So first of all, I have to use Mineshafter to use Minecraft. I would buy MC if I only had the money for it. . I prefer to buy games; if they are good enough to buy then the dev probably deserves money(more than sale price sometimes, as is the case of games such as Junk Jack on iOS). I only use "alternative methods" of getting them when I lack the money to get them the "standard" way.
Now that that's out of the way, the problem: I would like to play quite a few mods, but most NEED Forge. Forge gives Mineshafter a black screen error. I could of course use MCPatcher's or Magic Launcher's "Test Minecraft" button, but then my multiplayer data and achievements are erased. Please make forge compatible as it used to be.