different mod files. None of these work If some one can give me a step by step on this id really appreciate it.

Can you please describe what you already tried?
Also, what OS do you use? How have you installed Minetest?

I ubuntu 12.10, I used terminal to install minetest after installng my ubuntu upgrade. I have tried about ten different mods and modpacks. If i had to list them id say:snow biomes, plants, animals,........ Please let me know if you need any other info.

Thanks

Installing in the terminal isnt very precise.
Did you compile it yourself? If yes, were did you get the source and have you compiled with run_in_place=1?

Also, not the mods you tried, but the locations where you have tried to put them is important. And also error messages, if any appeared.

J.S.one wrote:hello all,

i have tryed to install the mods by downloading them extracting them into all three different mod files. None of these work If some one can give me a step by step on this id really appreciate it.

I guess you have:
/minetest/games/minimal
/minetest/games/minetest_game
/minetest/games/common

Putting the mods in minetest/mods/minetest and then creating a world with Minetest [minetest] should allow you to play with the mods.

You could also (recommended) install build and survival the same way you installed common and minetest_game:
/minetest/games/build
/minetest/games/survival

In that case you can choose to put the mods in:
minetest/games/build/mods or
minetest/games/survival/mods
and then create a world with Build [build] or Survival [survival]

Here a copy of the other "Usual suspects" for mods (still) not working:
- A folder needs to be renamed to the (low-case) name, used in the init.lua.
Example: VanessaE-homedecor-e5c99a3 --> rename --> homedecor
- Trying to use an older mod version or a not up to date mod version
- Use of an older version of minetest than the latest, unofficial
- Missing dependencies (look in the 1st post of a mod or check the depends.txt file in the mod folder you installed)
- Bugs in a mod