Chimpazilla Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Hi guys/gals, my son (age eight) is obsessed with Minecraft. He and his friends compare notes about what mods they have for the game. We tried finding these mods for him, but always we are lead to sites with viruses and/or the flashy DL buttons that take you to stupid stuff. Even when we find the actual DL button, they want you to DL iLivid too. Is there a safe place/way to find these mods, and what other advice can you offer on this subject? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Honestly, let him go at it. Trial by fire is a powerful thing. I know that sounds like unusual advice, but I started learned how to navigate the deep internet when I was 7 or 8. Yep, it existed even back in like 1997. I started pirating ROMs and emulators back then, and there were plenty of faux download buttons and misdirectors and such. I figured out how to spot them pretty quickly even at his age. It just took time. That being said, if you take this approach, you're sure to get a virus or two Your kid also may end up like me. This may be undesirable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Oh Nathan. (and all you super-young dudes) You don't even wanna know how old I was in 1997. Haha! We haven't let him into the deep internet jungle yet. My husband and I are hacking through it ourselves. I'm not really into fighting viruses all afternoon, so I though I'd ask if anyone knew of a better way. Ah, well. And if my kid turns out as nice as you, that's just fine with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brycepops Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/51-minecraft-mods/ - This is probably the safest, most reliable place to get mods from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/51-minecraft-mods/ - This is probably the safest, most reliable place to get mods from. Thank you for that. We successfully got him Mutant Creatures and he is so happy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 also noscript and adblock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 And if my kid turns out as nice as you, that's just fine with me. BAWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwww <3<3,33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadoss Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I hope you know it's my civic duty to point out that there is an OCR Minecraft server, if anyone's interested... http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31614 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 did you already suggest tekkit-lite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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