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Essential Enhancements

Enhance your vanilla game with a collection of FPS and Quality of Life improving client mods designed to work on any vanilla server!

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Quick answer

Which Essential Enhancements release should I use?

Updated 1 year ago
Latest stable file Essential Enhancements 21.5i
Game version 1.21.5
Loader Fabric 0.16.14

Essential Enhancements 21.5i is a complete pack release for 1.21.5 with Fabric 0.16.14. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. 75 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

How should I set up Essential Enhancements for players and a server?

Use Essential Enhancements 21.5i 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 Essential Enhancements 21.5i
Dedicated server setup Match Essential Enhancements 21.5i
Pack loader Fabric 0.16.14

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 75
Client only 20
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 Essential Enhancements?

Essential Enhancements 21.5i. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.

75 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is Essential Enhancements 21.5i. That file is for Minecraft 1.21.5 with Fabric 0.16.14. It contains 75 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 Essential Enhancements?

The best way to play Minecraft

This pack can be used to connect to vanilla servers and play your existing vanilla saves.

This mod collection will help boost your FPS, you can see 200+ even on a potato.
Major quality of life improvements and visual enhancements.
Block telemetry spying (formerly snooper) and chat reporting.
Optional controller support, play Java with Bedrock controls!

This is the collection of mods I use to play Minecraft daily, so I will be maintaining and updating this pack as regularly as required.

Project description from CurseForge.

