Add exception for missing ores instead of just existing the game.

src/main/java/com/elytradev/teckle/common/TeckleObjects.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import com.elytradev.teckle.common.block.*;
 import com.elytradev.teckle.common.crafting.AlloyRecipes;
 import com.elytradev.teckle.common.crafting.RecipeSlice;
+import com.elytradev.teckle.common.exception.MissingOreException;
 import com.elytradev.teckle.common.handlers.PaintbrushRecipe;
 import com.elytradev.teckle.common.item.ItemBlade;
 import com.elytradev.teckle.common.item.ItemIngot;
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
 import net.minecraft.item.crafting.IRecipe;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.RegistryEvent;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLPostInitializationEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
@@ -99,12 +99,16 @@ public void init(FMLInitializationEvent e) {
 
     public void postInit(FMLPostInitializationEvent e) {
         // Crash if there's missing ores.
-        boolean foundMatchingOre = !OreDictionary.getOres("ingotSilver").isEmpty();
-        foundMatchingOre = foundMatchingOre && !OreDictionary.getOres("ingotTin").isEmpty();
-        foundMatchingOre = foundMatchingOre && !OreDictionary.getOres("ingotCopper").isEmpty();
-        if (!foundMatchingOre && !TeckleMod.INDEV) {
-            TeckleMod.LOG.error("Teckle is missing ores, Tin, Silver, and Copper must be present to run. The game will now exit.");
-            FMLCommonHandler.instance().exitJava(1, false);
+        boolean foundSilver = !OreDictionary.getOres("ingotSilver").isEmpty();
+        boolean foundTin = !OreDictionary.getOres("ingotTin").isEmpty();
+        boolean foundCopper = !OreDictionary.getOres("ingotCopper").isEmpty();
+
+        boolean foundMatchingOres = foundSilver && foundTin && foundCopper;
+        if (!foundMatchingOres && !TeckleMod.INDEV) {
+            String additionalData = (foundSilver ? "Found " : "Couldn't find ") + "silver ingots. ";
+            additionalData += (foundTin ? "Found " : "Couldn't find ") + "tin ingots. ";
+            additionalData += (foundCopper ? "Found " : "Couldn't find ") + "copper ingots.";
+            throw new MissingOreException("Teckle is missing ores, Tin, Silver, and Copper must be present to run. " + additionalData);
         }
     }
 

src/main/java/com/elytradev/teckle/common/exception/MissingOreException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.elytradev.teckle.common.exception;
+
+public class MissingOreException extends RuntimeException {
+    public MissingOreException(String data) {
+        super(data);
+    }
+}