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Improved Vanilla

A modpack that aims to enhance the Vanilla Minecraft experience.

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Quick answer

Which Improved Vanilla release should I use?

Updated 1 year ago
Latest stable file Improved Vanilla 1.2
Game version 1.21
Loader Fabric 0.16.0

Improved Vanilla 1.2 is a complete pack release for 1.21 with Fabric 0.16.0. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. 76 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

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

Use Improved Vanilla 1.2 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 Improved Vanilla 1.2
Dedicated server setup Match Improved Vanilla 1.2
Pack loader Fabric 0.16.0

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 76
Client only 42
Server only 2
Not labelled 32

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 Improved Vanilla?

Improved Vanilla 1.2. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.

76 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is Improved Vanilla 1.2. That file is for Minecraft 1.21 with Fabric 0.16.0. It contains 76 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 Improved Vanilla?

Improved Vanilla

Improved Vanilla is a modpack that aims to create an enhanced Vanilla Minecraft experience better, by improving the graphics, render distance, sounds, A few textures, and physics. All while keeping the game as close as possible to Vanilla Minecraft.

Mods

A few of the used mods/rescource packs/shaders are:

  • Complementary Reimagined,
  • Euphoria Patches,
  • Sodium,
  • Iris,
  • Distant horizons,
  • Physics mod,
  • Charmonium,
  • Fresh animations,
  • Detailed animations,
  • Essentials,
  • Tectonic.

To see the full list of mods click the version you want en scroll down.

Features

A few key features of this modpack are:

  • Improved visuals (thanks to Complementary Reimagined and Euphoria Patches),
  • Biome specific portal colors in the nether (thanks to Euphoria Patches),
  • Being able to slash mobs through Grass (thanks to SwingThrough),
  • An increased render distance (thanks to distant horizons),
  • Better animations for the Player and mobs (thanks to Detailed animations and Fresh animations),
  • Improved world generation (thanks to Tectonic)

If you are interested in discovering the other features, I strongly recommend you download and try out Improved Vanilla.

Performance

Improved Vanilla is tested on:

RX 6600,Ryzen 5 3600,10/16 GB of RAM, 1080p, at around 90-120 fps while idle depending on the biome and activity and at around 70-100 fps while moving around and loading chunks depending on the biome and moving speed.

Note

I recommend that you use a similair or better setup as me, otherwise your game might not run smoothly. If that is the case, try out Improved Vanilla Lite, a tuned down version of Improved Vanilla with (almost) all of the same features. Also feel free to play around with different settings to see what you prefer and what works best for you.

Disclaimer

The mods, rescource packs and shaders used are not made by me, and I claim no rights to any of the mods, resource packs or shaders contained within this pack. Please support the creators of all the mods, resource packs and shaders in any way you can.

Project description from Modrinth.

