I have a small announcement. The deals with the updates of Minecraft and the resulting expense for the modding community apart.
There new (larger) Minecraft versions are published repeatedly. That's a good thing for the community and a curse for every modder.
Minecraft 1.7.10 was released exactly 1 1/2 years ago, and 1.8 a few months later. Minecraft 1.7.10 is therefore a very long time is no longer the latest version. Nevertheless, the ISM Version 1.7.10 makes 50% of the downloads for Minecraft. In other modders will be similar!
50% - 1.7.10
50% - 1.8
There is always a lot of work to keep both versions up to date. It is programmed something new in version 1.8 and it must then porting for 1.7.10.
The Minecraft code of each release is fundamentally different from all others. This makes porting more difficult. It is a tedious task that involves many difficulties. So one must ensure that the same changes are made in two versions. The functioning of the mods to be checked in both versions.
After that, both versions must be compiled and uploaded.
Now Forge for Minecraft 1.8.8 has been released. I was then repeatedly written, urged to publish ISM for Minecraft 1.8.8. Luckily 1.8.8 only "few" changes. This is porting easier, a bit faster and less error prone to 1.8 version.
Now 3 versions must be compiled and uploaded.
In a few, the download numbers perhaps following masses will look:
50% - 1.7.10
40% - 1.8
10% - 1.8.8
Minecraft 1.9 will also be released soon. Minecraft 1.9 will contain not only bug fixes, but also add new content (as you will be aware). Therefore also an incredible number of changes in the source code will be. Names of classes, interfaces, and methods will be changed to hundreds. Many modders will have to invest many nights into it to find the method name of the 1.8 matching the 1.9 version.
I had tried my Star Wars Mod from 1.7.10 to upgrade to 1.8. Mojang
had all methods and class name changed, which are required to bring a
new dimension (the Nether or the End is one dimension) to create. For me, that was then called out again, how to create a new dimension for Minecraft 1.8. Hours of useless work. Ultimately, it meant that I lost the joy of programming for my Star Wars Mod.
One reason why some mods will not be further developed.
If Minecraft 1.9 will have to provide up to 4 versions modders. Time in the new content and far-reaching improvements could be developed.
Perhaps the download numbers of ISM will look this way:
Uh.... What's the point? We know the community is split. There's still people in 1.6.4, 1.5.2 and heck I once found a thread of people asking for mods for INDEV.
I have a small announcement. The deals with the updates of Minecraft and the resulting expense for the modding community apart.
There new (larger) Minecraft versions are published repeatedly. That's a good thing for the community and a curse for every modder.
Minecraft 1.7.10 was released exactly 1 1/2 years ago, and 1.8 a few months later. Minecraft 1.7.10 is therefore a very long time is no longer the latest version. Nevertheless, the ISM Version 1.7.10 makes 50% of the downloads for Minecraft. In other modders will be similar!
50% - 1.7.10
50% - 1.8
There is always a lot of work to keep both versions up to date. It is programmed something new in version 1.8 and it must then porting for 1.7.10.
The Minecraft code of each release is fundamentally different from all others. This makes porting more difficult. It is a tedious task that involves many difficulties. So one must ensure that the same changes are made in two versions. The functioning of the mods to be checked in both versions.
After that, both versions must be compiled and uploaded.
Now Forge for Minecraft 1.8.8 has been released. I was then repeatedly written, urged to publish ISM for Minecraft 1.8.8. Luckily 1.8.8 only "few" changes. This is porting easier, a bit faster and less error prone to 1.8 version.
Now 3 versions must be compiled and uploaded.
In a few, the download numbers perhaps following masses will look:
50% - 1.7.10
40% - 1.8
10% - 1.8.8
Minecraft 1.9 will also be released soon. Minecraft 1.9 will contain not only bug fixes, but also add new content (as you will be aware). Therefore also an incredible number of changes in the source code will be. Names of classes, interfaces, and methods will be changed to hundreds. Many modders will have to invest many nights into it to find the method name of the 1.8 matching the 1.9 version.
I had tried my Star Wars Mod from 1.7.10 to upgrade to 1.8. Mojang
had all methods and class name changed, which are required to bring a
new dimension (the Nether or the End is one dimension) to create. For me, that was then called out again, how to create a new dimension for Minecraft 1.8. Hours of useless work. Ultimately, it meant that I lost the joy of programming for my Star Wars Mod.
One reason why some mods will not be further developed.
If Minecraft 1.9 will have to provide up to 4 versions modders. Time in the new content and far-reaching improvements could be developed.
Perhaps the download numbers of ISM will look this way:
35% - 1.7.10
20% - 1.8
25% - 1.8.8
20% - 1.9
Marc Schmidt (aka Maggi Craft)
The developer of Instant Structures Mod (ISM)
Hello, I am MaggiCraft the developer of Instant Structures Mod (ISM) and a few more Minecraft projects.
Website: www.instant-structures-mod.com/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/MaggiCraft
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Uh.... What's the point? We know the community is split. There's still people in 1.6.4, 1.5.2 and heck I once found a thread of people asking for mods for INDEV.
I still fail to see the point on this thread. All I've understood is that the community will be split, but that always happens...