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Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS)
Guided quests lead you from stone tools to Town Hall, then Minecolonies NPCs handle the grind. Rich ambience, extra structures, a towering Nether, handy gadgets, and big backpacks keep adventures—and streams—fresh past automation.
Quick answer
Which Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS) release should I use?
Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS)-5.1.2.zip is a complete pack release for 1.21.1 with NeoForge 21.1.186. 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. 74 mods in this pack file.
Pack setup
How should I set up Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS) for players and a server?
Use Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS)-5.1.2.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.
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What are the server requirements for Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS)?
Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS)-5.1.2.zip. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.
The selected pack release is Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS)-5.1.2.zip. That file is for Minecraft 1.21.1 with NeoForge 21.1.186. This NeoForge setup needs Java 21. It contains 74 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 Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS)?
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Description
Pack Overview
Bootstrapped Colonies is a 1.21.1 NeoForge experience laser-focused on getting you from punching wood to running a bustling Minecolonies settlement—fast. A concise questline ushers you through crafting the Supply Camp or Ship, placing your Town Hall, and hiring your first Builder. Once those milestones are hit, Minecolonies’ own contextual requests pick up the slack, letting NPCs gather resources, expand housing, and defend the perimeter while you chase bigger dreams.
World & Atmosphere
- Additional Structures dots the landscape with ruins, tents, and dungeons that double as early loot caches.
- Ambient Sounds 6 replaces silence with biome-aware audio, making forests creak and towns buzz.
- Amplified Nether stretches the underworld sky-high, turning quartz runs into vertical parkour.
Build Power & Style
- Domum Ornamentum adds skinnable beams, arches, and roofs the Builder understands, so every street feels unique.
- Building Gadgets 2 plus Charging Gadgets let you paste roads and walls at scale for late-game megaprojects.
- TownTalk gives settlers voice lines, turning status pings into lively banter.
Quality of Life
JEI, Controlling, Mouse Tweaks, Clumps, and Ultimine streamline menus, XP orbs, and block-breaking. Sophisticated Backpacks and Tom’s Storage handle pre-warehouse hoarding. NoChatReports adds server safety, while BetterWithMinecolonies tweaks farmer logic for smoother production.
Play Flow
- Follow quests to establish your first colony core.
- Let Minecolonies NPCs request materials while you explore new structures and biomes.
- Expand with gadgets, custom blocks, and vertical Nether expeditions.
- Automate, decorate, and watch your settlement flourish—all without losing the survival thrill.
1.21.1 Mod List
- Additional Structures
- Ambient Sounds
- Amplified Nether
- Architectury API
- Bad Packets
- Balm
- Bamboo Everything
- Better Compatibility Checker (BCC)
- Better Advancements
- Better With MineColonies
- BH Menu
- Blackwolf Library
- BlockUI
- Brick Hopper
- Building Gadgets 2
- BWNCR
- Ceiling Torch
- Charging Gadgets
- Cloth Config
- Clumps
- Collective
- Controlling
- Crafting Slots
- Crafting Tweaks
- CraftTweaker
- CreativeCore
- Cyclops Core
- Domum Ornamentum
- Enhanced Farming
- FancyMenu
- Fast Leaf Decay
- FTB Library
- FTB Quests
- FTB Teams
- FTB Ultimine
- Inventory Sorter
- Iron Chests
- Iron Furnaces
- Just Enough Items (JEI)
- JourneyMap
- JumpBoat / Jumpy Boats
- Jump Over Fences
- Just Enough Crowns
- Konkrete
- Let Me Sleep
- Light Overlay
- Lootr
- Macaw's Bridges
- Macaw's Fences
- Melody
- MineColonies
- More Decorative Blocks
- Mouse Tweaks
- Multi-Piston
- No Chat Reports
- No Trample
- Once Upon A Stroll
- Placebo
- Rain Shield
- Resourceful Tools
- Searchables
- Sophisticated Backpacks
- Sophisticated Core
- Starter Kit
- Structurize
- Terracart Reloaded
- Toast Control
- Tom's Storage
- Tool Belt
- TownTalk
- Tree Harvester
- Vanilla Plus Tools
- Wooden Hopper
- WTHIT
Video
Texture Packs
All 3 of the Taunoa resource packs at https://zaliku.jimdo.com/downloads/taunoa/, just scroll to the bottom to find them.
Sildur’s Vibrant Shaders at https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding-java-edition/minecraft-mods/1291396-1-6-4-1-13-2-sildurs-shaders-pc-mac-intel, we recommend the 1.18 High but you can pick w/e runs on your computer.
World Seed
9076024748097695349
Youtube/Streamers
No need to ask, just do it, but in the description link back to this pack.
Servers
Hosting a server for this pack
Project description from CurseForge.
Mods in Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS)-5.1.2.zip
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Minecolonies Getting Started (MCGS) by Minecraft version and loader
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