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Vanilla Forge Essentials

Vanilla Minecraft with Forge and client-side mods that provides quality-of-life features.

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Quick answer

Which Vanilla Forge Essentials release matches 1.12.2?

Updated 4 years ago
Best match for your filters Vanilla Forge Essentials-1.02[1.12.2]
Game version 1.12.2
Loader Forge 14.23.3.2680

Vanilla Forge Essentials-1.02[1.12.2] is a complete pack release for 1.12.2 with Forge 14.23.3.2680. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. 27 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

How should I set up Vanilla Forge Essentials for players and a server?

Use Vanilla Forge Essentials-1.02[1.12.2] 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 Vanilla Forge Essentials-1.02[1.12.2]
Dedicated server setup Match Vanilla Forge Essentials-1.02[1.12.2]
Pack loader Forge 14.23.3.2680

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 27
Client only 0
Server only 0
Not labelled 27

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 Vanilla Forge Essentials?

Vanilla Forge Essentials-1.02[1.12.2] on 1.12.2. The pack contents and setup notes below stay tied to that release.

27 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is Vanilla Forge Essentials-1.02[1.12.2]. That file is for Minecraft 1.12.2 with Forge 14.23.3.2680. It contains 27 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 Vanilla Forge Essentials?

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This modpack consist of essential mods that doesn't add new blocks, items or worldgen but provides great quality-of-life features. Player will experience the regular vanilla gameplay the way it should be with all small tweaks, features and enhanced optimization. Immerse into the world while playing well-known game on old map(you don't need to create new map) or create a brand new world. Modpack will be useful for those who play vanilla, providing small features that you even never thought about and for creative builders, who just love to build, making videos and timelapses. Again, this modpack don't add new blocks or items, so you can change minecraft versions easily, delete mods or join servers without fear to lose anything.

You can also use this pack as a template for building your modpack.

  • NO new items, blocks or terrain generation;
  • World map and mini-map(Y - for settings, M - world map); [pic]
  • advancements window is now fullscreen;
  • key wizards will help you manage your keybindigs and avoid conflicts(key - F7);
  • 'Just enough items' mod will show you all the items in-game and their recipes; [pic]
  • leaves decaying much faster(this works only in singleplayer);
  • tweaks for inventory(inventory sorting) and mouse(drag item to place them to chest etc);
  • light level overlay(key - F8); [pic]
  • move your mouse over the shulkerbox item to display what's inside it; [pic]
  • damage indicators to see how much damage you do to creatures; [pic]
  • after death there will be chest with all you items so they won't despawn;
  • more info about bees in beehives; [pic]
  • player protection from any harm during login;
  • trashslot for deleting items; [pic]
  • faster ladder climbing;
  • villagers now has names;
  • dropped items look better;
  • you can now create paths under gates and convert dirt to path;
  • sign editing;
  • mod for builders to project shapes like circles and spheres into the world; [pic]
  • ability to display a grid-like overlay over the world, with configurable spacing; [pic]
  • easy zooming inside minecraft, using a single button; [pic]
  • JEI addon that adds mob drops, ore gen, etc.
  • configurable stepup with 3 mods.
  • performance improvement mod such as Performant and SmoothBoot;
  • gui for compass and clock;
  • small random fixes.

Some features from mods such as FastLeafDecay\etc will not work on servers.

I would also recommend adding Optifine for better experience and graphics. Pack was tested with version OptiFine HD U G7.

For shaders Enhanced Default;

Resourcepack: Unity and Dark Modern Guis.

Project description from CurseForge.

