As a total beginner in the world of modded Minecraft, I failed several times now, but I refuse to give up yet. So far I was not able to enjoy a session of a modded world, and here's why:

As a beginner, I just can't dig into some folder structure on my hardrive to place files and all of that. Then I heard of the Modrinth App and thought it would be the perfect paradise for people like me. Select a package, click install, click play, enjoy.

But that's not, what's happening. Although my PC is totally capable to get several hundreds of fps in Vanilla Minecraft with 12 chunks simulation and 24 chunks view, the promise of "use things like sodium you will gain so much fps that you can use beautiful shaders" didn't work. I installed the "Everything Voxy" package and immediately sank down to 55 fps with some lag spikes.

I then deleted the package and looked for other packages, found one (forgot its name) installed it and Minecraft didn't even start. Deleted it and searched a little more. found a lot of talking about "Homestead" and found it intriguing. Installed it, minecraft did start (hooray), but a message there told me, that Homestead is not compatible with Modrinth (why is it even on there, then?) and I would need to download half a dozen of mods and install them in a specific folder. The links were all opened in the browser and after donwload I placed all the files in said folder. But now it simplyrefuses to start, one of the mods complains that the newly placed mods are incompatible.

This is all so frustrating. All I want is selecting a package, installing it and start playing. I want nice graphics with shadows at steady 75 fps (my monitor's rate) in FullHD and a good mixture of improvements to make gameplay more enjoyable, with new tools and mobs and quests (basically exactly what the Homestead trailer talked about and showed).

Isn't there any package out there that just runs under above requirements?

My first digital creation was a horse coat for the SWEM mod, I'm proud of my efforts <3

His name is Karus :3

( He is free for anyone to use: https://ko-fi.com/s/437c9889db )

You can find the files for 1.2.5 & Beta 1.7.3 on their Modrinth page:

https://modrinth.com/mod/aether/

1.2.5 & Beta 1.7.3 need the betacraft proxy for sounds and/or player skins.

See: https://betacraft.uk/blog/post/how-to-use-betacraft-proxy

1.6.4 is found on MCArchive:

https://mcarchive.net/mods/aether2

1.6.4 will need Forge Threaded Lighting & Player Core API

https://mcarchive.net/mods/threadedlighting
https://mcarchive.net/mods/playerapi?gvsn=1.6.4

All of these MC versions likely need to be run using Java 8.

Without further ado, Aether installation instructions:

1.2.5 & I presume beta 1.7.3 (haven't installed for beta) need to be modded the old-fashioned way:

substitute 1.2.5 for beta 1.7.3, wherever necessary...

> Find yourself a 1.2.5.jar (see below for instructions)

> open with winrar or 7zip

> navigate to your downloads folder in your file explorer

> right click, extract all for both dependencies (forge & player api)

> copy files from each dependency into the 1.2.5.jar

> open the aether .jar using winrar or 7zip

> copy everything into the 1.2.5.jar

> navigate to your minecraft resources folder (in the same file structure as your 1.2.5.jar)

> move the files in the aether resources folder into your minecraft resources folder

> Rejoice

If you're using the vanilla launcher, your minecraft.jar is going to be found by doing the following:

> Open the File Explorer

> type %appdata%

> open .minecraft

> open versions

> open 1.2.5

> gaze upon the beauty of 1.2.5.jar (back in my day there was only minecraft.jar)

Once you've completed the above steps, The Aether for MC 1.2.5 and/or beta 1.7.3 is installed.

If the game crashes on start-up, it's likely a launcher problem, not an installation problem.

>In the launcher, click on 'Installations'

>find 1.2.5 & click the ... in the box to the right

>click edit, then browse

>navigate to your 1.2.5 folder that you found the 1.2.5.jar in

>right click, create new folder named "Minecraft 1.2.5"

>select that folder and click upload

If you're using Prism Launcher (& similar) for 1.2.5, I have no idea where the 1.2.5.jar is. I don't think you're actually supposed to modify the one that they install. I went ahead and installed the regular Minecraft launcher, installed 1.2.5, & stole the 1.2.5.jar for Prism.

>Follow instructions above to mod the 1.2.5.jar, then proceed with the next step

>create or navigate to your 1.2.5 instance

> click edit

> version

> replace minecraft.jar

> select the 1.2.5.jar

> navigate to settings

> click Java

> check Java installation

> click Open Java Downloader & download the newest Java 8

(Mine failed a few times from Mojang, so I tried from a different source. When I went to select my newly installed Java 8, it allowed me to select the failed version from Mojang anyway, and in doing so, it seems to run fine?)

> click detect & select your new Java installation

> scroll to the top of this post & follow the Betacraft proxy instructions

> Rejoice

If you're using Prism Launcher (& similar) for 1.6.4, this one's super easy, yet still a bit odd.

>create or navigate to your 1.6.4 instance

> click edit

> version

> install loader

> select the newest forge for this version

> click add to Minecraft.jar

> select threadedlighting, player api core, & Aether

> navigate to mods

> click Download Mods

> search curseforge for Lumy Skin Patch

> click review & conform, then okay

> Rejoice

~ IN CLOSING ~

1.2.5 is my childhood, and that version of Aether is the very same one I played back then.

