🛠️ The Heavy Hitters
These are the mods that will define your actual playtime:
Create (and its addons): This is your centerpiece. You have the base Create mod along with Aeronautics (physics-based airships), Enchantment Industry, and Power Loader. This setup is geared toward massive, moving mechanical bases.
Farmers Delight, A game changing food based Mod
(more comes soon)
🚀 Performance & Graphics
Sodium & Iris: The best-in-class duo for high frame rates and shader support.
Lithium & FerriteCore: Optimizes game logic and memory usage to prevent "stutter."
EntityCulling: Stops the game from rendering mobs you can't see, further boosting FPS.
🔍 Utility & Quality of Life
These make the day-to-day experience much less frustrating:
EMI (Enchanting, Loot, Ores): Your recipe and item viewer. It's a cleaner, more modern alternative to JEI.
Xaero's WorldMap: Provides a full-screen map to help you navigate your world.
PacketFixer: A technical necessity for modded play to prevent being kicked from your own world due to large data packets.
Gravestones: Ensures your items are safe in a chest-like grave when you die.
🎨 Visuals & Details
Distant Horizons: A literal game-changer. This allows you to see miles into the distance by rendering simplified terrain (LODs) far beyond the standard Minecraft render distance.
Entity Texture/Model Features: Allows for much more detailed and varied mob appearances.
BetterDays: Adjusts day/night cycles for a more immersive feel.
Interiors: Adds decorative blocks to make your Create-powered factories look like actual buildings.
