---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// Sorry :(

Time: 1/5/18 2:01 AM
Description: Initializing game

com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException: com.google.gson.stream.MalformedJsonException: Invalid escape sequence at line 4 column 31 path $.pack.description
	at com.google.gson.internal.Streams.parse(Streams.java:60)
	at com.google.gson.JsonParser.parse(JsonParser.java:84)
	at com.google.gson.JsonParser.parse(JsonParser.java:59)
	at sf.a(SourceFile:73)
	at sf.a(SourceFile:66)
	at sx.a(SourceFile:35)
	at ss.a(SourceFile:38)
	at su.a(SourceFile:33)
	at bny.a(SourceFile:1170)
	at bnv.an(SourceFile:439)
	at bnv.a(SourceFile:367)
	at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:140)
Caused by: com.google.gson.stream.MalformedJsonException: Invalid escape sequence at line 4 column 31 path $.pack.description
	at com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader.syntaxError(JsonReader.java:1559)
	at com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader.readEscapeCharacter(JsonReader.java:1550)
	at com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader.nextQuotedValue(JsonReader.java:1004)
	at com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader.nextString(JsonReader.java:815)
	at com.google.gson.internal.bind.TypeAdapters$29.read(TypeAdapters.java:718)
	at com.google.gson.internal.bind.TypeAdapters$29.read(TypeAdapters.java:739)
	at com.google.gson.internal.bind.TypeAdapters$29.read(TypeAdapters.java:739)
	at com.google.gson.internal.bind.TypeAdapters$29.read(TypeAdapters.java:714)
	at com.google.gson.internal.Streams.parse(Streams.java:48)
	... 11 more


A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Thread: Client thread
Stacktrace:
	at com.google.gson.internal.Streams.parse(Streams.java:60)
	at com.google.gson.JsonParser.parse(JsonParser.java:84)
	at com.google.gson.JsonParser.parse(JsonParser.java:59)
	at sf.a(SourceFile:73)
	at sf.a(SourceFile:66)
	at sx.a(SourceFile:35)
	at ss.a(SourceFile:38)
	at su.a(SourceFile:33)
	at bny.a(SourceFile:1170)
	at bnv.an(SourceFile:439)

-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
	at bnv.a(SourceFile:367)
	at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:140)

-- System Details --
Details:
	Minecraft Version: 18w01a
	Operating System: Windows 10 (amd64) version 10.0
	Java Version: 1.8.0_25, Oracle Corporation
	Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
	Memory: 59040488 bytes (56 MB) / 134217728 bytes (128 MB) up to 9663676416 bytes (9216 MB)
	JVM Flags: 8 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx9G -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:G1NewSizePercent=20 -XX:G1ReservePercent=20 -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=50 -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=16M
	IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
	Launched Version: 18w01a
	LWJGL: 3.1.2 build 29
	OpenGL: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 GL version 4.3.0 - Build 20.19.15.4624, Intel
	GL Caps: Using GL 1.3 multitexturing.
Using GL 1.3 texture combiners.
Using framebuffer objects because OpenGL 3.0 is supported and separate blending is supported.
Shaders are available because OpenGL 2.1 is supported.
VBOs are available because OpenGL 1.5 is supported.

	Using VBOs: Yes
	Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
	Type: Client (map_client.txt)
	Resource Packs: Default Improved 1.12.zip, ChristmasPack_V2.7.zip
	Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null
	Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
	CPU: 8x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz