FML Eclipse Tutorial

Setting up the "Workspace" and importing Minecraft source code project with FML implementation.

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Unsure if your Windows PC is a 64-bit or a 32-bit just download all blue marked downloads and you'll be fine.

Eclipse

Eclipse

Eclipse IDE for Java Developers is the programming environment where you type in all code and then "Compile" it and see if code running correctly otherwise you only get an error message.

Forge, Java SDK & JRE

Forge, Java SDK & Java JRE

Forge is a minecraft libraries witch enables you to create mods on both client-side and server-side to customize new blocks, fuel, trees and add machines etc.

Java SE SDK is libraries for eclipse compiler so coding becomes available.

Java SE JRE is also libraries and a component to even start playing Minecraft in general.

WinRaR & Notepad++

WinRaR & Notepad++

WinRaR is an alternative program that we recommend for unzipping archived files.

Notepad++ is an alternative program that we recommend for the mcmod.info file that we are going to configurate in this tutorial.

Download and Install Files

1 - Install Java SE JRE

Install Java SE JRE by downloading Java JRE from our page above (or google "download Java SE JRE 7" if you prefer).

2 - Install Java SE SDK

Install Java SE SDK by downloading Java SDK from our page above (or google "download Java SE SDK 7" if you prefer).

3 - Download Forge

Download Forge src ... (Source) from above or click alternative links.

4 - Extract forge-src...zip

Extract files into a new folder and name it whatever (my forge-folder is named: Minecraft-Forge_1.7.10)

Do "gradlew"

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