diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b196c64a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.enable.project.refactoring.history=false
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f897a7f1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+activeProfiles=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+resolveWorkspaceProjects=true
+version=1
diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLModContainer.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLModContainer.java
index 77184e7a48..c33b911961 100644
--- a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLModContainer.java
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLModContainer.java
@@ -18,8 +18,16 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class FMLModContainer implements ModContainer {
   private Mod modDescriptor;
   private Object modInstance;
+  private String source;
 
+  public FMLModContainer(String source) {
+    this.source=source;
+  }
+  
   public FMLModContainer(Class<?> clazz) {
+    if (clazz==null) {
+      return;
+    }
     modDescriptor = clazz.getAnnotation(Mod.class);
 
     try {
@@ -86,8 +94,7 @@ public class FMLModContainer implements ModContainer {
 
   @Override
   public String getSource() {
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-    return null;
+    return source;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -189,4 +196,11 @@ public class FMLModContainer implements ModContainer {
     return new ArrayList<String>(0);
   }
 
+  /* (non-Javadoc)
+   * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+   */
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return getSource();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/Loader.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/Loader.java
index 8ca6b7cbe7..9cbad6010a 100644
--- a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/Loader.java
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/Loader.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
 
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.toposort.ModSorter;
 import cpw.mods.fml.server.FMLHandler;
 
 public class Loader {
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public class Loader {
   }
 
   private void sortModList() {
+    log.fine("Verifying mod dependencies are satisfied");
     for (ModContainer mod : mods) {
       if (!namedMods.keySet().containsAll(mod.getDependencies())) {
         log.severe(String.format("The mod %s requires mods %s to be available, one or more are not", mod.getName(),mod.getDependencies()));
@@ -86,6 +88,17 @@ public class Loader {
         throw new LoaderException();
       }
     }
+    log.fine("All dependencies are satisfied");
+    ModSorter sorter=new ModSorter(mods,namedMods);
+    try {
+      log.fine("Sorting mods into an ordered list");
+      mods=sorter.sort();
+      log.fine(String.format("Mod list sorted %s",mods));
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+      log.severe("A dependency cycle was detected in the input mod set so they cannot load them in order");
+      log.throwing("Loader", "sortModList", iae);
+      throw new LoaderException(iae);
+    }
   }
 
