Stessed dad: Tried several mods, but all fail to run.

[alloydog]

If this is in the wrong place, sorry, but I'm not sure where to ask for this...

 

I know almost nothing about Minecraft, except what it is.  My little boy wanted the Mutant creatures mod for his Minecraft.  I read through the Minecraft Wikis and what-not and found I needed the Forge package.  I found and ran forge-1.6.4-9.11.1.965-installer.jar.  I got he message that it had been installed OK.  Running Minecraft and selecting the Forge profile, it runs OK.

 

I then downloaded Mutant_Creatures_v1.3.6_mc1.6.2(1).zip, made the folder .minecraft/mods, and copied it there.  However, running Minecraft with the Forge profile, it crashes and gives the following error report:

 

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// I blame Dinnerbone.

Time: 3/6/14 11:20 AM
Description: There was a severe problem during mod loading that has caused the game to fail

cpw.mods.fml.common.LoaderException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: thehippomaster/MutantCreatures/MutantSkeleton
at cpw.mods.fml.common.LoadController.transition(LoadController.java:156)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.initializeMods(Loader.java:700)
at cpw.mods.fml.client.FMLClientHandler.finishMinecraftLoading(FMLClientHandler.java:249)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.func_71384_a(Minecraft.java:509)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.func_99999_d(Minecraft.java:808)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:101)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.launch(Launch.java:131)
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.main(Launch.java:27)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: thehippomaster/MutantCreatures/MutantSkeleton
at thehippomaster.MutantCreatures.ChemicalX.<clinit>(ChemicalX.java:72)
at thehippomaster.MutantCreatures.MutantCreatures.init(MutantCreatures.java:89)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLModContainer.handleModStateEvent(FMLModContainer.java:545)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at com.google.common.eventbus.EventHandler.handleEvent(EventHandler.java:74)
at com.google.common.eventbus.SynchronizedEventHandler.handleEvent(SynchronizedEventHandler.java:45)
at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatch(EventBus.java:313)
at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatchQueuedEvents(EventBus.java:296)
at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:267)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.LoadController.sendEventToModContainer(LoadController.java:201)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.LoadController.propogateStateMessage(LoadController.java:181)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at com.google.common.eventbus.EventHandler.handleEvent(EventHandler.java:74)
at com.google.common.eventbus.SynchronizedEventHandler.handleEvent(SynchronizedEventHandler.java:45)
at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatch(EventBus.java:313)
at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatchQueuedEvents(EventBus.java:296)
at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:267)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.LoadController.distributeStateMessage(LoadController.java:112)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.initializeMods(Loader.java:699)
... 10 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: thehippomaster.MutantCreatures.MutantSkeleton
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:186)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
... 39 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: thehippomaster/AnimationAPI/IAnimatedEntity
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:788)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:178)
... 41 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: thehippomaster.AnimationAPI.IAnimatedEntity
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:186)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
... 45 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader.findClass(LaunchClassLoader.java:178)
... 47 more


A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.6.4
Operating System: Linux (amd64) version 3.8.0-33-generic
Java Version: 1.7.0_25, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 84190248 bytes (80 MB) / 282394624 bytes (269 MB) up to 954466304 bytes (910 MB)
JVM Flags: 1 total; -Xmx1G
AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used
Suspicious classes: FML and Forge are installed
IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
FML: MCP v8.11 FML v6.4.49.965 Minecraft Forge 9.11.1.965 4 mods loaded, 4 mods active
mcp{8.09} [Minecraft Coder Pack] (minecraft.jar) Unloaded->Constructed->Pre-initialized->Initialized
FML{6.4.49.965} [Forge Mod Loader] (minecraftforge-9.11.1.965.jar) Unloaded->Constructed->Pre-initialized->Initialized
Forge{9.11.1.965} [Minecraft Forge] (minecraftforge-9.11.1.965.jar) Unloaded->Constructed->Pre-initialized->Initialized
MutantCreatures{1.3.6} [Mutant Creatures] (Mutant_Creatures_v1.3.6_mc1.6.2.zip) Unloaded->Constructed->Pre-initialized->Errored

