What is Zearkcraft?
Zearkcraft is a Forge 1.20.1 modpack (250+ mods) curated towards exploration, building, and technology. The intention of the mod is to overhaul the entire vanilla experience and blend multiple modpack genres with an overwhelming amount of pathways any player can take.
Why did you make this modpack?
I wanted to make a modpack that has a bundle of avenues one can take that isn't too intense and soul crushing. I've played many mod packs with my friends (specifically RPG focused) and just like every Minecraft phase, most of the fun and interest just fizzles out after a week or two of playing because we've grinded our hearts out on a specific end goal. In vanilla Minecraft, you have an end goal but it isn't really pushing you to focus on it unless YOU want to. Really, this modpack is just an amalgamation of how my ADHD brain focuses on things. Also, I guess I'm just a control freak and want to have control of every single aspect of how the game works.
Why so many mods?
The simple answer is this: I have friends who want very specific mods so I decided to add a little bit of everything but emphasized the building and exploration aspects as that's what I believe the heart of Minecraft is.
Key Mods
Technology
Exploration
Environment
Entities
Building
Farming, Cooking, Fishing, Etc.
Combat, Weapons, Armor, & Tools
QoL
Graphics, Audio, & User Interface
Side Notes:
Known Issues:
Goals/Plans
External Attributions:
Special Thanks
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(Edited 08-31-2024, 05:08 AM by Zearkey.)
Zearkcraft is a Forge 1.20.1 modpack (250+ mods) curated towards exploration, building, and technology. The intention of the mod is to overhaul the entire vanilla experience and blend multiple modpack genres with an overwhelming amount of pathways any player can take.
Why did you make this modpack?
I wanted to make a modpack that has a bundle of avenues one can take that isn't too intense and soul crushing. I've played many mod packs with my friends (specifically RPG focused) and just like every Minecraft phase, most of the fun and interest just fizzles out after a week or two of playing because we've grinded our hearts out on a specific end goal. In vanilla Minecraft, you have an end goal but it isn't really pushing you to focus on it unless YOU want to. Really, this modpack is just an amalgamation of how my ADHD brain focuses on things. Also, I guess I'm just a control freak and want to have control of every single aspect of how the game works.
Why so many mods?
The simple answer is this: I have friends who want very specific mods so I decided to add a little bit of everything but emphasized the building and exploration aspects as that's what I believe the heart of Minecraft is.
Key Mods
Technology
- Create (+ Addons)
- Applied Energistics 2 (+ Addons)
Exploration
- CTOV
- Epic Dungeons
- When Dungeons Arise
- Katters' Structures
- Moog's Mods (MES, MNS, MSS, MVS)
- All of YUNG's Mods
- Dungeons & Taverns
- Better Archeology
- Aquamirae
- Spleunkery
- Deeper and Darker
- Incendium
- Nullscape
Environment
- Tectonic
- Terralith
- Bushier Flowers
- Immersive Weathering
- Serene Seasons
- More Little Decorations
Entities
- Alex's Mobs
- Critters and Companions
- Spawn
- Ribbits
- Creeper Overhaul
- Enderman Overhaul
- Mutant Mobs
- Herobrine (Harmless)
Building
- Beautify!
- Amendments
- Handcrafted
- Supplementaries (+ Squared)
- Extra Carpets
- Macaw's Mods (with BOP additions)
- Excessive Building
- [Let's Do] Candlelight
- [Let's Do] Beach Party
Farming, Cooking, Fishing, Etc.
- Farmer's Delight (+ Addons)
- Terraqueous
- Floralis
- Exline's Fishing
- [Let's Do] Bakery
- [Let's Do] HerbalBrews
- [Let's Do] Vinery
- [Let's Do] NetherVinery
Combat, Weapons, Armor, & Tools
- Better Combat
- Epic Empires
- Epic Knights
- Epic Samurais
- Simply Swords
- Gliders
- Exposure
QoL
- Quark
- Viner
- HT's TreeChop
- Corpse
- Shoulder Surfing Reloaded
- Storage Lables
- Lootr
- Waystones
- Healing Campfire
- Infinite Trading
- Do a Barrel Roll
- EMI
- Inventory Essentials
- AppleSkis
- Xaero's World Map
- Xaero's Minimap (Disabled by Default)
Graphics, Audio, & User Interface
- Embeddium
- Oculus
- Distant Horizons
- Ambient Sounds
- Quality Sounds
- Sound Physics Remastered
- Dynamic Crosshair
- Unique Dark (Interface)
- Custom Menu/Loading Screen (via FancyMenu + Drippy)
- Fresh Animations (Resource Pack)
- Fresh Moves (Resource Pack)
- Bliss Shaders (via GitHub for DH Support)
- Complementary Shaders (Reimagined & Unbound)
Side Notes:
- This mod is a WORK IN PROGRESS, things will be added and removed as my friends and I continue to play the modpack.
- Most mods have compat/integration with each other and the world generation.
- Several performance mods have been installed to increase compatibility between hardware and increase client and server performance.
- I reccomend allocating a minimum of 8GBs of RAM towards Forge.
- I've tested this modpack on my M2 Pro Mac (16GBs) and have experienced fairly good performance.
- I always strive to be open minded as this is my first offical modpack. I'm learning as I go and feedback is always loved and wanted!
Known Issues:
- Frame drops in larger villages (Improved in 2.0 Update)
- Double Doors sometimes do not open together (usually in world generated structures). FIXED!
- Player transparency issues when using shaders. FIXED!
- Bliss Shaders incompatible on macOS
- Complementary Shaders give around 40-50 FPS on macOS (M2 Pro w/16GBs)
Goals/Plans
- A guide is in development to help get the player started and have easier access to additional mod resources and video tutorials.
- A server-pack is about 90% finished. In testing phase.
- Increase server-side performance and lower tick rate.
External Attributions:
- Bliss Shaders (with DH Support): GitHub
Special Thanks
- All of the mod creators, I wouldn't have been able to achieve my vision without the hard work from all of you! <3
- Chocapic13 for creating Bliss Shaders.
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