Basic Explorer’s Pack

Welcome to the Basic Explorer’s Pack!

This is a slimmed down, lightweight pack focused on delivering key mods for progression and exploration. Totaling 37 selected mods (+5 forge mods for 42 total) this pack gives you a deep level of progression in the main world, plus 4 extra dimensions to explore when you need something new, without breaking your computer like the kitchen sink packs tend to do.

Start off by following any of the 3 core progression mods:

• Bewtichment – Craft a Book of Shadows to start the path down this dark magic mod
• Botania – Craft a Lexica Botania to begin exploring the natural side of magic
• Mekanism – Dive into the technical side of life

These progression mods are supplemented by the beloved Tinkers Construct for all of your tool creation needs.

When you are prepared, take the plunge into the bonus dimensions offered:

• Atum 2 – A sand-blown desert full of new enemies, bosses, and loot
• Gaia Dimension – An eerie colorful offshoot of the overworld
• The Twilight Forest – A classic exploration dimension, full of structures and bosses
• Ultra Amplified Dimension – A delightful break for when you have flight and want to see what world gen can do

Comments and problems are welcome. I hope you enjoy!

Check below to see the full list of mods, along with why I added them! You’ll notice there is no gravestone mod – I recommend simply turning on the keepInventory rule with this pack. It is lighter and more bug free than any gravestone mod, and achieves the same goal!

Progression

• Bewitchment – Deep dark magic mod
• Botania – Deep nature magic mod
• Mekanism – Deep technical mod
• Mekanism Generators – Supports Mekanism with power generation
• Mekanism Tools – Primarily to add additional armor support to Mekanism
• MekanismOres – Make Mekanism play nice with Tinkers Construct
• Tinkers Construct – The best tools in modded minecraft

Exploration

• Atum 2: Return to the Sands – Boss/Structures based dimension mod for combative exploration
• Gaia Dimension – Interesting new world for variety
• The Twilight Forest – Boss/Structures based dimension mod for combative exploration
• Ultra Amplified Dimension – Interesting new world for variety

Nature

• Biomes O’ Plenty – Better overworld generation variety
• Natura – Additional overworld plant variety
• Pam’s HarvestCraft – Make food interesting again
• Bonsai Trees 2 – Adds both better tree farming and adorable tree planters for your house
• Exotic Birds – Bring life to the overworld… birds!
• The Birdwatching Mod – A few more birds and items to keep the overworld interesting… birds!

Aesthetics

• Chisel – Pretty blocks greatly increase build quality in your homes
• Cosmetic Armor Reworked – A personal vanity mod, for your viewing pleasure

Utility Items

• Ender Storage 1.8.+ – Improved storage portability options
• Iron Chests – Expanded chest system
• Extra Utilities – Config file limited down, primarily added for ender lilies, watering can, and muffler
• Open Glider – Adds a hang glider. Wonderful.
• OpenBlocks Elevator – Adds a teleporting elevator block. Beautiful

Utility UI

• Hwyla – Shows viewed blocks details
• Waila Harvestability – Show tool requirements for harvesting resources
• Inventory Tweaks – Adds sorting to your inventory and chests for convenience
• Just Enough Items (JEI) – Adds the classic recipe finder
• More Overlays – Press F7 to view locations where monsters can spawn
• Morpheus – Adds sleep voting for multiplayer
• Xaero’s Minimap – lightweight minimap option

Support (required for above mods)

• Baubles – For Bewitchment, Botania
• Bookworm – For Birdwatching
• CodeChicken Lib 1.8.+ – For Ender Storage
• ConnectedTexturesMod – For many mods
• Mantle – For Twilight Forest, Tinkers Construct
• Patchouli – For Bewitchment, Twilight Forest