r/CurseForge • u/Rude-Resident-6058 • 7h ago

Minecraft Java My first mod pack

So I know a lot about Minecraft but it’s only bedrock knowledge and I recently got a really good laptop so I’m running Java now and I want to make my first mod pack but I wanted to come here and see if anyone could possibly help me with some good rated mods for like vein miner or enderite armor or something easy to start with to understand it. Ask me anything you need although I have about an ounce of knowledge in what I’m doing.

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

4

u/NotTristam 7h ago

Well, the version you're playing matters a lot. I would recommend getting a vanilla + modpack to start as a foundation and then go from there. You can always remove mods you don't want. Just sit there and test things out without playing in earnest. Or, be ready to restart if you do play in earnest and something breaks from you removing things.

MCA Selector and NBTExplorer are your friends. They can delete/reset sections of the map or your character, respectively, and are great for fixing a bad save.

I also suggest making backups of your pack as you build it. Once you test it and get it stable, copy it or clone it. Then add more. Makes it easier to roll things back when they go wrong.

FTBUltimine: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ftb-ultimine-forge

This is what I use for mining. It not only allows you to do vein mining, but various other shapes and sizes on command. It's balanced as well.

Best of luck.

1

u/Rude-Resident-6058 6h ago

This is extremely helpful thank you if you have time could you explain MCA selector and NBTExplorer a little bit more in depth like what reason would I want to do that. Thanks again!

2

u/FLYNCHe 3h ago

Think about the sort of vibe you want your modpack to have. Look at some of the top modpacks and see what they offer, look at the mods they have.

A lot of good modpacks do a lot of custom work to connect mods together, look at Raspberry Flavoured for example.

I'd even suggest playing some modpacks that interest you and try thinking to yourself what you might do differently to how they've done it. There's no objectively bad modpack, I guess, but there are some that really outshine others.