Minecraft is a game built around blocks—breaking them, placing them, crafting new ones. That’s why most beginner modding tutorials start by adding new content like blocks and items, rather than jumping into complex functionality. And that’s a great place to begin! With just a bit of code, you can start building your own creative additions to the game.
In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to add a custom item to Minecraft using Java and the Fabric modding framework. Along the way, you’ll learn how Minecraft’s item registry works, how items are constructed, and how to hook your code into the game’s loading process.
Let’s start by adding something simple: bubble gum.
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