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(A quick tutorial for linking to people on Discord. This should help speed things along when compared to the big pages when we already know what launcher somebody's using. Layout is awful, will mess with that later but have to head off now.)
 
(Much better. Suggestions still welcome. Let's pass this around on Discord!)
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By default, Minecraft gives its clients 1GB of memory to work with. [[Pixelmon]] requires a bit more to work smoothly. If you're experiencing a lot of lag or the game is not starting, try this quick guide.
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By default, Minecraft gives its clients 1GB of memory to work with. [[Pixelmon]] requires a bit more to work smoothly; 1500MB at minimum, with 3GB often being considered ideal. If you're experiencing a lot of lag or the game is not starting, try this quick guide.
  
 
== Minecraft launcher ==
 
== Minecraft launcher ==
#Start the Minecraft launcher.
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{|class="mw-collapsible wikitable"
#Click on "Launch options".
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[[File:tutorial1.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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! Step
#Click on "Advanced settings".
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! class="unsortable" | Example
[[File:tutorial2.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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#Click on the Forge profile that you've installed Pixelmon to.
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|style="text-align:center"|Start the Minecrat launcher.
[[File:tutorial3.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:mclauncher.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
#Click on "JVM Arguments".
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[[File:tutorial4.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "Launch options".
#In the field next to "JVM Arguments", replace "-Xmx1G" with something higher, such as "-Xmx3G" for a 3GB allocation.
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| [[File:tutorial1.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
[[File:tutorial5.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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#Click "Save" to save your settings.
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "Advanced settings".
[[File:tutorial6.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:tutorial2.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
 
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on your Pixelmon Forge profile.
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| [[File:tutorial3.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "JVM Arguments".
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| [[File:tutorial4.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Replace "-Xmx1G" with a higher amount.
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Example: "-Xmx3G" or "-Xmx3000M"
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| [[File:tutorial5.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click "SAVE" to save your settings.
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| [[File:tutorial6.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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|}
  
 
Your allocation is now set, and the game is now ready! If you get stuck on any of these steps or you are having trouble finding the right amount to allocate, feel free to ask in the official [[Pixelmon Discord]].
 
Your allocation is now set, and the game is now ready! If you get stuck on any of these steps or you are having trouble finding the right amount to allocate, feel free to ask in the official [[Pixelmon Discord]].

Revision as of 08:17, 29 December 2017

By default, Minecraft gives its clients 1GB of memory to work with. Pixelmon requires a bit more to work smoothly; 1500MB at minimum, with 3GB often being considered ideal. If you're experiencing a lot of lag or the game is not starting, try this quick guide.

Minecraft launcher

Step Example
Start the Minecrat launcher.
Mclauncher.png
Click on "Launch options".
Tutorial1.png
Click on "Advanced settings".
Tutorial2.png
Click on your Pixelmon Forge profile.
Tutorial3.png
Click on "JVM Arguments".
Tutorial4.png
Replace "-Xmx1G" with a higher amount.

Example: "-Xmx3G" or "-Xmx3000M"

Tutorial5.png
Click "SAVE" to save your settings.
Tutorial6.png

Your allocation is now set, and the game is now ready! If you get stuck on any of these steps or you are having trouble finding the right amount to allocate, feel free to ask in the official Pixelmon Discord.

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