1.18.2 40.1.0 Empty Mods folder 8x and below resource packs failing

[Hxrl]

I was planning on getting a 1x pack to use with a modpack I'm going to make for my friends. The concept was just to keep resource usage on their PCs at an absolute minimum just to ensure playability while they sorted out other settings and stuff like that. I'm using curseforge to make the pack, but currently it's entirely void of mods and this was the first thing I intended to do.

First, I tried getting a 1x pack off the internet, black & purple missing textures on everything. Okay, perhaps they arent updated, I'll need to make my own. Same issue. Okay I'll try making it 8x, same issue. Am I sure it's not me doing something wrong? This time I get an 8x pack off the internet, same issue. Just to be sure it's not every pack I get a 64x pack off the internet and that works fine. Maybe it's a vanilla issue? Nope, works fine there. What if it's curseforge's fault? Nope, it doesn't work when installing forge directly either. In conclusion:

1) Only happens for 8x and below

2) Only happens *with* Forge, even if Forge is the *only* thing going on.

Been looking this up for hours, couldn't find anything on it, so I decided to make a report here. I'll give you whatever information you need from me, but I wouldn't know what you'd want since there's no crash going on here just a world of black and purple.

[Hxrl]

debug.log

example pack

Note: This occurs with more than 1 pack, so this is explicitly an example

[Hxrl]

This is simply untrue. You must have some sort of security setting on your browser that prevents you from downloading anything by clicking a redirect. I have just downloaded it twice by simply clicking above. Regardless, here is a link to the page on which the download link can be found.

example pack page

[Hxrl]

Ah that makes so much sense, thanks so much! If I run into anything else I'll be sure to check the GitHub in the future, tbh I didn't realise there was one. Sorry I was so 1D in my original report of the bug, I just figured the cause would be out of my depth. Don't know if it's bad manners to respond and prompt you to look at the thread again, but I just wanted to say thank you for your help you're a great fellow. All the best.