Hi so not to brag. but I'm a bit of a veteran when it comes to using Forge and I hadn't anticipated any more than having to find a couple different mod versions. Your forge pack right from the start sent off red flags as it never asked if I was installing server or client. Then I have install folder appear with another install file and still it only installs an install folder. No mater what I try and I know a lot of tricks I can't get the forge to show on the list for available versions in Minecraft, although it does see the install folder. I don't get any kind of errors it just loads MInecraft 1.18.1 as normal. I took a detailed look at the installed package and it appears I need to either, import the Java code directly into Minecraft or download a lot of other files and import them into the code with the forge mod some how. Moding is one thing that sadly I have never been good at. Please get back with me, 1.12 is fun but I really want to try the new stuff, vanilla is just not enough.

 

no it's forge from the site like I said I've used Forge for many years now. Between me and my husband we did get the server/client menu and I was able to get installs from there.  Still not seeing it in the Microsoft minecraft Java addition profile. Even after making a world in 1.18.1 Forge never recognizes that a world has been made.