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Core Optimized

Core Optimized is modpack designed to focus on Vanilla world exploration with Performance improvement modes and few QoL mods. It does not contain any big game-changing modes.

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Quick answer

Which Core Optimized release should I use?

Updated 6 days ago
Latest stable file CoreOptimized 12.0.2.zip
Game version 26.2
Loader Fabric 0.19.5

CoreOptimized 12.0.2.zip is a complete pack release for 26.2 with Fabric 0.19.5. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. 56 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

How should I set up Core Optimized for players and a server?

Use CoreOptimized 12.0.2.zip as the pack version. Install the pack as its own launcher instance. The creator’s listing does not name a separate server file, so check the release notes before setting up a dedicated server. Do not upload the ordinary client folder blindly.

Client instance Install CoreOptimized 12.0.2.zip
Dedicated server setup Match CoreOptimized 12.0.2.zip
Pack loader Fabric 0.19.5

A pack is a matched client and server setup, not one mod with an install-side label. Keep its release, loader, manifest and overrides together.

Referenced mods 56
Client only 33
Server only 0
Not labelled 23

These numbers come from the pack file you chose. “Not labelled” means we don’t know which side it belongs on—not that it is safe everywhere. The file count is not a RAM estimate.

What are the server requirements for Core Optimized?

CoreOptimized 12.0.2.zip. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.

56 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is CoreOptimized 12.0.2.zip. That file is for Minecraft 26.2 with Fabric 0.19.5. It contains 56 mod projects. The creator’s listing does not name a separate server file. Check their notes before using one, and do not upload an ordinary client folder or rebuild the pack mod by mod. A file count cannot tell us the right RAM, CPU or storage; size the server for the players and world you actually run.

About this project

What kind of pack is Core Optimized?

Core Optimized is a carefully curated Minecraft modpack designed to enhance the classic Vanilla gameplay experience without straying far from its core essence. It focuses on improving world exploration, performance, and quality of life through lightweight, non-intrusive mods.

This modpack provides a perfect balance between keeping the beloved Vanilla feel and integrating subtle improvements that elevate gameplay. From smoother terrain generation and optimized rendering to immersive soundscapes and intuitive UI tweaks, every addition is thoughtfully selected to refine the experience.

Whether you're adventuring through vast biomes, building intricate creations, or simply enjoying the serene beauty of the Minecraft world, Vanilla Improved ensures it all runs seamlessly and looks better than ever. With no major game-changing mods, this pack is ideal for those who want an improved Vanilla experience without altering its fundamental charm.

Perfect for explorers, builders, and Vanilla purists who want to keep it simple, yet extraordinary!

Credits: All credit goes to the amazing mod developers who created these incredible mods. I simply combined them into this bundle to make it easier for players to enjoy a refined Vanilla Minecraft experience.

FAQ


Q: What is CoreOptimized?
A: CoreOptimized is a modpack designed to enhance Minecraft's performance and improve the gaming experience with various QoL changes, while maintaining the vanilla feel of the game.


Q: How can I install CoreOptimized?
A: CoreOptimized is available on the Modrinth platform and can be installed using the following launchers:

For detailed documentation click here.


Q: What does the modpack include?
A: The modpack includes:

  • Resource Packs: Enhance the visual quality of the game.
  • Shaderpacks: Improve graphics and lighting effects.
  • Performance Mods: Optimize the game for smoother performance.
  • QoL Mods: Add minor improvements to gameplay for a better experience.

These additions ensure a high-performance experience without losing the vanilla feel of Minecraft.


Q: Where can I find more information or support?
A: You can find more information and support at the following:


Q: What is the license for CoreOptimized?
A: CoreOptimized is licensed under the MIT License, providing freedom for the community to use, modify, and distribute the modpack.


Project description from CurseForge.