Mods in Improved Vanilla 1.2

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AdvancementPlaques-1.21-fabric-1.6.6.jar SHA-1 1bb30a03ff256e2e94037e1dcfbdf79ff560fcbc · Modrinth version VNRqTMX5 · Project link unavailable Client only
appleskin-fabric-mc1.21-3.0.5.jar SHA-1 9cf6df32c9f98b8eb3ae6527cd5fef9a46df3175 · Modrinth version fG1xJao0 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
architectury-13.0.8-fabric.jar SHA-1 e71346a43c563e5784580dd096338acfb45f49d4 · Modrinth version Wto0RchG · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
auditory-0.0.7-1.21.jar SHA-1 24f7d5ee7d7e8b9b6c15f5580086dce69c01a079 · Modrinth version 3jadriG3 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
betterbeds-fabric-1.4.0.jar SHA-1 18bc5c4f40ff6e47d65526a59244c9ea57b83e3f · Modrinth version ZPmX9Uy3 · Project link unavailable Client only
BetterF3-11.0.1-Fabric-1.21.jar SHA-1 eb48ba676e4c0779576b0f49c28ffd47f0eae561 · Modrinth version sXO3idkS · Project link unavailable Client only
bettermounthud-1.2.4.jar SHA-1 4df822bd5bd7d2e125eb9c7fdb38bb4b6ee0476e · Modrinth version yyJushgo · Project link unavailable Client only
betterstats-3.13.2+fabric-1.21.jar SHA-1 73cd7515b4f13d251065304f8ff4fb44ef690663 · Modrinth version EIHSHWKH · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
brb-1.10.0-rc5+1.21.jar SHA-1 5831fc725b9834cef7b445913a701310536b17ab · Modrinth version rj0f0Vtq · Project link unavailable Client only
charmonium-fabric-1.21-7.0.0.jar SHA-1 04a80742c6af813dd457ebc37fb16353270a07fa · Modrinth version Rx4IPbpz · Project link unavailable Client only
cloth-config-15.0.140-fabric.jar SHA-1 5d82342a2df53fd6df712bfdd583a811572918a4 · Modrinth version HpMb5wGb · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
continuity-3.0.0-beta.5+1.21.jar SHA-1 16d31a39e85dc10cdff4e06198a1bb26b4b82427 · Modrinth version NksUpFjf · Project link unavailable Client only
CreativeCore_FABRIC_v2.12.9_mc1.21.jar SHA-1 7e1e6c86963a10370980f54c7a1b904baf55a178 · Modrinth version Ee9C5Y9X · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
DistantHorizons-2.2.1-a-1.21.jar SHA-1 302ad0271f1b3d9029361c94cd5cf753a60960e5 · Modrinth version pEvLEY5E · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
dynamic-fps-3.7.4+minecraft-1.21.0-fabric.jar SHA-1 046645374431c17c73fd0a2f20bc45a62c9e86f4 · Modrinth version R2URg43h · Project link unavailable Client only
EasyAnvils-v21.0.5-1.21-Fabric.jar SHA-1 6bd45511217641fb229b1e0ef71fd64f9a8d30a5 · Modrinth version DwKi5WSQ · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
EasyMagic-v21.0.4-1.21-Fabric.jar SHA-1 928e4e3bea0c838b724241977dc211b2aea535f7 · Modrinth version lRBz0IRk · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
eating-animation-1.21+1.9.72.jar SHA-1 d89ecd0ac342697e0d1c3aaff1daa6c81bebe2f6 · Modrinth version KWZCioh0 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_model_features_fabric_1.21-2.2.6.jar SHA-1 7a0d5b5388a4f55bcb4e50502893d2e6d69bae1c · Modrinth version Qql6TI9W · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_texture_features_fabric_1.21-6.2.5.jar SHA-1 a23175e7262ff0a089b13cd2cbad99e315e4cfa6 · Modrinth version qQQ5ffvS · Project link unavailable Client only
entityculling-fabric-1.7.0-mc1.21.jar SHA-1 ef4acec15876eafba8ce1618d2c2a6b3de27e58f · Modrinth version kPbJu8eF · Project link unavailable Client only
essential_1-3-4-3_fabric_1-21-1.jar SHA-1 f891886395a1aa7899fdd2509b98becd45d31c59 · Modrinth version HCIgZsNO · Project link unavailable Client only
EuphoriaPatcher-1.4.1-r5.3-fabric.jar SHA-1 c0357a9efd290d8ed947791d10c17e75861862ab · Modrinth version Gtt0DO76 · Project link unavailable Client only
fabric-api-0.102.0+1.21.jar SHA-1 43035a1c6f506285a9910bc8038d1b1b925f8dd1 · Modrinth version oGwyXeEI · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fabric-language-kotlin-1.12.3+kotlin.2.0.21.jar SHA-1 54cd3900a904b81bd24c4a35b6577a2ac197b51a · Modrinth version B0fZidZi · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
