1.5.2 Oh joy!

[Jyzarc]

So mojang released a 1.5.2 prerelease today http://mojang.com/ I hope this doesnt affect mods too badly (I assume it won't) but this might mean we have to wait a few more weeks.

 

[Fuzzlewhumper]

I thought I said no onions! Send it back!

 

[Lambert2191]

I guess the only mods it would affect are those with the same features as that which has been added

 

[DoctorOr]

The vast majority of 1.5.1 mods will work in 1.5.2.

Really, unless the mod tests for the exact version, it will just work. And if it does, it shouldn't.

 

[Whovian]

Really, unless the mod tests for the exact version, it will just work. And if it does, it shouldn't.

So Forge won't work. Though they'll probably just need to change a line or two.

(I tried installing Forge for 1.4.7 onto 1.4.6 for Railcraft. Didn't work. Switched to a 1.4.7 jar. Worked.)

 

[Revemohl]

It will most likely be about the same as the 1.4.6 -> 1.4.7 jump, so no need to panic yet.

 

[Vaygrim]

What are the changes so far in 1.5.2?

 

[Jyzarc]

The vast majority of 1.5.1 mods will work in 1.5.2.

Really, unless the mod tests for the exact version, it will just work. And if it does, it shouldn't.

well there might be some modders that might be busy or something and might not be able to update for a while

 

[Jyzarc]

What are the changes so far in 1.5.2?

all bugfixes

 

[Velotican]

The Forge in 1.5.X added runtime deobfuscation.

What this means in plain English is that mods are no longer dependent on a specific version of Minecraft if they implement this feature - only Forge has to update.

 

[Whovian]

What this means in plain English is that mods are no longer dependent on a specific version of Minecraft if they implement this feature - only Forge has to update.

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all bugfixes

Hmm. Probably means no compatibility, the 1.4.2 -> 1.4.5 and 1.4.5 -> 1.4.6 (and, I think, all the 1.2.x updates other than 1.2.2 -> 1.2.3) were bugfixes and broke mods.

 

[Velotican]

tl;dr:

If mods implemented runtime deobfuscation, they won't need to update. If they didn't, they will have to update.

 

[Bigglesworth]

Thank fuck

 

[OmegaPython]

Thank fuck

Maybe you won't have to redo your spreadsheet then I wonder how many mods are actually using it though.

 

[Bigglesworth]

All of them

or else

 

[OmegaPython]

All of them

or else

Core mods don't

 

[Mash]

I guess the core mods get the 'else'.

 

[fergcraft]

well even with out core mods it helps us modded players to enjoy all the new bennifits without the wait because the core mods seem to be able to get on the ball since they don't have all the issues with playable mods. that is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bigglesworth]

I guess the core mods get the 'else'.

:O

 

[power crystals]

FYI it's possible for Mojang to change the internals in such a way that mods have to be rebuilt even with runtime deobfuscation, such as changing an interface definition. This happened in 1.5.0->1.5.1. I have no idea if that happened here yet, though, but I'm hoping not.