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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.
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On some setups, Minecraft may start up with only 1 GB of memory to work with. While [[Pixelmon]] may run with this low allocation, allocating more often helps performance and stability. This is especially true when also running other mods. This quick guide will guide you through the process.
  
== Minecraft launcher ==
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'''Stuck on 1 GB?''' A 64 bit install of Java is required to be able to allocate more than 1 GB of memory. You can get a 64 bit Java download for your operating system by [https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp clicking this link]. If you run Windows, make sure you get <code>Windows Offline 64 bit</code> specifically! Restart your launcher after updating.
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! Step
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|style="text-align:center"|Start the AT Launcher.
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| [[File:attutorial1.png|none|800px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "Settings".
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| [[File:attutorial2.png|none|800px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click into the "Java/Minecraft" tab.
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| [[File:attutorial3.png|none|800px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click the "Maximum Memory/Ram" box and pick a higher setting. ''Check the note at the top of this page if you're unable to allocate more than 1GB.''
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| [[File:attutorial4.png|none|800px]]
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! class="unsortable" | Example
 
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|style="text-align:center"|Start the Minecrat launcher.
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|style="text-align:center"|Start the [[Technic launcher]].
| [[File:mclauncher.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:techniclauncher.png|none|800px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "Launcher Options".
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| [[File:technictutorial1.png|none|800px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click into the "JAVA SETTINGS" tab.
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| [[File:technictutorial2.png|none|800px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click the "Memory" box and pick a higher setting. ''Check the note at the top of this page if you're unable to allocate more than 1GB.''
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| [[File:technictutorial3.png|none|800px]]
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "Launch options".
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|style="text-align:center"|Start the Minecraft launcher.
| [[File:tutorial1.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:newlauncher.PNG|none|800px]]
 
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "Advanced settings".
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "Installations".
| [[File:tutorial2.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:newtutorial1.PNG|none|800px]]
 
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on your Pixelmon Forge profile.
 
|style="text-align:center"|Click on your Pixelmon Forge profile.
| [[File:tutorial3.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:newtutorial2.PNG|none|800px]]
 
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|style="text-align:center"|Click on "JVM Arguments".
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|style="text-align:center"|Click More options.
| [[File:tutorial4.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:newtutorial3.PNG|none|800px]]
 
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|style="text-align:center"|Replace "-Xmx1G" with a higher amount.
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|style="text-align:center"|Replace "-Xmx1G" with a higher amount,
Example: "-Xmx3G" or "-Xmx3000M"
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such as "-Xmx3G" (or "-Xmx3000M").
| [[File:tutorial5.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:newtutorial4.PNG|none|800px]]
 
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|style="text-align:center"|Click "SAVE" to save your settings.
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|style="text-align:center"|Click "SAVE" to save your settings
| [[File:tutorial6.png|frame|none|301x285px]]
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| [[File:newtutorial5.PNG|none|800px]]
 
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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]].
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If you get stuck on any of these steps, or are having trouble finding the right amount to allocate or getting the game to run smoothly, check out the [[Fixing memory issues]] page or ask for help in the official [[Pixelmon Discord]].
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 14 June 2021

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On some setups, Minecraft may start up with only 1 GB of memory to work with. While Pixelmon may run with this low allocation, allocating more often helps performance and stability. This is especially true when also running other mods. This quick guide will guide you through the process.

Stuck on 1 GB? A 64 bit install of Java is required to be able to allocate more than 1 GB of memory. You can get a 64 bit Java download for your operating system by clicking this link. If you run Windows, make sure you get Windows Offline 64 bit specifically! Restart your launcher after updating.

AT Launcher

Step Example
Start the AT Launcher.
Attutorial1.png
Click on "Settings".
Attutorial2.png
Click into the "Java/Minecraft" tab.
Attutorial3.png
Click the "Maximum Memory/Ram" box and pick a higher setting. Check the note at the top of this page if you're unable to allocate more than 1GB.
Attutorial4.png

Technic launcher

Step Example
Start the Technic launcher.
Techniclauncher.png
Click on "Launcher Options".
Technictutorial1.png
Click into the "JAVA SETTINGS" tab.
Technictutorial2.png
Click the "Memory" box and pick a higher setting. Check the note at the top of this page if you're unable to allocate more than 1GB.
Technictutorial3.png

Minecraft launcher

Step Example
Start the Minecraft launcher.
Newlauncher.PNG
Click on "Installations".
Newtutorial1.PNG
Click on your Pixelmon Forge profile.
Newtutorial2.PNG
Click More options.
Newtutorial3.PNG
Replace "-Xmx1G" with a higher amount,

such as "-Xmx3G" (or "-Xmx3000M").

Newtutorial4.PNG
Click "SAVE" to save your settings
Newtutorial5.PNG

If you get stuck on any of these steps, or are having trouble finding the right amount to allocate or getting the game to run smoothly, check out the Fixing memory issues page or ask for help in the official Pixelmon Discord.

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