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Downloading mods

You can download mods with the manifest.json file that comes with Curse modpacks or create your own. The syntax is as follows...

java -jar modpackdownloader.jar -manifest manifest.json -folder mods

modpackdownloader.jar being the most recent release of ModPack Downloader, manifest.json being the Curse manifest or whatever json you create, and the folder being where you want the mods downloaded.

Updating mods

You can also update your mods. This will find the latest release version of each mod on Curse and update your manifest.json accordingly. Please note that this will not remove any existing mods you have downloaded and you may need to wipe your folder before downloading updates. The syntax for updating is as follows...

java -jar modpackdownloader.jar -manifest manifest.json -folder mods -updateMods -releaseType release

Similar to the download syntax but with 2 more fields. -updateMods is required to run the update, and -releaseType lets you specify if you want the latest release or the latest beta version of your mods. Alphas are not synced to Curse so they are not supported at this time.

Using backup Minecraft versions

When updating, you may want to check more than one Minecraft version. By adding "-backupVersions 1.9.4" to your update for Minecraft 1.10.2, if no update for a mod is found in 1.10.2, 1.9.4 will be checked as well. If an update is found in 1.10.2 then 1.9.4 will not be checked.