
Modrinth · Minecraft modpack
Refocused
An attempt to scale back modern features into a more concise package and bring design philosophies to somewhere between Modern and Beta Minecraft. Featuring reworked sprint, beta terrain, transportation reworks, and more!
Quick answer
Which Refocused release should I use?
Refocused 1.0 is a complete pack release for 1.20.4 with Fabric 0.16.7. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. Could not safely read this pack file.
Pack setup
How should I set up Refocused for players and a server?
Use Refocused 1.0 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 Refocused?
Refocused 1.0. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.
The selected pack release is Refocused 1.0. That file is for Minecraft 1.20.4 with Fabric 0.16.7. We could not safely count the mods in this release. 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 Refocused?

This modpack is an attempt by me to "refocus" many of the aspects of modern Minecraft into a more concise package, while trying to bring back many of the aspects that made beta minecraft so good. This pack takes inspiration primarily from Better than Adventure and reindev. Every few months I will try my best to update the pack with features I deem appropriate and migrate minecraft versions if possible.
A rundown of some of the many features and changes:
- A lonelier overworld! The only structures remaining in the overworld are mineshafts, ocean monuments, jungle temples, and very rarely buried treasure. To offset villagers and villager trading being gone, Piglins now accept gold, diamonds, emeralds, and coal for trade with expanded loot tables. See what they'll give you!
- End game Rework! Getting to the end now requires that you beat all the bosses in the game and then craft a special item from their spoils to light the ancient city portal and reach the end.
- Transportation rework! Elytras dont work with firework rockets but can use campfire smoke to boost, powered rails made from copper can be waxed to retain full (and now increased) minecart speed, minecarts can be linked together, and more! And dont worry, to offset that the elytra is now a glorified glider it is craftable from phantom membranes
- Declutter! Minecraft has a ton of features that I like that dont interact with the rest of the sandbox very well, and my goal was to get rid of any useless features that could reasonably be merged into something else (IE glowstone in place of glow ink) and make the remaining features more useful and involved. A significant change as part of this is that enchanting and potion brewing are drastically changed. Potions can only be brewed in cauldrons with more limited options, and enchantments are exclusively dungeon loot. That means no brewing stand, no enchanting table. Another example is phantoms have been reworked, they now spawn at y levels above 128 during the night instead of punishing you for playing the game.
- More blocks! There are now slab, stair, vertical slab/stair, pressure plates, and more variants for dozens and dozens of vanilla blocks. In addition there are now plenty of wood variants for blocks wherever possible.
- A new dimension! Traverse The Otherside from the Deeper and Darker mod and see if you have what it takes to withstand the horrors that lie waiting for you
- Many quality of life features, in a vanilla way. I love minimaps, zoom, and more so many of these qol features are implemented in ways mojang would conceivably do it, like crafting a map atlas being required for a minimap.
- World hosting! Host worlds seamlessly using the world host mod. Rejoice for the essential mod is no longer required
Be sure to join the discord for discussion and to report any issues you may have, I'll do my best to resolve them :)
Project description from Modrinth.
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Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
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Recent files
Refocused versions and loaders
Looking for an older file? The official Modrinth project page is in Resources.