Vanilla+ Modding
Part 1 of the Modding Minecraft series. This step will teach you the basics of modding when creating your own custom items (ie. blocks, tools, weapons, materials, etc).
About the Project
Welcome to the Vanilla+ Modding tutorial! This is the first tutorial in a series where we will teach you how to make your own Minecraft mod. This tutorial works with both Mac and Windows.
What you will learn in this tutorial:
- How to set up your enviornment
- How to create custom blocks / ores
- How to create custom items, from materials to armor / tools
- How to create crafting recipes and loot drops
Further Possibilities
After this tutorial, you could easily make your own Vanilla Minecraft mod. You will also have the resources to learn more and make even more in-depth mods.
Disclaimer
This series assumes a couple things:
- You have at least some knowledge about Minecraft
- You have experience in Java
- You have an IDE installed and ready (Intellij is recommended, but others work just fine)
Note: You technically do not need Minecraft installed on your machine to make this work, as Forge (the mod loader we are using) will download the necessary Minecraft client/server jars and assets from Mojang’s servers. I did not test this, however, so do this at your own risk.
If you do not have Intellij, I highly recommend you get it since the tutorial is structured around Intellij. The full version is available for students.
Click here to request your license. You will need to sign in using your MSU email and password.
Click here to install.
For those still struggling, watch this video.