Packaging up my mod (ANSWERED)

[Root_]

So I've made my mod and have no idea where to begin in terms of packaging up all of my files to put either online or into a modpack (on technic).

 

I looked at some of the mods I have downloaded and noticed they were mostly .jar files with a few being .zip

Is one format better than the other? Which should I choose? And how do I package it?

 

Also, is there a Forge Forums app so I can get notified of replies?

Or maybe discord?

Edited July 11, 2018 by Root_

[Animefan8888]

11 minutes ago, Root_ said:

Also, is there a Forge Forums app so I can get notified of replies?

Forge will send emails to you about replies if you tell it to.

12 minutes ago, Root_ said:

So I've made my mod and have no idea where to begin in terms of packaging up all of my files

Calling the command gradlew build will compile your mod for you.

[Ugdhar]

After you've run gradlew build, your jar file will be found in the build/libs directory in your project directory.

[AmeliaLotus]

Use the CMD line to do this.  Find your directory that has the build.gradle file in it, and use "cd [put the directory here]" and then "gradlew build". Super simple. You can find the finished file in the build/libs folder.

[Root_]

Thanks, folks!