diff --git a/parsePack.sh b/parsePack.sh
index 1fb6533..c5b2986 100755
--- a/parsePack.sh
+++ b/parsePack.sh
@@ -3,22 +3,35 @@ if [[ $1 == '' ]]; then
 	echo "usage: $0 <modpack.zip>"
 	exit 1
 fi
+token="$(dirname $(realpath $0))/token"
 meow="$(realpath $1)"
 
+if [[ ! -f "$token" ]]; then
+	echo "No tokenfile found. Try running ./getToken.sh..?"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 mkdir packwrk; cd packwrk
 7z -y x "$meow"
 
 # fetch mods
 if [[ ! -d mods ]]; then
 	mkdir mods; cd mods
-	cat ../manifest.json | jq -r '.files[] | "\(.projectID),\(.fileID)"' | while read line; do
+	mods="$(cat ../manifest.json | jq -r '.files[] | "\(.projectID),\(.fileID)"')"
+	echo "Downloading $(wc -l <<< "$mods") mods"
+	while read line; do
 		proj=${line/,*/}
 		file=${line/*,/}
 
-		url="$(curl -r -s -H "x-api-key: $(cat ../../token)" "https://api.curseforge.com/v1/mods/$proj/files/$file" | jq -r '.data.downloadUrl')"
-		curl -s -O -J -L "$url" &
-	done
+		url="$(curl -s -H "x-api-key: $(cat $token)" \
+				"https://api.curseforge.com/v1/mods/$proj/files/$file" \
+				| jq -r '.data.downloadUrl' \
+				| sed 's/\[/%5b/g;s/\]/%5d/g;'"s/'/%27/g;s/ /%20/g")" #' handling for bad URLs
+		curl -s -o $(basename "$url") -L "$url" || echo "Failed to download $url" &
+		printf "."
+	done <<< "$mods"
 	wait
+	echo "Done"
 	cd ..
 fi
 
@@ -27,8 +40,15 @@ modloader="$(cat manifest.json | jq -r '.minecraft | "\(.version),\(.modLoaders[
 if [[ $modloader == *"forge"* ]]; then
 	mc=${modloader/,*/}
 	forge=${modloader/*,forge-/}
-	curl -L -O "https://maven.minecraftforge.net/net/minecraftforge/forge/$mc-$forge/forge-$mc-$forge-installer.jar"
-	java -jar "forge-$mc-$forge-installer.jar"
+
+	# handling for old forge binary names
+	if [[ $(grep -Poh "(1\.10$|1\.9|1\.8|1\.7|1\.6|1\.5|1\.4|1\.3|1\.2|1\.1)" <<< "$mc") == '' ]]; then	
+		curl -L -O "https://maven.minecraftforge.net/net/minecraftforge/forge/$mc-$forge/forge-$mc-$forge-installer.jar"
+		java -jar "forge-$mc-$forge-installer.jar"
+	else
+		curl -L -O "https://maven.minecraftforge.net/net/minecraftforge/forge/$mc-$forge-$mc/forge-$mc-$forge-$mc-installer.jar"
+		java -jar "forge-$mc-$forge-$mc-installer.jar"
+	fi
 else
 	echo "mmmm my attention span is too short for fabric rn"
 fi