Version: azurelibarmor-neo-1.20.1-2.0.3
Mod Loader: Forge 1.20.1 - 47.2.19

"The game crashed whilst initializing game
Error: net.minecraftforge.fml.ModLoadingException: create: things and misc (create_things_and_misc) encountered an error during the common_setup event phase"

Zero crashes until azure lib armor is placed into the mod folder. When removing create: things and msic the game will crash and another mod InsaneLib/Progressive Bosses will be the new suspected mod. When removing those mods the game still crashes.

Description: Initializing game

net.minecraftforge.fml.ModLoadingException: create: things and misc (create_things_and_misc) encountered an error during the common_setup event phase
§7org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.throwables.MixinTransformerError: An unexpected critical error was encountered
at net.minecraftforge.fml.javafmlmod.FMLModContainer.acceptEvent(FMLModContainer.java:118) ~[javafmllanguage-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar%23450!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.fml.ModLoader.lambda$postEvent$29(ModLoader.java:326) ~[fmlcore-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar%23449!/:?] {}
at java.lang.Iterable.forEach(Iterable.java:75) ~[?:?] {re:mixin}
at net.minecraftforge.fml.ModList.forEachModInOrder(ModList.java:227) ~[fmlcore-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar%23449!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.fml.ModLoader.postEvent(ModLoader.java:326) ~[fmlcore-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar%23449!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.client.ForgeHooksClient.initClientHooks(ForgeHooksClient.java:1265) ~[forge-1.20.1-47.2.19-universal.jar%23453!/:?] {re:mixin,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:azurelibarmor.forge.mixins.json:ClientHooksMixin,pl:mixin:A}
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.(Minecraft.java:544) ~[client-1.20.1-20230612.114412-srg.jar%23448!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:A,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(Main.java:182) ~[1.20.1-forge-47.2.19.jar:?] {re:mixin,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:flywheel.mixins.json:ClientMainMixin,pl:mixin:A,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:?] {}
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77) ~[?:?] {}
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[?:?] {}
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568) ~[?:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets.CommonLaunchHandler.runTarget(CommonLaunchHandler.java:111) ~[fmlloader-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets.CommonLaunchHandler.clientService(CommonLaunchHandler.java:99) ~[fmlloader-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets.CommonClientLaunchHandler.lambda$makeService$0(CommonClientLaunchHandler.java:25) ~[fmlloader-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchServiceHandlerDecorator.launch(LaunchServiceHandlerDecorator.java:30) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchServiceHandler.launch(LaunchServiceHandler.java:53) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchServiceHandler.launch(LaunchServiceHandler.java:71) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:108) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:78) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.BootstrapLaunchConsumer.accept(BootstrapLaunchConsumer.java:26) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.BootstrapLaunchConsumer.accept(BootstrapLaunchConsumer.java:23) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.bootstraplauncher.BootstrapLauncher.main(BootstrapLauncher.java:141) ~[bootstraplauncher-1.1.2.jar:?] {}
Caused by: org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.throwables.MixinTransformerError: An unexpected critical error was encountered
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.MixinProcessor.applyMixins(MixinProcessor.java:392) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.MixinTransformer.transformClass(MixinTransformer.java:250) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.service.modlauncher.MixinTransformationHandler.processClass(MixinTransformationHandler.java:131) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinLaunchPluginLegacy.processClass(MixinLaunchPluginLegacy.java:131) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.serviceapi.ILaunchPluginService.processClassWithFlags(ILaunchPluginService.java:156) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:10.0.9+10.0.9+main.dcd20f30] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler.offerClassNodeToPlugins(LaunchPluginHandler.java:88) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.ClassTransformer.transform(ClassTransformer.java:120) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.TransformingClassLoader.maybeTransformClassBytes(TransformingClassLoader.java:50) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.readerToClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:113) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.lambda$findClass$15(ModuleClassLoader.java:219) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.loadFromModule(ModuleClassLoader.java:229) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.findClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:219) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.loadClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:135) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525) ~[?:?] {}
at net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRenderers.(EntityRenderers.java:96) ~[client-1.20.1-20230612.114412-srg.jar%23448!/:?] {re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,xf:OptiFine:default}
