MikesJam

First of all, thank you for making an effort to try and fix our issue here. Despite using the Forge 8.9.0.762 installer, I still cannot get a server running. The installer still does not make a 'lib' file, and I get the same error if I make a 'lib' folder or put the jars in the 'libraries' folder. The batch file is unable to access the forge jar, regardless of what I do. I suppose I'll wait until a recommended build is given the OK for use. Thanks in advance for your help

Sorry to bug you, but I tried your solution and still cannot get the batch file to run the server. I downloaded the vanilla jar and forge jar using the latest version of the installer (see http://puu.sh/3u6dS/db0aaf23ce.jpg ). I checked each folder that was created, and I couldn't find a 'lib' folder (or maybe you mean libraries?). I created one and placed both jars inside, nothing else. I also created the batch file you said to make. The batch file would run for a split second, then close, so I added "PAUSE" to the end of the command to see what the issue was (see http://puu.sh/3u6eC/e2768c77d6.jpg and http://puu.sh/3u6hd/4528ed54f9.png). I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the 'lib' folder. Again, I'm sorry to bother you with my confusion/incompetence. I have patience and hope that you and the team are trying to bring us the most user-friendly experience possible.

Thank you, and now for a question that may sound really stupid: After I run the forge universal install, it downloads all the stuff for server (at least I hope it did, didn't give me any error messages), but after running the minecraft_server.jar with my run.bat, I didn't see anything saying forge was loading. now, I tried switching my run.bat to start the Forge-Universal.jar, and the server loads like always, but says nothing about loading forge. Am I still doing something wrong? because the next thing I notice is people get a forge log generated, and I don't even have one of those yet. I have the same problem. I use the installer to download the necessary files into a blank folder. It downloads 2 jars: a vanilla Minecraft 1.6.1 jar, and a forge universal jar. I drag all of the forge files into the vanilla jar using Winrar, delete META-INF, and run the server using a batch file. The server starts up without error, but I see no sign of forge being implemented. Not sure what I'm doing wrong, as I've set up servers like this without using the installer before.