Minecraft mods Minecraft mods "Minecraft" mods are independent, user-made additions and changes to the 2011 Mojang video game "Minecraft". Thousands of these mods exist, and users can download them from the internet for free. Utilizing additional software, several mods are typically able to be used concurrently in order to enhance the gameplay and create an entirely different gaming experience when compared to standard issue "Minecraft". Mods are credited as one of the foremost reasons why "Minecraft" became as successful as it did, with the "Minecraft" modding community mentioned as one of the most active modding communities in gaming. "Minecraft" mods are available
Mojang initiative started in October 2011, "Mina Kvarter" (My Block), which gave young people in Swedish communities a tool to visualize how they wanted to change their part of town. According to Manneh, the project was a helpful way to visualize urban planning ideas without necessarily having a training in architecture. By 2016, 300 of the areas UN-Habitat plans to remodel will be recreated in "Minecraft". ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, filed a lawsuit against Mojang on 27 September 2011, claiming that Mojang's planned trademark of the title, "Scrolls", infringed upon Bethesda's trademark of "The Elder Scrolls" series.