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The easiest, quickest, most entertaining introduction to creating Minecraft mods in Java – updated to use the Spigot server for running your own Minecraft server and creating Minecraft mods
Ideal for Minecraft users, young and old, who are new to programming
Clear and friendly style assumes no prior programming knowledge
Popular author Rogers Cadenhead breaks down Minecraft mods programming concepts and terms into short, easily understandable lessons
Fun examples provide a step-by-step, hands-on experience that begins with simple tasks and gradually builds
Master Minecraft modding and use Java to transform Minecraft’s worlds, tools, behavior, weapons, structures, mobs…everything! (Plus, you’ll learn some basic Java programming skills you can use anywhere.)
Learn how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly easy step at a time. Modding Minecraft has never been this simple.
This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to creating killer Minecraft mods in Java… simple, reliable, full-color instructions for doing everything you really want to do. Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn:
Set up your Minecraft server and mod development tools
Master Java basics every Minecraft modder needs to know
Read, write, store, and change information throughout your mod
Build mods that can make decisions and respond to player actions
Understand object-oriented programming and the objects you can program in Minecraft
Handle errors without crashing Minecraft
Use threads to create mobs that can do many things at once
Customize your mobs, and build on existing objects to write new mods
Spawn new mobs, find hidden mobs, and make one mob ride another
Dig holes and build structures
Create projectile weapons and potion effects
Learn Java programming while enhancing your favorite game
Part I: Java from the Ground Up
Dig into Minecraft Programming with Java
Use NetBeans for Minecraft Programming
Create a Minecraft Mod
Start Writing Java Programs
Understand How Java Programs Work
Store and Change Information in a Mod
Use Strings to Communicate
Use Conditional Tests to Make Decisions
Repeat an Action with Loops
Store Information with Arrays
Part II: The World of Java Objects
Create Your First Object
Describe What Your Object Is Like
Make the Most of Existing Objects
Store Objects in Data Structures
Handle Errors in a Mod
Create a Threaded Mod
Read and Write Files
Part III: Create Killer Minecraft Mods
Spawn a Mob
Make One Mob Ride Another
Take a Census of Mobs and Villages
Transmute Materials in an Inventory
Dig a Giant Hole
Chop Down a Forest of Trees
Respond to Events in the Game
Display a Mob’s Health During Combat
Make a World Change over Time
Befriend the God of Lightning