For forge, do this
go outside the town you plan to forge.
save
close the trainer and the game
run trainer
run game
load the save
enter the town and click SMITHY
click on any item you plan to forge
toggle the forge options on
click the item again and the forge button should work.

this game is programmed in .net garbage programming language for gaming instead of a tried and true gaming engine or a faster gaming language, which is probably why it took so long to make it.

at any rate, this is my best suggestion.

best,
cal