Java Minecraft Modding

General Information
Did you know that Minecraft was made entirely out of Java? It began as a side project by Markus
Perrson, a Swedish video game programmer, whom, not long after, decided to dedicate his time
to developing the game, making it one of the most popular games in the world.
With the launch of Minecraft, a modding community was born, whereby anyone with basic java
knowledge could experiment with Minecraft source code, creating the perfect medium to
introduce people to Java programming. The Java Minecraft Modding course aims to introduce
basic object-oriented programming concepts using familiar Minecraft objects.

Course Schedule
Week Topic Description
1 Introduction to Java The very first program, HelloWorld.java. Syntax and
semantics. Primitive data types, identifiers and
variable declaration.

2 Creating our first item Classes, constructors and methods. Learning about
Item.java.

3 Creating Tools Pt 1. Designing and creating a sword. Learning about

ItemSword.java

4 Creating Tools Pt 2. Creating Materials for tools, materials influence

attack damage, durability and efficiency of our tool.

5 Crafting Recipes Arrays. Utilizing items created and Minecraft items

to craft specific items.

6 Blocks and Smelting
7 Creating an Armor Pt. 1
8 Creating an Armor Pt. 2
Learning about Block.java and how to smelt the
block we create to obtain objects we have created.
Learning about and designing inventory textures and
wrap textures.
Coding the armor. Introduction to if-else
statements. Learning about ArmorMaterials