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Better exp

It adds numerous features that Minecraft should have included.

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Which Better exp release matches Forge?

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Best match for your filters Better exp v1.4
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge 47.4.10

Better exp v1.4 is a complete pack release for 1.20.1 with Forge 47.4.10. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. 65 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

How should I set up Better exp for players and a server?

Use Better exp v1.4 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 Better exp v1.4
Dedicated server setup Match Better exp v1.4
Pack loader Forge 47.4.10

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 65
Client only 10
Server only 0
Not labelled 55

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 Better exp?

Better exp v1.4 on Forge. The pack contents and setup notes below stay tied to that release.

65 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is Better exp v1.4 . That file is for Minecraft 1.20.1 with Forge 47.4.10. It contains 65 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 Better exp?

This modpack add a huge amount of content that Minecraft should have included: around twenty new weapons and armor sets, new bosses,new enchantement and over 10 new biomes and structures—all without drastically changing the base game.
It also features the End Update,
the Wither Storm,
voice chat,warden dimention
and the ability to invite friends via Essential to join your world and play together.
IMPORTANT!!!!
Remember to enable the texture packs for the best gameplay experience (shaders aren't required, but they are recommended).

New in version 1.1:
When you die, you can be revived by another player—which can be useful in Hardcore mode.
There are also a new shader and texture packs for enchantments, as well as bug fixes.

New in v1.2: Xaero's Minimap and Xaero's World Map have been added. The "Fresh Moves" resource pack has been replaced by the "Animation Overhaul" mod. Bug between mods fixed.

Version 1.3 adds the Void Totem, which allows you to survive the Void, and includes the "Reimagined Torches" texture pack.

Project description from CurseForge.

