Game Modding

[JudyFaye]

Hi all

I wanna be able to build game mods. It was suggested to me by a friend who works in the development industry in order to make myself employable. Specifically a Minecraft mod.

I was hoping to be able to do this in C++, but have been told Java is best for this. I also wanna make mods for other games like Halo, and Command & Conquer ( Zero Hour Generals and Tiberium Wars ).

I'm primarily C++, but Java seems easy enough to pick up

So what say you C++ community? Switch languages? Minecraft mod y/n? Or other game?

[MiiNiPaa]

Seeing as Minecraft is created in Java and every mod loader loads Java classes, it is better to develop in Java directly than to write a program in C++ and then create a Java wrapper.

As for other games, look up some modding community for that game. If there is one, you can ask questions regarding specific game modding there. If there isn't it usually means that modding this game is too hard that nobody bothers.

[Avilius]

If you're going to mod Minecraft, as said above, use Java.

I believe pretty much anything else that doesn't provide a scripting language is modded with C++.