   private void preModInit() {
diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/toposort/ModSorter.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/toposort/ModSorter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5115fb49e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/toposort/ModSorter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * The FML Forge Mod Loader suite. Copyright (C) 2012 cpw
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
+ * 
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+ * Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+package cpw.mods.fml.common.toposort;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLModContainer;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.ModContainer;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.toposort.TopologicalSort.DirectedGraph;
+
+/**
+ * @author cpw
+ * 
+ */
+public class ModSorter {
+  private DirectedGraph<ModContainer> modGraph;
+
+  private ModContainer beforeAll = new FMLModContainer("DummyBeforeAll");
+  private ModContainer afterAll = new FMLModContainer("DummyAfterAll");
+  private ModContainer before = new FMLModContainer("DummyBefore");
+  private ModContainer after = new FMLModContainer("DummyAfter");
+
+  public ModSorter(List<ModContainer> modList, Map<String, ModContainer> nameLookup) {
+    buildGraph(modList, nameLookup);
+  }
+
+  private void buildGraph(List<ModContainer> modList, Map<String, ModContainer> nameLookup) {
+    modGraph = new DirectedGraph<ModContainer>();
+    modGraph.addNode(beforeAll);
+    modGraph.addNode(before);
+    modGraph.addNode(afterAll);
+    modGraph.addNode(after);
+    
+    modGraph.addEdge(before, after);
+    modGraph.addEdge(beforeAll, before);
+    modGraph.addEdge(after, afterAll);
+    for (ModContainer mod : modList) {
+      modGraph.addNode(mod);
+    }
+    for (ModContainer mod : modList) {
+      boolean preDepAdded=false;
+      boolean postDepAdded=false;
+      for (String dep : mod.getPreDepends()) {
+        preDepAdded=true;
+        if (dep.equals("*")) {
+          // We are "after" everything
+          modGraph.addEdge(mod, afterAll);
+          modGraph.addEdge(after, mod);
+          postDepAdded=true;
+        } else {
+          modGraph.addEdge(before, mod);
+          modGraph.addEdge(nameLookup.get(dep), mod);
+        }
+      }
+      for (String dep : mod.getPostDepends()) {
+        postDepAdded=true;
+        if (dep.equals("*")) {
+          // We are "before" everything
+          modGraph.addEdge(beforeAll, mod);
+          modGraph.addEdge(mod, before);
+          preDepAdded=true;
+        } else {
+          modGraph.addEdge(mod, after);
+          modGraph.addEdge(mod, nameLookup.get(dep));
+        }
+      }
+      if (!preDepAdded) {
+        modGraph.addEdge(before, mod);
+      }
+      if (!postDepAdded) {
+        modGraph.addEdge(mod, after);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public List<ModContainer> sort() {
+    List<ModContainer> sortedList=TopologicalSort.topologicalSort(modGraph);
+    sortedList.removeAll(Arrays.asList(new ModContainer[] {beforeAll,before,after,afterAll}));
+    return sortedList;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/toposort/TopologicalSort.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/toposort/TopologicalSort.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37b5bf2afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/toposort/TopologicalSort.java
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+ * The FML Forge Mod Loader suite.
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 cpw
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
+ * 
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+ * Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+package cpw.mods.fml.common.toposort;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Topological sort for mod loading
+ * 
+ * Based on a variety of sources, including http://keithschwarz.com/interesting/code/?dir=topological-sort
+ * @author cpw
+ *
+ */
+public class TopologicalSort {
+  public static class DirectedGraph<T> implements Iterable<T> {
+    private final Map<T, Set<T>> graph=new HashMap<T,Set<T>>();
+    
+    public boolean addNode(T node) {
+      // Ignore nodes already added
+      if (graph.containsKey(node)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      graph.put(node, new HashSet<T>());
+      return true;
+    }
+    
+    public void addEdge(T from, T to) {
+      if (!(graph.containsKey(from) && graph.containsKey(to))) {
+        throw new NoSuchElementException("Missing nodes from graph");
+      }
+      graph.get(from).add(to);
+    }
+    
+    public void removeEdge(T from, T to) {
+      if (!(graph.containsKey(from) && graph.containsKey(to))) {
+        throw new NoSuchElementException("Missing nodes from graph");
+      }
+      graph.get(from).remove(to);
+    }
+    
+    public boolean edgeExists(T from, T to) {
+      if (!(graph.containsKey(from) && graph.containsKey(to))) {
+        throw new NoSuchElementException("Missing nodes from graph");
+      }