Mods in Better exp v1.4

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§6§lVanilla Experience+§0.zip SHA-1 29c59601833a55fc0cc88df5993eaf4743feeeb8 · CurseForge file 8265847 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
§eTorches§8-§eReimagined§0_§8[v1.8]§0.zip SHA-1 06032557b84a41a28e3473f483b34cb6737002b0 · CurseForge file 8048795 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
2.0.0-BFT_mod-1.19-1.20.4.jar SHA-1 9f18fb904706bd435922f0f03c65943b1e119165 · CurseForge file 5373917 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Animation_Overhaul-forge-1.20.x-1.3.1.jar SHA-1 615384e2086b556093d28e1bd119a460a5ab533b · CurseForge file 5422341 · Project link unavailable Client only
appleskin-forge-mc1.20.1-2.5.1.jar SHA-1 81919356f84eab14258db98924b66c3c38e372b1 · CurseForge file 4770828 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
architectury-9.2.14-forge.jar SHA-1 a52918a500ff421180a1cbd1a0cabee712134ec4 · CurseForge file 5137938 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Arda's Sculks 1.4.3.5_1 [FORGE] [1.20.1].jar SHA-1 f8896015f72e7200f4c578e88428a20a5e62a348 · CurseForge file 8452706 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Aurora Fantasy.5.4.1.zip SHA-1 8b94e320821d9a1ff349f2d2f6b02d37835d14cb · CurseForge file 8646700 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BetterThirdPerson-Forge-1.20-1.9.0.jar SHA-1 0b0a3ff3b244fa191b3f9580547071dee46f7276 · CurseForge file 4596768 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
bettervillage-forge-1.20.1-3.3.1-all.jar SHA-1 0c2f647cec98c3a4ca6d05b7a2f14962e66ad824 · CurseForge file 6563409 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BiomesOPlenty-1.20.1-18.0.0.592.jar SHA-1 15072eb39c35a3f845d4bb04690d4b7f1808a980 · CurseForge file 4617259 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BSL_v8.4.zip SHA-1 ee9a262f6f284e581dd946644704d299d1f735d5 · CurseForge file 5905130 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
cloth-config-11.1.136-forge.jar SHA-1 c65d07748acc57ceb45d53b3964368b84f34d54f · CurseForge file 5729105 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
cofh_core-1.20.1-11.0.2.56.jar SHA-1 6f7c0056fece31bf393df450d79482810ed444af · CurseForge file 5374122 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ConfigAPI-CJ-forge-mc-1.20-2.3.2.jar SHA-1 3b70e0b086ea1aaeb14b1775703d42c0acbadf9f · CurseForge file 5467942 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
COP-Create+6.0.7-3.1.jar SHA-1 0a8c8444ced19bc167888b2f5277a3a5ecad97e9 · CurseForge file 8268957 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
copperagebackport-forge-1.20.1-0.1.4.jar SHA-1 52d698d2b3d7e70927e1aa448528fd9d90725518 · CurseForge file 7283481 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
create-1.20.1-6.0.8.jar SHA-1 b13d912b9247a38d66d11598c121442585a1c1e9 · CurseForge file 7178761 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
CreativeCore_FORGE_v2.12.39_mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 aef9a8ebdf0be50b6bd8da8ab4153f5085f71a80 · CurseForge file 8304882 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Dark Matter Enchantments.zip SHA-1 13292d8196df963288ffcaa60f930d07b5f7e57c · CurseForge file 7880041 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Default-Dark-Mode-1.20-2023.7.0.zip SHA-1 fc488eca9d771b6bd7ce5c651793d812a0adb1ae · CurseForge file 4633979 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
embeddium-0.3.31+mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 bb2fa8f3e493af16af9160d049f96c614a1faf2f · CurseForge file 5681725 · Project link unavailable Client only
Enderite-CJ-forge-mc-1.20-2.1.0.jar SHA-1 2e1e17674a50ebe5eb4788c8333f3b2ef2bd81d4 · CurseForge file 5276565 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ensorcellation-1.20.1-5.0.2.24.jar SHA-1 e0a018f61c2302c377b26ef3f7c5bd6e8a7303b8 · CurseForge file 5430042 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
entity_model_features-3.2.4-1.20.1-forge.jar SHA-1 535a94543d295f9609808a7e3e205d17547570bc · CurseForge file 8063556 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_texture_features_1.20.1-forge-7.1.jar SHA-1 e13ba95a0388d7d5b1f479e5bd7e2df78e4c4a23 · CurseForge file 7930617 · Project link unavailable Client only
Essential_1-4-1-1_forge_1-20-1.jar SHA-1 b69bd86301292b9226d349abf5925c01ecb70c69 · CurseForge file 8539858 · Project link unavailable Client only
FarmersDelight-1.20.1-1.3.3.jar SHA-1 cc870571d8c0ce79b0904ae27323bc8c79a1e84e · CurseForge file 8672742 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Female-Gender-Mod-forge-1.20.1-3.1.jar SHA-1 aa8a97d2ffafaa56e1813132073bac76db7535ca · CurseForge file 4896743 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fish_of_thieves-mc1.20.1-v3.3.1-forge.jar SHA-1 26013f7b91b4243c7e342154139ad7f47d264385 · CurseForge file 8556072 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
FreshAnimations_v1.10.4.zip SHA-1 73db740a6868e043c5e615c036fca2c912615b6e · CurseForge file 7670377 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
geckolib-forge-1.20.1-4.8.4.jar SHA-1 81982cc287f80ffabb2fd36d22cc95e4255c739d · CurseForge file 8285794 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
