diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: java
+jdk:
+- oraclejdk7
+deploy:
+  provider: releases
+  api_key:
+    secure: L7Ui0Sf28yTwtCbLCMYOJrBqdnwfH6aLNbR8BzL4JDaMoUQ6hfhcHC2Dv2bg/1eBMk7gJMobhlANVLW0swDr5lHRQwOYv2jPdbwrg7jSQUkszFWCwtgoMLqLBci/ubfQF03L0UOUt/Whdv+kqbKYQzdv5djQTqkNErk5kkNiw3g=
+  file: steamcraft.jar
+  on:
+    repo: BrassGoggledCoders/SteamCraft2
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
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+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+        maven {
+            name = "forge"
+            url = "http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven"
+        }
+        maven {
+            name = "sonatype"
+            url = "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
+        }
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT'
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'forge'
+
+version = "Beta R2"
+group= "steamcraft" // http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
+archivesBaseName = "steamcraft"
+
+minecraft {
+    version = "1.7.10-10.13.0.1207"
+    assetDir = "eclipse/assets"
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    // you may put jars on which you depend on in ./libs
+    // or you may define them like so..
+    //compile "some.group:artifact:version:classifier"
+    //compile "some.group:artifact:version"
+      
+    // real examples
+    //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
+
+    // for more info...
+    // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/artifact_dependencies_tutorial.html
+    // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/dependency_management.html
+
+	compile files("../Boilerplate/build/libs/boilerplate.jar"
+}
+
+processResources
+{
+    // this will ensure that this task is redone when the versions change.
+    inputs.property "version", project.version
+    inputs.property "mcversion", project.minecraft.version
+
+    // 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'
+    }
+}