falling-block-particles-1.0.2.jar SHA-1 e8e2b8d86a42fb44edfe7f2562d57f0811854769 · Modrinth version vce9c6RL · Project link unavailable Client only
fast-ip-ping-v1.0.5-mc1.21.1-fabric.jar SHA-1 44e6178f00703b887d551fbbe27ba8b34699445e · Modrinth version 24ohs0tI · Project link unavailable Client only
fasterrandom-5.1.0.jar SHA-1 440720daaf51d5ad88a96ed59e1f59c63fad3f73 · Modrinth version BbFqiKvi · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ferritecore-7.0.0-fabric.jar SHA-1 95b18b0f1673bbbe328812c3052cc1a921591f0f · Modrinth version wmIZ4wP4 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ForgeConfigAPIPort-v21.0.8-1.21-Fabric.jar SHA-1 7dfdfef79835d7d8d6237b20af1a2d7f29561454 · Modrinth version GOreNSW6 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
fzzy_config-0.5.6+1.21.jar SHA-1 fb42d1e90a6eab0b9177a6355b793d3170fb3543 · Modrinth version S6Fst9jI · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Iceberg-1.21-fabric-1.2.7.jar SHA-1 8416f690b9afe7159900a7f47520e07483946219 · Modrinth version vmyclz8X · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ImmediatelyFast-Fabric-1.3.0+1.21.1.jar SHA-1 05783f56241876a7eb2613ddd8a2722b334b4bb6 · Modrinth version lQMxcaIl · Project link unavailable Client only
ImmersiveThunder-1.21+1.2.2.jar SHA-1 580686e25c8a65ecdf5891ae90f9b6e1ba22cea6 · Modrinth version 6TiQdfiz · Project link unavailable Client only
indium-1.0.35+mc1.21.jar SHA-1 1bf4b5db91f4e6d7a4f94fe2e96525d22df1cacb · Modrinth version Z8VpxxGh · Project link unavailable Client only
iris-fabric-1.8.0-beta.4+mc1.21.1.jar SHA-1 6481f2b12ec0d4040424b5f78d4b56faaf862ad5 · Modrinth version u9KvDA4s · Project link unavailable Client only
lithium-fabric-mc1.21-0.13.1.jar SHA-1 1f983f879bb88fff9afa287e8d6a4a2f8df79e01 · Modrinth version M7RXiitG · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
midnightlib-fabric-1.6.3.jar SHA-1 b35cf6125d6708ccdc3a6fa2eaeb5b514cff4f85 · Modrinth version Ct1rAic5 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
modelfix-1.21-1.6-fabric.jar SHA-1 b8069f2a672abdea1112daa6d716a0e482cf61ea · Modrinth version FUZo6yCk · Project link unavailable Client only
modernfix-fabric-5.19.1+mc1.21.jar SHA-1 a0fd5799e698697232d75e7291276218198ea80a · Modrinth version i8GSONFm · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
modmenu-11.0.3.jar SHA-1 6213120772192040a0aeb5c7cfe330c068605b1f · Modrinth version YIfqIJ8q · Project link unavailable Client only
modmenu-badges-lib-2023.6.1.jar SHA-1 d1d7e28a3e266c693d7bb14ce4e34e4153f540ef · Modrinth version n5smDDrP · Project link unavailable Client only
MouseTweaks-fabric-mc1.21-2.26.jar SHA-1 ee81af33a5606ef2cd057e075833d7c69836c210 · Modrinth version ylmBQ38A · Project link unavailable Client only
MRU-1.0.4+1.21+fabric.jar SHA-1 40f5c5ae085485e96f53e2fe1fea40c3a5ac9add · Modrinth version umwxY8w7 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Nixienaut-2.0.2.jar SHA-1 5dabfe64f3f16e1852dcc6253936f6e686f79bde · Modrinth version QAXnr6U4 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
noisium-fabric-2.3.0+mc1.21-1.21.1.jar SHA-1 642a672cfc60ff1e1262a39d7e160b1381c5120c · Modrinth version 4sGQgiu2 · Project link unavailable Server only
nyfsspiders-fabric-1.21-2.3.1.jar SHA-1 e1be8a0ce2173da7aad0f4f7f3ff6f365928b66e · Modrinth version XrZVRpEA · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
optigui-2.3.0-beta.6+1.21.jar SHA-1 c3d5ca9c111fea353d37c71be98f8da528bc9b44 · Modrinth version rPLGSp71 · Project link unavailable Client only
owo-lib-0.12.15+1.21.jar SHA-1 6360554402859113fdd72abdb8ff9fd5d6c731ca · Modrinth version vCCHsvEa · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
particle_core-0.2.5+1.21.jar SHA-1 c9e9bd309527a1f67101de3b6201e6dbe8f0cd1b · Modrinth version qTfHWWep · Project link unavailable Client only
particular-1.1.1+1.21.jar SHA-1 850f5f1e4b8b3d41c5c2f19aafa4ca08f0fd1285 · Modrinth version WFcZYoYh · Project link unavailable Client only
