Forge 1.8.9 Crashes with an IllegalStateException: Expected BEGIN_OBJECT but was STRING

Hey Guys,

I have tried to launch my Minecraft Forge 1.8.9 llike 100 times but it kept crashing with the following error:

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Expected BEGIN_OBJECT but was STRING at line 1 column 1
    at com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader.beginObject(JsonReader.java:374)
    at com.google.gson.internal.bind.ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory$Adapter.read(ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java:165)
    ... 42 more

Can anyone plz help me, I havent played Minecraft for like 3 days now

Heres the entire crash report, and no, Im not using Windows Vista, Im just using the legacy Minecraft Launcher (the old one)

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----

WARNING: coremods are present:
Contact their authors BEFORE contacting forge

// I bet Cylons wouldn't have this problem.

Time: 11/10/19 5:29 PM
Description: Initializing game

com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Expected BEGIN_OBJECT but was STRING at line 1 column 1
    at com.google.gson.internal.bind.ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory$Adapter.read(ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java:176)
    at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:803)
    at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:768)
    at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:717)
    at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:689)
    at com.chattriggers.ctjs.utils.capes.CapeHandler.<init>(CapeHandler.java:26)
    at com.chattriggers.ctjs.CTJS.postInit(CTJS.java:107)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLModContainer.handleModStateEvent(FMLModContainer.java:560)
    at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor3.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventSubscriber.handleEvent(EventSubscriber.java:74)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.SynchronizedEventSubscriber.handleEvent(SynchronizedEventSubscriber.java:47)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatch(EventBus.java:322)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatchQueuedEvents(EventBus.java:304)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:275)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.LoadController.sendEventToModContainer(LoadController.java:211)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.LoadController.propogateStateMessage(LoadController.java:189)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventSubscriber.handleEvent(EventSubscriber.java:74)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.SynchronizedEventSubscriber.handleEvent(SynchronizedEventSubscriber.java:47)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatch(EventBus.java:322)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatchQueuedEvents(EventBus.java:304)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:275)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.LoadController.distributeStateMessage(LoadController.java:118)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Loader.initializeMods(Loader.java:742)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.client.FMLClientHandler.finishMinecraftLoading(FMLClientHandler.java:310)
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.func_71384_a(Minecraft.java:495)
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.func_99999_d(Minecraft.java:329)
    at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
    at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.launch(Launch.java:135)
    at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.main(Launch.java:28)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Expected BEGIN_OBJECT but was STRING at line 1 column 1
    at com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader.beginObject(JsonReader.java:374)
    at com.google.gson.internal.bind.ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory$Adapter.read(ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java:165)
    ... 42 more


A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Stacktrace:
    at com.google.gson.internal.bind.ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory$Adapter.read(ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java:176)
    at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:803)
    at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:768)
    at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:717)
    at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:689)
    at com.chattriggers.ctjs.utils.capes.CapeHandler.<init>(CapeHandler.java:26)
    at com.chattriggers.ctjs.CTJS.postInit(CTJS.java:107)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLModContainer.handleModStateEvent(FMLModContainer.java:560)
    at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor3.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventSubscriber.handleEvent(EventSubscriber.java:74)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.SynchronizedEventSubscriber.handleEvent(SynchronizedEventSubscriber.java:47)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatch(EventBus.java:322)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatchQueuedEvents(EventBus.java:304)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:275)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.LoadController.sendEventToModContainer(LoadController.java:211)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.LoadController.propogateStateMessage(LoadController.java:189)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventSubscriber.handleEvent(EventSubscriber.java:74)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.SynchronizedEventSubscriber.handleEvent(SynchronizedEventSubscriber.java:47)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatch(EventBus.java:322)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatchQueuedEvents(EventBus.java:304)
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:275)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.LoadController.distributeStateMessage(LoadController.java:118)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Loader.initializeMods(Loader.java:742)
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.client.FMLClientHandler.finishMinecraftLoading(FMLClientHandler.java:310)
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.func_71384_a(Minecraft.java:495)

-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.func_99999_d(Minecraft.java:329)
    at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
    at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.launch(Launch.java:135)
    at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.main(Launch.java:28)