Mods in CoreOptimized 12.0.2.zip

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animatica-0.6.3+26.2.jar SHA-1 efca21138f620b0c103165b238e93a4ff9daccf0 · CurseForge file 8369542 · Project link unavailable Client only
bbe-fabric-1.3.8-beta.1+mc26.2.jar SHA-1 ec08648cdda68dc05bf8866289c046ddfefb09a2 · CurseForge file 8440935 · Project link unavailable Client only
better-clouds-1.14.3+26.2-fabric.jar SHA-1 8b29d25c7a12190b0b14a11cc269d183d4566f88 · CurseForge file 8626328 · Project link unavailable Client only
BetterF3-19.0.0-Fabric-26.2.jar SHA-1 f3e0c3dc93a2c5fba86f8796bd127076df6287b4 · CurseForge file 8398074 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BetterGrassify-1.8.7+fabric.26.2.jar SHA-1 0f4a890d07402280686a518579fa9fa02309e315 · CurseForge file 8262610 · Project link unavailable Client only
bettermounthud-1.3.1.jar SHA-1 f86040d5010c7aad1c677c7a7fefe52d3b386abd · CurseForge file 8280974 · Project link unavailable Client only
betterstats-5.5.6+fn-26.2.jar SHA-1 fdd65659abdfa9a765221b7ae59b1bb30577acdb · CurseForge file 8617333 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
boatiview-fabric-0.0.9-26.2.jar SHA-1 6a3c02e882cbcea81d22d18ddb41da9048ec29ea · CurseForge file 8277793 · Project link unavailable Client only
capes-1.5.11+26.2.jar SHA-1 dc142c4f00435d299fa94d7d3558c70da9da5c04 · CurseForge file 8260310 · Project link unavailable Client only
chat_heads-1.2.8-fabric-26.1.jar SHA-1 a320d713c60bb34d676c97aaadd8256acb9416da · CurseForge file 8610123 · Project link unavailable Client only
chatanimation-fabric-1.3.0+mc26.2.jar SHA-1 4dfc46f32ba66b21234cc97c2bb1aafcff37bffd · CurseForge file 8375989 · Project link unavailable Client only
cloth-config-26.2.155.jar SHA-1 babcf16dbd15e09d326e21ffe85ab3f7d843ef9e · CurseForge file 8269699 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
continuity-3.0.1+26.2.jar SHA-1 8fa8bc108e84158b0828a4aa59bf906d31676eec · CurseForge file 8261100 · Project link unavailable Client only
cwb-4.1.0+26.2.jar SHA-1 9420614dd8f95a9ca1e1b2371f342e92855bb354 · CurseForge file 8294489 · Project link unavailable Client only
debugify-26.2.0.0.jar SHA-1 a1b34d3b6f069569df9ad99b1e40eb765f0baa06 · CurseForge file 8300989 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
dynamic-fps-3.11.9+minecraft-26.2.0-fabric.jar SHA-1 e8cd9e4fbc6d42091faffc873b0801f1189ed6a5 · CurseForge file 8260227 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_model_features-3.3.5-26.2-fabric.jar SHA-1 3a80597f03bcc64b00fb76467fe3ebb47db6b2bc · CurseForge file 8799101 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_texture_features-7.2.1-26.2-fabric.jar SHA-1 46fe8d2383bd712ed0323126fe760717f930a2fa · CurseForge file 8789258 · Project link unavailable Client only
entityculling-fabric-1.10.5-mc26.2.jar SHA-1 f66f9d8cbb1f76466aaf45e46fb11b18207e3aef · CurseForge file 8287118 · Project link unavailable Client only
fabric-api-0.160.0+26.2.jar SHA-1 58e82722dee4a78235c4b5c06100ae433973f62e · CurseForge file 8831797 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fabric-language-kotlin-1.14.1+kotlin.2.4.20.jar SHA-1 62ae40a31b689b52fde399f2143d547a631e942c · CurseForge file 8829788 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fastquit-3.1.5+mc26.2.jar SHA-1 0977eb0a35e1a1602bc9306ddbbb9177734131f0 · CurseForge file 8537736 · Project link unavailable Client only
ferritecore-9.0.0-fabric.jar SHA-1 eac76ff0f3753422c61b2c44487d0d195d88d4bc · CurseForge file 7806040 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
held-item-info-1.9.2.jar SHA-1 bca147858d45f1bc91c09a3c30151fd53d5089cc · CurseForge file 8275609 · Project link unavailable Client only
ImmediatelyFast-Fabric-1.16.4+26.2.jar SHA-1 ad000a89ef86575019087a2068eb4eebad02c05e · CurseForge file 8749433 · Project link unavailable Client only
iris-fabric-1.11.4+mc26.2.jar SHA-1 bd0b24731a94b8fe164531e6345718d30ab08ed2 · CurseForge file 8868971 · Project link unavailable Client only
lambdynamiclights-4.12.4+26.2.jar SHA-1 c842011792dbaf95bb6243df1ad7f39c576f944d · CurseForge file 8780301 · Project link unavailable Client only
libjf-26.2.2.jar SHA-1 47858ba5e5b037b125ecae097f5444785052065e · CurseForge file 8731253 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
