How do i install a mod pack in Mac?

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CamiCraft

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Title:
How do i install a mod pack in Mac?
Launcher Version:
1.7.10
Modpack:
Horizons
Modpack Version:
1.2.0
Log Link:
Details of the issue:
Sounds stupid, but i really need help on this
Because im very new to this topic i've never install a single mod in Mac
Maybe i have installed mods in Windows, but never in the time u have been a mac user
Thank you for your attention
 

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Once you get the launcher working, it should work basically the same way as in Windows. Find Horizons on the panel on the left (assuming you're using the original FTB launcher; I've never used Curse Voice and can provide no assistance with it), click the button at the bottom to create a profile with your Minecraft username and password, and click Launch.

If you can't get Curse Voice to work, on the FTB launcher downloads page there should be a link somewhere for legacy downloads, which will give you the old FTB launcher. The .dmg package is the most preferable on OSX, as it will make the FTB launcher application show up in the Launchpad right out of the box, but if you can't get that to work either, there's also a .jar file (might be labeled as Linux/Other) that's written in Java and will work on any system that can run Minecraft.
 
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Which panel on the left?
Which launcher should be working? Minecraft or Horizons?
 

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Does the launcher you're trying to use look like this?

Screen Shot 2016-06-23 at 6.16.44 PM.png

This is the 'old' or 'original' FTB launcher, and is the only pack-hosting launcher I'm familiar with. If you can see this screen, then the instructions above should work: find Horizons on the left, click on it, click Edit at the bottom, enter your Minecraft username and password (if you haven't already), make sure your username appears in the drop-down thingy, click Launch, and the launcher will handle the rest for you.

If you've gotten a launcher to load, but it looks nothing like the above screenshot, it's probably the Curse Voice launcher. I have never messed with it and have no idea how to make it work.

If you haven't gotten any launcher to work, go here and click on the "Legacy Mac" link below the big download button. It'll download a zip file; extract that and see if you can make it work.
 
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CamiCraft

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Dude, you saved myself, thanks a lot
I didn't had the launcher, now the entretainment begins :')
By the way, you can choose which mods to install in the launcher?
I mean, for example, what if i don't want to install ''Thaumcraft 3'', can i go to settings and prevent the installing?

Thank you for your help
 
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CamiCraft

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Well, it seems that i have an issue
When i open ''FeedTheBeast'' there's an error that says: ''JREloaderror''
 

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Dude, you saved myself, thanks a lot
I didn't had the launcher, now the entretainment begins :')
By the way, you can choose which mods to install in the launcher?
I mean, for example, what if i don't want to install ''Thaumcraft 3'', can i go to settings and prevent the installing?

Thank you for your help
After you launch a pack for the first time, you can click on the "Edit Mod Pack" button near the top of my screenshot, and it'll pop up a menu where you can enable or disable mods in the pack and also add mods that you've downloaded from other sources. So, for instance, if you've downloaded a pack that has Thaumcraft, but you really don't like Thaumcraft, you could disable it from that menu. You'd need to disable all of its addons as well, otherwise it'll crash.

Well, it seems that i have an issue
When i open ''FeedTheBeast'' there's an error that says: ''JREloaderror''
Sounds like a Java problem. Unlike the Mojang launcher, FTB does not load its own version of Java, so you'll need to go here and install the latest version for your system manually.

There are some computers that don't like the latest versions of Java, so if you install the latest version and FTB still doesn't work, try Java 8 update 59. I *think* that was the last one before stuff started breaking.