+      return graph.get(from).contains(to);
+    }
+    
+    public Set<T> edgesFrom(T from) {
+      if (!graph.containsKey(from)) {
+        throw new NoSuchElementException("Missing node from graph");
+      }
+      return Collections.unmodifiableSet(graph.get(from));
+    }
+    @Override
+    public Iterator<T> iterator() {
+      return graph.keySet().iterator();
+    }
+    
+    public int size() {
+      return graph.size();
+    }
+    
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+      return graph.isEmpty();
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return graph.toString();
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sort the input graph into a topologically sorted list
+   * 
+   * Uses the reverse depth first search as outlined in ...
+   * @param graph
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static <T> List<T> topologicalSort(DirectedGraph<T> graph) {
+    DirectedGraph<T> rGraph=reverse(graph);
+    
+    List<T> sortedResult=new ArrayList<T>();
+    Set<T> visitedNodes=new HashSet<T>();
+    
+    // A list of "fully explored" nodes. Leftovers in here indicate cycles in the graph
+    Set<T> expandedNodes=new HashSet<T>();
+    
+    for (T node : rGraph) {
+      explore(node, rGraph, sortedResult, visitedNodes, expandedNodes);
+    }
+    
+    return sortedResult;
+  }
+  
+  public static <T> DirectedGraph<T> reverse(DirectedGraph<T> graph) {
+    DirectedGraph<T> result=new DirectedGraph<T>();
+    for (T node : graph) {
+      result.addNode(node);
+    }
+    for (T from : graph) {
+      for (T to : graph.edgesFrom(from)) {
+        result.addEdge(to, from);
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return result;
+  }
+  
+  public static <T> void explore(T node, DirectedGraph<T> graph, List<T> sortedResult, Set<T> visitedNodes, Set<T> expandedNodes) {
+    // Have we been here before?
+    if (visitedNodes.contains(node)) {
+      // And have completed this node before
+      if (expandedNodes.contains(node)) {
+        // Then we're fine
+        return;
+      }
+      System.out.printf("%s: %s\n%s\n%s\n",node,sortedResult,visitedNodes,expandedNodes);
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("There was a cycle detected in the input graph, sorting is not possible");
+    }
+    
+    // Visit this node
+    visitedNodes.add(node);
+    
+    // Recursively explore inbound edges
+    for (T inbound : graph.edgesFrom(node)) {
+      explore(inbound, graph, sortedResult, visitedNodes, expandedNodes);
+    }
+    
+    // Add ourselves now
+    sortedResult.add(node);
+    
+    // And mark ourselves as explored
+    expandedNodes.add(node);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/cpw/mods/fml/server/ModLoaderModContainer.java b/server/cpw/mods/fml/server/ModLoaderModContainer.java
index 8c57058564..922e4f8d4f 100644
--- a/server/cpw/mods/fml/server/ModLoaderModContainer.java
+++ b/server/cpw/mods/fml/server/ModLoaderModContainer.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 package cpw.mods.fml.server;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 
@@ -32,6 +31,9 @@ public class ModLoaderModContainer implements ModContainer {
   private BaseMod mod;
   private boolean isTicking;
   private String modSource ;
+  private ArrayList<String> dependencies;
+  private ArrayList<String> preDependencies;
+  private ArrayList<String> postDependencies;
   public ModLoaderModContainer(Class<? extends BaseMod> modClazz, String modSource) {
     this.modClazz=modClazz;
     this.modSource =modSource;
@@ -174,15 +176,13 @@ public class ModLoaderModContainer implements ModContainer {
   public ICraftingHandler getCraftingHandler() {
     return mod;
   }
-
-  /* (non-Javadoc)
-   * @see cpw.mods.fml.common.ModContainer#getDependencies()
-   */
-  @Override
-  public List<String> getDependencies() {
-    ArrayList<String> dependencies=new ArrayList<String>(10);
+  
+  private void computeDependencies() {
+    dependencies = new ArrayList<String>();
+    preDependencies = new ArrayList<String>();
+    postDependencies = new ArrayList<String>();
     if (mod.getPriorities()==null || mod.getPriorities().length()==0) {
-      return dependencies;
+      return;
     }
     StringTokenizer st=new StringTokenizer(mod.getPriorities(),";");
     for (; st.hasMoreTokens(); ) {
@@ -194,19 +194,44 @@ public class ModLoaderModContainer implements ModContainer {
       if ("required-before".equals(depparts[0]) || "required-after".equals(depparts[0])) {
         dependencies.add(depparts[1]);
       }
+      
+      if ("required-before".equals(depparts[0]) || "before".equals(depparts[0])) {
+        preDependencies.add(depparts[1]);
+      }
+      
+      if ("required-after".equals(depparts[0]) || "after".equals(depparts[0])) {
+        postDependencies.add(depparts[1]);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  /* (non-Javadoc)
+   * @see cpw.mods.fml.common.ModContainer#getDependencies()
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<String> getDependencies() {
+    if (dependencies==null) {
+      computeDependencies();
     }
     return dependencies;
   }
 
