Editing Minecraft modding (section)

=== Influence on ''Minecraft'' itself ===
Mod developer Dr. Zhark added horses to the game through the ''Mo' Creatures'' mod. Later on, he helped Mojang adapt horses for use in standard-issue ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=319937646673674241 |user=jeb_ |title=Minecraft (PC) has hit 10M! As promised, a subtle hint on the main 1.6 feature (thanks @ebbakier): :D |author-link=Jens Bergensten |date=5 April 2013 |access-date=12 February 2016 |first=Jens |last=Bergensten}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=319938276003827712 |user=jeb_ |title=Also big thanks to @DrZhark, the creator of Mo' Creatures, that have assisted us to make it happen! |author-link=Jens Bergensten |date=5 April 2013 |access-date=12 February 2016 |first=Jens |last=Bergensten}}</ref> Pistons were also originally a part of a mod made by another developer, Hippoplatimus, but they impressed ''Minecraft''{{'}}s creators so much that they added the feature to the main game.<ref name="Gamasutra">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134958/minecraft_intellectual_property_.php3 |title=Minecraft, Intellectual Property, and the Future of Copyright |last=Lastowka |first=Greg |date=17 January 2012 |website=Gamasutra |publisher=UBM |access-date=27 April 2017 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310013501/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134958/minecraft_intellectual_property_.php3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mojang also admitted that they admired all of the work done on server-side modding API Bukkit. In 2012, the Swedish company ended up hiring the lead developers of the project.<ref name="packtpub history" />