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Modpack Essentials

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Quick answer

Which Modpack Essentials release should I use?

Updated 2 years ago
Latest stable file ME_fabric_1.20.1_v9.zip
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Fabric 0.15.11

ME_fabric_1.20.1_v9.zip is a complete pack release for 1.20.1 with Fabric 0.15.11. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. 37 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

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

Use ME_fabric_1.20.1_v9.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.

Client instance Install ME_fabric_1.20.1_v9.zip
Dedicated server setup Match ME_fabric_1.20.1_v9.zip
Pack loader Fabric 0.15.11

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 37
Client only 12
Server only 0
Not labelled 25

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 Modpack Essentials?

ME_fabric_1.20.1_v9.zip. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.

37 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is ME_fabric_1.20.1_v9.zip. That file is for Minecraft 1.20.1 with Fabric 0.15.11. It contains 37 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 Modpack Essentials?

Ever got tired choosing all those same mods for your new modpack?

No worry! Here we comes the Modpack Essentials!
Basicly, this is a modpack built for performance, but without game breaking performance mods. It provides certain features, but mostly some essential fixes to the game. And most importantly, it saves you from hundereds of clicks just to download those essential mods we all choose.

This modpack is licenced under public domain.

Feel free to build your own modpack based on it! Credits are quite optional, even not suggested.

Some mods are released on modrinth, and I don't think redistribute them for this kit is reasonable, please check out the links below and download them manually.

✅Features:

⚡Optimized chunk gen 🔋Low memory usage 🍫Smooth gameplay 🔧Essential game fixes 🔗Experience&item clump 📕Recipe optimization 🔭Varied entity view distance

🎇Recommended jvm flags:

-Xms6G -Xmx6G -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:AllocatePrefetchStyle=1 -XX:ShenandoahGuaranteedGCInterval=1000000 -XX:MetaspaceSize=320m -XX:+AlwaysActAsServerClassMachine -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch -XX:+PerfDisableSharedMem -XX:+UseNUMA -XX:+UseNewLongLShift -XX:+UseVectorCmov -XX:+UseFastStosb -XX:-DontCompileHugeMethods -XX:+UseCompressedOops -XX:+UseCompressedClassPointers -XX:+UseLargePages -XX:+UseFastUnorderedTimeStamps -XX:+UseCriticalJavaThreadPriority

🛒Manually downloads:

Fabric:

1.20.1

Thread Tweak
Sodium
Nvidium
More Culling
Iris
Bedrodium
Brainier Bees

1.19.4

Iris

1.19.2

Iris

Brainier Bees

Bedrodium

1.18.2

Bedrodium

Forge:

1.12.2

Optifine

1.7.10

BugTorch
CoreTweaks

Leaf Culling

Optifine

Project description from CurseForge.

