ID Conflict Questions

[Leaf_Anbu]

Hey was just wondering when making a mod pack. If you have to edit id's in mods then when it comes to updating these mods at a later date do the ids just revert to the original id or does it stay what you made it plus add any new id's in ? , if it overwrites any changes you have made then how do you prevent this ? or is it simply a case of everytime u update a mod u need to do all the id changes again ? .

 

Thanks in advance for any help

[plowmanplow]

When updating a mod you can go about it a couple ways:

• Any mod that is properly developed will be using one of the configuration persistence APIs provided by Forge/MC (or one they provide separately). This will update the config with new entries as needed and you would just need to tweak these to ensure compatility with existing worlds/mods. Make sure you keep a backup of the file to compare with but it is usually pretty straight forward.
• If it is a major update (like moving from Mekanism 5.7 to 6.0) you might want to move/remove an existing config file and let the mod make a new one. Then compare the new one to the old one and carry over any ID changes you need.