Description
This mod is meant to be used together with my other mods Custom Main Menu and Custom Backgrounds but it can be used with any other mod that can take resource locations for config options.
It allows users to add their own resources to minecraft. While this would be possible using resource packs these resource packs would be visible in the resource pack window (Which the resources added by this mod aren't) and you can also just add resources to a simple folder which is easier then repackaging the resource pack every time.
Usage
After your first run with this mod installed you will notice a folder called "resources" created in your main minecraft folder (where config,saves etc. are located). That is the place you will be adding your resources to.
In case you don't know what a resource location is it consists of a resource domain and a resource path. With mods the resource domain is generally the mod id so "randomthings:textures/blocks/advancedFluidDisplay.png" refers to a texture of my Advanced Fluid Display. The vanilla resources are located in the "minecraft" resource domain ("minecraft:textures/blocks/dirt.png"). If a mod you are using now requires you to enter a resource location for something (For example Custom Main Menu or Custom Backgrounds) the resource domain will be a folder in the resources folder.
This will probably be easier to understand when you see an image:
The Resource Location for singleplayer.png would now be "test:textures/singleplayer.png".
If you don't understand this / have problems using this with a mod feel free to ask on this page. Do not ask if you just don't get what this mod is supposed to do :P.
The things you put in the resources folder can override vanilla resources but can be overridden by installed resource packs. If you want to override everything, including all installed resource packs create a new folder called "oresources" where the resources folder is, resources put in "oresources" have the highest priority, e.g. override everything else that contains that resource. The following image shows how minecraft "searches" for a resource:
Debugging
By default Resource Loader will print all resource domains it has folders for to the debug log. By creating a folder called "debug" in either your resources or oresources folder you can enable additional logging. Resource Loader will then print a line to the debug log whenever it can't find a requested file.
You can use this mod in any modpack without asking first
I'm currently trying to figure out how to add custom sounds with sounds.json, if that is at all possible. However, it doesn't appear to be working properly. Here's a link to my .json file: Link
Sorry. I'm struggling to implement my own images into a Patchouli book and I can't seem to get it to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm using resourceloader to load images and the file included the following lines: "type": "image","type": "image", "images": ["biomes:images/overworld.png"]
Where 'biomes' is a folder in the oresources folder
Where is the .config file so that I can actually use this mod?
nothing is showing up in the resources folder; i decided to consult the wiki, but couldn't find it. Could you link it to me?
In reply to Cephelo_4566:
Nothing is supposed to show up in there by itself. It's up to you to configure the mod and put files where they belong. Also AFAIK, this is the wiki page (there isn't a separate one).
In reply to milkeemilkerson:
Thank you! Another dumb question; how do i know what to put as the mod name for a resource? ex. (mod-name):textures/blocks/file.png
Where would i find (mod-name)?
And how does one get the default textures from a mod?
In reply to Cephelo_4566:
You can open a jar file in something like winrar to see the structure and get the files you need.
Since this is the single most useful mod ever, I hope you're planning to update it to 1.14/1.15
Can this mod be used to create custom advancements?
How do you change the text on buttons? If I wanted to, for example, change the Singleplayer button to say "Solo Play," how would I do that?
In reply to foxegory5:
Use custom main menu.
In reply to milkeemilkerson:
Since that doesn't help me in the slightest, let me ask you this: how would I change the "Open to LAN" button - whatever it says - to "Activate Local Play"?
In reply to foxegory5:
Again, use custom main menu. Look it up and use the wiki.
In reply to milkeemilkerson:
Thank you, I only thought to ask about it here because typically you edit text with a language file in resource packs.
In reply to foxegory5:
I think I found a way to do it. Sorry, I was being lazy in bed this afternoon. :P
Note - These instructions are for 1.7.10 since that's what I'm using. Location may be different in newer versions. Check your minecraft.jar in something like winrar.
Make this folder in your .minecraft folder:
\oresources\minecraft\lang
Copy the file from the minecraft.jar you're using called "en_US.lang" or whatever language file is there.
Then just edit the lines you want to change. For yours, you'll see under the menu options:
menu.game=Game menu
menu.singleplayer=Singleplayer
menu.multiplayer=Multiplayer
menu.online=Minecraft Realms
menu.options=Options...
menu.quit=Quit Game
menu.returnToMenu=Save and Quit to Title
menu.disconnect=Disconnect
menu.returnToGame=Back to Game
menu.switchingLevel=Switching worlds
menu.generatingLevel=Generating world
menu.loadingLevel=Loading world
menu.generatingTerrain=Building terrain
menu.convertingLevel=Converting world
menu.simulating=Simulating the world for a bit
menu.respawning=Respawning
menu.shareToLan=Open to LAN ---- Found it at the very bottom. Changed "Open to LAN" to "fart" and it showed as "fart" when I loaded my game.
In reply to milkeemilkerson:
Where would the minecraft.jar be? And I'm trying to edit 1.12.2
Edit: Ignore me, I just REALLY wish I could delete stupid comments like these because I forget to use my brain
In reply to dexo105:
why did you put a Lyon's vid lol
World Crashing plz help I have 150+: The game crashed whilst exception in server tick loop
Hi, please help me out, I am desperate, recently after I place Fluid Mixers from MrCrayfish's vehicle mod (the crash report told me to contact authors of the mods I am using), my game started acting buggy, the Fluid Mixer's disappeared so I tried reloading the world to see if it was just a visual glitch, but the my game crashed with this crash report: Crash Report, my OS and mods that I have loaded are all in the crash report. On an off chance a copy the world loaded but most of my modded stuff within the chunk where I was got removed. Now whenever I try to load to the world the game will return to the title screen for one second, and the game crash, but this time I get no crash report or anything it just closes. Please someone help me I'm feeling really demotivated.
In reply to waliyt2000:
You should probably go to the page for Fluid Mixer's by MrCrayfish, see if they have an issues tracker, and if not, add your comment to that page's description.. not some other random mod's page.