at net.minecraftforge.client.event.EntityRenderersEvent$RegisterRenderers.registerEntityRenderer(EntityRenderersEvent.java:117) ~[forge-1.20.1-47.2.19-universal.jar%23453!/:?] {re:classloading,pl:eventbus:A}
at net.mcreator.createatam.init.CreateThingsAndMiscModEntityRenderers.registerEntityRenderers(CreateThingsAndMiscModEntityRenderers.java:22) ~[create_misc_and_things_+1.20.1_4.0A.jar%23337!/:?] {re:classloading}
at net.mcreator.createatam.init.CreateThingsAndMiscModEntityRenderers_registerEntityRenderers_RegisterRenderers.invoke(.dynamic) ~[create_misc_and_things+1.20.1_4.0A.jar%23337!/:?] {re:classloading,pl:eventbus:B}
at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.ASMEventHandler.invoke(ASMEventHandler.java:73) ~[eventbus-6.0.5.jar%2387!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:315) ~[eventbus-6.0.5.jar%2387!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:296) ~[eventbus-6.0.5.jar%2387!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.fml.javafmlmod.FMLModContainer.acceptEvent(FMLModContainer.java:114) ~[javafmllanguage-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar%23450!/:?] {}
... 22 more
Caused by: org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.throwables.InjectionError: Critical injection failure: Argument modifier method injectArmor(Lnet/minecraft/client/model/Model;)Lnet/minecraft/client/model/Model; in azurelibarmor.forge.mixins.json:MixinHumanoidArmorLayer failed injection check, (0/1) succeeded. Scanned 1 target(s). Using refmap azurelibarmor.refmap.json
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.struct.InjectionInfo.postInject(InjectionInfo.java:468) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.MixinTargetContext.applyInjections(MixinTargetContext.java:1362) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.MixinApplicatorStandard.applyInjections(MixinApplicatorStandard.java:1051) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.MixinApplicatorStandard.applyMixin(MixinApplicatorStandard.java:400) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.MixinApplicatorStandard.apply(MixinApplicatorStandard.java:325) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.TargetClassContext.apply(TargetClassContext.java:383) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.TargetClassContext.applyMixins(TargetClassContext.java:365) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.MixinProcessor.applyMixins(MixinProcessor.java:363) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.transformer.MixinTransformer.transformClass(MixinTransformer.java:250) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.service.modlauncher.MixinTransformationHandler.processClass(MixinTransformationHandler.java:131) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinLaunchPluginLegacy.processClass(MixinLaunchPluginLegacy.java:131) ~[mixin-0.8.5.jar:0.8.5+Jenkins-b310.git-155314e6e91465dad727e621a569906a410cd6f4] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.serviceapi.ILaunchPluginService.processClassWithFlags(ILaunchPluginService.java:156) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:10.0.9+10.0.9+main.dcd20f30] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler.offerClassNodeToPlugins(LaunchPluginHandler.java:88) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.ClassTransformer.transform(ClassTransformer.java:120) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.modlauncher.TransformingClassLoader.maybeTransformClassBytes(TransformingClassLoader.java:50) ~[modlauncher-10.0.9.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.readerToClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:113) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.lambda$findClass$15(ModuleClassLoader.java:219) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.loadFromModule(ModuleClassLoader.java:229) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.findClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:219) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at cpw.mods.cl.ModuleClassLoader.loadClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:135) ~[securejarhandler-2.1.10.jar:?] {}
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525) ~[?:?] {}
at net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRenderers.(EntityRenderers.java:96) ~[client-1.20.1-20230612.114412-srg.jar%23448!/:?] {re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,xf:OptiFine:default}
at net.minecraftforge.client.event.EntityRenderersEvent$RegisterRenderers.registerEntityRenderer(EntityRenderersEvent.java:117) ~[forge-1.20.1-47.2.19-universal.jar%23453!/:?] {re:classloading,pl:eventbus:A}
at net.mcreator.createatam.init.CreateThingsAndMiscModEntityRenderers.registerEntityRenderers(CreateThingsAndMiscModEntityRenderers.java:22) ~[create_misc_and_things+1.20.1_4.0A.jar%23337!/:?] {re:classloading}
at net.mcreator.createatam.init._CreateThingsAndMiscModEntityRenderers_registerEntityRenderers_RegisterRenderers.invoke(.dynamic) ~[create_misc_and_things+1.20.1_4.0A.jar%23337!/:?] {re:classloading,pl:eventbus:B}
at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.ASMEventHandler.invoke(ASMEventHandler.java:73) ~[eventbus-6.0.5.jar%2387!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:315) ~[eventbus-6.0.5.jar%2387!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:296) ~[eventbus-6.0.5.jar%2387!/:?] {}
at net.minecraftforge.fml.javafmlmod.FMLModContainer.acceptEvent(FMLModContainer.java:114) ~[javafmllanguage-1.20.1-47.2.19.jar%23450!/:?] {}
... 22 more

The issue may have been OptiFine 1.20.1 HD U I6. Moved to another mod for shadder support and everything is working fine.

Correct, optifine is incompatible