frge won't launch on my Mac

[amazingprogamerdude]

so I tried to install mods on my Mac and it didn't work. yes I downloaded jdk 14 and let it open anyways from settings. but then after that it still didn't launch. I looked for help on YouTube but it still didn't work. can you help?

[Ugdhar]

4 hours ago, amazingprogamerdude said:

downloaded jdk 14

You should use Java 8 with Forge. And I do not believe you need a JDK unless you plan on developing mods, a JRE should suffice.

Try running the installer from a terminal window, using java -jar <NAME OF FILE>

If it fails, copy/paste the output here.

If it runs, there should be an installer log file generated in the same folder as the installer, with the same name, except for .log at the end. If the installer does run, but fails during the install, post the contents of that file.

[amazingprogamerdude]

this made it work but I got another problem. it said I needed to find a folder called mods but when I searched for it using command shift g I didn't find it.

[Ugdhar]

I don't think the mods folder exists until you've started minecraft using that version of forge, you could always create it manually in the minecraft game folder

[amazingprogamerdude]

so I have to play it first

 

[Ugdhar]

Just now, amazingprogamerdude said:

so I have to play it first

 

Nah, it creates it before you even click Single Player or anything.

[amazingprogamerdude]

ok so I just go in the Minecraft folder and just make a new folder in that?