Absolute Beginner's Guide to Minecraft Mods Programming

Mod Minecraft into anything you can imagine, without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to master Minecraft modding and use Java to transform Minecraft’s worlds, tools, behavior, weapons, structures, mobs… everything! (Plus, you’ll learn 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!

Who knew how simple Minecraft modding could be?

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
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