Missing ModLoader in file (main)

[Fake_Name131]

I get this error whenever I try to run some test mod that I made because I decided to learn Forge modding

\

license="All rights reserved"
#issueTrackerURL="http://my.issue.tracker/" #optional
[[mods]] #mandatory
modId="somerandommodid" #mandatory
version="1.0.0" #mandatory
displayName="T E S T" #mandatory
#updateJSONURL="http://myurl.me/" #optional
#displayURL="https://example.com/" #optional
modLoader="javafml"
loaderVersion="[31,)" 
#logoFile="examplemod.png" #optional
#credits="Thanks for this example mod goes to Java" #optional
authors="Fake_Name131"
description='''
commands
  _fc/_fakechat
    Adds a fake message to chat. (Accepts & color codes)
'''
[[dependencies.somerandommodid]] #optional
    modId="forge" #mandatory
	mandatory=true #mandatory
	versionRange="[34,)" #mandatory
	ordering="NONE"
	side="Client"
[[dependencies.somerandommodid]]
    modId="minecraft"
    mandatory=true
    versionRange="[1.16.3]"
    ordering="NONE"
    side="BOTH"

 

[ChampionAsh5357]

Since I can't see the error, I'm gonna guess that it's telling you don't have a supplied mod loader or loader version since they are attached to the mods list instead of being global.

[Fake_Name131]

16 minutes ago, ChampionAsh5357 said:

Since I can't see the error, I'm gonna guess that it's telling you don't have a supplied mod loader or loader version since they are attached to the mods list instead of being global.

 

[mException in thread "main" [32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.InvalidModFileException: Missing ModLoader in file (main)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModFileInfo.lambda$new$0(ModFileInfo.java:64)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at java.base/java.util.Optional.orElseThrow(Optional.java:408)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModFileInfo.<init>(ModFileInfo.java:64)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModFileParser.modsTomlParser(ModFileParser.java:62)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModFileParser.readModList(ModFileParser.java:46)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModFile.identifyMods(ModFile.java:113)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModDiscoverer.discoverMods(ModDiscoverer.java:116)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLLoader.beginModScan(FMLLoader.java:213)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLServiceProvider.runScan(FMLServiceProvider.java:107)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at cpw.mods.modlauncher.TransformationServiceDecorator.runScan(TransformationServiceDecorator.java:114)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at cpw.mods.modlauncher.TransformationServicesHandler.lambda$runScanningTransformationServices$8(TransformationServicesHandler.java:115)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$7$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:271)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at java.base/java.util.HashMap$ValueSpliterator.forEachRemaining(HashMap.java:1675)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:484)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:474)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:913)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:578)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at cpw.mods.modlauncher.TransformationServicesHandler.runScanningTransformationServices(TransformationServicesHandler.java:116)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at cpw.mods.modlauncher.TransformationServicesHandler.initializeTransformationServices(TransformationServicesHandler.java:63)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:75)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:65)
[m[32m[17:21:55] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1050]: 	at net.minecraftforge.userdev.LaunchTesting.main(LaunchTesting.java:105)

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by Fake_Name131

[Beethoven92]

Show your mods.toml file please

[ChampionAsh5357]

2 hours ago, Beethoven92 said:

Show your mods.toml file please

They did. It was their starting post. Also, it seems that my hypothesis was correct. the mods.toml is ordered by the default in the mdk. This means you moved the variables around expecting it to work. However, the brackets indicates that whatever comes afterwards is applied to the specific mod and not global information. The modloader and version are global information that must be known independent of the mod. Please look at a default mods.toml and order your variables accordingly.

[Beethoven92]

1 minute ago, ChampionAsh5357 said:

They did. It was their starting post.

Yep, i wonder how i missed that 😆

[poopoodice]

Licence can't be located above modid

[ChampionAsh5357]

14 minutes ago, poopoodice said:

Licence can't be located above modid

It must be loaded above [[mods]], so yes it must be...

[poopoodice]

16 minutes ago, ChampionAsh5357 said:

It must be loaded above [[mods]], so yes it must be...

You're right it needs to be above it, apparently I have them mixed up