Modded Minecraft adds a whole new dimension to the game!
Minecraft is one of the most infamous games in gaming history. Set in randomly-generated worlds, players face dangerous terrain crawling with creepers, zombies and other dangerous foes!
Minecraft recently passed its 10 year anniversary as many users have faithfully played since its launch. On average, each player spends over 750 hours playing Minecraft in their lifetime! At some point, the same old routine of killing mobs, gathering wood, and building homes gets old. The Minecraft community have realized this so they developed modpacks at your disposal to make the game more interesting. Keep reading to hear about some of the community’s best creations!
1. OptiFine
Take a look at these graphics!
OptiFine is a god-send for all Minecraft players who cannot afford a top-tier gaming device. It allows the game to run significantly smoother no matter the age, model, or brand of computer you use. It also includes high-quality textures and a bunch of animations that are not in the vanilla version.
OptiFine’s Features:
- You will see an FPS boost. OptiFine reduces lag spikes and polishes gameplay, which may double the FPS your device is capable of supporting. The mod includes 34 animation and detail options, allowing you to turn on or off specific visual effects of your choosing that may increase FPS further.
- OptiFine supports HD textures. These give you the chance to install resource packs and experience them to the fullest. From custom lighting to custom font characters, this mod covers every visual effect a player is looking for. OptiFine increases your device’s render distances as well. This allows you to see even more of the beautiful textures you have installed.
- The most underrated feature of OptiFine is the ability to zoom in and out with a press of a button. You can now see up to 3x further in your creative and survival worlds. This may make your gaming experience much more pleasurable. Make sure to use this feature to look for creepers on the way to your base!
- OptiFine gives you the option to alter how the day cycle changes. You are given three options: default (night and day), day only, or night only. Choose your preference and live in your customized world! Sadly, this feature is currently only available in creative mode and is impossible to be used by those of you who aspire to be Bear Grylls .
- Shaders are known for their game-crashing effects on Minecraft but OptiFine lets the game fully support the shaders you wish to use. Your builds will look more like eye-candy than a pile of blocks when using a shader pack!
Download OptiFine here.
2. Project Ozone 3: A New Way Forward
Just look at all these drawers at your disposal!
Project Ozone 3: A New Way Forward adds so much to the game to make Minecraft more exciting. From new quests, mobs and a reward system, it is hard to not have fun with this modpack.
Project Ozone 3’s Features:
- 1,129 quests have been added to the game. You will go on an insane journey to complete these and gather points. This modpack is great if you have a lot of free time!
- A reward system has been put in place so that you will be inspired to complete quests. Each time you accomplish a quest, you will gain these points. These can be used to open different chests that have great rewards!
- Tons of new mobs of been put into the game to make your experience more unique. Have you ever been killed by a pink slime? Watch out because in this modpack they are dangerous!
- New interactive blocks allow you to build new tools, items, and more! Use cabinets and drawers to store up to 32 stacks of one item; it’s a great sorting tool.
- Join online servers and play with others for even more fun. Servers are maintained by faithful players who love all the features. Playing with others might help you enjoy the game more and learn the tricky parts of the mod, too!
Download this modpack here.
3. SevTech: Ages
Awesome storage systems and more are in this modpack!
SevTech: Ages is a huge modpack created to give you a purposeful long-term progression experience that a lot of modpacks don’t offer. As you keep playing, new content continues to be unlocked. You will never get bored playing SevTech: Ages!!
SevTech: Ages’s Features:
- Dynamically hidden items and recipes are unlocked based on progress. If you have not unlocked an item, you won’t be able to pick it up or sometimes see it. This feature is both unique and cool.
- SevTech ages still has the vanilla advancement system but with new quests. This emphasizes the importance of in-game content. The developers don’t want your the main focus to be completing quests but to be playing Minecraft and building awesome things!
- This modpack still lets you have the normal sandbox experience. Some packs bring so much new stuff into the game that you forget what real Minecraft is really like… not SevTech: Ages though! You will still that taste of normal Minecraft that made you fall in love with the game in the first place!]
- There are hundreds of custom advancements that unlock new “ages.” This unique progression style unlocks chunks of new items in the game. It is much like real life history as eras continue to change!
