Where do I install the Minecraft 1.7.10 jar file - I found a site with a download.

Yes, you need to install minecraft 1.7.10 before installing Forge for MC1.7.10.

As for the jar file you've downloaded; remove it, it's probably a fake and DO NOT RUN IT. But make sure it isn't the forge .jar version before you do remove it.

To install older versions of minecraft, download the minecraft launcher and open the installer to start installing the minecraft launcher. When it's finished installing and downloading, open the new minecraft shortcut on your desktop if the minecraft launcher downloader did not already open the minecraft launcher for you. In the minecraft launcher you'll have to put in your minecraft credentials to be able to play online, when logged in (offline or not). Look down at the bottom left of the minecraft launcher where it says "Profile:" with a drop down box next to it with your minecraft username in it (e.g. shadow999999). Under that there are two buttons; "New Profile" and "Edit Profile", press the "New Profile" button. This will open a new window aptly called "Profile editor", I recomment changing the "Profile Name" from "Copy of [username]" to "Minecraft 1.7.10". In this window the options are split into 3 sections; "Profile Info", "Version Selection" and "Java Settings (Advanced), under "Version Selection" look for "Use version:" and click on the drop down box beside this text. This will open a drop down menu of all the currently public versions of minecraft, you may have to scroll a bit in order to find the version you're looking for but in this case look for "release 1.7.10" and click on it. With that selected simply click "Save Profile" (which is the button at the bottom right of the "Profile Editor"), this will close the window. You may notice that the text at the bottom right side of the launcher has changed to "Ready to download & play Minecraft 1.7.10", this means you are ready to hit the "Play" button (in the middle at the bottom of the launcher) and wait for it to download and install everything you need for you. When it's finished downloading and installing, Minecraft 1.7.10 will automatically start up.

Please note; this is the only way to officially and safely download and install minecraft, any website other than minecraft.net that says it's the offical way to download the game is lying and is most likely trying to steal your account.

Now you are ready to play AM2, assuming you have already followed my initial instructions correctly.

So I still need to actually have MC on my computer for the game to load all of the essentials - the Magic launcher just takes MC's data/jar and redirects it through itself OR opens minecraft automatically and applies itself with all of its data into MC?

Either way I got it to launch correctly - thanks a ton bro

Also I can apply other mods by using the magic launcher, right?

So long as I have the jar of course - Also once I installed the mod jars, if I move them to another folder will it fuck up the magic launcher's references to them?

Magic launcher runs in the same way that SKSE does for skyrim more or less, it mostly a debuging/modding program and not the game itself. I don't personally know how magic launcher treats mods and is able to read them, but it probably just treats whatever folder the .jar files are in as if it's the 'mods' folder in minecraft.

If you want to add more mods, its as simple as when you added the AM2.jar file. As long as the mod doesn't require to be installed into minecrafts' root (minecraft.jar) i.e. it isn't an internal mod or doesn't require some other mods then simply adding the .jar file into the list will work perfectly fine. If you get any errors, simply untick the tickbox next to the mod you think is the culprit and it will automatically 'deactivate' the mod. This simple feature makes modpack testing (i.e. testing compatability of mods) suuuuuper easy, best of all is that you get a console that you can keep open and clear all of the random startup junk logs which is mostly just useless information. The log lets you coppy the entire log file from the console too but best of all is that you can use the search funtions to quickly find any conflictions or errors. If you're finding Minecraft isn't using nearly enough RAM, you can go to the 'advanced' section in the setup screen and set the RAM usage to be higher (Reccomment leaving at the very least 1GB of RAM for your system to run on  meaning if you have 8GB of ram make sure to set it to 7GB, unless you like bluescreening your computer XD) and you can even force the game to start in full screen.

Unfortunetly, yes if you move the .jar files you'll have to redefine their possition as magic launcher doesn't scan your entire computer for mods like NMM (Nexus Mod Manager) does.

If you're looking for some good modpacks btw, I highly reccoment "ATlauncher". It will download and install modpacks of your choice without any hassle, just set it and when it's done you get to play the modpacks without any fafing around in the mods folder. My personal favorite modpack would have to be "karma" with "hubris" coming close in second, having played Minecraft since it's alpha-beta times it's always nice to be able to go out exploring the world and looting dungeons while making a super computer or always running away from an impending doom of corruption while trying to advance your knowledge to find a way to either escape the clutches of the taint or to 'cure' the world.

Almost forgot to say NP! If it wheren't for people like myself, good old Minecraft mods like AM2 would never survive this long. Just glad to be back, and hoping I can make some time to learn Java so I can pick up AM2 and update it to be on par with the latest forge verion and revive this great mod but that's probably a looong way away. and suggesting that no one takes my place too, hehe.

Wait you are the creator of the mod?

HOLY S*** MATE U R A GAWD

(bows down)

Also I'll go look into that ATlauncher

haha no no I'm not the creator, mithlion is. I was just saying I'm someone who want's to find some time to become the new developer of AM2 simply because I love the mod so much, but like I said I probably won't be able to find that time in a long time and even then it will take me a very long time to learn Java as I've never tried learning it (but I have done coding before as you'd be able to see on my wikia and codepen accounts.

Little trivia though, that background there with all the electricity and stuff? I created that when I was updating the wiki to look more up to date and not as bland.

Also try not to swear here. :)

o srry - as you can obviously tell I haven't read any of the rules yet, I was just super hyped to get into AM2

Also I'm having serious issues with the crafting altar - I've built it exactly as the arcane compendium says so (literally no mistakes cause I've checked 16+ times already).

I have nether brick + nether stairs with sunstone caps for the maximum components - I also swapped the caps for emerald blocks to try and troubleshoot the problem to no avail.

I've rebuilt the whole altar from scratch twice - rotated the lectern and shifted the level around and toggled it to MAYBE see if those were the problems, but alas, they were not doing anything.

However, I've noticed that the actual crafting block you place in the top of the altar is constantly switching its rotation around. I think that's the problem but I have no way to solve it :P

I found the problem - I forgot the upside down stairs Z_Z

A few things to check;

make sure you're using the exact same material through out the base blocks and caps of the altar. If you're using sustone caps, make sure the 'cap' block diectly underneath the altar block is also sunstone and that all other caps are also sunstone. You can't mix and match these, most people miss the extra fifth 'cap' block under the altar block.

Regardless of what the altar block looks like, as long as the block is there then it's working. I've had mine be litterally invisible before but worked perfectly fine.

Make sure the stairs around the top arn't up side down or facing the wrong way, that happenes a lot too. Flat side down, half part up, for the top stairs. Remember, they are not ment to over hang the walls of the altar. The altar is ment to have an arch shape on its inside, i.e. make sure you didn't miss the upside down stairs that form this arch shape.

The altar is 5*5, recount how big it is you may have made it slightly to big. as long as the walls are 3 apart, any extra blocks that extend from the altar are ignored.

there can't be ANY blocks inside of the altars arch, not even torches nor mage torches.

make sure you didn't try and skimp out on any blocks, the base of the altar has to be a fully filled 5*5 base of the same material.

aaand most likely...

Magic walls. Everyone forgets the magic walls.

I recommend using witchwood as the base material, in survival, it's easy to get and seems like the least likely to bug out. That and it just looks nice. I've also noticed that in some (old) modpacks, using coal caps wont work.

Ah just as i posed lol.

I had torches inside of it too as part of the problem .-.