The Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
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I've compiled all of my educational resources to begin writing my first mod. I'm curious if anyone has any ideas of which forge version might be best to chose. I know there was a change with fluids in 1355+, and several mods don't work with each other because of different forge versions. Which version would be compatible with the most number of mods? And if a later version has other benefits, regardless of compatibility, which features would make it worth it?
I would recommend using the latest (1.8). I say this for several reasons:
a) It will take you a while to get good a modding, and 1.8 has already been out a while, so by the time you have a significant mod ready to publish, 1,8 should be well establisthed.
You'll have to update to 1.8 eventually and the sooner the better, because in programming you are most productive if you can re-use code. Most of the versions require significant work to upgrade, so the farther back you start, the more times you'll have to port your code. If you start with latest, by the time you have multiple mods you'll be thankful that you started with the latest.
c) While technically some of the older versions probably have more published mods, all the good mods tend to be kept up to date and if they aren't already they will be soon (by the time you publish your mod).
d) There is a reason why Minecraft and Forge get updated -- to improve them. Better performance, new features, etc. You'll be missing out on that if you use an older version.
Once you choose the major version (1.8 or 1.7.10 or whatever you end up choosing), the actual build number of Forge you use should generally be the "Recommended" version from the Forge downloads page. I actually tend to take the risk of using "Latest", but it has on occasion caused problems when a bug was introduced.
While working on a mod, Forge will continue to come up with newer builds. So about once a week I tend to update my Forge to the latest.
Anyway, other people may have other opinions, but I feel pretty strongly that investing in the latest makes the most sense.
The Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
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I don't think I will have to update to 1.8. I have seen many developers that say they will wait for 1.9. And "all the good mods" aren't the ones that I want to play with. My mod is also meant to be used in modpacks so I want to be able to stay with the majority for now. Especially when I can look at other people's mods for ideas. I was thinking on using an earlier forge version in 1.7 because of how mods built on much earlier versions of forge don't work with the newest, but after speaking with another modder I think I will use 1448 because of how much I will be doing with fluids.
I've compiled all of my educational resources to begin writing my first mod. I'm curious if anyone has any ideas of which forge version might be best to chose. I know there was a change with fluids in 1355+, and several mods don't work with each other because of different forge versions. Which version would be compatible with the most number of mods? And if a later version has other benefits, regardless of compatibility, which features would make it worth it?
I would recommend using the latest (1.8). I say this for several reasons:
a) It will take you a while to get good a modding, and 1.8 has already been out a while, so by the time you have a significant mod ready to publish, 1,8 should be well establisthed.
You'll have to update to 1.8 eventually and the sooner the better, because in programming you are most productive if you can re-use code. Most of the versions require significant work to upgrade, so the farther back you start, the more times you'll have to port your code. If you start with latest, by the time you have multiple mods you'll be thankful that you started with the latest.
c) While technically some of the older versions probably have more published mods, all the good mods tend to be kept up to date and if they aren't already they will be soon (by the time you publish your mod).
d) There is a reason why Minecraft and Forge get updated -- to improve them. Better performance, new features, etc. You'll be missing out on that if you use an older version.
Once you choose the major version (1.8 or 1.7.10 or whatever you end up choosing), the actual build number of Forge you use should generally be the "Recommended" version from the Forge downloads page. I actually tend to take the risk of using "Latest", but it has on occasion caused problems when a bug was introduced.
While working on a mod, Forge will continue to come up with newer builds. So about once a week I tend to update my Forge to the latest.
Anyway, other people may have other opinions, but I feel pretty strongly that investing in the latest makes the most sense.
I don't think I will have to update to 1.8. I have seen many developers that say they will wait for 1.9. And "all the good mods" aren't the ones that I want to play with. My mod is also meant to be used in modpacks so I want to be able to stay with the majority for now. Especially when I can look at other people's mods for ideas. I was thinking on using an earlier forge version in 1.7 because of how mods built on much earlier versions of forge don't work with the newest, but after speaking with another modder I think I will use 1448 because of how much I will be doing with fluids.