guardvillagers-1.20.1-1.6.18.jar SHA-1 8cebaa1c7f7d2236517f8d8475e0f08a343382ba · CurseForge file 8230347 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ItemPhysic_FORGE_v1.8.13_mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 237b611a44d3397a514825945e7137f153916237 · CurseForge file 8126877 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Jade-1.20.1-Forge-11.13.3.jar SHA-1 d08e64e66521d69e083c8525f1fc507f1c202384 · CurseForge file 8479276 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
jei-1.20.1-forge-15.20.0.112.jar SHA-1 f12b3781af6337794ae6e010420a97585360ea2f · CurseForge file 6600311 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
libraryferret-forge-1.20.1-4.0.0.jar SHA-1 29f240c16ff1a1bc574d69162d379cc1c881e1ab · CurseForge file 4601234 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Mandala's GUI Vanilla Crosshair.zip SHA-1 bac5951a6a70b867857f7de09af8a19ba1b9a69d · CurseForge file 5592984 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
MinecraftCapes Forge 1.20.1-1.0.0.jar SHA-1 3dedc9ea40f32fbda59a5ef036c20b258bf4f1b0 · CurseForge file 7318272 · Project link unavailable Client only
miniature-shader-2.19.zip SHA-1 f66501ebcc5197f72ef19065eb0fa851707d7f9f · CurseForge file 8531119 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Necronomicon-Forge-1.6.0+1.20.1.jar SHA-1 2ad4ffa0fb087e4467c6f7496d456fc1ac949ebf · CurseForge file 5772681 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
oculus-mc1.20.1-1.8.0.jar SHA-1 984f774e71790deaec674c7587bd24e0711871b2 · CurseForge file 6020952 · Project link unavailable Client only
player-animation-lib-forge-1.0.2-rc1+1.20.jar SHA-1 16808f94a41d45d8e986b4e4ea6b02ba57fa058a · CurseForge file 4587214 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
PlayerRevive_FORGE_v2.0.31_mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 84c039f20b8f048c835c429c2c4a9fd82a5e65f6 · CurseForge file 6048921 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
PortableCraftingTable-1.20.1-3.2.2-[FORGE].jar SHA-1 328944152f91f99925fd83012226c444537dc069 · CurseForge file 4588512 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
scuba_gear-1.20.1-1.0.6.jar SHA-1 1318adb45b0ac3599f460d7fa24c09d2358d3133 · CurseForge file 4593711 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sherdsapi-neoforge-1.20.1-4.0.4.jar SHA-1 48a8f719763f11ecc1d553891f1adc778644c277 · CurseForge file 4931972 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
simplyswords-forge-1.56.0-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 ff801e939da0f9afc2d96cce4375d8c4bb368533 · CurseForge file 5639538 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sittingplus-2.0.5-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 4ae4bc07709012b14dc88e7be0fb6fd2a4ce9f77 · CurseForge file 6427441 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
skinlayers3d-forge-1.11.2-mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 473b49e775f4c9dd746929f20c33f8132b86f235 · CurseForge file 8274803 · Project link unavailable Client only
Solas Shader V2.9b.zip SHA-1 90c56056a51215e2b15726419eb2549b12d0b509 · CurseForge file 6833503 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sophisticatedbackpacks-1.20.1-3.24.67.2109.jar SHA-1 c8545de2e15e79ca1511417a8346ec8c107c40d7 · CurseForge file 8687830 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sophisticatedcore-1.20.1-1.3.84.2308.jar SHA-1 b77d093e3312a660594a08b043cf4966bfa3ba96 · CurseForge file 8705513 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sweety_archaeology-1.0.9c-forge-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 1219093a6b53b48b30c537a1c88f711611891e94 · CurseForge file 7341269 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
TerraBlender-forge-1.20.1-3.0.1.10.jar SHA-1 3bd99fb59e8b06b04e78b5153790c1e08b2be5dc · CurseForge file 6290448 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
trickytrialsbackport-forge-2026.1.jar SHA-1 b43539fbfb2fb250d69de6d41d40f0f4e550267f · CurseForge file 7721538 · Project link unavailable Client only
trimmed-forge-1.20.1-2.1.4-all.jar SHA-1 41a2373a373a1eda8e5a740f47cf4967256ddc4a · CurseForge file 4845938 · Project link unavailable Client only
VisibleOres2.10.zip SHA-1 717ba5a686c70ce3c589fa7d4ebcffac3ac1be22 · CurseForge file 4628350 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
voicechat-forge-1.20.1-2.6.22.jar SHA-1 cc94c3eecc325ea3066ee3cd8bf57142d1b11762 · CurseForge file 8601186 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
voidtotem-forge-1.20-3.0.1.jar SHA-1 2b5b4e5e366c38f961e931f12b66d328b560e66f · CurseForge file 4605319 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
witherstormmod-1.20.1-4.2.1-all.jar SHA-1 bd32ea3f44812b6b1744739633ea25d32197f4b8 · CurseForge file 5619741 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
xaerominimap-forge-1.20.1-26.4.2.jar SHA-1 8f5f747a33e787aaa3827b00eb0ad098966499ff · CurseForge file 8449808 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
xaeroworldmap-forge-1.20.1-1.45.0.jar SHA-1 856b0317f31646ffe3b39a52b604bc7ee8822321 · CurseForge file 8698646 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
YungsApi-1.20-Forge-4.0.6.jar SHA-1 af584b690f5646c6032002b58abc4591beed3833 · CurseForge file 5769971 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
YungsBetterEndIsland-1.20-Forge-2.0.6.jar SHA-1 4e7bf109981593061b8100bc8bf23e1c9bbcbb76 · CurseForge file 5193815 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled

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