Hi Hytaler,
The thing that trips up everyone coming from Minecraft: in Hytale, mods run server-side. Players join a modded server and download nothing. No client packs, no version-matching arguments, no "you need Forge 47.1.3" in the description. You mod the server, everyone gets the modded experience automatically. Once that clicks, the rest is easy.
Table of Contents
The three kinds of mod
Installing a mod
Where it can go wrong
Writing your own
1. The three kinds of mod
CurseForge sorts Hytale mods into three buckets, and knowing which is which saves confusion:
Packs — asset and content mods. JSON data, models, textures. New blocks, items, tweaks. No code.
Plugins — Java .jar files that use the server API. This is where...