Example Mod 1.8.9

This is an example mod for minecraft forge 1.8.9 to create your first mod. It is directly taken from the official forge mod development kit.

How to get started

• Install the code editor IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition
• Start IntelliJ, click get from VCS and paste the git URL of this repository : https://github.com/Alexdoru/ExampleMod1.8.9.git and create a new project from that
• (Optional) Open settings Ctrl+Alt+S, search Plugins and in the plugins marketplace search and install the Minecraft Development plugin, restart IntelliJ to complete installation
• Once you are in the code editor, top left click File>Project Structure or do Ctrl+Alt+Maj+s and set the project SDK to a java version 8 JDK, Intellij should give you the option to download one
• Open the gradle window on the right, click the wrench to open the Build Tool Settings>Gradle settings and set the Gradle JVM to the same java 8 JDK you used above
• In the gradle window under Tasks>forgegradle run the setupDecompWorkspace task, once it is done restart Intellij
• Running the task Tasks>forgegradle>runClient will start a minecraft client to test your mod
• Running the task Tasks>build>build will compile your mod into a usable .jar file that will be found in the folder ExampleMod>build>libs
• Running the task Tasks>build>clean will clean a bunch of cached files allowing you to make a clean build afterward in case you have issues building

Congratulations! You built your first mod!

The source code of you mod in found under src>java. To make the mod your own, you need to edit the following files :

• in ExampleMod.java edit the MODID, MODNAME, VERSION
• in build.gradle edit the version, group, and archivesBaseName
• in mcmod.info edit "modid", "name", but don't touch "version" and "mcversion"
• in the package explorer select the package com.example.examplemod hit Shift+F6 to rename it

The modid and modname should be the same in all these files. I added a bunch of comments in all the files to guide you

Have fun!

Useful IntelliJ keybinds

• Shift + Shift open the search everything box
• Ctrl+N open search box to browse java files
• Alt+Enter Shows code suggestions/fixes on the selected element
• Ctrl+Shift+F open search box to search text in all the files
• Ctrl+Alt+S open IntelliJ settings
• Ctrl+Click or Ctrl+B to navigate to declaration of selected element
• Alt+F7 search usages of the selected element
• Shift+F6 rename the selected element
• Ctrl+Alt+L Reformat the code of the current file according to your code formatting settings
• Ctrl+Alt+O reorganizes imports statements of your current java file
• Ctrl+/ comment/uncomment to selected line(s) of code
• Alt+Inser show suggestions of code generation