physics-mod-3.0.20-mc-1.21.0-fabric.jar SHA-1 189dded3a6c82992807bfdd92acf694c03cde4ac · Modrinth version m87gEvpX · Project link unavailable Client only
polytone-1.21-2.5.2-fabric.jar SHA-1 059a9ca6b2bad0277f31ccb89c72ff32e72a2df5 · Modrinth version lgwbujmS · Project link unavailable Client only
PresenceFootsteps-1.10.0+1.21.jar SHA-1 bb166be2790dbcd57427534c8fed18c305d2fd6b · Modrinth version 4CjXUG8M · Project link unavailable Client only
Prism-1.21-fabric-1.0.9.jar SHA-1 897db862307353e7eb9d0dd37fb6b43bdd06f6b5 · Modrinth version hIejSxjq · Project link unavailable Client only
PuzzlesLib-v21.0.28-1.21-Fabric.jar SHA-1 7fd60a18d29d70a08c67f916f9e4d950b30d66f1 · Modrinth version a5KN1w1N · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
reeses-sodium-options-fabric-1.8.0-beta.4+mc1.21.1.jar SHA-1 7a2b9b23d3d05939f70244401e9c0a796942d13c · Modrinth version DSxKPh7H · Project link unavailable Client only
simple-armor-hud-1.21-1.5.0.jar SHA-1 07d4f30f8d802f76fd7fdff1d3ae67842bb322dc · Modrinth version DNqmRdIA · Project link unavailable Client only
skinlayers3d-fabric-1.6.7-mc1.21.jar SHA-1 6b5866792943f299fed7ff79688a8c8d42676115 · Modrinth version h12GehRH · Project link unavailable Client only
SnowUnderTrees-2.5.3+1.21.jar SHA-1 e418a3b75db8e7facb14556ca19361a28107e6fe · Modrinth version 1K0J5FYl · Project link unavailable Server only
sodium-extra-fabric-0.6.0-beta.3+mc1.21.1.jar SHA-1 d5ad3bbc8a75fc2e8f3d957a85aa05f3e8b95fd0 · Modrinth version CEAENzuT · Project link unavailable Client only
sodium-fabric-0.6.0-beta.2+mc1.21.1.jar SHA-1 7a94dda82ffd1fe24cd1cacad70eb89dbe564ea6 · Modrinth version CcIWi5Av · Project link unavailable Client only
sound-physics-remastered-fabric-1.21.1-1.4.6.jar SHA-1 e3346400643f2ea17cef2fbb8532dcb8d781a626 · Modrinth version wP25tEBe · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Sounds-2.2.0+1.21+fabric.jar SHA-1 6e1fcfb87ef637de3b093fe74c5279746d16a9a8 · Modrinth version U7xNYULr · Project link unavailable Client only
structurify-fabric-mc1.21.1-1.0.7.jar SHA-1 2849fb32723cdf53fbaabb89276c3b48093f578a · Modrinth version itbBUSYy · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
swingthrough-1.0.5+1.21.jar SHA-1 26c5eee723332dd309879f176eadcc2871fbc2c5 · Modrinth version ELQQ49mK · Project link unavailable Client only
tcdcommons-3.12.3+fabric-1.21.jar SHA-1 c624d4990b4a0efa8832f2b28e432d5c402bfa7c · Modrinth version q0tTf22O · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
tectonic-fabric-1.21.1-2.4.1a.jar SHA-1 84be79a9bbcb80c0ddb9e34f71b0064bd2e6b204 · Modrinth version mSYrCaov · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
tia-fabric-1.21-1.2.1.jar SHA-1 ebb03dce1be03c9d93a5355685a975352c4db2bc · Modrinth version 3KyrwMAv · Project link unavailable Client only
visuality-0.7.7+1.21.jar SHA-1 8d239710c1c1983d780ad04686c3c3d0d1b1585e · Modrinth version dhKbgdIb · Project link unavailable Client only
visualoverhaul-fabric-5.2.1.jar SHA-1 953f9c46258d9293c6a353c17d8355eae7a3db0c · Modrinth version GngqTZ0E · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
VisualWorkbench-v21.0.5-1.21-Fabric.jar SHA-1 04b98507ea457a3b3899b171be430aa2219985b1 · Modrinth version 2F4w4356 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
vmp-fabric-mc1.21-0.2.0+beta.7.165-all.jar SHA-1 50aeae0f80e36f6d65218f5f127548c38406233a · Modrinth version QGcLqbQu · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
wakes-0.3.0+1.21.1.jar SHA-1 68cec42789b6c4a8f670dbd342504608f76bf824 · Modrinth version i5THoeP6 · Project link unavailable Client only
waveycapes-fabric-1.4.10-mc1.21.jar SHA-1 a15c7d106b144f7f70cb3c75ae7a393ff708a5c0 · Modrinth version FnoiNbTk · Project link unavailable Client only
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Recent files

Improved Vanilla versions and loaders

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