Alright im new to coding with the forge API and i want to know how to create a custom creative tab to put my mod stuff under. How could i do this?

Alright im new to coding with the forge API and i want to know how to create a custom creative tab to put my mod stuff under. How could i do this?

new to coding, or only with forge

 

because at the top of this screen theres a button labelled "wiki" and theres a tutorial for it

Smart/quick way:

Into MyMod.class:

public static CreativeTabs MyTab = new CreativeTabs("MyTab")
{
	public int getTabIconItemIndex()
	{
		return MyMod.itemID/.blockID
	}
};

If you want to have InGame name:

public void load(FMLInitializationEvent event)
{
	LanguageRegistry.instance().addStringLocalization("itemGroup.MyTab", "en_US", "MyTabInGameName");
}

 

And here is some unknown (never watched) tutorial found just by writing 3 words into google ;p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIisB001LG8

Only thing I know that this one is way longer.

Another way, in your mainmod file, have this in preinit(eventhandler),

 

	LanguageRegistry.instance().addStringLocalization(
			"itemGroup.nameoftabhere", "en_US", "Name of tabhere");

 

and this in the main file, anywhere works, i put it right under init personally,

public static CreativeTabs tabCustom = new CreativeTabs("nameoftabhere") {
	public ItemStack getIconItemStack() {
		return new ItemStack(
				block/itemnamehere; //such as Block.cobbleStone or myblockhere
	}
};

 

small difference from Ernios way, either is up to you.

Thanks Guys Helped A LOT!