Essential TerraFirmaCraft (TFC)
Modpackby gaelmare
TFC modpack for beginner TerraFirmaCraft players with selected QoL and minor content mods
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Modpack
CurseForge Downloads
15,298
CurseForge ID
874611
Last Updated
Jun 5, 2026
Description
Curious about TerraFirmaCraft and want to play a curated modpack with just TFC? This modpack is for you!
Designed for the beginner TerraFirmaCraft player in 1.18/1.20, planned as a modpack that someone can just recommend for new arrivals to the TFC TNG community.
I've selected a few content addons and my favorite Quality of Play mods, while not adding shaders or large content changes.
1.21 version coming when enough addons are out.
TerraFirmaCraft addons:
Barrels 2012 - Allows large items and lanterns in the back slot
Water Flasks - leather and iron flasks with durability
TFCGyres-OreHints - adds hint rocks for all mineral veins, buffs veins a lot in 1.18, just adds mountain iron in 1.20
QoL(Quality of Life) Mods:
Jade - for in-game display of items, critical in TFC to know what you're looking at!
JEI - all kinds of recipe questions
Xaero's mini-map and world map - because making over 100 waypoints is not unusual in TFC gameplay
Controlling - because custom keybinds make me happy
Performance Mods:
Embeddium/Extras/Dynamic Lights - Improves graphical performance and adds dynamic lighting
Ferrite Core - Improves memory usage
Dependencies:
Patchouli - for TFC, provides the in-inventory book
Curios API - for back slot access
Version specific notes:
In 1.18, rock layer sizes are essentially the same as in 1.7, which are too big for single-player or small server use. I added my TFCGyres-RockLayerSize mod to decrease rock layer sizes by 50%.
In 1.20, worldgen and rock layer sizes are very different, and quite acceptable, so this is not needed.
1.20 adds the "Searchables" library mod, a required dependency for Controlling. It allows keybind searching by mod, which is super helpful!
1.20 also adds the ModernFix performance mod for several bugfixes and enhancements.
For support, come to the TFC discord: https://discord.gg/PRuAKvY in the #content forum post for this modpack.
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Contained Mods (18)
Just Enough Items (JEI)
View Items and Recipes
ModernFix
All-in-one mod that improves performance, reduces memory usage, and fixes many bugs. Compatible with all your favorite p...
Jade 🔍
Shows information about what you are looking at. (Hwyla/WAILA fork for Minecraft 1.16+)
Curios API (Forge/NeoForge)
A flexible and expandable accessory/equipment API for users and developers.
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...
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.
FerriteCore ((Neo)Forge)
Memory usage optimizations
Searchables
Searchables is a library mod that adds helper methods that allow for searching and filtering elements based on component...
Patchouli
Accessible, Data-Driven, Dependency-Free Documentation for Minecraft Modders and Pack Makers
Embeddium
A powerful, mod-friendly, FOSS client performance mod for NeoForge
Sodium/Embeddium Dynamic Lights
Multiloader port of LambDynLights that adds Sodium/Embeddium settings support
Chloride (Embeddium++/Sodium++)
Gives Embeddium/Sodium additional Performance and Quality features for a tasteful experience
Zume
An over-engineered Zoom mod by Nolij
TerraFirmaCraft
TerraFirmaCraft (TFC) is a total conversion mod that overhauls and reinvents survival mode.
TFC Water Flasks
TFC TNG Compatible Water Containers
Barrels 2012
A wearable barrels addon for TFC
TFCGyres-OreHints
Lowcode mod to add hint rocks that generate above TFC mineral veins, also buffs some veins that were too rare.