Mods and Multiplayer - The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft - page 294

1. First download the Forge installer from http://files.minecraftforge.net . Look for the
recommended file for your version of Minecraft under the Promotions list at the
top of the page. (In this case, promotions simply means that it's a promoted file,
and has nothing to do with advertizing.) Then click “(installer)” under the Down-
loads column.
2. You'll pass briefly through the AdFly network. Wait 5 seconds and then click
SKIP AD in the top-right corner of the web page to download the file.
3. Open the downloaded file to install. Usually everything is correctly set by default,
but ensure Install Client is selected. You'll also see a file path to your Minecraft
application folder. I've never seen the installer get it wrong, but you can adjust it if
you see a problem. Then click OK .
4. Within a second or two you'll see a window confirming Forge was successfully in-
stalled.
The installer obviously installs its own files, but it does so in a clever way by creating a
new profile in the Minecraft Launcher. Select the Forge profile or your standard profile to
quickly switch between the modded and un-modded versions of Minecraft.
To test the installation, open your Minecraft Launcher and click the Profile drop-down
menu. You'll see a new profile called Forge . Select this and click Play . If your Forge in-
stallation was successful, you'll see some additional information on the title screen in the
lower-left corner, as shown in Figure 13.6 .