Why use an mcmod.info file when data could be included in the code?

[HoBoS_TaCo]

I'm not sure if this has been asked before but i'm curious to why mcmod.info files are needed in mods when it would be more convenient to code it directly into the mod?

[keepcalm]

There is a way, but I can't get it to work, you can use

@Metadata("MyModID")
public static ModMetadata meta;

And modify that, or you can get the metadata from @PreInit.

[SanAndreaP]

The mcmod.info is for custom launchers. They can search for that file and read the information directly without searching in the class files for it.

[HoBoS_TaCo]

There is a way, but I can't get it to work, you can use

@Metadata("MyModID")
public static ModMetadata meta;

And modify that, or you can get the metadata from @PreInit.

I had a mess around with it, also with DummyContainer, and didn't have much luck.

 

 

The mcmod.info is for custom launchers. They can search for that file and read the information directly without searching in the class files for it.

Ahh. Do you have any ideas on how I would include the metadata in the code anyway?

[SanAndreaP]

There is a way, but I can't get it to work, you can use

@Metadata("MyModID")
public static ModMetadata meta;

And modify that, or you can get the metadata from @PreInit.

I had a mess around with it, also with DummyContainer, and didn't have much luck.

 

 

The mcmod.info is for custom launchers. They can search for that file and read the information directly without searching in the class files for it.

Ahh. Do you have any ideas on how I would include the metadata in the code anyway?

 

I'm always using the mcmod.info file, so I don't know.