For the Java Edition, I would strongly recommend The Ultimate Guide to Minecraft Modding with Java in 2021 by David Dodge, which covers this topics in details using Minecraft Forge and Eclipse.

Modding: the ability to write custom code to customise virtually every aspect of the game.

Some are easier than others, but they can all be grouped in three major categories: There are many ways in which Minecraft can be modded. For the purpose of this series, we will focus on the Java Edition since that is easier to mod, and is the ones for which more resources are actually available. These two are separate games, with slight gameplay differences, which one would need to buy separately. The former was the “original” Minecraft, developed in Java the latter is a recent C++ port which targets the Microsoft Windows store and it includes microtransactions. Right now, Minecraft exists in two separate versions: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition. When we are talking about Minecraft, we are actually referring to an entire ecosystem of different versions. And if even if the tiniest percentage of them would start modding the game, Minecraft could potentially steer millions of young kids towards Science-related fields. It is-on its own-an outlet for endless creativity: not just due to its game mechanics, but to the fact that virtually every aspect of the game is fully customisable.Īs of 2021, Minecraft counts 126 million active players.

While I often write about game development-related subjects, I have never done an entire series about a specific game. For the ones who are familiar with this blog, writing a tutorial on Minecraft however might seem a bit unusual. Minecraft is a game that needs to introduction.

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