Creating new launcher profiles

[Flenix]

Hey guys,

 

I'm trying to make an installer for my Forge mods, which I've packaged into a little modpack and made a test server for.

What i'm trying to set up is a system whereby players can run the installer and it will install a version of forge I specify (probably on an online .xml file), put my mods and their configs in the correct place and create a launcher profile - so the player can go from a vanilla minecraft to playing my mods with a single step.

 

However, I've been told that it's "impossible" to create a profile through the launcher any way other than clicking the new profile button. I thought that sounded a little strange, and the person who told me that has claimed impossible to many things in the past which have been proved quite easy, so I figured I'd ask here!

 

Does anyone know of any way to create a new launcher profile with external software or a .bat file then?

[larsgerrits]

You mean like the Forge installer does? Try and find(maybe ask) the source code for it.

[Flenix]

You mean like the Forge installer does? Try and find(maybe ask) the source code for it.

 

Forge installer just gives a new version in the profile options - I want to create the actual profile, the thing you can select from a dropdown list on the launcher itself (not inside the options)

[larsgerrits]

You mean like the Forge installer does? Try and find(maybe ask) the source code for it.

 

Forge installer just gives a new version in the profile options - I want to create the actual profile, the thing you can select from a dropdown list on the launcher itself (not inside the options)

Then i don't know how to do it...