Mods in Vanilla Forge Essentials-1.02[1.12.2]

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AppleSkin-mc1.12-1.0.9.jar SHA-1 23162a97cab0adb4be2fc6d3937c613929d1d5c7 · CurseForge file 2496585 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BetterAdvancements-1.12.2-0.0.5.17.jar SHA-1 0583b39d5cd367b74532d484eaaab70659891903 · CurseForge file 2504151 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BetterFps-1.4.8.jar SHA-1 245235d5c67daff00ee658ee1f88ae8c3e4584b8 · CurseForge file 2483393 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Blur-1.0.4-14.jar SHA-1 921d17cfc8aae8df23e30e4547dc30927d6236a8 · CurseForge file 2460821 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Controlling-3.0.6.jar SHA-1 9b0b288aeebb031bb286d5ce25dfac23bb840536 · CurseForge file 2522248 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
DynamicSurroundings-1.12.2-3.4.9.13.jar SHA-1 1002537645dc0506826f4ae53a51779558d5fb73 · CurseForge file 2558747 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
EnchantmentDescriptions-1.12.2-1.1.6.jar SHA-1 59e3defcc55a94d56afe37c1dfdde918af6b9b4b · CurseForge file 2528244 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
EnhancedVisuals v1.1.4 mc1.12.2.jar SHA-1 8387be0b42d08f65e6b690d1838f2ed30ac1d5ab · CurseForge file 2491100 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
FastLeafDecay-v14.jar SHA-1 635bd0338a5b1e3b67b50f5a4c7311e1a6b579f6 · CurseForge file 2463272 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
HoloInventory-1.12.2-2.1.0.150.jar SHA-1 35ec25e273054ff0f29e12b8c2bb871c1f3e9dc3 · CurseForge file 2542793 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Hwyla-1.8.25-B40_1.12.jar SHA-1 7128cef3507256f4c53cb9d66cb2e4d314100316 · CurseForge file 2545475 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
InGameInfoXML-1.12.2-2.8.2.94-universal.jar SHA-1 25740e4cffa45a47d13881656ec7ec7e5d02db8a · CurseForge file 2489566 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
InventoryTweaks-1.63.jar SHA-1 6e00827d1a009da39fa6db5afd2a3d6b024abfe9 · CurseForge file 2482481 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
jei_1.12.2-4.9.1.175.jar SHA-1 b14c2a3c7275ca47860fb28a4604a630d4f44eda · CurseForge file 2557695 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
jepb-1.12-1.2.1.jar SHA-1 fa2c85f9acb9717854e1fffec5c0ce88ab4378cc · CurseForge file 2455920 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
justenoughbuttons-1.12.2-1.2.2-5.jar SHA-1 81dbd0c180cc4862a4ee848767ca732edcd3daca · CurseForge file 2509288 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
JustEnoughResources-1.12.2-0.8.6.28.jar SHA-1 9459277ca35858ec5d06010b8d4e69a22678321a · CurseForge file 2500678 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
keywizard-1.12.2-1.5.3-b1.jar SHA-1 10a3f06684fa40aed52607ec52ccf9a2db8e9cf2 · CurseForge file 2493196 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
LunatriusCore-1.12.2-1.2.0.42-universal.jar SHA-1 f70b39168f2a02d47792cf29bef432e20d0bcd57 · CurseForge file 2489549 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
MouseTweaks-2.8-mc1.12.1.jar SHA-1 1cebec240b295906a8283321f9cfd73636845075 · CurseForge file 2462627 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Neat 1.4-15.jar SHA-1 7054ae6b278bb00a95297b4150e14528acbed345 · CurseForge file 2436376 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
NoMobSpawningOnTrees-1.2.1-mc1.12.jar SHA-1 15427d021961bf726bfd007e3a50a110a4f07576 · CurseForge file 2436238 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Notes-1.12-1.1.1.jar SHA-1 d25305ede6e7a28cc4f761c7ca784e5a3eee8f01 · CurseForge file 2444465 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ReAuth-3.5.2.jar SHA-1 dc8af4ae49d2b0df410c95d4c129a7bbdc1b91cb · CurseForge file 2491161 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
SoundFilters-0.10_for_1.12.jar SHA-1 32ba89bbbbccc67d5e2d8f51de67d1d5dd69b3ad · CurseForge file 2445236 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
stg-1.12.2-1.2.3.jar SHA-1 d79494b27d6b9193714fbad2f054951dc9c2320f · CurseForge file 2508268 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Xaeros_Minimap_FP1.14_Forge_1.12.jar SHA-1 1f37a356156693c4918f301fd8ecf69ba8466504 · CurseForge file 2495315 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled

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