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[Daviidi]

Daviidi's Minecraft Mod Manager
Works on all mods*



This mod manager allows you to quickly switch between both in-jar mods, and mod folder (or ModLoader) mods.

Setup / Basic Usage

Spoiler:

-For most users, you can treat "Folder Mod" to be synonymous with "ModLoader Mod".

• Firstly, ensure you have an un-modded minecraft jar file to give it.
  
• Move the downloaded MinecraftModManager.jar file into it's own directory.
  
• On startup, it will create a couple of folders and a violent file. Click the "New Jar File" button, and navigate to your clean minecraft.jar.
  
• Name the jar using the on-screen dialog, I suggest putting the minecraft version in the name to reduce confusion. (e.g Minecraft 1.1.0.jar)
  
• Select the jar from the list
  
• You can now either exit the application, and move your mods into the correct folders (mods that would be placed in the jar file in the "Mods/Minecraft 1.1.0.jar" folder, mods that would go in the minecraft/mods/ folder (e.g ModLoader mods) in the "MLMods/Minecraft 1.1.0" folder, OR
  
• use the "New Mod" button to navigate and add a mod
  
• use the "New Folder Mod" button to navigate and add a modloader mod (or one that goes in the minecraft/mods) folder
  
• Once finished adding mods, use the "Set Current Jar / Compile" button to edit the minecraft.jar file and insert mods.
  
• Note: This will remove all current mods from the minecraft/mods folder and change the minecraft.jar file

Advanced Usage

Spoiler:

You might find that although one mod requires another, it shares a class file and can't be combined normally. For this example I will use MinecraftForge and ModLoader (MinecraftForge requires ModLoader, but has to overwrite some class files in ModLoader), you can do this with any mods, but be careful, as you might accidentally blackscreen it.

• Check the two mods are in the Mod Manager (MinecraftForge and ModLoader)
  
• Click "Set Mod Dependencies / Overwrites"
  
• Click "MinecraftForge" on the left hand side (the one that requires the other)
  
• Click "ModLoader" on the right hand side (the one that is a dependency of minecraftforge
  
• Click "able to overwrite" (to set MinecraftForge able to overwrite ModLoader)
  
• Click "Add Relation"

You can also use the other options (dependent on or incompatible with) to set which mods are dependent on which other mods. The mod manager won't let you recompile when two selected mods are marked as incompatible, or when a mod that is marked to depend on another is missing it's dependency.

To delete an overwrite, dependency, or incompatibility:

• Click "View Relations"
  
• Select the things you want to delete
  
• Click "Delete Selected"

Quick Button Reference

Spoiler:

New Jar File - adds a new vanilla Minecraft.jar file to which you can add mods to.

New Mod - adds a new mod to the list (one that could be installed by placing it in the minecraft.jar)

New Folder Mod - adds a new mod to the list (ModLoader or one that goes in the mods folder)

Set mod dependencies / overwrites - Allows you to set which mods depend on which, and which overwrite each other's classes

Set current jar / compile - Takes all selected mods and puts them into minecraft.jar (or the minecraft/mods folder)

Start In Offline Mods - QuickStarts minecraft in offline mods, this doesn't work with some mods, if it doesn't work, try starting minecraft normally in online mode.

Downloads (once you've given it a try, please come back and insult/complain/give feedback about it, thanks )
Version 3 (latest)
Version 3 Source

• Fixed a bug that made it completely unusable under certain conditions... Oops. :/

[Versions 1-2 removed due to the fact they don't work under certain conditions]

*Doesn't work on mods that need resource unpacking

Oh, and a useless license:

I really don't care what you do with this software or source.
Only limitation is you're not allowed to sell or make money from  it, because I used noncommercial
software to create it. The other reason being that if you do, you're evil.
(Jigloo form creator, see the source code for their license)

[JHohn]

First post?...

Looks very nice, I'll give it a shot!

[Deonyi]

Nice.

I will have a to after school

The Awesome Miner

[darklordme]

•Once finished installing, use the "Set Current Jar / Compile" button to edit the minecraft.jar file and insert mods.

this gives me a vague error message .

[Mist3rCak3]

I've seen you on ROBLOX, or you just have the same name Also very nice.

