Getting started

Getting Started

This is a guide that will help you get started with Hardcore Alchemy before you are running the game.

Hardcore Alchemy is a somewhat lightweight 1.10.2 modpack with just under 100 mods. It is pre-configured to launch with 2.3GB RAM and various performance optimizations, and takes between 1-5 minutes to launch (roughly half the load time of Age of Engineering). The minimum allocation required to launch the pack semi-reliably is about 1.8GB.

Modpack Installation/Upgrade Guide

1. Install MultiMC if you don't have it already. See a lower section on how to install MultiMC.
2. Download the latest version of the modpack zip folder
3. Import the modpack zip file into MultiMC. This is done by clicking "Add Instance" in the upper left corner of the MultiMC window and selecting the import option. A new instance icon will appear labeled with "Hardcore Alchemy" plus the version number
4. If you are upgrading, open the minecraft/ folder in your new instance, and copy your saves/ folder from the minecraft/ folder of your old instance. You will probably also want to copy over options.txt to keep your keybindings, and the screenshots/ and backups/ folders according to your personal preference.
5. Launch the pack, by double-clicking on the modpack instance icon. You're off!
6. Check out the in-game guide by crafting two pieces of dirt together. The guide is also available here on the wiki.
7. If having framerate issues, see a lower section on tips to improve framerate.

Using MultiMC for the first time

1. Install Java 8 if you don't have it already. (The vanilla Minecraft launcher uses a separate Java version that won't work with this guide).
2. Install MultiMC from multimc.org
3. Launch MultiMC. If you are using Windows 10 and have a dedicated GPU, you should right click the application icon, mouse over "Run with graphics processor," and select the best option (generally Nvidia or AMD) to make sure you are getting the best performance (this is because Windows 10 does not recognize MultiMC as game software).
4. Make sure MultiMC is using Java 8. If MultiMC does not detect Java, you will need to tell MultiMC where it is located. Ask a search engine "java installation location [your operating system]". Within MultiMC, click on the Settings button, go to the Java tab, and where it says "Java path," select the location of your java.exe or Mac/Linux equivalent.

Troubleshooting framerate

Depending on your computer, you may not have the best framerate at first, but here are some ways to improve it, listed in order from recommended to last resort:

• If using a laptop, make sure the laptop is plugged in, and is using high performance energy settings.
• Make sure you are using your dedicated graphics card if you have one (press F3 to check). If not, then refer to the MultiMC guide above for how to use the correct graphics card with MultiMC.
• Disable clouds
• Change fancy graphics to fast
• Set mipmapping to 0 to disable (Note: Minecraft will freeze for a minute or two to update the graphics)
• Lower FPS down to 40 or 30 (especially on some laptops, this may reduce overheating)
• Decrease render distance to 5