lithium-fabric-0.25.3+mc26.2.jar SHA-1 435ad0289209bb72195e7a423756a03f5dfa5a9a · CurseForge file 8533307 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
main-menu-credits-1.4.0+26.2-universal.jar SHA-1 d73b75eefb787769a965166793e0c9ed58e6de85 · CurseForge file 8268180 · Project link unavailable Client only
modernfix-5.27.19-build.1.jar SHA-1 77b073d56b7be0d11cf915bd0e764463ee22dcea · CurseForge file 8362829 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
modmenu-20.0.2.jar SHA-1 4e02b8bfb7f4eb693f22b611b02bc2b7385614a7 · CurseForge file 8854488 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
morechathistory-2.0.0.jar SHA-1 6ce97845f93090dd7556b6e64bb7d63e126b83b4 · CurseForge file 7807306 · Project link unavailable Client only
moreculling-fabric-26.2-1.8.1.jar SHA-1 189d90ef598883df8197ea18b510dba21e69bac4 · CurseForge file 8563691 · Project link unavailable Client only
MouseTweaks-fabric-mc26.2-2.31.jar SHA-1 ad5b7e4ad6dc734152d41f05902b65aedb448d64 · CurseForge file 8260318 · Project link unavailable Client only
NoChatReports-FABRIC-26.2-v2.20.2.jar SHA-1 680b60f6ec5c09a646e7a76bb17cf551608051cd · CurseForge file 8675606 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
notenoughanimations-fabric-1.12.4-mc26.2.jar SHA-1 b445a6c551ac0c6535d3411db13236bf69728ef1 · CurseForge file 8274928 · Project link unavailable Client only
optigui-2.3.0-beta.10+26.2.jar SHA-1 5f83a64181e374222e28815dd95a5cedc902667d · CurseForge file 8342668 · Project link unavailable Client only
paginatedadvancements-2.8.0+26.2.jar SHA-1 81d503aaa174e0cf1bf8c350dfded5c640ca2aa1 · CurseForge file 8313272 · Project link unavailable Client only
placeholder-api-3.1.0-beta.1+26.2.jar SHA-1 99b57ccc1d4323c4ef71887828dac25ce4ce2103 · CurseForge file 8271471 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
polytone-26.2-6.7.0-fabric.jar SHA-1 38d1b9f91c6e43e8c57bdf158cfb957279c52545 · CurseForge file 8860261 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
puzzle-fabric-2.3.1+26.2.jar SHA-1 17888efe8c7f9f930f91696cfb25b1317fc4910f · CurseForge file 8266598 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
reeses-sodium-options-fabric-2.2.3+mc26.2.jar SHA-1 111c74b99d265d0b378ad842dfafdd7c4d6d5445 · CurseForge file 8410907 · Project link unavailable Client only
respackopts-26.2.2.jar SHA-1 dfb14e9cd45e789d4a7f410983015395147867b8 · CurseForge file 8732029 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
shulkerboxtooltip-fabric-5.4.0+26.2.jar SHA-1 e67f1fb26f5040118631ec900ffd0761de5282ec · CurseForge file 8382670 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sodium-extra-fabric-0.9.3+mc26.2.jar SHA-1 e939d4e9760169d83763e373de6d668b1b303321 · CurseForge file 8404391 · Project link unavailable Client only
sodium-fabric-0.9.2+mc26.2.jar SHA-1 62a70961a5b3e06938e06ab5f2dc4c5a51cf3323 · CurseForge file 8859535 · Project link unavailable Client only
sound-physics-remastered-fabric-1.5.1+26.2.jar SHA-1 63657ef05768d2a7a102549bc8ef5f5fc04e2fc4 · CurseForge file 8271003 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
spark-1.10.173-fabric.jar SHA-1 fab7a3fec7dd01936fa21c88af40f8093b714dd2 · CurseForge file 8275629 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
tcdcommons-5.5.6+fn-26.2.jar SHA-1 30b8d4d76710e602732a340a7888835566ee6d96 · CurseForge file 8617322 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
visuality-0.7.14+26.2.jar SHA-1 e3f976a355d6022bcafb8c9e32a1d233dc4e2455 · CurseForge file 8271698 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
voicechat-fabric-2.6.23+26.2.jar SHA-1 3f238966dd8a89f5c21583c6bf50add6ad06e5ab · CurseForge file 8808106 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
worldplaytimereborn-1.2.6+26.2-fabric.jar SHA-1 8b75cb991c8d9ec27cd4ac5cae813cce081e30a0 · CurseForge file 8794798 · Project link unavailable Client only
yet_another_config_lib_v3-3.9.6+26.2-fabric.jar SHA-1 40887775504751acd752545e6370a76ca3b5bda9 · CurseForge file 8464642 · Project link unavailable Client only
yosbr-0.1.2.jar SHA-1 f0340e9c0bc95d67f3f3e9c1cd79b61054af11f9 · CurseForge file 4581910 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
zoomify-2.16.1+26.2.jar SHA-1 3303552e44587bb10c1d1c91b038dc7ace0fa376 · CurseForge file 8301179 · Project link unavailable Client only

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