Nirvana - Better Vanilla
Modpackby wiley
A client-side vanilla SMP focused optimization modpack with QOL addons and GUI tweaks.
Type
Modpack
CurseForge Downloads
17,932
CurseForge ID
443402
Last Updated
Jun 11, 2026
Description
Nirvana aims to improving the gameplay quality on survival multiplayer servers and survival single player worlds, while not straying too far from normal vanilla gameplay. This modpack is indended for use on unmodded vanilla servers, meaning you can use it to play wherever you like!
Vanilla Minecraft, but better
Nirvana does not add any content to the game, making it compatible with most vanilla SMP servers. Nirvana adds elements only to the client, such as a waypoint and mapping system, an overlay to give you updates on armor status, and a button to automagically sort items in a container.
Performance
Nirvana contains performance enhancing mods (Sodium, Lithium, FerriteCore and many others!) that give it an edge on its competition, Nirvana even outperforms Optifine! These mods have been chosen in order to give you peak performance
Optifine Parity
Nirvana includes features and addons that can be found in Optifine, including shaders, connected textures, and zoom. If your resource pack has features that require Optifine, it is likely compatible with Nirvana as well.
Continuously Expanding Wiki
It isn't always easy figuring out what something does, or how to make a modpack function exactly how you want it to. Thats why we have a wiki! This wiki contains answers to common questions, controls, and configurations to make your experience with Nirvana exactly how you want it.
Frequent Updates and Support
I personally use Nirvana every time I play Minecraft, I strive to keep the pack flawlessly stable and up to date. Every time a new Minecraft version releases I get right to work updating Nirvana so the new game update can be enjoyed, with all the features you've come to love from Nirvana.
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Contained Mods (55)
Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)
Config Screen API for Minecraft
Architectury API
An intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.
AppleSkin
Adds some useful information about food/hunger to the HUD
ImmediatelyFast
Speed up immediate mode rendering in Minecraft
Controlling
Adds a search bar to the Key-Bindings menu
Xaero's Minimap
Displays the nearby world terrain, players, mobs, entities in the corner of your screen. Lets you create waypoints which...
Entity Culling Fabric/Forge
Using async path-tracing to hide Tiles/Entities that are not visible
Xaero's World Map
Adds a fullscreen worldmap which shows you what you have explored in the world. Can work together with Xaero's Minimap.
Searchables
Searchables is a library mod that adds helper methods that allow for searching and filtering elements based on component...
Fabric API
Core API library for the Fabric toolchain
![[ETF] Entity Texture Features - [Fabric & Forge]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/983/279/638491557830728907.png)
[ETF] Entity Texture Features - [Fabric & Forge]
Custom, Emissive and Varied mobs like Optifine and so much more.. +Player skin features!)
![[EMF] Entity Model Features [Fabric & Forge]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/983/284/638491564386011875.png)
[EMF] Entity Model Features [Fabric & Forge]
EMF is an, OptiFine format, Custom Entity Model replacement mod available for Fabric and Forge.
YetAnotherConfigLib
A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft.
Sodium
The fastest and most compatible rendering optimization mod for Minecraft. Now available for both NeoForge and Fabric!
Iris Shaders
A modern shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing Optifine shaders
Not Enough Animations
Bringing first-person animations to the third-person
No Chat Reports
Makes chat unreportable (where possible)
Lithium (Fabric/NeoForge)
An optimization mod for Minecraft which improves server performance significantly.
Chat Heads
See who are you chatting with! Now for Forge too!
Mod Menu
Adds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
FerriteCore (Fabric)
Memory usage optimizations
Reese's Sodium Options
Alternative Options Menu for Sodium
Fabric Language Kotlin
Fabric language module for Kotlin
Continuity
A Minecraft mod that allows for efficient connected textures
MidnightLib
Common library with a built-in configuration system
Sodium Extra
Features that shouldn't be in Sodium
Fast IP Ping
Yeet the laggy reversed DNS lookup for literal IP server addresses
Zoomify
A zoom mod with infinite customizability.
Inventory HUD+
Adds your main inventory, potion effects and your equipments to your HUD. And few other features.
LambDynamicLights
The most feature-complete and optimized dynamic lighting mod.
Indium
Sodium addon providing support for the Fabric Rendering API, based on Indigo
libIPN
Gui/Config Libarary for Inventory Profiles Next and related mods
Roughly Enough Items Fabric/Forge/NeoForge (REI)
Clean and Customizable. An easy way to browse recipes. Alternative to JEI Just Enough Items.
Simple Discord RPC
A simple to use RPC plugin for Minecraft and Modpacks
CraterLib
A library mod for First Dark Development and HypherionSA's mods
Your Options Shall Be Respected (YOSBR)
Your options shall be respected.
Bobby
Allows for render distances greater than the server's view-distance setting.
Better Mount HUD
Improves the ingame HUD while riding a mount
Puzzle
Adds resourcepack features and a GUI to more conveniently configure OptiFine alternatives.
Inventory Profiles Next
Take control over you inventory. Sort. Move matching Items. Throw all. Locked slots. Gear sets! And much more.
Better Statistics Screen
A Minecraft mod that improves the statistics screen and makes it more useful.
Text Placeholder API
Placeholder and Text manipulation library for your Minecraft mods.
![Shulker Box Tooltip [Fabric/Forge/NeoForge]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/850/113/638251427406536090.png)
Shulker Box Tooltip [Fabric/Forge/NeoForge]
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Fabric Capes
Lets you use capes from OptiFine, LabyMod and other cape mods
Animatica
A mod for loading OptiFine animations via the MCPatcher animated texture format
Lighty
The Light Overlay Mod with a twist!
TCDCommons API
TheCSDev's personal library mod for the Minecraft modding enviroment.
Fabrishot
Take large screenshots because why not
Hat List
Show the hat layer on tab list
Auth Me
Authenticate yourself and re-validate your session
Numeral Ping
Display the ping for each player.
Plasmo Voice
Proximity voice сhat mod with audio positioning and lots of features
![Food Effect Tooltips [Fabric / NeoForge]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/630/245/638029168937687811.png)
Food Effect Tooltips [Fabric / NeoForge]
Adds Tooltips to food that gives Status Effects when eaten
Auto Reauth
Automatically re-authenticates your session when it expires, so you don't need to restart your game.
Animatica Refabricated
A fork of Animatica implementing the OptiFine/MCPatcher animated texture format.