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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Minecraft® Mods Programming
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Now you can mod your Minecraft game environment into anything you can imagine, without becoming a technical expert!

This book is the fastest way to master Minecraft modding and use Java to transform the Minecraft game's worlds, tools, behavior, weapons, structures, mobs… everything! Plus, you'll learn 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 the Minecraft game 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 learn:

Set up your Minecraft server and mod development tools
Master Java basics every Minecraft game modder needs to know
Read, write, store, and change information throughout your mod
Build mods that can make decisions and respond to player actions
Understand object-oriented programming and the objects you can program in Minecraft
Handle errors without crashing the Minecraft game
Use threads to create mobs that can do many things at once
Customize your mobs, and build on existing objects to write new mods
Spawn new mobs, find hidden mobs, and make one mob ride another
Dig holes and build structures
Create projectile weapons and potion effects
Share your mods with the world

Rogers Cadenhead is a writer, computer programmer, and web developer who has written more than 20 books on Internet-related topics, including Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours. He maintains the Drudge Retort and other websites that receive more than 20 million visits a year. This book’s official website is at www.javaminecraft.com.

Part I: Java from the Ground Up
1 Dig Into Minecraft Programming with Java
2 Set Up a Minecraft Server
3 Use NetBeans to Create Mods
4 Write Your First Mod
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 II: 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 III: Create Killer Minecraft Mods
18 Spawn a Mob
19 Make One Mob Ride Another
20 Find All Mobs
21 Dig a Hole
22 Build a Structure
23 Respond to a Player Action
24 Create a Projectile Weapon
25 Add a Potion Effect to a Mob
26 Create a Minecraft Skin
27 Share Your Mods

Appendixes
A Customize Your Minecraft Server
B Run a Server in the Cloud
C Visit This Book's Web Site

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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Minecraft Mods Programming

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Minecraft Mods Programming

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