Cannot Load or Test Mod (1.14.4)

[mbh333]

I finally managed to get the basic empty mod from the mdk to build, but I cannot load it into the game to verify that it works.

If I drag and drop my compiled test mod into the mod folder in .minecraft, and then start up Forge, it gives me an error saying that it failed to load the mod.

If I do gradlew genEclipseRuns in the console, that succeeds. Then I try gradlew runClient, and that open the client just fine, but the mod isn't visible. When I close the client, the console then spits the following error:

 

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Could not dispatch a message to the daemon.

 

I have no idea how daemon works, so I'm not sure what any of this means.

 

This is becoming increasingly frustrating, as it seems immensely difficult to actually get started modding with Forge. I've been trying for several days now just to get the basic installation and dev envrionment setup, and it has been a pain at every step along the way. The docs appear to only help with 1.12.x and 1.13.x, and I can't seem to find any support for getting started with 1.14.x. If anyone is able to help, that would be hugely appreciated.