Topic: How do you create your own Minecraft mod pack with an installer?

Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #12,510

I've been thinking of creating a mod pack specifically for me with an installer for easy installation/uninstallation. Similar to the yogbox. But the problem is that I don't have any experience making installers and what not. Is it complicated?

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dreamworks !AUIkTW/L46 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 hours later[^] [v] #224,540

why would you want to uninstall and install a lot?

r04r joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 32 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #224,542

Not super complicated, you'll probably want to find some scriptable gui installer if you want to distribute it, if just for yourself it's probably easiest to learn batch scripting and find some command-line tools.

Basically you'll want a .bat file with something along the lines of (Assuming you're using windows):

REM Go to minecraft bin directory
pushd %appdata%/.minecraft
cd bin
REM Replace with a command-line zip tool you find:
unzip minecraft.jar
REM Figure out where it extracts to, cd to there:
cd minecraft.jar/
REM Remove the META-INF folder
rd /s /q META-INF
REM Add your stuff to the minecraft jar (Back to where the bat file was launched)
popd
REM Again change directory here:
copy /Y jarfile/* %appdata%/.minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar/
pushd %appdata%/.minecraft/bin
move /Y minecraft.jar minecraft.jar.old
zip minecraft.jar/ minecraft.jar

Have fun

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 11 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #224,923

@previous (r04r)
I feel so stupid right now.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #224,925

@previous (A)
Give yourself more credit, she spends 24/7 doing that shit.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 58 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #224,997

@previous (D)
So what am I suppose to do with the information she provided?

Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,005

@previous (A)
Fuck do I know. I don't have autism

Meals joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,016

@224,997 (A)
@previous (D)
It is just a simple batch file. Geewiz, kiddo.

Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,019

@previous (Meals)
Well what the fuck is he supposed to do with it? You can post buzzwords all day, but it helps no one.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 19 seconds later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,020

@225,016 (Meals)
So I just copy and paste it into notepad and save as .bat?

Meals replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,025

@previous (A)
Pretty much, yes.

Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,027

@previous (Meals)
I missed you, man.

!hEyBrieeXM joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,030

@225,020 (A)
actually, you should probably use something like this.
;3

don't blame me if that one sucks or something, i spent 2 minutes on google.

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Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,033

@225,025 (Meals)
Was that so hard?

!hEyBrieeXM replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,036

@previous (D)
Now OP is going to create an executable file from some copy pasted code he doesn't understand and run it on his computer.

Way to go.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,041

@225,030 (!hEyBrieeXM)
Is that software on a trial? Because I can download all three they present there yet they have a Free version.
I assume this means you probably can use the main version for 30 days?

!hEyBrieeXM replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,044

@previous (A)
http://www.createinstall.com/help/compare-installers.html

http://www.createinstall.com/help/license.html
> CreateInstall ("SOFTWARE PRODUCT") is not freeware. You may install the trial version of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT to test and evaluate it for 30 days; after this time you must either purchase a license ("LICENSED VERSION") to continue to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or delete the SOFTWARE PRODUCT from your computer.

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Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #225,112

@previous (!hEyBrieeXM)
> after trial buy license or delete
lol

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 3 days later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #227,122

I downloaded the free version. How would I actually make this installer?

r04r replied with this 15 years ago, 33 minutes later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #227,141

@previous (A)
It probably won't be capable of unpacking the minecraft.jar and then repacking it. What do you want your mod pack to do, exactly? Like, drop/replace some files in the minecraft.jar or what? Why do you want it?

Minichan