{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-19",
 "id": "rehan-remade-universal-modder--port-old-mod-to-newer-version",
 "repo": "rehan-remade/universal-modder",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/rehan-remade/universal-modder",
 "repo_slug": "rehan-remade-universal-modder",
 "title": "Port an existing mod to a newer game version or loader",
 "page_title": "How to port an existing mod to a newer game version or loader with universal-modder",
 "summary": "Move a mod from an old Minecraft version or loader to a new one without behavior drifting.",
 "who": "Minecraft mod maintainer whose favorite old mod stopped working after an update",
 "problem": "A manual port loses behavior along the way and nobody notices until players report bugs.",
 "outcome": "A ported mod built unit by unit from one pinned source, with audits and status docs you can resume.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the plugin and open your agent in the project.",
  "Pin the source mod version and let the agent decompile it privately.",
  "Ask the port-a-mod skill to extract data by script and port unit by unit with tests.",
  "Review the layer audits and the status docs before releasing."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use universal-modder's port-a-mod skill to port <mod name> from <old version and loader> to <new version and loader>. Pin one source, port unit by unit with tests, and keep a resumable status doc.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor",
  "gemini-cli",
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "A few hours to days",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Check the original mod's license before porting and publishing; the README's example mapping covers Forge 1.7.10 to Fabric 1.20.1 only.",
 "category": "Games & Hobbies",
 "tags": [
  "Games & Hobbies"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "A coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot or OpenCode",
  "A PC game you own, run single-player or offline",
  "Git, Python 3.10+ and ffmpeg (uv recommended)",
  "A fal API key for generated art, 3D and audio (or a local ComfyUI server for images)",
  "Blender for 3D to sprite renders",
  "Windows games run natively or from WSL"
 ],
 "risk": "dual-use",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.506,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/rehan-remade-universal-modder/port-old-mod-to-newer-version/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/rehan-remade-universal-modder/port-old-mod-to-newer-version/index.md",
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}