Mods in Essential Enhancements 21.5i

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[1.3] Enhanced Boss Bars.zip SHA-1 5e51da85f73b436671ecd7a37b5f07c2263cdbfc · CurseForge file 4592221 · Project link unavailable Client only
AdvancementInfo-1.4.4.jar SHA-1 050bfadf3780b92d4f327efa0dc6ea342c9e552f · CurseForge file 6391736 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
AmbientEnvironment-fabric-1.21.5-22.0.0.2.jar SHA-1 723bdbff61a6053f2a783bb51276c1613751f381 · CurseForge file 6365890 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
appleskin-fabric-mc1.21.5-3.0.6.jar SHA-1 f0f13f77193acbdf6fda4f8be8f09646117aebae · CurseForge file 6385817 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
architectury-16.1.4-fabric.jar SHA-1 7d26d978a4f64800f15363cebea7b26c79a33fa3 · CurseForge file 6406227 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
authme-fabric-9.0.1+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 c4316277edaa1c150d81301976f6c26a808f181a · CurseForge file 6351772 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BadOptimizations-2.2.2-1.21.2-21.5.jar SHA-1 21b777dbd308898c82d7fbaa5093cde9526b577a · CurseForge file 6475295 · Project link unavailable Client only
BetterF3-14.0.0-Fabric-1.21.5.jar SHA-1 656ff9376212cabb74ebdbb486e804cb5c759355 · CurseForge file 6364905 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BetterPingDisplay-Fabric-1.21.5-1.1.1.jar SHA-1 12a5c27cfb3529f6a4899c72194c3afab020a760 · CurseForge file 6507455 · Project link unavailable Client only
bobby-5.2.7+mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 c6eac354451ac7af741a1dae1b805dd313958321 · CurseForge file 6366786 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
capes-1.5.5+1.21.5-fabric.jar SHA-1 d884add3efd389b32e71dba63b1267840c89fcd6 · CurseForge file 6347428 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
chat_heads-0.13.18-fabric-1.21.5.jar SHA-1 a8826adad18bf9a84be212d2971c6ae9be1fa10c · CurseForge file 6510180 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
cloth-config-18.0.145-fabric.jar SHA-1 db73460f84cede7b5fc67dce7c38bbeb5444c63e · CurseForge file 6351756 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ComplementaryReimagined_r5.5.1.zip SHA-1 c9f1724fbe77e1d36afab9612b4aaac693bc84e4 · CurseForge file 6515577 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ComplementaryUnbound_r5.5.1.zip SHA-1 52fdb332e6de592cceb8f85f2dc756eb78afab01 · CurseForge file 6515579 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
continuity-3.0.1-test.4+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 9965153e0acabbe3582aabe2ddb6a503508b6787 · CurseForge file 6489459 · Project link unavailable Client only
Controlling-fabric-1.21.5-23.0.2.jar SHA-1 53d2ef81848bd1e12c05079520f858f2855fca32 · CurseForge file 6433676 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
coolrain-1.1.0-1.21.5.jar SHA-1 e4b5baaa9bd91435281ca9fa77c7d25035017fdf · CurseForge file 6365494 · Project link unavailable Client only
CraftPresence-2.6.1+1.21.5-fabric.jar SHA-1 bbe155594c52135deab899f66f2d13b302ddb18d · CurseForge file 6511432 · Project link unavailable Client only
cullparticles-fabric-1.21.4-1.0.1.jar SHA-1 b276f81a02898bcb340caa535ff785e0b6a218fb · CurseForge file 6139911 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_model_features_fabric_1.21.5-2.4.3.jar SHA-1 b6f1d17eec726d5b2666a483b81f28349dddcd71 · CurseForge file 6360144 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_sound_features_fabric_1.21.5-0.6.jar SHA-1 00987c51190d139216b4331922d2d8cb32de1413 · CurseForge file 6362508 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_texture_features_fabric_1.21.5-6.2.13.jar SHA-1 9a072a732bc8737ca81f6c0a0c81fc6b45605405 · CurseForge file 6360712 · Project link unavailable Client only
entityculling-fabric-1.7.4-mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 fbe1f45c60abb5e9e586cbfe13e761da1831d3cb · CurseForge file 6355881 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Essential_1-3-6-2_fabric_1-21-5.jar SHA-1 3715bd2d410e142050cd77053a1c1e54475689f8 · CurseForge file 6526045 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ExtremeSoundMuffler-3.50.1_Fabric-1.21.5.jar SHA-1 d02ce39680b19cd66729883cd0e567b6f2b4dd6b · CurseForge file 6526580 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fabric-api-0.124.0+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 b36682ee8711219919b6f48f3cba6b9f1d3146c4 · CurseForge file 6518789 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fabric-language-kotlin-1.13.3+kotlin.2.1.21.jar SHA-1 848dd463bc9d75de4c519dff30cfc0666ead10d6 · CurseForge file 6528301 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fadeless-2.0.3.jar SHA-1 bcb591ebbec33dbd589247ff7fdab963fc3ff3b5 · CurseForge file 6351562 · Project link unavailable Client only
fast-ip-ping-v1.0.5-mc1.21.1-fabric.jar SHA-1 44e6178f00703b887d551fbbe27ba8b34699445e · CurseForge file 5746976 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ferritecore-8.0.0-fabric.jar SHA-1 53d76354587cd1965b842fdce7cff965b5c52fe5 · CurseForge file 6365997 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ForgeConfigAPIPort-v21.5.1-1.21.5-Fabric.jar SHA-1 11b5a197f452a3c6ae8511189842771861316bc5 · CurseForge file 6357058 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
FreshAnimations_v1.9.4.zip SHA-1 189ed78802c97efa0902bd1bb909181fba9e2eb9 · CurseForge file 6528594 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fzzy_config-0.6.9+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 c19e9cc75a898fa903b491f4e027f4845fad61ba · CurseForge file 6405218 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ImmediatelyFast-Fabric-1.9.3+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 f00dc8508a0a60c35ae0a1dc077f71561e5e2d34 · CurseForge file 6400626 · Project link unavailable Client only
iris-fabric-1.8.11+mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 3806a7c76347bcfd9f02b1317a5ddd1541bd24a7 · CurseForge file 6369436 · Project link unavailable Client only
journeymap-fabric-1.21.5-6.0.0-beta.46.jar SHA-1 1ab7b3fa15b6eda55384d536e6f0aad779f6527e · CurseForge file 6506652 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
language-reload-1.7.3+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 ab66d632ef1e065f495b6ca639f64ca6423ebf78 · CurseForge file 6348652 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