[Apollo556]

looks very nice, definitely checking this out....

[Sophus]

I like this!
1 main thing missing:
backup\install(also remove[why not?])files required from some mod to put--> in mainfolder\*  or mainfolder\subfolder\* ..Example: equivalent exchange require some audio files in main\resources...or single player command require file on main\bin ..or millenaire add some custom folders in main\millenaire\* ...etc etc
2 little things missing:
some scrolling bars or I cant see all my installed mods.
and please make the new mod buttons able to remember the last folder or u need hit every time ctrl v or manually find the mods directory! (im lazy)
Great job!
EDIT:
yeee! I added the scrollbars myself!
this is my maximum coding skillz ..Im noob! lol

[Sophus]

mhh seems that the "incompatible with" option does not work. If I set incompatibility between 2 mods and try to compile jar the modmanager dont show any warning and install everything.

EDIT: works only if u set mods from minecraft.jar mods, i cant set incompatibility for modloader mods or for mixed modloader and jar mods.

[Daviidi]

Sophus, on 18 February 2012 - 01:45 AM, said:

I like this!
1 main thing missing:
backup\install(also remove[why not?])files required from some mod to put--> in mainfolder\*  or mainfolder\subfolder\* ..Example: equivalent exchange require some audio files in main\resources...or single player command require file on main\bin ..or millenaire add some custom folders in main\millenaire\* ...etc etc
2 little things missing:
some scrolling bars or I cant see all my installed mods.
and please make the new mod buttons able to remember the last folder or u need hit every time ctrl v or manually find the mods directory! (im lazy)
Great job!
EDIT:
yeee! I added the scrollbars myself!
this is my maximum coding skillz ..Im noob! lol

It automatically backs up any jars/mods added into it's jars/mods folder. I'll have a look at the putting files in folders thing.
Nice work adding the scrollbars . I'll add scrollbars and the remember folder thing as soon as I update, which should be soon.

Sophus, on 18 February 2012 - 11:00 PM, said:

mhh seems that the "incompatible with" option does not work. If I set incompatibility between 2 mods and try to compile jar the modmanager dont show any warning and install everything.

EDIT: works only if u set mods from minecraft.jar mods, i cant set incompatibility for modloader mods or for mixed modloader and jar mods.

Thanks for the bug report, I'll fix that.

[Sophus]

seems that the downloads are broken!

anyway thanks for satisfied my requests!

[Daviidi]

Sophus, on 19 February 2012 - 01:38 PM, said:

seems that the downloads are broken!

anyway thanks for satisfied my requests!

Hm, fixed. Thanks.

It seems the Version 2 source was lost though, I still have a later version of the source, so it's all fine.

Edit: I'm currently working on a better tool that does almost the same thing, but in a much more awesome way, I won't be updating this any more.

Edited by Daviidi, 19 February 2012 - 03:08 PM.

[Sophus]

Daviidi, on 19 February 2012 - 02:56 PM, said:

Hm, fixed. Thanks.

It seems the Version 2 source was lost though, I still have a later version of the source, so it's all fine.

Edit: I'm currently working on a better tool that does almost the same thing, but in a much more awesome way, I won't be updating this any more.

thx for v2!
im testing this and "incompatible with" seems not fully fixed
-folder mods(modloader mods) still ignore incompatibility
-"mixed" mods now works! but dont show the dialog box "modA incompatible with modB"
anyway the tool is fully usable, there is no hurry to fix it!!
  
Sorry for my english, Please!
EDIT:

Daviidi, on 19 February 2012 - 02:56 PM, said:

Edit: I'm currently working on a better tool that does almost the same thing, but in a much more awesome way, I won't be updating this any more.

uhh, I had not read this, well I'm glad that this will be better because this is already great!

Edited by Sophus, 19 February 2012 - 03:28 PM.

