Minecraft modding

[Cowboys]

Simply put, I'm really interested in modding but dont know where to start. I'm a pretty experienced programmer I've done C++, Java, HTML and other web stuff, etc. Just a few questions about making mods.

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[li]What programming language is it done in?[/li]

[li]Is there a good api reference or something?[/li]

[li]There is no third thing but the list looks better with three.[/li]

I appreciate any info, thanks.

[hindos]

1. Java

2. Most people use modloader but there are others, go to wiki : www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Mod to the api section to check them all out

3. Read some modding tutorial, google 'minecraft modding tutorials'

4. You will need the minecraft coder's pack to decompile the source code of minecraft. Just google: 'minecraft coder pack' or 'minecraft MCP'

5. I find this helps you with the basic setup http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/how-to-create-a-minecraft-mod--the-complete-tutorial.aspx

6. A bit outdated but the principles are the same: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/96862-creating-mods-modding-tutorials-21511/

Hope that helped ;)

[Cowboys]

Thanks for the resources, ill check it out soon.

[hindos]

No problem , i didn't actually make any mods yet as I have to learn java first. So let's share resources

Edit: I found an updated tutorial for advanced minecraft modding: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1030464-creating-mods-11-advanced-modding-tutorials/ It's for 1.1 so not outdated :P

[Mrpeanut188]

• [li]There is no third thing but the list looks better with three.[/li]

What is that? You want an example?

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/553028-173-the-moon-v11-wip/#

The mod is kind of advanced, but gives just about every example of something excluding for a weapon, but those are easy. It adds blocks, recipes, working spacesuits, a moon, and you can see the earth from the sky. It modifies the biome to include 'Aluminum', and creates a mooney surface. The author hopes that one day someone will update the mod and turn aluminum into IC2 tin. Anyways, it is a great example. Kind of complicated however. Good if you already know the average coding syntax. (I do LUA and GML. You probably don't know about GML though. )

[Cowboys]

What is that? You want an example?

Haha no i just wanted to make a list but a list of two things looked too short.

But this looks like a really cool thing to maybe work on, although technic is really fun I'm wasting a lot of time playing :P