The Book of Minecraft Modding
Learning and science
modding guide
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How HN took it
2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Docs: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What people liked
Useful resource for getting kids into development
From 2 comments
Great resource, awesome to see things that help get kids into development via things they love. Why the ".ml" domain though? If you're not from Mali it's a bit confusing because…
moritonal on HNMy son will be stoked about this!
marmot777 on HN
Objections
Registration approach is outdated; DeferredRegister recommended
From 1 comment
Although the book claims to be up-to-date, the way it registers items/blocks is already outdated. Please use DeferredRegister as oppose to RegistryEvent. DeferredRegister:…
SCLeo on HN
Does not cover Bedrock vs Java edition differences
From 1 comment
Cool idea. some feedback - you might want to touch on bedrock vs java edition. I know I initially found that one area with little guidance/explanation (wanting to do mods for the…
meeech on HN
Title should include the word Minecraft
From 2 comments
Could the title please be changed to include the word "Minecraft" like on the actual website it links to?
cassianoleal on HNSeconded. I felt baited when I clicked the link; I am in no way interested in Minecraft.
Jetroid on HN
The .ml domain is confusing and may be risky
From 2 comments
Great resource, awesome to see things that help get kids into development via things they love. Why the ".ml" domain though? If you're not from Mali it's a bit confusing because…
moritonal on HNAah, don't go with Freenom if you value your URLs. They're allowed to up the prices drastically upon renewal.
wizzwizz4 on HN
Requests
Cover Bedrock edition modding
From 1 comment
Cool idea. some feedback - you might want to touch on bedrock vs java edition. I know I initially found that one area with little guidance/explanation (wanting to do mods for the…
meeech on HN
Change title to include Minecraft
From 1 comment
Could the title please be changed to include the word "Minecraft" like on the actual website it links to?
cassianoleal on HN
Questions
Is Minecraft modding stronger now than 3-4 years ago?
From 1 comment
I worked on a community portal for a large p2p Minecraft community just as Fortnite was coming along. That community went away, and it felt like fortnite took a lot of the wind…
bredren on HN
Alternatives named
Cadiboo's Example Mod
From 1 comment
Although the book claims to be up-to-date, the way it registers items/blocks is already outdated. Please use DeferredRegister as oppose to RegistryEvent. DeferredRegister:…
SCLeo on HN
MCreator
From 1 comment
I figured there must be some tool for creating Minecraft Mods that was better than notepad. and it seems like I found one: https://mcreator.net/ with that you can create…
novaleaf on HN
ComputerCraft and OpenComputers
From 1 comment
If you want a good stepping stone between visual programming and Java, check out mods like ComputerCraft [1] or OpenComputers [2]. They add simple computers into the game that…
Assossa on HN
Make Code for Minecraft
From 1 comment
Great. My Fourteen years old son, just went back to Minecraft Leaving Fortnite Land. Is is doing elaborate constructions. I was planning to use it to teach him programming. After…
neves on HN