 

I then removed that from the folder and tried the Gulliver mod gulliver-forged-871-universal-0.14.1-MC1.6.2 but the crashed: (from ForgeModLoader-client log)

2014-03-06 16:12:48 [iNFO] [Forge] Activating mod Forge
2014-03-06 16:12:48 [FINE] [DalekMod] Enabling mod DalekMod
2014-03-06 16:12:48 [FINE] [DalekMod] Mod Logging channel DalekMod configured at default level.
2014-03-06 16:12:48 [iNFO] [DalekMod] Activating mod DalekMod
2014-03-06 16:12:48 [FINE] [GulliverForged] Enabling mod GulliverForged
2014-03-06 16:12:48 [FINE] [GulliverForged] Mod Logging channel GulliverForged configured at default level.
2014-03-06 16:12:48 [iNFO] [GulliverForged] Activating mod GulliverForged
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [WARNING] [Forge Mod Loader] Mod Forge Mod Loader is missing a pack.mcmeta file, things may not work well
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [WARNING] [Minecraft Forge] Mod Minecraft Forge is missing a pack.mcmeta file, things may not work well
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [WARNING] [DalekMod] Mod DalekMod is missing a pack.mcmeta file, things may not work well
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [WARNING] [Gulliver Forged] Mod Gulliver Forged is missing a pack.mcmeta file, things may not work well
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [iNFO] [Minecraft-Client] Reloading ResourceManager: Default, FMLFileResourcePack:Forge Mod Loader, FMLFileResourcePack:Minecraft Forge, FMLFileResourcePack:DalekMod, FMLFileResourcePack:Gulliver Forged
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [FINER] [ForgeModLoader] Verifying mod requirements are satisfied
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [sEVERE] [ForgeModLoader] The mod GulliverForged (Gulliver Forged) requires mod versions [Forge@[9.10.1.870,9.10.1.871]] to be available
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [FINE] [ForgeModLoader] Mod sorting data
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [FINE] [ForgeModLoader] 	DalekMod(DalekMod:9.6): Dalek Mod 1.6.2 - forge.zip ()
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [FINE] [ForgeModLoader] 	GulliverForged(Gulliver Forged:0.14.1): gulliver-forged-871-universal-0.14.1-MC1.6.2.zip (required-after:Forge@[9.10.1.870,9.10.1.871])
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [FINE] [ForgeModLoader] Runtime patching class net.minecraft.entity.passive.EntityMooshroom (input size 1666), found 1 patch
2014-03-06 16:12:49 [FINE] [ForgeModLoader] Successfully applied runtime patches for net.minecraft.entity.passive.EntityMooshroom (new size 2516)
2014-03-06 16:13:09 [iNFO] [Minecraft-Client] Stopping!

 

I then tried the Dalek Mod 1.6.2 - forge mod and that crashed as well, with the error report:

 

-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.6.4
Operating System: Linux (amd64) version 3.8.0-33-generic
Java Version: 1.7.0_25, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 28446072 bytes (27 MB) / 258277376 bytes (246 MB) up to 954466304 bytes (910 MB)
JVM Flags: 1 total; -Xmx1G
AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used
Suspicious classes: FML and Forge are installed
IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
FML: MCP v8.11 FML v6.4.49.965 Minecraft Forge 9.11.1.965 4 mods loaded, 4 mods active
mcp{8.09} [Minecraft Coder Pack] (minecraft.jar) Unloaded->Constructed
FML{6.4.49.965} [Forge Mod Loader] (minecraftforge-9.11.1.965.jar) Unloaded->Constructed
Forge{9.11.1.965} [Minecraft Forge] (minecraftforge-9.11.1.965.jar) Unloaded->Constructed
DalekMod{9.6} [DalekMod] (Dalek Mod 1.6.2 - forge.zip) Unloaded
Launched Version: 1.6.4-Forge9.11.1.965
LWJGL: 2.9.0
OpenGL: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RV620 GL version 3.0 Mesa 9.1.7, X.Org
Is Modded: Definitely; Client brand changed to 'fml,forge'
Type: Client (map_client.txt)
Resource Pack: Default
Current Language: English (UK)
Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
Vec3 Pool Size: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null

 

So, so far nothing has worked, except for the basic Forge mod bit, so I am assuming I have missed something basic and obvious (but not to me!)

