diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cd115536792..c395c924f79 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ repositories {
 
 // Load ForgeGradle
 apply plugin: 'forge'
+group = 'tconstruct'
 
 // Define properties file
 ext.configFile = file "build.properties"
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ minecraft {
     replace '${version}', project.version
 }
 
-
 sourceSets {
     main {
         resources {
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ jar {
 task deobfJar(type: Jar) {
     from sourceSets.main.output
     classifier = 'deobf'
+	manifest {
+        attributes 'FMLCorePlugin': 'tconstruct.preloader.TConstructLoaderContainer'
+        attributes 'FMLCorePluginContainsFMLMod': 'true'
+    }
 }
 
 // Create API library jar
@@ -165,4 +169,55 @@ artifacts {
     archives deobfJar
     archives libJar
 }
+// verify the properties exist.. or initialize.
+if (!project.hasProperty("keystore_location")) // keystore location
+    ext.keystore_location = ".";
+    
+if (!project.hasProperty("keystore_user_alias")) // keystore user alias
+    ext.keystore_user_alias = "";
+    
+if (!project.hasProperty("keystore_user_password")) // keystore user pass
+    ext.keystore_user_password = "";
+
+task("signJar", dependsOn: "build")
+{
+    inputs.file jar.getArchivePath()
+    inputs.file keystore_location
+    inputs.property "keystore_user_alias", keystore_user_alias
+    inputs.property "keystore_user_password", keystore_user_password
+    outputs.file jar.getArchivePath()
+    
+    // only sign if the keystore exists
+    onlyIf {
+        return keystore_location != "."
+    }
+
+    // the actual action.. sign the jar.
+    doLast {
+        ant.signjar(
+            destDir: jar.destinationDir,
+            jar: jar.getArchivePath(),
+            keystore: keystore_location,
+            alias: keystore_user_alias,
+            storepass: keystore_user_password
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+task("uploadJars", dependsOn:"signJar") {
+    
+    description = "uploads JARs"
+
+    if (project.hasProperty("local_maven")) {
+	    apply plugin: 'maven'
+            uploadArchives {
+                repositories {
+                    mavenDeployer {
+                        repository(url: "file://${local_maven}")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+