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Kingdoms & Contraptions

Build thriving colonies powered by ingenious machinery and arcane magic in a living, handcrafted world.

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Quick answer

Which Kingdoms & Contraptions release should I use?

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Latest stable file Kingdoms & Contraptions.zip
Game version 1.21.1
Loader NeoForge 21.1.248

Kingdoms & Contraptions.zip is a complete pack release for 1.21.1 with NeoForge 21.1.248. 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. 90 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

How should I set up Kingdoms & Contraptions for players and a server?

Use Kingdoms & Contraptions.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 Kingdoms & Contraptions.zip
Dedicated server setup Match Kingdoms & Contraptions.zip
Pack loader NeoForge 21.1.248
Java version Java 21

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 90
Client only 8
Server only 0
Not labelled 82

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What are the server requirements for Kingdoms & Contraptions?

Kingdoms & Contraptions.zip. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.

90 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is Kingdoms & Contraptions.zip. That file is for Minecraft 1.21.1 with NeoForge 21.1.248. This NeoForge setup needs Java 21. It contains 90 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 Kingdoms & Contraptions?

“Kingdoms & Contraptions” — A Builder’s & Magician’s Dream

Forge a living world of colonies, contraptions, and conjuration.
“Kingdoms & Contraptions” blends the satisfaction of hands-on engineering with the mystery of arcane mastery all set in a lush, handcrafted landscape alive with towns, towers, and taverns waiting to be rediscovered. Whether you build a thriving empire or a lone mage’s retreat, this pack rewards imagination and teamwork.

🌍 Explore & Expand

A richer world awaits. With Biomes O’ Plenty, every expedition leads to new colors, climates, and stories.

Civilization reborn. Thanks to Towns and Towers and Farmer’s Structures, villages, ruins, and scenic outposts dot the land — perfect for trade routes or colony sites.

Claim the frontier. Use MineColonies to design, plan, and grow bustling settlements complete with builders, guards, farmers, and explorers. Watch your kingdom thrive as citizens bring your blueprints to life.

⚙️ Build, Automate, & Innovate

Engineering excellence. From windmills to conveyor belts, Create turns imagination into motion. Build dynamic factories, elegant transport lines, or whimsical clockwork towns that feel alive.

Industrial progress. Immersive Engineering adds realism and grit — power your colony with diesel generators, floodlights, and towering metalworks that look as good as they perform.

Storage mastery. Keep it all tidy with Storage Drawers for bulk materials, and Applied Energistics 2 for sleek digital logistics. Once you’ve built your AE2 network, never dig through chests again.

🔮 Magic, Mystery & the Unknown

Ars Nouveau & Ars Elemental: Shape the world with customizable spellcraft. Harness elemental power — fire, frost, lightning, and more — or automate with magical constructs and glyphs.

Occultism: Dive into darker mysteries — summon spirits to mine, manage storage remotely, and perform rituals that blur the line between science and sorcery.

Together, these mods make magic modular and meaningful — progress at your pace, combining magic and machinery in perfect harmony.

🛡️ Survival with Style

Sophisticated Backpacks keeps your adventures organized and upgradeable — portable storage you’ll never outgrow.

GraveStone ensures you never lose your hard-won loot; death leaves a mark but not despair.

Lootr redefines exploration fairness — every player gets their own rewards from discovered chests, making multiplayer dungeon crawls feel right.

Sound Physics Remastered brings depth and atmosphere: footsteps echo in caves, thunder rolls across mountains, and your colony feels alive.

Simple Voice Chat makes teamwork effortless — coordinate with colonists and engineers without ever tabbing out.

⚡ Performance & Quality of Life

Balanced worldgen and structure mods ensure variety without lag.

Sophisticated Backpacks, Storage Drawers, and AE2 streamline storage and reduce clutter.

Sound Physics and Simple Voice Chat enhance immersion for multiplayer realms.

🧩 Included Mods

Applied Energistics 2 • Ars Elemental • Ars Nouveau • Biomes O’ Plenty • MineColonies • Create • Farmer’s Structures • GraveStone • Immersive Engineering • Lootr • Occultism • Simple Voice Chat • Sophisticated Backpacks • Sound Physics Remastered • Storage Drawers • Towns and Towers

Project description from CurseForge.

Mods in Kingdoms & Contraptions.zip

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