Minecraft Forge 1.8 Modding Tutorial

Forge 1.8 Tutorial
Tutorial 1 - Setting up

Step 1
Create 2 folders "Forge" and "Mod Workspace".


Step 2
Download Forge 1.8 Recommended.  Download Here


Step 3
Extract Forge into the "Forge" folder.

Step 4
Shift + Right Click in the folder and press "open command window here".


Step 5
Type "gradlew setupDecompWorkspace --refresh-dependencies" and wait for it to finish. Next type "gradlew eclipse", once thats finished you can close the window.

Step 6
Open eclipse and set "Mod Workspace" as the workspace. Once it has opened, go to File and select Import. Maximise general and select Existing projects into workspace, Select the "Forge" folder.


Step 7
Create a package "com.tutorial.mod". Inside the package create a class "TutorialMod".

Step 8
Press the Run dropdown and select Run Config. Make a new config in Java Application. In Main Class type "GradleStart". Press Apply then Run. When it finishes starting, make a new world "Mod Test". Once it generates close the game.


Ok now thats setup we will make our main class "TutorialMod"
(To be added)


Next tutorial (Adding blocks and items) coming soon.

Thanks for reading, Don't forget to press that diamond!! More coming soon.
- Dan