How To Distribute a Modpack on Technic Launcher - Easy Guide for Dummies

In this guide we will be starting from scratch to create a basic modpack with only 2 mods, then test it, package it, and distribute it through Technic Launcher. The following are resources used in this guide:

Technic Page for my Tutorial Modpack:

►► ENTER THE MATRIX ◄◄

LINKS:

[docdolittleef]

Also caught this on the Technic page, and I've got to say it's been the most helpful of any modpack-making videos I've seen.  Quick, efficient, all correct information. I'll definitely be taking a dip into the rest of your channel.

[keltheskeleton]

As far as I know I have correctly downloaded the forge universal and renamed it but after my mods and forge have been downloaded through the technic launcher they do not install. Any idea why this is?

*EDIT* turns out it created a new folder in the modpack folder instead of adding the files into the existing mod/bin folders. Still not sure why this is.

[lassegjerstad]

i have a trouble with the modpack. i cant get mods on it i have installed the mods but everytime i open a modpack so are the minecraft vannila

[happygame]

so, works just fine for me however when i go to update the modpack's link with a newer version of my modpack it uses the old link

[NitroStarman]

I have the issue of "error unzipping a file" when downloading my mod pack. I used Dropbox and Copy.com and both result in this error. Every tutorial video has success in making a modpack and I follow them exactly and the error still occurs. Can you help?

[Kajeslorian]

I made a custom modpack using your instructions, however I'm getting an "error unzipping file". It downloads the modpack just fine, but derps out at the end. I've found many people with the same problem, but none of the (very few) solutions I've found work. All the tutorials are almost two years old, and none of the new errors are being answered.

[Admirel]

it says its unable to extract the modpack files - what i think is happening is that its somehow not reading the dropbox direct download link and installing the pack, but i dont know how to fix it

[mgutierrez]

I'm trying to change the link in the dropbox but sence this video was created the layout for dropbox has changed can you make a new one with the new dropbox layout

[BenCermeno]

On the techniclanucher i pressed play but it did not load anything! Can someone pleas help me?!

[joshdoezgamez]

it says "the Modpack Location you entered is not a valid location" what do i do i am using dropbox but still doesn't work???

[lukehenderson]

Whenever I try to install the modpack it says "Error unzipping a file for the following pack: test Attempting to extract file test-1.0.zip, but it did not exist. Please consult the modpack author." PLEASE HELP!!!

[SpartanGamezFTB]

how can i give it a picture and a background?

[okajj]

Attempting to extract file [my modpack name, but in copy.com its just "modpack.zip] but it didnt existCan you help me ? I used multimc and everything worked very well... :(

[derpnationluke]

My modpack doesn't have any mods is that because I changed the one when I pasted the Dropbox link in the technicpack location area not before when u did at Dropbox? If it was how did u open up the Dropbox to edit the link? What did u click or do? Please help!

[Hiroyugane]

thanks! that video had helped me very much :)

[jcostinburst]

I followed the guide to the letter, but my download link isnt working for some odd reason. Any tips?

[derpnationluke]

Can u please do another vid on this but Mac version cos I'm having trouble cos I have Mac. Please.

[johnmartin]

This video is out of date and needs to be updated

[Dark__Thoughts]

The testing your pack part with the vanilla launcher  confused the shit out of me and I lost track for the rest of the video, glad I'm using MultiMC ... xD

Couple of questions I hope you might can help with: 
- Why do you rename forge? For me this sounds weird because you don't see the version number anymore. At least not on the fly.
- How to update?! I understand you provide a link to an external file with the mods, configs and forge but how to tell the Technic Launcher that I updated the pack so that people can update it? 
- Would a google drive URL work as well? I've deleted my account a while back when the dropbox drama happened and I don't want to use a paid webspace service.

I want to make a private (= literally private) pack for my friends & family on our server and need an easy as fuck way to do that so they haven't really anything to do except for getting the launcher, get the pack and update it if I change something, but I'm still not really convinced enough yet that the technic launcher is really the right tool for that.

Edit: Thinking about it I guess the technic launcher assumes the "modpack.jar" is forge and will always search for that file name to install it. Is that correct?

[obsidianman]

I give up... Tried so many times to make a modpack before and it just fails, BUT Can someone make a good medieval magic based mod and I know there are alot out there but I need one with the morph mod! No magic mods have morph in it and it really annoys me.
If anyone is actually interested in making my day then I would be very happy.