How to Get the Maven Plugin for Eclipse

Maven is a Java Project Management tool that makes life a lot easier for java developers. You'll need it eventually specially if you are going to try out Project Darkstar development exclusively in Eclipse. To learn more about maven, visit the official website.

This how-to is for the online installation of the Maven plugin for Eclipse, meaning YOU WILL NEED AN ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION.

To install it, open Eclipse. Then, go to Help>Install New Software. Click the "Add" button.
Type in anything you want for the Name field... e.g. "maven2"
Paste this onto the Location field: "http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/update/"
You may also choose to download stable development builds by pasting
"http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/update-dev"

Wait for a bit while eclipse tries to locate the files needed for download.
When it's done checking, try clicking next.
YOU MAY NOTICE THAT IT CANNOT CONTINUE.
You need to uncheck the components mentioned in the Details - the ones it can't find.
From what I encountered, it was Maven Integration for AJDT and Maven SCM handler for Subclipse.

After this, you only need to click Finish. NOTE that sometimes the Finish Button doesn't become clickable. This is just a minor bug. Just click Cancel and do the whole process again.

How to Install Eclipse in Windows

Here's a basic how-to for installing Eclipse on Windows.

I don't like using NetBeans as it has too much overhead and I used it only for laying out (layouting?) my swing components.

You will need:

• A java runtime environment (JRE) or a java development kit (JDK). JDK is simply java for programmers, while JRE is java for people who only need to run java-based programs.
  
• The Eclipse IDE for Java Developers.

Once you have downloaded the JRE or JDK executable, just run it on your system and a wizard will guide you through the installation.
After that, just unzip the Eclipse "installer" to whichever directory you like.
You can now run "eclipse.exe".

Feel free to comment or ask me anything. Thanks! ^^