I have resisted Forge for some time, Just making my Mods with modloader. But this leaves
me without the use of many mods that either use many sprites or are already forge based.
Now I have come over to forge only to find my suspicions to be true. It seems that
those "in the know" of FORGE's inner workings are not keen on sharing that knowledge.
I have basic Java knowledge, not advanced for sure.... I spend more time on Ruby script and
other languages that were required of me to be proficient in.
I program in not one, not two, but five other languages... with expert skill.
So I am not stupid.
Just ignorant of allot of java code.
FORGE is NOT java.... It has its own set of hooks and calls created WITH java, That are not
used in common java application.
FORGE is code for coding minecraft.
FORGE was created specifically to Modify, interact and expand on the minecraft code base.
It's not more java knowledge many of us need... its more FORGE knowledge.
I'm 35 years old and worked as a programer in NYC for over 8 years. Yet I'm considered stupid
because i don't know things that no one is willing to teach.
Come on.... I only have so much time to search though the now even more complex code to
understand where the most simple parts are hidden away. I have a family and a job and obligations
beyond my love of minecraft, and desire to create mods for it.
Some basic tutorials are what is most needed. And i plea with those of you here that have this vast
knowledge of FORGE, FORGE code and minecraft, to take the time to put some tutorials here in the
forge wiki....
for now Atom_Byte start here
----> http://wuppy29.blogspot.nl/2012/08/forge-modding-132.html
This guy is GREAT! he has some of the basic tutorials and he explains each part some so you can begin
to make the transfer into coding with FORGE. He also seems to be using the FORGE code to its fullest.
I have decompiled allot of code around to try and learn that way, but it seems allot of it is sloppy, and
tons of the "FORGE" code out there in mods is really still using modloader based calls.
These tutorials are FORGE all the way.
I must say as well DON'T GIVE UP!!! FORGE is elegant, clean, and as you begin to understand the basics
it it gets easier...