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Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Essentials

Essentials expands automation and redstone in a balanced and vanilla style.

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Quick answer

Which Essentials release should I use?

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Latest stable file 1.21.1-2.17.6
Game version 1.21, 1.21.1
Loader NeoForge

Essentials 1.21.1-2.17.6 targets 1.21, 1.21.1 with NeoForge. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Essentials required on the client, server, or both?

Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

Client Optional
Dedicated server Optional
Loader for this release NeoForge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.

Understand client and server requirements Read the Minecraft installation guide

What else does Essentials 1.21.1-2.17.6 need?

1.21.1-2.17.6. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Essentials without breaking your instance.

Built for Essentials 1.21.1-2.17.6. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 1.21.1-2.17.6. It targets 1.21, 1.21.1 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.21.1-2.17.6. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Essentials add?

Essentials

Essentials expands automation and redstone in a balanced and vanilla style.
While there's full ingame documentation with Patchouli installed (strongly recommended), here's a few highlights:

  • A single block chest that remembers item types for each slot
  • Farmland that self-replants
  • Simple and cheap item transport and sorting
  • Single-block redstone circuits that can do logic or math
  • And more...

Essentials has no worldgen, no balance destroying features, has ingame documentation, and is highly configurable. It can be dropped into a modpack without issues.

Spotlight

Full Tutorial

Previous versions are on the CurseForge page.

Minecraft Mod Reviews

Project description from Modrinth.

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Essentials versions and loaders

17 of 17 releases match

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