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MVD 2
A light tech pack for engineers and builders: Create, Mekanism, Powah and AE2 woven into one tech tree, with a 137-quest book. Minecraft 1.21.1, NeoForge.
Quick answer
Which MVD 2 release should I use?
MVD 2-0.2.0.zip is a complete pack release for 1.21.1 with NeoForge 21.1.264. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. For this loader, use Java 21. 54 mods in this pack file.
Pack setup
How should I set up MVD 2 for players and a server?
Use MVD 2-0.2.0.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.
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.
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 MVD 2?
MVD 2-0.2.0.zip. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.
The selected pack release is MVD 2-0.2.0.zip. That file is for Minecraft 1.21.1 with NeoForge 21.1.264. This NeoForge setup needs Java 21. It contains 54 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 MVD 2?
MVD 2
A light tech pack for engineers and builders on Minecraft 1.21.1 (NeoForge). Create, Mekanism, Powah and Applied Energistics 2 grow into one tech tree, with a quest book that takes you from punching a tree to an AE2 network with autocrafting.
Work in progress. New chapters are on the way, and things may change between versions.
What makes it different
Woven progression. From the Industrial Age on, each mod's next tier needs parts from the others, so no mod can be climbed on its own. A few examples:
- Mekanism's Infused Alloy is made from Create's Brass.
- Powah's Hardened Capacitor needs Mekanism's Infused Alloy and Create's Brass Sheets.
- Mekanism's Advanced Control Circuit is made in Create's Mechanical Crafter, with Powah's Energized Steel.
- AE2's ME Controller needs a Mekanism Advanced Control Circuit and a Powah Hardened Capacitor.
- Create's crushed ore gives 2 dusts in Mekanism's Enrichment Chamber.
When a recipe costs more than usual, the item is better than usual too: Powah's Batteries hold 2.5 times as much power, and Advanced Control Circuits and Electron Tubes come 2 at a time.
A quest book with no hand-holding. 6 chapters and 137 quests: Welcome, Wood and Stone Age, Iron Age, Industrial Age, Digital Age and Colossal Works. Quests tell you what to make; JEI shows you how.
Storage that grows with you. Tom's Simple Storage (cheaper than usual in MVD 2) turns your Iron Chests into one searchable network early on; Applied Energistics 2 takes over later.
The Colossal mods. Colossal Quarry, XP Works, Colossal Furnace and Colossal Apiary, made by the pack's author.
Light on your computer. Performance mods are included: 4 GB of RAM is enough, 6 GB is comfortable.
Mods (54)
| Tech and power | Create, Mekanism, Powah! (Rearchitected), Applied Energistics 2, MEGA Cells, Pipez |
| Storage | Tom's Simple Storage, Iron Chests, Storage Drawers, Trash Cans |
| The Colossal mods | Colossal Quarry, XP Works, Colossal Furnace (with Jumbo Furnace), Colossal Apiary (with Productive Bees) |
| Building and crafting | Construction Sticks, Crafting Station, Crafting Tweaks, Mouse Tweaks, FTB Ultimine |
| Exploration | JourneyMap, FTB Chunks |
| Food and XP | Farmer's Delight, AppleSkin, XP Tome |
| Quests and info | FTB Quests, FTB Teams, FTB Filter System, FTB XMod Compat, Just Enough Items, Jade, Controlling, Searchables |
| Performance | ModernFix, FerriteCore, Entity Culling, BadOptimizations, ServerCore, Let Me Despawn, Clumps |
| Scripts and libraries | KubeJS, KubeJS Powah, KubeJS Delight, Rhino, Architectury API, Cloth Config API, Balm, Bookshelf, Almanac Lib, GuideME, FTB Library, SuperMartijn642's Core Lib and Config Lib |
Requirements
- Minecraft 1.21.1 with NeoForge 21.1.264 (the CurseForge app sets this up for you)
- At least 4 GB of RAM for Minecraft; 6 GB is comfortable
Updating from 0.0.2.x
0.2.0 moves MVD 2 from Forge 1.20.1 to NeoForge 1.21.1. Worlds from 0.0.2.x can't be carried over: start a new world.
Bugs
Found a bug or a conflict between mods? Report it so it can be fixed in an update.
Project description from CurseForge.
Mods in MVD 2-0.2.0.zip
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