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So I wanted to download and install Minecraft Forge for the Clay Soldiers Mod (and few others but I didn't download them yet). But when I dragged 'n' dropped the files in the zip file to my minecraft.jar, and made a new folder 'mods' and put the two CS requirements in there, when I launched the launcher Minecraft just black screen'd. I have no idea what was wrong... I'm pretty sure I installed it correctly, and yes, I did make a few compatibility mistakes (I tried again and again). Here's my mod list:

First Install:
TooManyItems
ModLoader
SPC + WE
Optifine
Rei's Minimap

Second Install:
TooManyItems
SPC + WE
Optifine
Rei's Minimap

Third Install:
TooManyItems
Optifine
Rei's Minimap

Fourth Install:
TooManyItems
Optifine
Rei's Minimap

I wanted to keep TMI, Optifine and Rei's Minimap 'cause it really helps me but if any of them is incompatible with Forge/CS, I'll uninstall them. But not Optifine 'cause my Minecraft lags so much without it... Can anyone help me?