1.8.9 Forge Mod (1.8.9) works in IntelliJ IDE, but not elsewhere

[Sigjaw]

Hi all,

I am a beginner when it comes to Minecraft modding and ChatGPT has run out its course in ways of being helpful. The mod itself runs fine within the IntelliJ IDE environment and performs exactly how I'd like it to. However, after compiling all necessary elements of my mod using gradlew build, and gradlew shadowJar and putting it into the mods folder (both with and without other mods present) it simply doesn't show up in my mods list and is therefore rendered useless.

The mods functionality is pretty basic; fetch embeds from a certain Discord channel sent by a certain user and relay them into the client-sided Minecraft chat with slight modifications to the formatting.

 

ExampleMod.java: https://hastebin.com/share/yizizojodi.java

build.gradle: https://hastebin.com/share/yowukonoju.java

 

Any help is appreciated - thank you!

/S