New to the entire minecraft modding scene

[Madduck4]

Hello everyone,

As the title suggests I'm new the the entire modding thing I used to make little game projects here and there and since I've started University I've taking Java and I fell in love with it somehow.

So I have a couple of questions:

1. Can I learn Java from modding the game (Yes I have the basics) can it expand my knowledge in this language?
2. Does modding require massive teams (I've seen too many projects on curseforge that have like 3-6 contributors) or can I do it solo?
3. Where to start?

I know you might be thinking "Whats wrong with this guy just simply google what to do..." and for that I say "I did" and found too many results not saying its a bad thing just you know we have a common term in development in general and that's "Development hell" you guys are more experienced than I'm what tutorial series do you recommend?

Why didn't I use Reddit for this question why the minecraftforge forums where we fix issues to modding not help beginners start?  Because it gave me mental issues not saying this for attention but I really dislike the communities there are helpful somewhat but everything I said there regardless of what it is even a simple question in development will be bombarded with hateful comments cruelty and bullying and even worse grammar police , I truly hope that you guys aren't like this...

 

Please forgive me for my English as I'm not an English speaker. I'm alright with you people criticizing me for the question or the stuff I said just don't be cruel , thanks in advance! 

[DroidCrafter23]

I myself am quite new to the modding scene, I started modding in February but have been in development hell a lot and have struggled to focus on one mod though I have been developing the current mod I've been working on since September and have made a lot of progress; during this time I have found a lot of helpful resources and have learnt a lot of things. 

 

1. You can, I have had no Java experience previously and since modding have managed to be quite knowledgeable in Java.

 

2. Modding does not require massive teams, I and many others work alone, though having a team is certainly helpful in the modding process to get things done in a quicker and more organised way.

 

3. I absolutely have to recommend ModdingByKaupenjoe, he makes loads of tutorials for Minecraft from 1.16.5 and above with support for Forge, Fabric, and as of his 1.21 tutorials, Neoforge. These tutorials are really well made, covering almost every modding topic, (such as items, blocks, mobs, worldgen, etc.) and are pretty easy to follow, and Kaupenjoe always leaves the link to his GitHub repositories where you can view the code of that tutorial at your own pace as well as linking textures in the description of his videos for you to use.

These forums are also quite good if you need help, though I have found that it sometimes takes a little while for a response but it is always worth the wait; from my experience the people on these forums have always been kind and helpful. There are also user-submitted tutorials that may be helpful as well. 

Using GitHub to search up a certain class that you are wanting to use in your mod is also quite helpful, the video I have linked goes into more detail.

I would also recommend planning out your mod before you make it to have a clearer idea of how you want your mod to be, including sketches and annotations are also a good idea for this. It has helped me make progress a lot quicker when programming as I already know how I want things to look/act.

 

I hope all this information helps!

[Madduck4]

Hey @DroidCrafter23 my apologies for not responding to you for some time I truly appreciate your detailed I honestly didn't expect this detailed response it's awesome went through it all , I truly truly appreciate it...

I certainly will plan out my mods. I'll also check the tutorial series you recommended along side the github tutorials.

Thanks alot again and yeah the information are truly helpful.