Wanting to Get Into Modding Which Version Should I Use?

[Zeliox]

Preface: I am sorry if this is the wrong section to post this, I considered posting in modding support, but as I'm not really asking for help with code I figured this would be a better place. If this turns out to be false I apologize and will know better in the future.

 

As the subject says I am looking into getting into modding, I would say I am of intermediate skill level with Java specifically. I am curious on whether I should start with 1.8, or go with 1.9. It is my understanding that most mods and mod players are using 1.7.10 and transitioning to 1.8.9 currently. Although, perhaps it would be in my best interest to start with 1.9 as it will take some time to actually get the mod up and running, as I have never actually made a mod for any game before it will definitely take some time. Most authors may also be working on the transition to 1.9 for all I know, as I am not in touch with the modding community yet.

 

Any advice on this subject is appreciated, and thank you all for your time.

[Zeliox]

Preface: I am sorry if this is the wrong section to post this, I considered posting in modding support, but as I'm not really asking for help with code I figured this would be a better place. If this turns out to be false I apologize and will know better in the future.

 

As the subject says I am looking into getting into modding, I would say I am of intermediate skill level with Java specifically. I am curious on whether I should start with 1.8, or go with 1.9. It is my understanding that most mods and mod players are using 1.7.10 and transitioning to 1.8.9 currently. Although, perhaps it would be in my best interest to start with 1.9 as it will take some time to actually get the mod up and running, as I have never actually made a mod for any game before it will definitely take some time. Most authors may also be working on the transition to 1.9 for all I know, as I am not in touch with the modding community yet.

 

Any advice on this subject is appreciated, and thank you all for your time.

[LexManos]

The current version.

 

[LexManos]

The current version.

 

[SuperGeniusZeb]

Use the latest version. 1.9 isn't as big a gap from 1.8.9 as 1.7.10 to 1.8 was, so most mods will be updating to 1.9 pretty soon, especially thanks to the neat changes/additions like potion and villager profession registries, universal bucket system, loot tables, and the upcoming Forge Multipart API, all of which are considerably useful additions to modding. It really isn't worth it to develop for anything before 1.8.9, and ESPECIALLY not 1.7.10.

[SuperGeniusZeb]

Use the latest version. 1.9 isn't as big a gap from 1.8.9 as 1.7.10 to 1.8 was, so most mods will be updating to 1.9 pretty soon, especially thanks to the neat changes/additions like potion and villager profession registries, universal bucket system, loot tables, and the upcoming Forge Multipart API, all of which are considerably useful additions to modding. It really isn't worth it to develop for anything before 1.8.9, and ESPECIALLY not 1.7.10.

[Zeliox]

Thanks for the responses, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to make a mod for a version that many players wouldn't use.

 

I'll get started with making something and hopefully I'll pop up in here again one day with some sort of progress!

[Zeliox]

Thanks for the responses, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to make a mod for a version that many players wouldn't use.

 

I'll get started with making something and hopefully I'll pop up in here again one day with some sort of progress!

[SuperGeniusZeb]

Thanks for the responses, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to make a mod for a version that many players wouldn't use.

 

I'll get started with making something and hopefully I'll pop up in here again one day with some sort of progress!

Good luck!

[SuperGeniusZeb]

Thanks for the responses, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to make a mod for a version that many players wouldn't use.

 

I'll get started with making something and hopefully I'll pop up in here again one day with some sort of progress!

Good luck!

[Sinhika]

I finally decided to do all further development in 1.9.4, because while Git has branches for different versions of mod code, my brain does not have branching for different versions of "how to code this crap in Forge". Keeping track of all the idiosyncracies and changed class names and methods and processes between 1.7.10, 1.8.9, early 1.9, and the moving target that is currently 1.9.4 is a PITA. I decided to save myself grief and just go with 1.9.4.

 

Now if the 1.9.4 API would just settle down...

[Velken Iakov]

Go for 1.9.4, there are already few good tutorials (the best one that I know is in german, if you can understand it: HyCraftHD's channel ).

There are these two that I've been following to understand 1.9.4 (since last time I've modded was 1.6.4): Shadofacts' tutorial  and Tempora-reality/McJty's tutorial

[ScottehBoeh]

Latest is best, probably. From experience, when creating the NamCraft mod (Which I plan on tutorialising), I noticed that it got almost no popularity at all since I used 1.7.10 instead of the latest 1.8 or 1.9. Most people would end up sending me spam asking to update it. Couldn't be assed, tbh.