DaemonUmbra

It sounds like the Forge profile is being created targeting Vanilla, which is odd. Edit the profile and select Forge from the version dropdown.

If it crashes without Optifine provide a crash without Optifine

Please read the Logs section of my signature below and provide the appropriate log in the appropriate manner.

How are you installing Forge? Where did you get Forge from? (please provide a url) Is this a client or a server? How are you starting Forge?

Please provide your installer log, it will have the same name as the installer but with .log on the end: Installer: forge-{version}-installer.jar Log: forge-{version}-installer.jar.log Note: If you have Windows Explorer set to hide file extensions(as is the default setting), they will look like this: Installer: forge-{version}-installer Log: forge-{version}-installer.jar

Please provide a screenshot (not a cellphone picture)and debug.log (more info in my signature below)

Please read the Logs section of my signature below and provide the appropriate log in the appropriate manner.

I've split your reply into its own thread, in the future please don't hijack other people's threads. This looks like a corrupted world, unless you have a back up you're hosed.

1.8.9 is no longer supported on this forum due to its age. Please update to a modern version of Minecraft to receive support.

What launcher are you using? Please provide a screenshot.

Forge installs itself as a version of Minecraft. Make a new Profile/Installation and select Forge from the version dropdown. (Note: For some reason Forge 1.12.2 gets booted to the bottom of the list.)

Did you watch the video I linked?

1.10.2 is no longer supported on this forum due to its age. Please update to a modern version of Minecraft to receive support.

1.7.10 is no longer supported on this forum due to its age. Please update to a modern version of Minecraft to receive support.

Can you please provide debug.log files from your server and client?

Forge for 1.12.2 requires you to use Java 8 exactly, nothing later.

1.7.10 is no longer supported on this forum due to its age. Please update to a modern version of Minecraft to receive support.

1.7.10 is no longer supported on this forum due to its age. Please update to a modern version of Minecraft to receive support.

Unless you get this issue with a Forge client connecting to a Forge server this does not look like a Forge problem

Liteloader is not server-compatible, remove it

Please read the Logs section of my signature below and provide the appropriate log in the appropriate manner.

Wait, what exact steps are you taking? Is this a situation where you downloaded a file and the browser prompts you to open or save it and you're selecting "open"?

The launcher component is not something you download manually, just run the installer, open the Minecraft Launcher, make a new installation/profile and select Forge from the versions dropdown.

I'm not seeing this issue