 

We're using Minecraft 1.7.4 on Linux Mint 15 with Java runtime version jre1.7.0_45.

 

Please, can anyone give a few guidelines, so I can get something working?

 

Thanks.

[Draco18s]

forge-1.6.4-9.11.1.965-installer.jar

Mutant_Creatures_v1.3.6_mc1.6.2(1).zip

 

1.6.2 does not equal 1.6.4

[alloydog]

forge-1.6.4-9.11.1.965-installer.jar

Mutant_Creatures_v1.3.6_mc1.6.2(1).zip

 

1.6.2 does not equal 1.6.4

Aha, thanks, I hadn't realised that the mcblah.blah.blah was the version of Minecraft it worked with and that it was so version specific.

 

I'll check more carefully next time.  Though not all mods are numbered so helpfully.

[yarrmateys]

you're using an outdated version of mutant creatures, the current one is 1.4.4 for minecraft 1.6.4, you should get that one instead.

 

did you install the same author's animation api? the error log suggests you didn't. it's required by mutant creatures to work.

 

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1336132-164spmp-mutant-creatures-mutant-skeleton-v144/

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1850860-164spmp-animationapi-animate-your-entities-v112/

 

remaining mods seem outdated too. gulliver doesn't look to be updated to 1.6.4 yet

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1112856-162mlforge-gulliver-the-resizing-mod-v0141-beta-dec-5-changing-your-perspective-of-minecraft-over-900000-downloads/

dalek was updated.

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1544398-172-164-forge-sp-mp-the-dalek-mod-updated-030314/

[alloydog]

Thanks yarrmateys.  Looking at the actual pages for the mods downloads, they state the version of Minecraft needed.  In most cases it says 1.6.  I will look again at those pages.

 

I did look for animation.api but couldn't find it and assumed it was part of the Forge package.  I guess i was wrong on that note.

 

Happily though, we tried a couple more mods and they worked first time.  interestingly, the two mods that work are java files where-as the ones that don't work are zip files.  It means my boy has something working, and keeps the pressure of me!

 

Thanks gents!

[Draco18s]

Aha, thanks, I hadn't realised that the mcblah.blah.blah was the version of Minecraft it worked with and that it was so version specific.

 

Minecraft is heavily version specific.  It's getting less so, but it really depends on "what changed."  From 1.6.2 to 1.6.4 there were only a handful of changes that didn't effect most mods, so it was left as a "try it" kind of state.  Mods that did work didn't update, mods that didn't did (or didn't because reasons like the developer abandoning it).

 

The only want to know for sure is to try it, if it doesn't work then you'd need to get the right version...if it exists.

(For example, Invasion Mod did not update to 1.6.4, but does not work on 1.6.4, because it was abandoned (or at least, the dev has not made any posts in his own thread in like six months))

[alloydog]

Thanks for the clarity there.

 

He now has several mods installed and running.  One thing we have noticed is that all the mods that work on his installation are java archives (.jar).  All the mods he has tried that are zip archives don't work - not a single one, despite most having the same version number as the forge installation.

 

Could this be something to do with the laptop running Linux as opposed to Windows?

[alloydog]

I know whether it's on Windows or Linux, Java is Java is Java, well, that's how it's supposed to be, but practical experience in the past shows it's not always the case.

 

I have tired renaming -zip to .jar, but Minecraft still crashes regardless.  It seems strange to me that most jar files work, but not a single zip filed mod works...

 

Thanks for your help, but I guess we can leave this one as unsolvable - my boy now knows, if the download file is zip, he won't bother with it. 

 

Quicky quesion, off-topic:  I've clicked "Applaud" several times for folk, but in the "Thanks given/received" bit, it stills shows "0"."