- There are some new tools, more types of trees, and interactive blocks. This adds another level to the game. You can upgrade your home with the different colors and style of these items.
Start unlocking SevTech advancements here.
4. SkyFactory 4
The dragon sits next to these technological farms.
SkyFactory 4 adds such a huge variety content to Minecraft that you likely won’t ever get to play it all! With new world types, a progression system and unique blocks, there is so much to do when playing with this modpack. Jump in now and see for yourself!
SkyFactory 4’s Features:
- There are over 30 world types to choose from when generating a new world. Do you want to play skyblock while surrounded by bedrock? Or maybe play entirely underwater? SkyFactory 4 offers so many creative possibilities to make your world different that you can’t get bored!
- Resource trees provide a built-in progression system that lets the player choose the resources they want to produce. This is instead of a randomized system that has been featured in past versions of SkyFactory.
- Unlike some of the other modpacks on this list, SkyFactory 4 does not require you to complete quests to get more stuff. There is an optional game mode that does, however, which we will look at next!
- A prestige System gives you the chance to unlock new blocks and tools. Prestige points can be gained by finishing advancements in the game by finding, crafting or killing new things. Each time you do this, you can unlock something new!
- Join servers to play SkyFactory 4 with friends and the Minecraft community!
You can download this modpack here.
5. Life in the Village
Osamu is happily axing away.
Life in the Village really makes the village life an important part of Minecraft. What used to be a useful supply of random materials and villagers is now much more! It’s an experience all in itself that is rewarding and enjoyable!
Life in the Village’s Features:
- This modpacks is considered Vanilla+ for its close-to-vanilla experience. Despite more crafting options and villager features, the overall feel is close to regular Minecraft. The new and improved village features do not take away from the original game.
- There are immersive buildings and settlements that will make you feel like a villager yourself! With new passive mobs, such as deer, butterflies, and birds, it will really feel like you’re in a village lost in the woods.
- Simple machinery to process and craft materials have been added to make Minecraft more fun. Spinning windmills and waterwheels are just two of the machines added to the game; use these to craft new food recipes. Other machines have also been brought into the game to double resources and more!
- Colonize and find new cultures to help them grow. A reputation system has been added so you can eventually buy a property inside the village! Points are gained by collecting resources for villagers and trading with them. You can even start your own village!
- Build an airship to make traveling easier. This cool feature adds a whole new twist to the game. Fly above the clouds for a great view of the villages you have colonized!
Jump into the village life here to explore these features.
6. FTB Interactions
Check out these cool interactive blocks added in this modpack!
FTB Interactions is essentially the evolved form of Minecraft. With new quests and progressions, this modpack will keep you busy. Just always watch your back to protect yourself from buffed mobs and bosses … they pack a real punch!
FTB Interaction’s Features:
- This is a great modpack for you if you’re team-oriented and looking to play on a server. Surviving is extremely tough and working with friends and the community will make FTB Interactions even more fun.
- FTB Interactions is quest-driven with a long line of achievements ready to be conquered by you. If you enjoy long-term projects, this modpack will keep you entertained for months!
- An interactive crafting menu and new crafting blocks simplifies the crafting process. With so much new content, this interface makes searching for recipes much more efficient.'
- FTB Interactions will change your playstyle completely. There are new machines, mechanics and goals that shift how you approach the game. If you are looking for something new and exciting, this is the modpack for you.
- New tools, blocks, and food sources will make your world different than any other! This modpack contains so many more interactive features than vanilla minecraft. It is almost an entirely different game but I promise you’ll love it!
Get started on the FTB Interaction journey here.
7. Omnifactory
Mechanisms like this will be all over your Omnifactory builds!
Omnifactory is a modpack filled to the brim with microcrafts. When making it, developers aimed to keep “all of the complexity, [but] none of the grind” in comparison to other technology-deep mods. This modpack is similar to FTB interactions but with a much more subtle early game.
Omnifactory’s Features:
- Custom circuits are a big part of Omnifactory. These circuits have complex purposes that really emphasize the role technological features have while playing the modpack. You will use a lot of these so prepare yourself now!
