downloading = jar??

everytime i download it, it download a .jar file. which i cant open , question is. how do i install it correctly?
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Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
what file are you downloading?
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
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Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
do you have Java installed on your PC
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
not sure, dont think so. do u have a link to the download page by any chance?
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
https://www.java.com/en/download/ then right click the iris installer, go to "open with" and pick Java if it's not in the "open with" list you'll need to run jarfix
LilyBot
LilyBot•11mo ago
What is Jarfix and how does it help?
Jarfix is a tool that can be used to fix issues where .jar files don't launch, due to their associations being hijacked, on double-click. You can download it from https://johann.loefflmann.net/downloads/jarfix.exe
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chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
amazing tysm! , it says "completed" , how do i install it into lunar client? (if u know how to)
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
for lunar you can't use the installer it's only for the vanilla launcher
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
:1_bun_confused: it used to work for me a few months ago 💔
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
I should say this now, clients aren't recommended to be used, especially with sodium and iris because of the crashes and visual issues that often arise from using them together. however, if you want sodium and iris on lunar, you need to make sure fabric is installed on it so you can load mods
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
then get Sodium and Iris as mod files and put them into your mods folder
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chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
thing is i cant find the mods folder either, maybe im just dumb but im used to the old method And, what is fabric?
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
fabric is a mod loader without it, sodium and iris can't be loaded into the game it's wherever you installed lunar to then there should be a folder called instances, profiles, installations, something like that or perhaps there's a "open folder" button somewhere in lunar
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
i just found out i cant even find the .minecraft folder because i installed lunar right away and never installed minecraft vanilla itself nevermind im actually stupid
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
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chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
this u mean, right?
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
yes. Is that the vanilla launcher's directory?
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
I did this, then clicked on .minecraft above
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
does Lunar use the vanilla directory? :thinkies: I don't understand clients. They make support so difficult
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
seems Lunar doesn't even have the ability to load fabric mods, so you'll have to play on another launcher
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hardester
hardester•11mo ago
Custom clients sure helped people play modded Minecraft easier, am I right??? /s :ioa:
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
why was i able to download it a few months back though, i can get a screenshot. it used to be like a zip file right?
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
no
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
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Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
iris always comes as a jar file, whether as the installer or the mod file that you manually put in the mods folder shaderpacks are what are downloaded as zip files
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
okay so, iris comes in a jar file and shaderpacks in zips. but i dont have a mods folder :cry_cat:
Slooshie
Slooshie•11mo ago
I don't know how lunar operates. Again, clients are NOT recommended because they complicate things heavily
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
yep i might just leave it there then and just try with vanilla server hosts made my life harder 💔 hey quick update, ive tried some things. i found out i do have fabric mods
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
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chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
and i downloaded the shader pack if im correct
IMS
IMS•11mo ago
Iris isn’t a shader pack Iris is a mod
IMS
IMS•11mo ago
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chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
thank u
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
:SOBS:
hardester
hardester•11mo ago
Sorry, I just couldn't hold it.
chanel
chanelOP•11mo ago
i might earn a medal for stupidest mc player
hardester
hardester•11mo ago
Anyways, thanks for the laughter. Much needed after got electric shocked at work. 415V mains is NOT FUN AT ALL.
Tursiops_G
Tursiops_G•11mo ago
Dayum... That's definitely Arc Flash territory... 😮
coderbot
coderbot•11mo ago
just select the Sodium module in lunar client
chanel
chanelOP•10mo ago
i got it like a week ago
stewie_65
stewie_65•10mo ago
when i try to open iris with java i get this error
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stewie_65
stewie_65•10mo ago
but i have java installed
Slooshie
Slooshie•10mo ago
Try installing azul zulu And running it with that
hardester
hardester•10mo ago
Which Java version you installed?

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