# I'm trying to get into Minecraft Forge modding but I don't know why this error keeps appearing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Help/Discuss\ **Created:** [August 17, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/im-trying-to-get-into-minecraft-forge-modding-but-i-dont-know-why-this-error-keeps-appearing/51479 "2025-08-17T03:05:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ambrosia04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@ambrosia04](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/ambrosia04)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/im-trying-to-get-into-minecraft-forge-modding-but-i-dont-know-why-this-error-keeps-appearing/51479/1 "2025-08-17T03:05:32Z")
I’m currently following Forge Modding Tutorial - Minecraft 1.20: Workspace Setup by Modding by Kaupenjoe in Youtube. I first tried it in VSC, but I switched to the latest version of IntelliJ and Termurin (OpenJDK21U-jdk\_x64\_windows\_hotspot\_21.0.8\_9). I’m using forge-1.21.8-58.0.6-mdk instead of 1.20.X like the video though, and my SDK is 21 not 17. Tried downgrading to 17 in both Settings and Project config, but nothing, same error My java version is: `java` [`18.0.2.1`](http://18.0.2.1/) `2022-08-18` `Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 18.0.2.1+1-1)` `Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 18.0.2.1+1-1, mixed mode, sharing)` Whenever I try to build the project as the video does, it gives an error and it fails in: `C:\Users\W10\.gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-8.12.1-bin\eumc4uhoysa37zql93vfjkxy0\gradle-8.12.1-bin.zip` When I was in VSC it told me exactly: `zip END header not found` and `Your Gradle distribution may have been tampered with. Confirm that the 'distributionSha256Sum' property in your` [`gradle-wrapper.properties`](http://gradle-wrapper.properties/) `file is correct and you are downloading the wrapper from a trusted source.` but when I saw the checksum it had the same number as the one it needed to be. I’ve tried so far: - Deleting the full wrapper, cache and daemon folders in the `.gradle` - Reestarting the IDE and PC - Tried downloading directly but it says “The site was not reachable” when like 90% of the download is done. ---
**Author:** ![Vampire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/vampire/32/9082_2.png) [@Vampire](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Vampire)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/im-trying-to-get-into-minecraft-forge-modding-but-i-dont-know-why-this-error-keeps-appearing/51479/2 "2025-08-17T11:34:49Z")
> - Tried downloading directly but it says “The site was not reachable” when like 90% of the download is done. Sounds like that might be your issue. It partly downloads it and then fails. That also matches that the zip END header was not found and that the checksum does not match. So you need to find out why your download is not working. Maybe you have some Firewall or AntiVirus that intervenes the download or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![ambrosia04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@ambrosia04](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/ambrosia04)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/im-trying-to-get-into-minecraft-forge-modding-but-i-dont-know-why-this-error-keeps-appearing/51479/3 "2025-08-17T15:52:40Z")
I think it was internet connection yes! I tried 3 hours after I stopped and it downloaded! The thing is, I don’t think it’s installed correctly. I have gradle 8 I think and it tells me it “Cannot resolve symbol ‘SubscribeEvent’” when I import it and everywhere I’ve seen it it says it’s a me problem right? ---
**Author:** ![Vampire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/vampire/32/9082_2.png) [@Vampire](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Vampire)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/im-trying-to-get-into-minecraft-forge-modding-but-i-dont-know-why-this-error-keeps-appearing/51479/4 "2025-08-17T16:35:20Z")
Probably, and not a Gradle problem. `SubscribeEvent` is nothing Gradle knows about.