malilib-fabric-1.21.5-0.24.0.jar SHA-1 219f631e37cb9a87dd26b079a483167a7e38ad82 · CurseForge file 6477822 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
MandalasGUI+Darkmode_1.21.5.zip SHA-1 a061e445dfd89cae8e3ca76a5a2754aac5ba7567 · CurseForge file 6545011 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
midnightcontrols-fabric-1.10.6.jar SHA-1 4cb7e10f5684abbfc058fcd821cd61f766d4df3d · CurseForge file 6361448 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
midnightlib-1.7.3-fabric+1.21.4.jar SHA-1 d82f22ae8038e3b1b67d9bf85bcc34f85917fcbb · CurseForge file 6525275 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
modelfix-1.21.5-1.12-fabric.jar SHA-1 aa85f1d826593001c56ca13d5c064bca21cfc900 · CurseForge file 6393702 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
modmenu-14.0.0-rc.2.jar SHA-1 cdcbe5d129ca9939c3c95a09b3d6fd1ed5513edd · CurseForge file 6347337 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
morechathistory-1.3.1.jar SHA-1 b4337ef9dc0a6cdf31d8f3df68a6542f64f3625e · CurseForge file 5286193 · Project link unavailable Client only
MouseTweaks-fabric-mc1.21.3-2.27.jar SHA-1 8267df3b46152116a252d085da525fb84400a95a · CurseForge file 5856191 · Project link unavailable Client only
mru-1.0.17+1.21.5+fabric.jar SHA-1 110a936b9a1066fea35ff267809b97616f26238a · CurseForge file 6503833 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
no-telemetry-1.9.0.jar SHA-1 19545f40c8231fafdc183ea1c675ecbf3ecf025d · CurseForge file 6201294 · Project link unavailable Client only
NoChatReports-FABRIC-1.21.5-v2.12.0.jar SHA-1 82a9a193cc1214ac58aa573f7def25b5a3ee4c18 · CurseForge file 6378061 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
notenoughanimations-fabric-1.9.3-mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 79a837b5c1e5d71e63e583a5fbc8c9dfdc1f49d2 · CurseForge file 6356224 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
owo-lib-0.12.21+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 a0d0f5ba69fe67524931009bd72f4941d5f5d1b0 · CurseForge file 6520970 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
PaperDoll-v21.5.0-1.21.5-Fabric.jar SHA-1 542f09b4c4f063ac16f22fec32657bf9e5e89da3 · CurseForge file 6383691 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
particle-rain-3.3.5.jar SHA-1 683fb172939ab6c36fd2379ad886c1271b0002b1 · CurseForge file 6526119 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
placeholder-api-2.6.3+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 24ca4d5d0daf5d1783900e8237fad269bd39b534 · CurseForge file 6474879 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
PuzzlesLib-v21.5.10-1.21.5-Fabric.jar SHA-1 58d5b08263c766c0e2b29bd3f075c55aca11d0ee · CurseForge file 6482888 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
raised-fabric-1.21.5-4.0.1.jar SHA-1 f9f2f555acd3de9549dd614863fbeec73dc49d12 · CurseForge file 6377934 · Project link unavailable Client only
reeses-sodium-options-fabric-1.8.3+mc1.21.4.jar SHA-1 c72f07a8f139f0420cbce29bd9eb29fb24db427f · CurseForge file 6091019 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
RoughlyEnoughItems-19.0.806-fabric.jar SHA-1 88015e60761f4527d92648bcb04087045b804e9d · CurseForge file 6414280 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Searchables-fabric-1.21.5-1.0.2.jar SHA-1 720b5b33b57cc9f79faaa4f87777c8f08c0440a3 · CurseForge file 6372215 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
skinlayers3d-fabric-1.7.5-mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 018efe785039b636ca4b97d8d48d3dc3df514200 · CurseForge file 6356189 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sodium-extra-fabric-0.6.3+mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 f791686c1af393dd8931540f38b5aab8e28f2b5c · CurseForge file 6362088 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sodium-fabric-0.6.13+mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 6a7132ea86653541fa53ef88c764c8ac0cde81cc · CurseForge file 6382664 · Project link unavailable Client only
sodiumextras-fabric-1.0.8-1.21.5.jar SHA-1 12a414e66a4bb389d7c0b07bb786f18717c6e407 · CurseForge file 6407726 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sound-physics-remastered-fabric-1.21.5-1.4.12.jar SHA-1 8c5989f7998de5d673ca8ece5f77f73df9b761d2 · CurseForge file 6399245 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
soundsbegone-fabric-1.4.6+mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 dc45a1c5b88443073ef34ad1221deab81f54433b · CurseForge file 6466144 · Project link unavailable Client only
SubtleEffects-fabric-1.21.5-1.9.4-hotfix.1.jar SHA-1 ef913deb7e5d31667745bf8c4e7a5fbc4997ae16 · CurseForge file 6381912 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
tweakeroo-fabric-1.21.5-0.24.0.jar SHA-1 2191895dc99e437257174db78a82719c6320882a · CurseForge file 6477831 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
UniLib-1.1.0+1.21.5-fabric.jar SHA-1 38272638ca03a4c8927a99b737eddf1989cddf6b · CurseForge file 6509799 · Project link unavailable Client only
vcinteraction-fabric-1.21.5-1.0.8.jar SHA-1 7d475c9d545d2aea36124187715b09ffb9b8f6e7 · CurseForge file 6347467 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
viewdistancefix-fabric-1.21.5-1.0.2.jar SHA-1 5f3c6b6d22e990372addb0526afdcb793c8c5a68 · CurseForge file 6347520 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
visuality-0.7.10+1.21.5.jar SHA-1 4631dfea9da3c95ca69a331bb6fc1d4b21ba12e1 · CurseForge file 6358991 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
voicechat-fabric-1.21.5-2.5.30.jar SHA-1 17fc51cd362b38392d2f2ba39965d95ce6817602 · CurseForge file 6439696 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
waveycapes-fabric-1.5.2-mc1.21.5.jar SHA-1 97de1217a3ac5f29e42b797ac253e8c8dcc972af · CurseForge file 6357377 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
worldedit-mod-7.3.12-beta-02.jar SHA-1 3a65769a77fd0df9d3f85a2166780ee37d5e3e35 · CurseForge file 6451011 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
yet_another_config_lib_v3-3.6.6+1.21.5-fabric.jar SHA-1 bbde70bc2410603edbcdad099a18dd27a7424bfb · CurseForge file 6336634 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled

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Essential Enhancements by Minecraft version and loader

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8 available setups

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Recent files

Essential Enhancements versions and loaders

23 of 23 releases match

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