Mods in ME_fabric_1.20.1_v9.zip

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0Pack2Reload-Fabric-1.20.1-1.0.1.jar SHA-1 badc65d165237b7b3fdfd6cc648ad67e6dda7323 · CurseForge file 4812697 · Project link unavailable Client only
0World2Create-Universal-1.19-1.20.X-1.0.0.jar SHA-1 35cc436e1155ee1ba23e24cd03eca8d92659a1e2 · CurseForge file 4799214 · Project link unavailable Client only
AdaptiveTooltips-1.3.0-fabric-1.20.2.jar SHA-1 2ff512a70c437c20523de01ea95b6fc9b164a5c0 · CurseForge file 4773307 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BadOptimizations-2.1.4-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 29c7689d1c4645a902115e1faa4991c47007b7a5 · CurseForge file 5430253 · Project link unavailable Client only
blanket-client-tweaks-1.1.4.jar SHA-1 31a7b67a99fc21d7ae423d80018b6e8133d4e04b · CurseForge file 4705246 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BoatBreakFix-Universal-1.0.2.jar SHA-1 f0bc583479532b7a83cded5ac86f0b3622c69558 · CurseForge file 4791722 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
c2me-fabric-mc1.20.1-0.2.0+alpha.11.0.jar SHA-1 a7b3f8136ba60ff6e3c216ade83ff03c42ca77ee · CurseForge file 4766211 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
clientcrafting-fabric-1.20.1-1.7.jar SHA-1 11ebf772876adb492ef971e73f870ec5e4d12bdc · CurseForge file 4711024 · Project link unavailable Client only
cloth-config-11.1.106-fabric.jar SHA-1 a05e176326365f2b8e377a35be52a5671491bcfd · CurseForge file 4633442 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
coroutil-fabric-1.20.1-1.3.7.jar SHA-1 0b9a1b0db34d1271fe7bcc4ec0e451c3fb25a04c · CurseForge file 5110802 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
cupboard-fabric-1.20.1-2.1.jar SHA-1 d44c2673548ed815e0a23959388fb90f32ed45c4 · CurseForge file 4795343 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Debugify-1.20.1+2.0.jar SHA-1 ca859180ad2b57856fbcc8db4995c1871a7d556c · CurseForge file 4632961 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
DisableCustomWorldsAdvice-4.1.jar SHA-1 af89914abaa661b1e055eb9fc45b26fba8c20102 · CurseForge file 4619700 · Project link unavailable Client only
enhancedblockentities-0.9+1.20.jar SHA-1 61cfe50f69f8ef9e3640c0269ef158870f5b0410 · CurseForge file 4610052 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity-view-distance-1.1.2+1.20.jar SHA-1 2e622aefb07caef0686c0a4c36952521edbd840a · CurseForge file 4582412 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fabric-api-0.92.1+1.20.1.jar SHA-1 038ebcc315b5cf18c18f78f2447895dcb2ea9bac · CurseForge file 5249511 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Fast Random - 1.1.jar SHA-1 926677b010ba14dc428fe83d3691d97140667ccc · CurseForge file 4747792 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fastquit-3.0.0+1.20+.jar SHA-1 68f080925502a49027e231c63d3b94128ed6499b · CurseForge file 4739523 · Project link unavailable Client only
ferritecore-6.0.1-fabric.jar SHA-1 8fa3b84fc5860dbc30fdf8cced02af68dffcf3fa · CurseForge file 4810977 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
gpumemleakfix-fabric-1.20.1-1.7.jar SHA-1 4661cef30dc1dd5c7530ac508a75e7b5128dff9d · CurseForge file 4711009 · Project link unavailable Client only
Icterine-fabric-1.20.0-1-1.3.0.jar SHA-1 7fba5fc91b2d5246db0ceb44d8c1406f29b5aa3c · CurseForge file 5108234 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ImmediatelyFast-Fabric-1.2.18+1.20.4.jar SHA-1 cb1a465167fd2b313e4b8fd2dfff478e5951827f · CurseForge file 5425035 · Project link unavailable Client only
krypton-0.2.3.jar SHA-1 4d499819effd8afe811e5d93952fcc46765a00df · CurseForge file 4577300 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
language-reload-1.5.9+1.20.1.jar SHA-1 d647d82cbae0d16132cb8e96b472640397e68dda · CurseForge file 4768667 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
lazydfu-0.1.3.jar SHA-1 0dfa8b03ed408fb7fdada29e01cfebba02af1049 · CurseForge file 3821870 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
lithium-fabric-mc1.20.1-0.11.2.jar SHA-1 8f4642147e60827f728badac7a819d1a9f3b25d5 · CurseForge file 4765724 · Project link unavailable Client only
lunade-fastanim-1.6-1.20.jar SHA-1 0e611399323878b9f3efcc6016ea5d6eefc8c765 · CurseForge file 4535058 · Project link unavailable Client only
mobtimizations-fabric-1.20.1-1.0.0.jar SHA-1 3fc5279c915292e7ffbfa5c89848592403ee17fe · CurseForge file 5136000 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
modelfix-1.14-fabric.jar SHA-1 7c6a38565820d9c1941eb9d1aadaae75cb11ed8b · CurseForge file 4607204 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
modernfix-fabric-5.18.1+mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 0639e7dd711b2e551f0a149035b91d9b83cf40dd · CurseForge file 5425646 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
NarrusYeetus-1.1.0.jar SHA-1 2fa62f91c4be4f21edb8f21fbea63ed8b47da098 · CurseForge file 4748036 · Project link unavailable Client only
particle_core-0.2.3+1.20.1.jar SHA-1 739b7c02e09ff8b15869ad3f7620b9a43ec51cbf · CurseForge file 5295323 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
quickbench-4.1.0+mc.1.20.1.jar SHA-1 d22ecd402f60ee284c658da246eddd92be98eb89 · CurseForge file 4767801 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
recipeessentials-fabric-1.20.1-3.0.jar SHA-1 32d38a26c72a1146810f2535a49365625d6eb228 · CurseForge file 4812729 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
servercore-fabric-1.5.1+1.20.1.jar SHA-1 3aa98a433b7bfc2fbf0ace15505030796ff51a1b · CurseForge file 5288512 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
starlight-1.1.2+fabric.dbc156f.jar SHA-1 a03102cab439cbab5a1d7d72cd7c2b4976ddd421 · CurseForge file 4572096 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
yet-another-config-lib-fabric-3.2.1+1.20.jar SHA-1 68ed6a69b22da12916cec79043011110e93ae900 · CurseForge file 4772784 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled

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