What is Matching?
Matching allows modders like us, with already very little time to spare, to automatically port mappings between similar versions. In the words of FabricMC, Matcher is a "Tool for tracking elements in obfuscated Java archives across releases". In the context of matching, there are certain terms which must be understood, A and B. A is the version which has mappings, while B is the version to receive mappings. A and B must be similar to be able to be matched effectively (Similar release date or codebase). After one matches a version, it is possible to auto map upwards of 85% or greater. Matcher can even match parameters, Javadocs, and other information.
The ideal places to get Matcher are from sfPlayer1's Github, and FabricMC's github.
- sfPlayer1 Matcher
- FabricMC Matcher
- (Both of these require Java 11+ to compile and run.)
Reading the next tutorial, of course!
