So i downloaded the recommended version of 1.8 Forge (11.14.0.1299) and now when i press Play on the launcher it crashes, any way to fix this? This is the error message that i get.
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Loading tweak class name net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLTweaker
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Using primary tweak class name net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLTweaker
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [LaunchWrapper]: Calling tweak class net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLTweaker
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [FML]: Forge Mod Loader version 8.0.26.1299 for Minecraft 1.8 loading
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [FML]: Java is Java HotSpot 64-Bit Server VM, version 1.7.0_75, running on Windows 8.1:amd64:6.3, installed at C:\Program Files\Java\jre7
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [FML]: Loading tweaker optifine.OptiFineForgeTweaker from OptiFine_1.8.0_HD_U_D1.jar
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/IFMLLoadingPlugin
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:117)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.loadCoreMod(CoreModManager.java:420)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.discoverCoreMods(CoreModManager.java:349)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.handleLaunch(CoreModManager.java:217)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.setupHome(FMLLaunchHandler.java:90)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.setupClient(FMLLaunchHandler.java:67)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.configureForClientLaunch(FMLLaunchHandler.java:34)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLTweaker.injectIntoClassLoader(FMLTweaker.java:125)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.launch(Launch.java:115)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.main(Launch.java:28)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.IFMLLoadingPlugin
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:191)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: ... 23 more
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:182)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: ... 25 more
[22:53:26] [main/ERROR] [FML]: An error occurred trying to configure the minecraft home at C:\Users\Jake\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft for Forge Mod Loader
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/IFMLLoadingPlugin
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:117) ~[launchwrapper-1.11.jar:?]
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.loadCoreMod(CoreModManager.java:420) ~[forge-1.8-11.14.0.1299.jar:?]
at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.discoverCoreMods(CoreModManager.java:349) ~[forge-1.8-11.14.0.1299.jar:?]
at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.handleLaunch(CoreModManager.java:217) ~[forge-1.8-11.14.0.1299.jar:?]
at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.setupHome(FMLLaunchHandler.java:90) [forge-1.8-11.14.0.1299.jar:?]
at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.setupClient(FMLLaunchHandler.java:67) [forge-1.8-11.14.0.1299.jar:?]
at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.configureForClientLaunch(FMLLaunchHandler.java:34) [forge-1.8-11.14.0.1299.jar:?]
at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLTweaker.injectIntoClassLoader(FMLTweaker.java:125) [forge-1.8-11.14.0.1299.jar:?]
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.launch(Launch.java:115) [launchwrapper-1.11.jar:?]
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.main(Launch.java:28) [launchwrapper-1.11.jar:?]
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.IFMLLoadingPlugin
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:191) ~[launchwrapper-1.11.jar:?]
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
... 23 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:182) ~[launchwrapper-1.11.jar:?]
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_75]
... 23 more
Exception in thread "main" [22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/IFMLLoadingPlugin
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:117)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.loadCoreMod(CoreModManager.java:420)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.discoverCoreMods(CoreModManager.java:349)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager.handleLaunch(CoreModManager.java:217)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.setupHome(FMLLaunchHandler.java:90)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.setupClient(FMLLaunchHandler.java:67)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.FMLLaunchHandler.configureForClientLaunch(FMLLaunchHandler.java:34)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.launcher.FMLTweaker.injectIntoClassLoader(FMLTweaker.java:125)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.launch(Launch.java:115)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.main(Launch.java:28)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.IFMLLoadingPlugin
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:191)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: ... 23 more
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:182)
[22:53:26] [main/INFO] [sTDERR]: [java.lang.Throwable$WrappedPrintStream:println:-1]: ... 25 more