diff --git a/fml/install/build.gradle b/fml/install/build.gradle
index a69475afc..15495bc1f 100644
--- a/fml/install/build.gradle
+++ b/fml/install/build.gradle
@@ -19,4 +19,20 @@ archivesBaseName = "modid"
 
 minecraft {
 	version = "${version}"
+}
+
+processResources
+{
+    // replace stuff in mcmod.info, nothing else
+    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
+        include 'mcmod/info'
+                
+        // replace version and mcversion
+        expand 'version':project.version, 'mcversion':project.minecraft.version
+    }
+        
+    // copy everything else, thats not the mcmod.info
+    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
+        exclude 'mcmod.info'
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fml/install/src/main/java/com/example/examplemod/ExampleMod.java b/fml/install/src/main/java/com/example/examplemod/ExampleMod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f993c1cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fml/install/src/main/java/com/example/examplemod/ExampleMod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.example.examplemod;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.Mod;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.Mod.EventHandler;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
+
+@Mod(modid = ExampleMod.MODID, version = ExampleMod.VERSION)
+public class ExampleMod
+{
+    public static final String MODID = "examplemod";
+    public static final String VERSION = "1.0";
+    
+    @EventHandler
+    public void init(FMLInitializationEvent event)
+    {
+		// some example code
+        System.out.println("DIRT BLOCK >> "+Block.dirt.getUnlocalizedName());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fml/install/src/main/resources/mcmod.info b/fml/install/src/main/resources/mcmod.info
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7148b218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fml/install/src/main/resources/mcmod.info
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[
+{
+  "modid": "examplemod",
+  "name": "Example Mod",
+  "description": "Example placeholder mod.",
+  "version": "${version}",
+  "mcversion": "${mcversion}",
+  "url": "",
+  "updateUrl": "",
+  "authors": ["ExampleDude"],
+  "credits": "The Forge and FML guys, for making this example",
+  "logoFile": "",
+  "screenshots": [],
+  "dependencies": []
+}
+]