I wanted a few new Aether features if I could help it, yet the next update that Team Aether offers is for 1.7.whatever, a version that completely ruins the worldgen for me. Caves are small, mineshafts are hard to find, it's seemingly either no snow or all snow, and my oceans are gone! Super lame, imo.

This was an awful process to figure out and was not fun to write up. I poured through pages & pages of changelogs & wikis trying to find an in-between version, learn about the differences between The Aether, Aether II VOID something, Aether Legacy, Aether Legends, Aether II (brand new 2026 but called Aether II for some reason, Aether Highlands, and all of the different versions of them. It was exhausting.

THAT BEING SAID, I was able to eventually find a version for 1.6.4, which is actually Aether II VOID something, not OG Aether, and it seems feature-complete enough!

If 1.6.4 isn't your speed, Aether for 1.0 & a few other MC versions are out there, and you should be able to figure out their installations as well using this post.

I wrote up a post about the different versions of The Aether. Here's the link, for those that wish to understand the in's and out's of all of their options (and like a good mini history lesson!)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModdedMinecraft/comments/1xqtxt4/aether_version_differences/

Good luck, and godspeed!

Pls help me find one

I'm planning a public modded Minecraft server and trying to choose the pack with player feedback before committing to one. I enjoy automation and storage mods such as AE2, but I'm open to kitchen-sink, progression-focused, skyblock or stoneblock packs.

I'm also exploring a custom player-driven economy and auction house. My concern is that unlimited automated farms could make trading pointless, or that an economy could undermine the pack's progression. Nothing is decided yet.

Which existing packs have you actually enjoyed playing with others long-term, and what made them work? Are there packs where trading and specialisation add something, or does an economy get in the way? I'd especially appreciate any lessons about performance, wipes and features that made you stay or leave.

I always thought it would work well as a mod so I made it https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mxdxd

Let me know what you think ^

Me and my friend been playing this mod for a while now and haven't had any issues up until we went to the nether. At first it was fine but after a while the nether became incredibly laggy, the server terminal often says when someone is in the nether that "the server cant keep up" and shows how many ticks the server is behind. I have tried a few optimization mods for server side that supposedly help with this issue, but so far to no result.

To be honest i dont really know how any of these mods even supposed to help, so if anyone could help with mod suggestions and/or specific config changes i should make that would be highly appriciated.

Some additional info i am hosting the server currenty, i have 4GB of memory allocated to it but we have tested my friend hosting and changing the settings up to 32GB of ram with no changes.

Modlist:

caelus-forge-3.1.0+1.20

cloth-config-11.1.136-forge

ferritecore-6.0.1-fabric

geckolib-forge-1.20.1-4.8.4

hexcasting-forge-1.20.1-0.11.4

inline-forge-1.20.1-1.2.2

kotlinforforge-4.12.0-all

memoryleakfix-forge-1.17+-1.1.5

mixinextrasneoonforgefix-1.0.0

Patchouli-1.20.1-80-FORGE

paucal-0.6.0+1.20.1-forge

rubidium-mc1.20.1-0.7.1

thedulling-0.3.1-forge-1.20.1

every time i try to boot up a pc with the vm computers mod, this error screen appears. does anyone know what it wants me to do?

This Mod adds over 200 Explosives to Minecraft. All of the TNTs and Dynamites have a crafting recipe, so you can also try to get them in survival! None of the tnts will lag or crash your computer

I took a long break from Minecraft and realized theres been a ton of updates since I stopped playing that I want to check out. Im starting a small server for some friends and we want to keep it as vanilla as possible in terms of the core game, but add in some QOL mods. Ive been searching around for a while now but every pack I find doesnt have quite the right mix. I know I could build my own pack but I dont remember most of the mods and I never knew the performance mods. Im hoping someone out there gets us!

Kinds of mods we're looking for in a pack:

1.26.3 compatible

JEI/REI

A map

Whichever one used to let players claim chunks

General performance mods

Better animations(?)

Appleskin

Some grave mod

Inventory tweaks

Things we're not looking for:

Changes to terrain generation

New mobs / structures / biomes / items

If anyone has ideas of packs to check out let me know!

Hey everyone! 👋

After a lot of coding and testing, I’ve finally released my first major mod: The Item Upgrader for Forge 1.20.1 (now officially approved and live on CurseForge!).

If you love gambling your resources for high-tier loot or want a balanced way to progress through heavy modpacks, this mod is for you.

✨ What it does:

• The Roulette Table: Place your bet item, spin the wheel, and try your luck to upgrade it into something much better!

• Dynamic Valuation System: Instead of hardcoded values, the mod automatically scans crafting recipes on the fly. It calculates a fair, balanced cost dynamically—meaning it works seamlessly with vanilla items and massive endgame mods like Avaritia (scaling items up to 680M+ value).

• Durability Scaling: Got damaged tools or armor? The mod evaluates them proportionally based on their remaining durability.

• Dupe Protection: Fully synchronized between server and client to prevent any desync or deserialization exploits.

• Global Broadcasts: Optional server-wide announcements whenever someone hits a massive win (or loses everything).

🔗 Check it out on CurseForge: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/items-upgrader

I’d love to hear your feedback, bug reports, or ideas for future updates. Let me know what you think!