Essentials Only+

Essentials Only+

Essentials Only+ is a small and lightweight Fabric modpack that only includes the most essential and basic of mods, resource packs, and shaders for Minecraft gameplay. This modpack is aimed at lower-end machines and people who just want to play Minecraft without ruining the vanilla experience and asthetic.

Essentials Only+ has been optimized to use the least amount of resources, and mods are curated to only need the basic QOL/light visual stuff. Essentials Only+ also allows easy multiplayer using a lightweight mod called e4mc. This mod removes the requirement for port forwarding and all that networking stuff.

Essentials Only+ aims to become a modpack where anybody can simply click, install, and begin playing modded Minecraft. It will focus on performance, quality of life and visual improvements like resource packs. Right now, Essentials Only+ is new, and needs more testing. Mods/resource packs may be removed or added to improve the performance or experience

Mod List

AppleSkin – Mod that adds useful info to the hunger bar.
Clumps – Optimization/Declutter
Distant Horizions – Render distance increase (Off by deafult, not recomended for low-end systems.)
e4MC – Lightweight mod that allows multiplayer by sharing simple codes with zero port forwarding/setup.
Fusion (Connected Textures) – Connected Textures for blocks such as glass.
ImmediatelyFast – Optimization
Iris Shaders – Shaders
Jade 🔍 – Allows you to see what you are looking at.
Just Eough Items (JEI) – Lots of different features relating to items/crafting.
Mod Meny – Adds a menu that lists all the mods in-game.
Mouse Tweaks – Lightweight and UI mouse changes.
Sodium – Optimization.
Sodium Extra – Optimization/Addon to Sodim
Library/Config mods are NOT included in this list. These mods add no features and are simply requirements.

Resource Pack List

Motschen’s Better Leaves – Makes leaves bushy.
Low On Fire – Reduces annoying fire effect.
Translations for Sodium – Allows translations for the Sodium mod. Allows non-english speaking users to enjoy the modpack.
Outstanding Outlined Ores – Adds highlights around ores to increase their visibility.
Fresh Animations – Changes animations in-game.
Keep in mind that Resource Packs are OFF BY DEAFULT and must be turned on in-game.

Shader Pack List

Complementary Shaders – Most popular shader pack (Performance Impact: 3.5/5)
BSL Shaders – Another popular shader pack (Performance Impact: 3/5)
MakeUp UltraFast – A lightweight shader pack for lower-end systems (Performance Impact: 1/5)
Bliss Shaders – Realistic fantasy-style shader pack (Performance Impact: 3.5/5)
Solas Shader – Realistic shader pack with colored lighting (Performance Impact: 4/5)
Mellow – Shader pack designed to look like Vanilla, requires least resources. (Performace Impact: 1.5/5)
AstraLex Shaders – Realistic shader pack with good customization (Performance Impact: 5/5)
Keep in mind that performance impact is an estimate and may vary between systems. Take it as a simple guide and not fact.