Now this isn't a problem/issue that I am having, but just something I'm unsure about.

 

Does anyone know the difference between:

FMLCommonHandler.instance().bus().register();

MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register();

 

Also, which one should be used when registering events as at the moment I use FMLCommonHandler.instance().bus().register(); however I have seen other people use MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register();

 

Each event is fired on a specific event bus, you need to register your handler with the right bus to receive the event.

 

Forge's events are fired on one of its three event buses (usually

MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS

, but there's also

TERRAIN_GEN_BUS

and

ORE_GEN_BUS

); FML's events are fired on its own event bus (

FMLCommonHandler.instance().bus()

).

 

The doc comment of an event class will often tell you which bus it's fired on, but you can also use your IDE's Find Usages/Call Hierarchy tool to see where it's instantiated and thus which bus it's fired on.