Minecraft Mod Guides & Database

Welcome to the Minecraft 2021 Mod Guides and List! Here you'll find the best and recommended mods, latest news, gameplay tips, crafting guides, item and material lists, & more!

Latest News & Updates

Update 1.17.1 Is Now Out

Minecraft 1.17.1 is now live with a couple of game play changes and a large number of bug fixes. It comes after the release of the highly-anticipated update 1.17 part 1 named "Caves & Cliffs Update".

Forge 1.17.1 Is Now Live

For players that play with mods, Forge 1.17.1 is finally downloadable. This is a must-have if you want to use your favorite mods with the latest Minecraft's content and features.

Optifine 1.17.1 Preview Is Also Out

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Optifine has released a 1.17.1 preview to tie in with the official release of the latest version of Minecraft. It includes visual and graphical options that users are familiar. Currently, the Optifine preview build supports shaders.

Update 1.18 Coming This Year

As the update has been split into 2 parts, Update 1.18 will arrive later this year. Expect more content and improved world generation to come with Part 2.

Best Minecraft Mods

Best Weapon Mods

MrCrayfish's Gun Mod	Portal Gun
Gun Customization: Infinity	More Swords Legacy
SlashBlade Mod	Guns, Rockets and Atomic Explosions
Tech Guns	Open Modular Turrets
Gravity Gun Mod	Shotguns & Glitter
Spartan Weaponry	Yoyos Mod
Spartan Shields	Switch Bow
Vic's Modern Warfare Mod	Epic Fight Mod
Demon Slayer	-

Best Weapon Mod List

Best Gun Mods

Matchlock Guns	Guns Without Roses
Decimation Mod	Nuclear Tech Mod

Best Gun Mod List

Best Shader Mods

AstraLex Shaders	Chocapic'13
Beyond Belief	Complementary
Vanilla Plus Shaders	Oceano Shaders
Kappa Shaders	Voyager Shaders
SEUS-Renewed	BSL Shaders
MakeUp Ultra Fast Shaders	Tea Shaders
Nostalgia Shader	Potato Shaders
Exposa Shaders	Skylec Shaders
BQ Shaders	YoFPS Shaders
Windom Shaders	Sunflawer Shaders

Best Shaders Mods List

Best Essential Mods

JourneyMap	Inventory Tweaks 1.12.2
Swing Through Grass	Fastcraft
Tool Belt	Waystones
No Tree Punching	Immersive Railroading
Immersive Engineering	Enchantment Description
Extra Boats	Custom NPCs
Clean Cut	Mouse Tweaks
Miner's Helmet	MrCrayfish's Vehicle Mod
MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod	Nature's Compass
Xaero's Minimap	Xaero's World Map
Sit	Hats
Back Tools	Loot Bags Mod
Croptopia	Simple Magnets
First Aid	Future MC
Camera Mod	Better Third Person
Dynamic Surroundings	Carry On
Torchmaster	Fast Furnace
Macaw's Bridges	Macaw's Doors Mod
KleeSlabs	Useful Backpacks
Trash Cans	Sodium Reforged
Dynamic Trees	Diagonal Fences
Project: Vibrant Journeys	-

Best Essential Mods List

Texture Packs

Realistico (Lite)	Faithful x32
F8thful	8x8 Rodrigo's Pack
Immersion	Bloom
R3D CRAFT	Soartex Fanver Vanilla
Firewolf	Wanderlust
LBPR Reload	Bare Bones
The CreatorPack	Invictus
Vanilla PBR	Compliance 64x
Unity	Xray Ultimate
Clarity	NAPP
	toby plowy (Epic Adventures)	Mythic
Unity Dark Edition	Tiny Pixels
Visible Ores	MoreFpsPack
FutureSpace	Monsterley HD Universal
SimonKraft	Battered Old Stuff
Meine Kraft Fanmade	Jicklus
Quadral	Pixel Reality
Clear Glass	-

Best Texture Packs

Best UI & HUD Mods

Not Enough Items (NEI)	WAILA
Inventory Hud+	Apple Skin
Armor Toughness Bar	Just Enough Items (JEI)
Enchantment Description	The One Probe (TOP)
Unity Dark Edition	Default Dark Mode
Dark UI 32x	Synthwave Themed
Damage Tint	Transparent GUI & HUD Ultimate

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