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
it doesn't work for MultiMC
In reply to faded942:
I can confirm this.
does someone know an alternative for this mod for the newer versions of minecraft?
I wanna make a custom main menu for my modpack. How would I do that with my Twitch Launcher?
Both of the top links (Custom Main Menu and Custom Backgrounds) lead to a "Module Unavailable" error.
In reply to sonicfishies:
its because the links use the old curseforge system. Just search Custom main menu and Custom Backgrounds on the curseforge site
Can I use this to even add MCPatcher resources? I use OptiFine and it seems like when loading the MCPatcher resource folder with this mod things like connected textures etc. do not work. When I add the resource folder with a texture pack it works...
EDIT:
Your welcome: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/custom-backgrounds
In reply to xxjrvn2007xx:
The links to both Custom Backgrounds and Custom Main Menu mods are in the first sentence of the mod page.. :P
Does this mod work with multimc? Because I'm using custom main menu and it can't find the file.
ok
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?
In reply to Whisperfire26:
It explains above. There isn't a config file AFAIK. You use /resources (AKA the main directory. NOT config directory). I was confused about this too until reading that.
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