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ArPhEx Exploration

Modpack

by Pennali

A horror-adventure experience with a focus on exploration and fighting.

Type

Modpack

CurseForge Downloads

3,433

CurseForge ID

1323750

Last Updated

Sep 26, 2026

Description

Highlights exploration with Tectonic and Oh The Biomes We've Gone and fighting off giant spiders from the Arthropod Phobia Expansions mod. 

I find the ArPhEx mod a lot less scary than I've seen people make it out to be, so this modpack is my own version of what I want in a playthrough featuring this mod. It has about double the spawnrates of the mod's mobs to make arthropod encounters more frequent, since I felt that I wasn't seeing enough of the bigger spiders which have some neat drops.

The modpack features a few quality of life mods to make exploration better. The major mods used are Quark, Sophisticated Backpacks, VeinMine, FallingTree, Carry On, Easy Villagers, Philip's Ruins, Towns and Towers, Explorify - Dungeons and Structures, Enhanced Celestials, and Xaero's Map mods.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Forge

Game Versions

1.20.1

Recommended Gear

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