Absolute Beginner's Guide to Minecraft Mods Programming

by Rogers Cadenhead

Minecraft® is a registered trademark of Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. This book is not affiliated with or sponsored by Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB.
The easiest, quickest, most entertaining introduction to creating Minecraft mods in Java &; updated to use the Spigot server for running your own Minecraft server and creating Minecraft mods Master Minecraft modding and use Java to transform Minecraft&;s worlds, tools, behavior, weapons, structures, mobs&; everything! (Plus, you&;ll learn some basic Java programming skills you can use anywhere.) 
Learn how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly easy step at a time. Modding Minecraft has never been this simple.   This is the easiest, most practical beginner&;s guide to creating killer Minecraft mods in Java&; simple, reliable, full-color instructions for doing everything you really want to do. Here&;s a small sample of what you&;ll Contents at a Glance
Part Java from the Ground Up
1 Dig into Minecraft Programming with Java 2 Use NetBeans for Minecraft Programming 3 Create a Minecraft Mod 4 Start Writing Java Programs 5 Understand How Java Programs Work 6 Store and Change Information in a Mod 7 Use Strings to Communicate  8 Use Conditional Tests to Make Decisions 9 Repeat an Action with Loops 10 Store Information with Arrays
Part The World of Java Objects
11 Create Your First Object 12 Describe What Your Object Is Like 13 Make the Most of Existing Objects 14 Store Objects in Data Structures 15 Handle Errors in a Mod 16 Create a Threaded Mod 17 Read and Write Files
Part Create Killer Minecraft Mods
18 Spawn a Mob 19 Make One Mob Ride Another 20 Take a Census of Mobs and Villages  21 Transmute Materials in an Inventory 22 Dig a Giant Hole 23 Chop Down a Forest of Trees 24 Respond to Events in the Game 25 Display a Mob&;s Health During Combat 26 Make a World Change over Time 27 Befriend the God of Lightning
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388 pages, Paperback

First published November 5, 2014

About the author

Rogers Cadenhead is a ServiceNow developer who has created applications in insurance and customer service. He is also the author of more than a dozen books on computer programming and web publishing, including the Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days series, and the chairman of the RSS Advisory Board, the group that publishes the RSS 2.0 specification.