Removed the need for template files. Replaced logo file with png as jpg seems to not work with NeoForge.

build.gradle

@@ -138,9 +138,12 @@ dependencies {
     // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/dependency_management.html
 }
 
+
 // This block of code expands all declared replace properties in the specified resource targets.
 // A missing property will result in an error. Properties are expanded using ${} Groovy notation.
-var generateModMetadata = tasks.register("generateModMetadata", ProcessResources) {
+// When "copyIdeResources" is enabled, this will also run before the game launches in IDE environments.
+// See https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.language.jvm.tasks.ProcessResources.html
+tasks.withType(ProcessResources).configureEach {
     var replaceProperties = [
             minecraft_version      : minecraft_version,
             minecraft_version_range: minecraft_version_range,
@@ -152,18 +155,14 @@ var generateModMetadata = tasks.register("generateModMetadata", ProcessResources
             mod_license            : mod_license,
             mod_version            : mod_version,
             mod_authors            : mod_authors,
-            mod_description        : mod_description,
+            mod_description        : mod_description
     ]
     inputs.properties replaceProperties
+
+    filesMatching(['META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml']) {
         expand replaceProperties
-    from "src/main/templates"
-    into "build/generated/sources/modMetadata"
     }
-// Include the output of "generateModMetadata" as an input directory for the build
+}
-// this works with both building through Gradle and the IDE.
-sourceSets.main.resources.srcDir generateModMetadata
-// To avoid having to run "generateModMetadata" manually, make it run on every project reload
-neoForge.ideSyncTask generateModMetadata
 
 // Example configuration to allow publishing using the maven-publish plugin
 publishing {

src/main/resources/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "${mod_version}"
 displayName = "${mod_name}"
 #updateJSONURL = "http://myurl.me/"
 #displayURL = "http://example.com/"
-logoFile= "logo.jpg"
+logoFile = "logo.png"
 #credits = ""
 authors = "${mod_authors}"
 description = '''${mod_description}'''