I have Minecraft 1.7.5. I'm trying to download a mod called the Twilight Forest, it seems to be a pretty popular mod and I have done scans on it and the files are safe. Now this is where I get lost. I have watched several different youtube tutorials and read a few wikihows on how to successfully download and install mods but no matter how many times I try to it does not work.
The last video I watched told me that downloading mods for 1.7.5 is the same as 1.6.1 or higher, but I do not think that is correct, I followed the steps correctly as shown in the video and the results seemed to be the same as the video tutorial, BUT when I went into the world nothing happened, the mod didn't work. I didn't even get a glitch or a crash like I was expecting.
I'm using WinRAR to transfer the files like everyone else says to do, I do have the real version of Minecraft that I paid for, so no bootlegging was done (that also means I have the required forge 10.12.32blahblahblah). I realize that mods are not supported by the creators of the game and they may cause issues for me later on, but this is very important. I have no explanation for my desire to play in this crazy new Minecraft dimension, but if anyone out there can give me a hand please, please, please respond to this.
Any advice at all will help, don't be shy. Let's try to figure out these modifications together.