   @Override
   public List<String> getPreDepends() {
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-    return null;
+    if (dependencies==null) {
+      computeDependencies();
+    }
+    return preDependencies;
   }
 
   @Override
   public List<String> getPostDepends() {
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-    return null;
+    if (dependencies==null) {
+      computeDependencies();
+    }
+    return postDependencies;
+  }
+  
+  public String toString() {
+    return modSource;
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/cpw/mods/fml/test/LoaderTests.java b/test/cpw/mods/fml/test/LoaderTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28e1b41864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cpw/mods/fml/test/LoaderTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+/*
+ * The FML Forge Mod Loader suite.
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 cpw
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
+ * 
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+ * Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+package cpw.mods.fml.test;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.minecraft.src.BaseMod;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.ModContainer;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.toposort.ModSorter;
+import cpw.mods.fml.server.ModLoaderModContainer;
+
+
+public class LoaderTests {
+
+  private ModContainer mc1;
+  private ModContainer mc2;
+  private ModContainer mc3;
+  private ModContainer mc4;
+  private ModContainer mc5;
+  private ModContainer mc6;
+  private ModContainer mc7;
+  private ModContainer mc8;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    mc1 = new ModLoaderModContainer(Mod1.class, "Test1");
+    mc1.preInit();
+    mc2 = new ModLoaderModContainer(Mod2.class, "Test2");
+    mc2.preInit();
+    mc3 = new ModLoaderModContainer(Mod3.class, "Test3");
+    mc3.preInit();
+    mc4 = new ModLoaderModContainer(Mod4.class, "Test4");
+    mc4.preInit();
+    mc5 = new ModLoaderModContainer(Mod5.class, "Test5");
+    mc5.preInit();
+    mc6 = new ModLoaderModContainer(Mod5.class, "Test6");
+    mc6.preInit();
+    mc7 = new ModLoaderModContainer(Mod5.class, "Test7");
+    mc7.preInit();
+    mc8 = new ModLoaderModContainer(Mod5.class, "Test8");
+    mc8.preInit();
+  }
+
+  @After
+  public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testModSorting() {
+    HashMap<String,ModContainer> modList=new HashMap<String,ModContainer>();
+    modList.put("Mod1",mc1);
+    modList.put("Mod2",mc2);
+    modList.put("Mod3",mc3);
+    modList.put("Mod4",mc4);
+    modList.put("Mod5",mc5);
+    modList.put("Mod6",mc6);
+    modList.put("Mod7",mc7);
+    modList.put("Mod8",mc8);
+    ModSorter ms=new ModSorter(Collections.list(Collections.enumeration(modList.values())),modList);
+    List<ModContainer> mods=ms.sort();
+    assertEquals("Eight mods",8,mods.size());
+    System.out.printf("%s\n",mods);
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testModPrioritiesParsing() {
+    // Mod 1
+    assertTrue("Empty hard dependencies for Mod1", mc1.getDependencies().isEmpty());
+    assertTrue("Mod1 predepends on *",mc1.getPreDepends().contains("*"));
+    
+    // Mod 2
+    assertTrue("Empty hard dependencies for Mod2", mc2.getDependencies().isEmpty());
+    assertTrue("Mod2 postdepends on *",mc1.getPostDepends().contains("*"));
+    
+    // Mod 3
+    assertEquals("Two hard dependencies for Mod3", 2, mc1.getDependencies().size());
+    assertTrue("Hard dependencies for Mod3 contains Mod4", mc1.getDependencies().contains("Mod4"));
+    assertTrue("Hard dependencies for Mod3 contains Mod2", mc1.getDependencies().contains("Mod2"));
+    assertEquals("One pre depends for Mod3", 1, mc1.getPreDepends().size());
+    assertEquals("One post depends for Mod3", 1, mc1.getPostDepends().size());
+    
+    // Mod 4
+    assertTrue("Empty hard dependencies for Mod1", mc1.getDependencies().isEmpty());
+    assertTrue("Mod1 predepends on *",mc1.getPreDepends().contains("*"));
+    
+    // Mod 5
+    assertTrue("Empty hard dependencies for Mod1", mc1.getDependencies().isEmpty());
+    assertTrue("Mod1 predepends on *",mc1.getPreDepends().contains("*"));
+  }
+  
+  public static class Mod1 extends BaseMod {
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+      return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void load() {
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getPriorities() {
+      return "before:*";
+    }
+  }
+  public static class Mod2 extends BaseMod {
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+      return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void load() {
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getPriorities() {
+      return "after:*";
+    }
+  }
+  public static class Mod3 extends BaseMod {
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+      return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void load() {
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getPriorities() {
+      return "required-before:Mod4;required-after:Mod5";
+    }
+  }
+  public static class Mod4 extends BaseMod {
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+      return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void load() {
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getPriorities() {
+      return "required-before:Mod2;after:Mod3;required-after:Mod1";
+    }
+  }
+  public static class Mod5 extends BaseMod {
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+      return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void load() {
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getPriorities() {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+  public static class Mod6 extends BaseMod {
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+      return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void load() {
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getPriorities() {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+  public static class Mod7 extends BaseMod {
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+      return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void load() {
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getPriorities() {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+  public static class Mod8 extends BaseMod {
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+      return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void load() {
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getPriorities() {
+      return "before:Mod7";
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fml/test/LoaderTests.java b/test/fml/test/LoaderTests.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8330e88c9d..0000000000
--- a/test/fml/test/LoaderTests.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The FML Forge Mod Loader suite.
- * Copyright (C) 2012 cpw
- * 
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
- * 
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- * 
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
- * Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
- */
-package fml.test;
-
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader;
-
-
-public class LoaderTests {
-
-  @Before
-  public void setUp() throws Exception {
-  }
-
-  @After
-  public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testModLoading() {
-    Loader.instance().loadMods();
-  }
-}