Providing the .zip as well as installer

[Deathspell55555]

Please, provide forge the same way you always have as a .zip folder. This would make it possible to use Optifine and Magic Launcher with forge.

[Xuebao61]

You already can. There's a "universal" and "client" link with the installer link in files

[Deathspell55555]

Client? All I get is:

 

(changelog) (installer) * (javadoc) * (src) * (universal) *

 

And universal is .jar, not zip

[LexManos]

Zips are jars so there's that.

And just magically being a zip doesn't make you compatible with things.

So no... we'll keep the format we have.Times change, this new system was developed along side Mojang to directly fix a lot of issues that the old system caused.

And in actually makes life a lot easier for majority of users.

 

it is rather simple for Base editing mods to move to Forge and our open source installing system.

[Deathspell55555]

Majority of users? But you made it different to help rare cases where people had problems... You should probably help the people having problems now then right?

[LexManos]

Yes, just because you do things one way doesn't mean you're the majority.

And no we didn't make it didn't to help rare cases, it was actually a really common case because sadly most people don't know how to use archival tools.

As you're demonstrating now, by the fact that you don't know a jar IS a zip file. -.-

Your problem isn't a problem with Forge. You simply don't understand how the new system works.

Explain to me how having a '.zip' file helps you?

[Excalibur]

Easy enough to fix: Rename the file so the extension is .zip instead of .jar...if you REALLY need a .zip file. But you don't.

 

Note that the OP said he is using Magic Launcher. Magic Launcher does not require mods to have a .zip extension, you can use .jar files. The important thing is that you have a clean minecraft.jar file (which you can specify), it's modloader to be first, then forge, then your mods.

 

To the OP: Honestly, take a few minutes to learn the new launcher, it will work well for what you need. The only problem is that it doesn't allow you to add mods graphically. With the Forge installer, modding Minecraft for Forge compatible/required mods is dead simple. DEAD. SIMPLE. You'll have your Forge profile which you can copy to create different flavors of Forge. There are instructions here in the Suggestions forum to help you get started.

 

To LexManos: To be honest, when I went to install Forge for 1.6.x, I grabbed the universal zip file like I always did. When I opened it to install Forge, I did not find the files I expected and spent a few minutes tracking down what happened. The new installer happened without fanfare (at least I didn't see anything posted about) so I was confused. I love the new installer, btw. Makes things wonderfully easy to work with now.

[loordgek]

- Use the official launcher to download and start once Minecraft 1.6.2.

- Use the Forge installer to install Forge

- Use the official launcher to start once Minecraft with the Forge profile.

- Start Magic Launcher

- Click "Setup"

- Select Environment "Forge9.10.X.Y"

- Click "Add" -> select the OptiFine ZIP file

- Click "Advanced"

- In the field "Parameters" add "-Dfml.ignorePatchDiscrepancies=true"

- Click "OK"

- Login and play