Coremods

[PulseBeat_02]

Hey guys, I was talking to a forge staff member, and he said there are way too many coremods in my modpack. What are coremods and how do I removed them?

[DaemonUmbra]

Coremods are mods that directly rewrite Minecraft and/or other mods code when they are in memory and should be avoided where possible as the rewrites they do tend to threaten compatibility with other mods and almost never leave a trace back to the original mod when they screw up.

 

They are removed like any other mod, just remove their jar file from the mods folder, though some may extract additional jars into the mods\[version] folder so you'll need to check there.

 

In more recent versions you can check debug.log for the message Instantiating coremod class <Class Name>.

Sadly a lot of coremod devs don't name their Coremod class with a reference to their actual mod, however the line after that should list the package for the mod which should include the mod developer's name or online handle, as well as the mod ID.

[PulseBeat_02]

Two questions, let's say that I have a coremod called A Block of Charcoal.jar. Does A Block of Charcoal.jar have mod contents like items and blocks if it's a coremod? And also, why do mod creators make their mods make a coremod if they are bad?

[MDW01]

This depends on how the mod was coded. If they followed the forge policy the core mod would just contain the code needed for the hooks and such. Then a separate mod would contain all the items and blocks that would utilize that hook.

 

Coremods allow you to do things that you normally could not do. The problem is most people don't know how to code things right and since core mods can do more they can break more. They are also very complicated making it even more difficult for the people who have no clue what they are doing to do it right. This especially goes when you make a core mod even though there are other available options such as creating a hook and adding it to forge yourself. There are a few core mods that I think are pretty well made but most of them bring more problems than they are worth.

[PulseBeat_02]

All the mods are based on the forge policy. So, the question is, should I remove coremods from my modpack? Even if they are dependent on other mods? (I am a complete noob at this so don't gudge.)

[MDW01]

You can keep them you just won't get as much help when things break.