[Sophus]

Hello!i make some tweaks to this tool! im learning a little of java from this
i added ability to reconize if the mods need to put in mods folder or in .minecraft and other other many things

but i really dont know how to "check if *somefile* exist in the .zip file..but scanning ONLY in the first directory and not in subdirectory" from this code

if(file.isFile()) {
	if(file.toString().endsWith(".zip")) {
		   ZipFile zip = new ZipFile(file);
	   Enumeration<? extends ZipEntry> z = zip.entries();
	   while(z.hasMoreElements())
	   {
		/*
		*  i need something here for check only the main folder without subsfolder
		*/
		if(z.nextElement().toString().endsWith(".class")) {
			System.out.print("class present");
			break;				
		}		
	   }		
	  }
}

I know this is so easy but im so noob
Sorry for the OT but I enjoying play whit this code

[Daviidi]

Sophus, on 25 February 2012 - 11:07 PM, said:

Hello!i make some tweaks to this tool! im learning a little of java from this
i added ability to reconize if the mods need to put in mods folder or in .minecraft and other other many things

but i really dont know how to "check if *somefile* exist in the .zip file..but scanning ONLY in the first directory and not in subdirectory" from this code

if(file.isFile()) {
	if(file.toString().endsWith(".zip")) {
		   ZipFile zip = new ZipFile(file);
	   Enumeration<? extends ZipEntry> z = zip.entries();
	   while(z.hasMoreElements())
	   {
		/*
		*  i need something here for check only the main folder without subsfolder
		*/
		if(z.nextElement().toString().endsWith(".class")) {
			System.out.print("class present");
			break;				
		}		
	   }		
	  }
}

I know this is so easy but im so noob
Sorry for the OT but I enjoying play whit this code

I would use this: z.nextElement().toString().contains("/")
to see if it's a directory or not

[Sophus]

Daviidi, on 26 February 2012 - 07:28 PM, said:

I would use this: z.nextElement().toString().contains("/")
to see if it's a directory or not

I had thought for that solution, the problem was that when i used !z.nextElement().toString().contains("/") && z.getName().endsWith(".class") give me some exceptions
..anyway I solved the problem I have seen the File method getPath and I tried to turn z.nextElement() into a file to be able to use getPath. And worked !

			if(file.toString().endsWith(".zip")) {
							ZipFile zip = new ZipFile(file);
							Enumeration<? extends ZipEntry> z = zip.entries();
							
							while(z.hasMoreElements()) {
								File file2 = new File(z.nextElement().getName());
								if(!file2.getPath().contains("\\") && file2.getPath().endsWith(".class")) {
										JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(modFrame, "class present");
										break;
								}
							}
			}

Im sure this solution is the worst possible solution. anyway this work ..thanks for the tip! and sorry 2 all  for the dumbest question I did.

[Skidoodle]

For your license, you should use the CCPL.

Here's a linkthat will help you pick the correct license for you.

[Daviidi]

Sophus, on 27 February 2012 - 12:30 AM, said:

I had thought for that solution, the problem was that when i used !z.nextElement().toString().contains("/") && z.getName().endsWith(".class") give me some exceptions
..anyway I solved the problem I have seen the File method getPath and I tried to turn z.nextElement() into a file to be able to use getPath. And worked !

-snip-

Im sure this solution is the worst possible solution. anyway this work ..thanks for the tip! and sorry 2 all  for the dumbest question I did.

Awesome, glad to hear it

Skidoodle, on 27 February 2012 - 03:27 AM, said:

For your license, you should use the CCPL.

Here's a linkthat will help you pick the correct license for you.

But... I don't care what people do with it, I'm not updating the manager any more, I'm not gaining anything from it, so why bother with a really long license?

[coppertop64]

PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS

whenever i press set current jar/compile it says vague error.
I did everything you said and for some reason it just says vague error

[coppertop64]

darklordme, on 16 February 2012 - 12:35 AM, said:

•Once finished installing, use the "Set Current Jar / Compile" button to edit the minecraft.jar file and insert mods.

this gives me a vague error message .

someone says this and you do not do anything?

[Daviidi]

darklordme, on 16 February 2012 - 12:35 AM, said:

•Once finished installing, use the "Set Current Jar / Compile" button to edit the minecraft.jar file and insert mods.

this gives me a vague error message .

coppertop64, on 03 March 2012 - 12:34 AM, said:

someone says this and you do not do anything?

I apologise, I completely forgot about this thread, the version I published evidently had a major bug in it. I have now fixed this bug (v3).

For those who are interested, the bug was caused because I accidentally mixed up the variable used for locating the original minecraft jar file and the variable used for backing it up.