rjstonge Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I recently made a modpack and posted it on technic platform. i used dropbox to get my download url or whatever it's called into the modpack profile. when i used the platform url link to try to run the pack on my launcher, it says this: Error downloading file for the following pack: Joel's Super War Pack Failed to download https://www.dropbox.com/s/n5mxk2ehxwk1o7h/Modpack.rar Please consult the modpack author I dont know whats wrong or how to fix it does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discord Moderator plowmanplow Posted July 2, 2014 Discord Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2014 You need to add "?dl=1" to the end, like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n5mxk2ehxwk1o7h/Modpack.rar?dl=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 I added the "?dl=1" to the end and it loaded some of the modpack but then it showed this message: Error downloading file for the following pack: Joel's Super War Pack Failed to download https://www.dropbox.com/s/n5mxk2ehxwk1o7h/Modpack.rar?dl=1 Please consult the modpack author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 wait that was supposed to be a one not an l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 same error message as before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesquita Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I started exacly the same topic, plowmanplow told me exacly the same thing. Then, appeared the same error message as before. Just like you '-' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discord Moderator plowmanplow Posted July 3, 2014 Discord Moderator Share Posted July 3, 2014 @rjstonge: It will give you that error if there is something fatally wrong inside your modpack archive. In your case your modpack.jar file is all screwed up: It is in RAR format. All archive files intended for use in the platform MUST be in ZIP format. The contents of the modpack.jar file are inside a subfolder inside the archive. This is "bad". The modpack.jar file is simply the correct Forge universal binary JAR file renamed to "modpack.jar". Don't mess with it other than renaming the original downloaded Forge JAR. There may or may not be other problems. I didn't test the pack locally. If you still have difficulties after fixing this just come back here. @emesquita: I responded to you in your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 @plowmanplow i set up a zip file and transferred the info in the sub folders. do i still add a "?dl=1" at the end of the address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discord Moderator plowmanplow Posted July 3, 2014 Discord Moderator Share Posted July 3, 2014 If you are using dropbox, and have a current public URL then yes, you would add ?dl=1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 I ran the launcher and it loaded vanilla minecraft without any of the mods i installed. what do i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discord Moderator plowmanplow Posted July 3, 2014 Discord Moderator Share Posted July 3, 2014 Since none of the links you have posted in this thread function it will be difficult to help you. Post a link for your Technic pack page and/or API URL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 do you mean the page for the modpack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 https://www.dropbox.com/s/revmfiokzg37l15/modpack.zip.zip http://www.technicpack.net/modpack/details/joels-super-war-pack.406796 How do i find the API URL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discord Moderator plowmanplow Posted July 3, 2014 Discord Moderator Share Posted July 3, 2014 The API URL is the URL that you copy/paste into the launcher to add the pack. Your modpack contents are all in a subfolder. This won't work. The main folders (bin, config, mods, etc.) MUST be at the top level of the folder structure in your modpack archive. As I mentioned previously, your modpack.jar is STILL in RAR format. That file MUST be a ZIP format archive. Just download Forge and rename it to "modpack.jar". Don't extract it. Don't move things around inside of it. Don't re-compress it. Just rename it to modpack.jar, put it in your bin folder and you are done. Forge/MC 1.6.4 does not use a coremods folder in any way. All mods go in, or below, the mods folder. Fix these and come back if you still have problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 I put all the folders in one zip folder but it wouldn't let me put empty folders like the config folder in the file. is that okay? I loaded the game and it still had vanilla minecraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discord Moderator plowmanplow Posted July 3, 2014 Discord Moderator Share Posted July 3, 2014 You are closer at least. Your modpack.jar is actually named "modpack.jar.jar", but it is the correct file. Do a Google search for "windows show file extensions" and follow the instructions to ensure you don't make this mistake in the future. Your config file should not be empty. It should contain all the config files for the mods in your pack. If you have an empty config folder then you aren't done yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstonge Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 what kind of files go in config? (.class, .cfg, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discord Moderator plowmanplow Posted July 4, 2014 Discord Moderator Share Posted July 4, 2014 The "correct" way to build your pack is to test it as you go. Each mod will generate a config file inside the config folder in your test environment. Those are the files you would include after you finish testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marie1000 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Mine is doing the same thing except its on someone elses modpack I am trying to download and play ExZoo but it pops up with the error message failed to download https://www.dropbox.com/s/bd49gq603h3t6i/ExZoo.zip?dl=1: the specified URL does not exist (HTTP 404). is there a way to fix it on my side because I tried contacting the modpack author but they haven't been online for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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