In the bottom left corner of the screen, you can choose between different Minecraft profiles and versions. Once Forge is installed, open the Minecraft Launcher.

Any players who want to connect to your modded Forge server will need to be using the same Forge and Minecraft version. Note that if you install a Forge server, you still have to install the Client option as well. Select a location such as your Desktop, and create a new empty folder and select that as the location to install the Forge server too. Check the ‘Install server’ option, then press the ‘…’ button to choose a new directory. Installing the server is relatively simple.

If you want to play a modded server with friends, you’ll need the Server option as well. In the unlikely event that you don’t have Minecraft installed into the default AppData folder, you will need to change the installation location in the installer by pressing the ‘…’ button. This will install a Forge profile into your Minecraft directory. All you have to do is press the OK button with the ‘Install client’ option checked. The Forge Installerįirst, we need to install Forge to your system. Alternatively, make sure you have actually downloaded the Installer file shown in the previous step, and not any other files such as Sources of Universal. If the Forge JAR doesn’t open, ensure you have the latest version of Java installed on your system. JAR file, an application will open called the ‘Mod System Installer’.

Minecraft 1.12 forge mods