Minecraft mods programming: absolute beginner's guide

Part I. Java from the ground up: Dig into Minecraft programming with Java

Use NetBeans for Minecraft programming

Create a Minecraft Mod

Start writing Java programs

Understand how Java programs work

Store and change information in a Mod

Use strings to communicate

Use conditional tests to make decisions

Repeat an action with loops

Store information with arrays

Part II. The world of Java objects: Create your first object

Describe what your object is like

Make the most of existing objects

Store objects in data structures

Handle errors in a Mod

Create a threaded Mod

Read and write files

Part III. Create killer Minecraft Mods: Spawn a Mob

Make one Mob Ride another

Take a census of Mobs and villages

Transmute materials in an inventory

Dig a giant hole

Chop down a forest of trees

Respond to events in the game

Display a Mob's health during combat

Make a world change over time

Befriend the God of lightning

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