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The FML mod loading process is broken into several stages, with each stage having associated events fired alongside with it on the mod-specific event bus. These events are known as the <code>mod lifecycle events</code>, as they are fired during the different phases of a mod's life.

The different mod loading stages are represented each by a value in the enum class <code><nowiki>net.minecraftforge.fml.ModLoadingStage</nowiki></code>. Most of the mod lifecycle events are stored in the <code><nowiki>net.minecraftforge.fml.event.lifecycle</nowiki></code> package.

== Parallelism ==

The mod loading system is parallelized to some extent. While all of the stages are changed at the same time across all mods, most of the events are fired in parallel to each mod. That is, all mods will concurrently receive the event, then FML will wait until all mods have processed the event before moving to the next stage and firing the next event. These concurrently dispatched events are distinguished by them extending <code><nowiki>ParallelDispatchEvent</nowiki></code>.

This does means that in these parallel mod lifecycle events, care must be taken to be thread-safe, like when calling external methods which are backed by non-thread-safe collections. Most of the systems in Forge are protected for this; however, vanilla systems and external mods' APIs may not be thread-safe. FML provides a way for mods to defer tasks/work until the event is finished dispatching, where it will be run sequentially along with other events on the main thread. This is done the <code><nowiki>enqueueWork</nowiki></code> method, which is a member of all events which extend <code><nowiki>ParallelDispatchEvent</nowiki></code>.

== Stages and Events ==

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!  Name  !!  Enum Constant  !!  Lifecycle Event  !!  Parallel?  !! Description 
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|   Construction   ||   <code><nowiki>CONSTRUCT</nowiki></code>   ||   <code><nowiki>FMLConstructModEvent</nowiki></code>   ||   Yes   ||  Fired when the mod's constructor has been called. Can be used to initialize listeners outside of the constructor. <inline tip> There is usually no reason to use this event, as any code should be placed in the mod constructor instead. </inline> 
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|   Registry Creation   ||   <code><nowiki>CREATE_REGISTRIES</nowiki></code>   ||   <code><nowiki>RegistryEvent.NewRegistry</nowiki></code>   ||   No   ||  Fired for mods to create and initialize their custom registries. 
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|   Registry Population   ||   <code><nowiki>LOAD_REGISTRIES</nowiki></code>   ||   <code><nowiki>RegistryEvent.Register</nowiki></code>   ||   No   ||  Fired when a registry is open to registrations for any registrable objects, such as blocks, items, etc. 
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|   Common Setup   ||   <code><nowiki>COMMON_SETUP</nowiki></code>   ||   <code><nowiki>FMLCommonSetupEvent</nowiki></code>   ||   Yes   ||  Used for doing any work or action that should be run on both '''physical''' sides. 
|-
|   Sided Setup   ||   <code><nowiki>SIDED_SETUP</nowiki></code>   ||   <code><nowiki>FMLClientSetupEvent</nowiki></code> for physical client, <code><nowiki>FMLDedicatedServerSetupEvent</nowiki></code> for physical server   ||   Yes   ||  Used for doing any physical side-specific initialization work. 
|-
|   IMC Enqueue   ||   <code><nowiki>ENQUEUE_IMC</nowiki></code>   ||   <code><nowiki>InterModEnqueueEvent</nowiki></code>   ||   Yes   ||  Fired for mods to enqueue messages for other mods using the <code><nowiki>InterModComms</nowiki></code> system. 
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|   IMC Processing   ||   <code><nowiki>PROCESS_IMC</nowiki></code>   ||   <code><nowiki>InterModProcessEvent</nowiki></code>   ||   Yes   ||  Fired for mods to process messages from other mods sent using the <code><nowiki>InterModComms</nowiki></code> system in the previous stage. 
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|   Loading Complete   ||   <code><nowiki>COMPLETE</nowiki></code>   ||   <code><nowiki>FMLLoadCompleteEvent</nowiki></code>   ||   Yes   ||  Fired when mod loading is complete, before handing control back to the main game. <inline tip> There is usually no reason to use this event, as most actions can be done during the Common or Sided Setup stages. </inline> 
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