diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1b50aeb..e29d90f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+/*
+// For those who want the bleeding edge
 buildscript {
     repositories {
-        mavenCentral()
+        jcenter()
         maven {
             name = "forge"
             url = "http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven"
@@ -10,15 +12,20 @@ buildscript {
         classpath 'net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:2.0-SNAPSHOT'
     }
 }
+apply plugin: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle.forge'
+*/
 
-apply plugin: '${name}'
+// for people who want stable
+plugins {
+    id "net.minecraftforge.gradle.forge" version "2.0.0"
+}
 
 version = "1.0"
 group= "com.yourname.modid" // http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
 archivesBaseName = "modid"
 
 minecraft {
-    version = "${version}"
+    version = "@VERSION@"
     runDir = "eclipse"
     
     // the mappings can be changed at any time, and must be in the following format.
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ minecraft {
     // stable_#            stables are built at the discretion of the MCP team.
     // Use non-default mappings at your own risk. they may not allways work.
     // simply re-run your setup task after changing the mappings to update your workspace.
-    mappings = "${mappings}"
+    mappings = "@MAPPINGS@"
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
     //compile 'com.mod-buildcraft:buildcraft:6.0.8:dev'  // adds buildcraft to the dev env
     //compile 'com.googlecode.efficient-java-matrix-library:ejml:0.24' // adds ejml to the dev env
 
-    // the 'provided' configuration  is for optioanl dependencies
+    // the 'provided' configuration is for optional dependencies that exist at compile-time but might not at runtime.
     //provided 'com.mod-buildcraft:buildcraft:6.0.8:dev'
 
     // the deobf configurations:  'deobfCompile' and 'deobfProvided' are the same as the normal compile and provided,
diff --git a/gitignore.txt b/gitignore.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43654d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitignore.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# eclipse
+bin
+*.launch
+.settings
+.metadata
+.classpath
+.project
+
+# idea
+out
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+*.iml
+.idea
+
+# gradle
+build
+.gradle
+
+# other
+eclipse