-- System Details --
Details:
    ct.js modules: []
    Minecraft Version: 1.8.9
    Operating System: Windows Vista (amd64) version 6.0
    CPU: 16x Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz
    Java Version: 1.8.0_51, Oracle Corporation
    Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
    Memory: 281739160 bytes (268 MB) / 523501568 bytes (499 MB) up to 8576565248 bytes (8179 MB)
    JVM Flags: 6 total; -Xmx8G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn128M -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump
    IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
    FML: MCP 9.19 Powered by Forge 11.15.1.1722 Optifine OptiFine_1.8.9_HD_U_I3 19 mods loaded, 19 mods active
    States: 'U' = Unloaded 'L' = Loaded 'C' = Constructed 'H' = Pre-initialized 'I' = Initialized 'J' = Post-initialized 'A' = Available 'D' = Disabled 'E' = Errored
    UCHIJ    mcp{9.19} [Minecraft Coder Pack] (minecraft.jar) 
    UCHIJ    FML{8.0.99.99} [Forge Mod Loader] (forge-1.8.9-11.15.1.1722.jar) 
    UCHIJ    Forge{11.15.1.1722} [Minecraft Forge] (forge-1.8.9-11.15.1.1722.jar) 
    UCHIJ    perspectivemod{3.0} [Perspective Mod 3.0] (minecraft.jar) 
    UCHIJ    oldanimations{2.4.2} [OldAnimationsMod] (minecraft.jar) 
    UCHIE    ct.js{0.16.4-SNAPSHOT} [ChatTriggers] (ctjs-0.16.4-SNAPSHOT.jar) 
    UCHIJ    skyblockaddons{1.3.0} [SkyBlock Addons] (SkyblockAddons-1.3.0-for-MC-1.8.9.jar) 
    UCHIJ    chattoggler{1.1} [chattoggler] (2Pi's Chat Toggler.jar) 
    UCHIJ    bspkrsCore{7.01} [bspkrsCore] ([1.8.9] BspkrsCore.jar) 
    UCHIJ    customcrosshairmod{0.5.1-Forge} [Custom Crosshair Mod] ([1.8.9] Crosshairmod-v0.5.1.jar) 
    UCHIJ    sidebarmod{2.0} [Sidebar Mod Revamp] ([1.8.9] Sidebar Mod Revamp.jar) 
    UCHIJ    StatusEffectHUD{1.27} [StatusEffectHUD] ([1.8.9] StatusEffectHUD.jar) 
    UCHIJ    wingsmod{1.2} [Wings Mod] ([1.8.9] Wings Mod-1.2 (1).jar) 
    UCHIJ    combodisplaymod{1.0} [Combo Display Mod] ([1.8.9]ComboDisplayMod.jar) 
    UCHIJ    ChromaHUD{3.0} [Chroma HUD] (ChromaHUD-3.0.jar) 
    UCHIJ    hypixeltools{1.2} [Hypixel Tools Mod] (Hypixel Tools Mod v1.2 (1.8.9).jar) 
    UCHIJ    keystrokesmod{1.0-SNAPSHOT} [KeystrokesMod] (KeystrokesMod-v4 [1.8.9].jar) 
    UCHIJ    memoryfix{0.3} [MemoryFix] (MemoryFix-0.3.jar) 
    UCHIJ    quickplay{2.0.3} [Quickplay] (Quickplay-1.8.9-2.0.3.jar) 
    Loaded coremods (and transformers): 
FMLLoadingPlugin (noclosemychat-v1.0.jar)
  com.cecer1.noclosemychat.asm.NoCloseMyChatTransformer
FMLLoadingPlugin (MemoryFix-0.3.jar)
  io.prplz.memoryfix.ClassTransformer
Perspective Mod ([1.8.9] Perspective Mod-3.0.jar)
  net.canelex.perspectivemod.asm.CameraTransformer
Main (OldAnimationsMod v2.4.2 FORGE MC1.8.9.jar)
  com.spiderfrog.main.ClassTransformer
    GL info: ' Vendor: 'NVIDIA Corporation' Version: '4.6.0 NVIDIA 417.71' Renderer: 'GeForce RTX 2080/PCIe/SSE2'
    Launched Version: 1.8.9-forge1.8.9-11.15.1.1722
    LWJGL: 2.9.4
    OpenGL: GeForce RTX 2080/PCIe/SSE2 GL version 4.6.0 NVIDIA 417.71, NVIDIA Corporation
    GL Caps: Using GL 1.3 multitexturing.
Using GL 1.3 texture combiners.
Using framebuffer objects because OpenGL 3.0 is supported and separate blending is supported.
Shaders are available because OpenGL 2.1 is supported.
VBOs are available because OpenGL 1.5 is supported.

    Using VBOs: No
    Is Modded: Definitely; Client brand changed to 'fml,forge'
    Type: Client (map_client.txt)
    Resource Packs: §9Blue-§7Revamp-§8§f128x§8
    Current Language: English (US)
    Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
    CPU: 16x Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz

Edited November 10, 20196 yr by itz_pvp1235