MCreator x CurseForge ModJam 2024

MCreator will celebrate its 12th birthday soon, and what better way to celebrate it than with a ModJam in collaboration with the CurseForge! More info in the article.

We are teaming up with CurseForge from Overwolf for this ModJam as we did around two years ago for the Sustainability Project ModJam. CurseForge will be providing amazing rewards for this project and big recognition for your mod! This time, we have decided not to specify any specific theme to the ModJam and leave fully creative options to the mod authors.

ModJam rules

Every ModJam comes with some rules that the mod authors need to follow. For this ModJam, the rules are:

Mods created or published before the contest was announced can not participate
Mods need to be made with the help of MCreator but can contain custom code too
Mods can be made by individuals or modding teams (separate modelers, texture makers, developers, sound designers, etc.)
Mods need to be posted on curseforge.com and mcreator.net
The mod description page should include “Participant MCreator x CurseForge ModJam 2024”
On the CurseForge, mods need to include the MCreator category/tag
Mods need to be submitted for the contest in the given timeframe on a link we will publish in the article on mcreator.net and additionally share on our social networks
By participating, the author agrees we can mention the mod name, contents, screenshots, videos, and mod logo for the contest promotion and execution
Mods participating in this contest can’t participate in our weekly mod of the week (MOTW) contest during MCreator x CurseForge ModJam 2024. The top 5 mods will be awarded the MOTW tag on mcreator.net after the contest

Voting

Out of all submitted mods, MCreator’s and CurseForge’s teams will select the top 5 Minecraft mods. The selection will be made based on mod content, complexity, quality, idea, originality, and the mod page design and quality. The selection will represent an average of the votes of all team members.

The top 5 Minecraft mods with the best rating are then selected for the second round where the community votes for the winner.

Rewards

First, we need to thank the CurseForge for being ready to participate and help in this ModJam and of course for the rewards they will be providing! The top 3 contestants (individual or teams; in the case of a team, the reward is split depending on how the team agrees internally) will get the following rewards:

1st place - 1000 USD in CurseForge points + CurseForge merch
2nd place - 500 USD in CurseForge points + CurseForge merch
3rd place - 250 USD in CurseForge points + CurseForge merch

Timeline

For you to be able to plan your work on the mod as effectively as possible, here is the list of dates that are important for the contestants. We may add more dates to the timeline here as the ModJam progresses.

May 1st (MCreator’s Birthday) - Submissions for the ModJam open
June 1st - Submissions for the ModJam close, internal voting begins

This means you have a bit over one month for you to finalize the mod. You can still release updates to the mod after the submissions close, but we can not guarantee the version of the mod we will test for the selection of the top 5 mods after June 1st will be the one released after the deadline.

We are already looking forward to seeing all the amazing mods this ModJam will bring. Let us know what you think about the ModJam and whether you will join it in the comments below!

Comments

I am afraid of the curseforge approving time too

I would recommend uploading beta/alpha/preview beforehand and later doing final release possibly

One Question:
I never heard about CurseForge Merch. Is this really Merch?

They will ship some of the CurseForge swag/merch, yep

could I refuse that? Because I don't really need Merch.

I don't see an issue with that, ofc you can say "no thanks" to the reward or part of it

I cant wait to see what other people created

We are all so excited :D

Can i make it opensource on github?
And will you also rate it based on code, or only from players view?

Yes, you are free to make it open-source. The project will be rated from players' perspective, but part of the rating will also be performance of course (meaning the mod is not too laggy).

is there a theme like a game jam or is it just whatever?

oh never i just read it, There is not a theme

Themed contests produce many similar or the same mods and restrict mod authors so we decided to go with no theme this time

But the lack of a theme creates the problem that people could make a mod for a long time before the contest and then say it was for the contest. Being dishonest in this contest makes it more profitable, and that's not a good thing. It was better to just make a big theme where you can keep the freedom. But not having a theme is fine too. At least I'll be able to realise a unique idea that has been in my head for a long time. Your contest is a good excuse to realise it.