- Omnifactory has thousands of quests. These quests act as a step-by-step tutorial to help simplify the modpack, even if you’re a noob. Quests are not required in order to progress but they will be accomplished over time regardless if you use all of the modpack’s features.
- Modular machines are very cool and make Omnifactory extremely unique. These large contraptions have various uses, like separating air molecules, generating power, and even simulating universes.
- This modpack has its own periodic table. By collecting and combining elements, you can make new ones on your way to crafting the ultimate resource in the game: omnium.
- Microminers are a custom mining system developed for Omnifactory. They are tiny ships that when placed in a “microverse projector,” they will go gather resources for you!
Start playing Omnifactory here.
8. Antimatter Chemistry
Intricate systems automate your farms and more!
Antimatter Chemistry is a quest and progression based modpack. Here, you are stranded in the “antimatter dimension.” You will have to use your basic starter gear as you attempt to find your way back to the overworld dimension.
Antimatter Chemistry’s Features:
- A huge network of quests is at your disposal to help you. These quests teach you the roots of using the complex mods that are in Antimatter Chemistry.
- This modpack has difficult recipes and systems you will need to construct. When playing it, everything has to be thought through to avoid bigger mistakes later. This level of strategy is unique in comparison to other modpacks but does make it tougher. This makes it perfect for anyone looking for a challenge!
- New interactive blocks are in Antimatter Chemistry. Each has a specific use and placement while you are creating awesome contraptions! You may find watching a youtube series will help guide you through this process.
- Craft generators to make resources for you! As you are stranded in the “antimatter dimensions,” there won’t be any cobblestone, wood, dirt, or standard blocks laying around. Use these generators to gather the resources you need to craft mechanisms and build cool objects!
- This modpack includes alchemistry, which is a mod designed to break items down into the elements it’s made out of. You can recombine these pure elements in different ways to create new resources and elements!
You can download this modpack here.
9. Questing Mayhem
This questbook is just one of two in Questing Mayhem.
Questing Mayhem is designed to suit you whether you are a hardcore or casual player. Quests range in difficulty but there are plenty to go around! These objectives are used to lead you towards awesome things hidden in the modpack that you may find inspiring.
Questing Mayhem’s Features:
- 82 mods are incorporated in this modpack. Although this is not as many as some of the other modpacks listed in this compilation, all 82 add a lot of content. They all relate to the quests and challenges they provide you; there is so much to do!
- There are 2 quest books with a total of 800 quests. These quests are related to every part of the game, including PVP, farming, mining and more! No matter what kind of player you are, you will find quests geared towards you.
- Questing Mayhem is advertised as being updated regularly. With each major update, new quests will be added to the game. This adds more variety to your gaming experience!
- Look for loot bags across the map by killing any kind of mob. You can find all kinds of goodies in these and they only take up one inventory space!
- Make sure to watch your step when running through a swamp! Slimes love to leave puddles scattered throughout the terrain. These can be destroyed by your hand for a slime ball, which undoubtedly will be useful down the road.
Start conquering Questing Mayhem’s quests here.
10. Awakening - Classic
Sites like this will become very familiar in this modpack!
Download Awakening - Classic and be prepared to find a totally new game! This modpack changes everything; say goodbye to mining those same ores over and over. You’ll have so much fun exploring your worlds and finding new resources everywhere!
Awakening - Classic’s Features:
- Over 800 quests are in Awakening - Classic. These quests will keep you busy as you get used to all the different features.
- Unique biomes are all over your world! Rivers are wider and can be found underground while caves have been revamped to give you more space to build in them. Let your creative edge flow and recreate these natural scenes into magnificent builds!
- Your mining experience will be like nothing you have ever done before. With 96 new mineable blocks (not including new grass, dirt, stone, sand and gravel types), you will never get bored on a mining expedition. Be prepared to need more storage space, though!
- Custom dungeons are lurking with new mobs … not only in the overworld but in the nether, too! Every mob in the game has been changed to drop special loot.
- New blocks with unique textures are in Awakening - Classic to make your builds look the best they can! There are also mods included that give you interior decorations to give each build a different vibe.
This modpack is available here.
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