v3.3.0.0 Release
Forge Modding Helper 3.3.0.0 is finally available !
After months of development, a new major version of Forge Modding Helper is available !
This update brings many changes for almost all features of the software.
Main changes
The "Home" section is finally here !
Disabled since Forge Modding Helper 3.1.0.0, the "Home" section is back with new statistics about your project and a brand new version history system !
To have no redundant data displayed in the Project Explorer window, the left navigation bar have been updated.
Mod versions history
Starting now, all versions exported with Forge Modding Helper will be moved to <Project Folder>\fmh\versions folder.
With this change, Forge Modding Helper is able to keep a history of your mod versions.
This history is displayed in the "Home" section.
Added support for Minecraft 1.20.X
You can now create or import Minecraft Forge workspace for Minecraft 1.20, 1.20.1 and 1.20.2 !
Improved "Export" section
If you have already exported the current mod version, Forge Modding Helper will now display a confirmation message.
While an exportation task is running, a new progression statut bar is displayed under the "Export" button.
Option button in the Project Explorer window
You can now update your settings directly from the Project Explorer window !
New options
To manage the code lines count displayed in the "Home" section, you can customize when and how is calculated this metric.
Application settings changes
From now, your application settings are only for one specific version, even between pre-releases.
If you have an older version installed, you will have a pop-up on the first launch asking you to import settings from a previous version.
However, latest workspaces history is not retrieved anymore. You must re-import your workspace to open it in new versions of Forge Modding Helper.
Last workspaces history displaying changes
The Welcome window will now only display mod's API logo, his path and his directory name.
Existing workspace importation changes
Before, you had just to select the project's folder to import it.
Starting now, a new dialog will ask you to specify the Minecraft version of the project, and of course its directory.
A new compatibility check will directly displaying if your workspace can be imported in Forge Modding Helper or not.
Removed project scan window
Project scan progress is now displayed directly in a dialog when opening Project Explorer, instead of a dedicated window displayed before Project Explorer's window.
Supported Minecraft versions
Forge Modding Helper 3.2 supports many differents Minecraft version, from 1.15.2 to 1.19.4.
To encourage developpers and players to use latests Minecraft versions, Forge Modding Helper will follow a supported Minecraft versions cycle.
Starting now, if a major Minecraft version have at least 3 higher majors versions with a Forge Recommended Build, this major version, and all of her minor versions, will not be supported by Forge Modding Helper anymore.
To follow this new rule, Forge Modding Helper 3.3.0.0 drop support for Minecraft 1.15.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4, 1.16.5 and 1.17.1.
Software architecture changes
You will notice changes about files in the software directory.
Another change : Forge Modding Helper will now require .Net 6 or latest.
All changes since v3.2.7.0 Release
Majors changes are in bold
Fixed bugs :
- "No recent workspace found" on the Welcome window isn't translated
- Software logo is displayed on the mod logo placeholder on mod settings section instead of displaying nothing
- Available Minecraft version list in the Assistant Creator isn't always ordered correctly
New features and improvements :
- Added support for Minecraft Forge 1.20, 1.20.1 and 1.20.2
- Add "Home" section
- Display mod statistics : textures number, models number, java files number, code lines number
- Display mod infos : mod name, mod logo, mod version, Minecraft version, Forge version, mappings version
- Mod versions history
- Ability to delete one version
- Ability to open file location of one version
- Button to open workspace folder
- Project scan is now directly integrated in Project Explorer window
- Application settings are now stored for each version
- Added application settings upgrading dialog to import settings from previous versions of Forge Modding Helper
- Updated existing project importation process
- Updated last workspaces history system and display
- Changes on the Project Explorer menu
- Add button to open settings from Project Explorer
- Add exportation indicator under "Export" button when a task is running
- Rewrited Options window
- Add settings for the code lines counting
- Deleted support for Minecraft 1.15.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4, 1.16.5 and 1.17.1
- Rewrited file generation system
- Migration of McModAPIVersions to McVersionsLib
- Changed software architecture
- Forge Modding Helper now requires .Net 6 or latest
Fixed bugs from 3.3.0.0-Pre2 :
- Importation of projects for Minecraft 1.18.X or 1.19.X is not possible if no mod description is provided
- Project Explorer is not displayed after creating project with the Assistant Creator
- Forge Modding Helper crash chen the "Open workspace folder" is clicked on the Home section
Installation
You will find in files attachments two way to install Forge Modding Helper :
- Installer : if you have administrator's permissions on your computer, this is the best way to install Forge Modding Helper.
- Archive : if you don't have administrator's permissions on your computer, archive file is the best option. You can decompress it where you want, and simply launch the FMH.Core.exe file.
All bug reports and suggestions are welcome in the Issues section !
Happy modding !