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Frostpunk Borealis

Modpack

by Dantino67

An enhanced Frostpunk experience with expanded Create mod features, smoother progression, and quality-of-life improvements. Deeper tech, same frozen survival. Inspired by The Winter Rescue by TeamMoeg

Type

Modpack

CurseForge Downloads

1,400

CurseForge ID

1363411

Last Updated

Aug 22, 2026

Description

CURRENTLY IN TESTING PHASE
VERY BUGGY, DOWNLOAD AT OWN RISK.

Core Experience:

  • You emerge into a desolate, frozen world where humanity’s future hangs by a thread.

  • Dynamic climate systems, resource scarcity, and narrative progression push players to strategically rebuild warmth, exploration, and hope. The original pack emphasizes only a few core mods. Especially Create, Immersive Engineering, and Frosted Heart. So the experience remains focused and performant. 

New Enhancements & Extensions:

  • Expanded Create integrations: New machines, automation sequences, kinetic setups, and interactions that complement the steam and heat mechanics, letting players build more complex systems without stepping outside the thematic bounds.

  • Additional mods and tweaks: Small but meaningful additions. Such as better UI responsiveness, inventory conveniences, rebalanced resource yields, and recipe optimizations that smooth out gameplay friction.

  • Polished performance & balance: Adjustments to mod configurations and load order help maintain stability even with added content.

  • New synergy features: Mod‑to‑mod bridges that allow your extended Create content to interact gracefully with existing steam systems, climate modules, and exploration/quest mechanics.

 

This is an extended version of The Winter Rescue . As the purpose of this modpack is specifically for me and my own circle of friends, This modpack is not meant to be a "rival" but in our own eyes, an improved version.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Forge

Game Versions

1.20.1

Recommended Gear

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Just Enough Items (JEI)

View Items and Recipes

Mod 722,116,572
Mouse Tweaks

Mouse Tweaks

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Mod 546,542,857
GeckoLib

GeckoLib

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Mod 497,742,532
Architectury API

Architectury API

An intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.

Mod 457,896,337
Controlling

Controlling

Adds a search bar to the Key-Bindings menu

Mod 440,361,470
Bookshelf

Bookshelf

An open source library for other mods!

Mod 422,772,189
Clumps

Clumps

Clumps XP orbs together to reduce lag

Mod 419,050,018
Xaero's Minimap

Xaero's Minimap

Displays the nearby world terrain, players, mobs, entities in the corner of your screen. Lets you create waypoints which...

Mod 374,917,997
Jade 🔍

Jade 🔍

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Mod 351,832,267
Curios API (Forge/NeoForge)

Curios API (Forge/NeoForge)

A flexible and expandable accessory/equipment API for users and developers.

Mod 348,459,636
Patchouli

Patchouli

Accessible, Data-Driven, Dependency-Free Documentation for Minecraft Modders and Pack Makers

Mod 339,979,983
Placebo

Placebo

A library mod

Mod 339,631,208
Enchantment Descriptions

Enchantment Descriptions

Adds in-game descriptions for enchantments to tooltips.

Mod 336,108,021
Xaero's World Map

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.

Mod 328,490,368
FancyMenu

FancyMenu

Customize Minecraft's menus with ease!

Mod 297,767,955
Konkrete

Konkrete

Just another boring library mod.

Mod 293,977,030
Moonlight Lib

Moonlight Lib

Forge and Fabric lightweight library with utilities such as custom Villagers AI, data driven trades, global datapack, cu...

Mod 292,710,527
Puzzles Lib

Puzzles Lib

Why is it called Puzzles? That's the puzzle.

Mod 290,303,206
Comforts

Comforts

Adds sleeping bags and hammocks for, respectively, portability and turning day to night, without setting new spawns. Com...

Mod 276,172,247
Sophisticated Backpacks

Sophisticated Backpacks

Yet another backpack mod this time with backpack you can place in world, color in different color combinations, upgrade...

Mod 270,674,969
Kotlin for Forge

Kotlin for Forge

Adds a Kotlin language loader and provides some optional utilities.

Mod 261,964,633
Supplementaries

Supplementaries

Vanilla+ additions: Jars, signposts, faucets, weather vanes spring launchers, sconces, planters, lights, decoration and...

Mod 259,048,994
Polymorph (Fabric/Forge/Quilt)

Polymorph (Fabric/Forge/Quilt)

No more recipe conflicts! Adds an option to choose the crafting result if more than one is available.

Mod 255,861,746
Complementary Shaders - Reimagined

Complementary Shaders - Reimagined

Preserving the elements of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.

Shader 252,058,399
Just Enough Resources (JER)

Just Enough Resources (JER)

A JEI addon that adds mob drops, ore gen, ..

Mod 251,399,999
Carry On

Carry On

Carry On allows you to pick up Tile Entities and Mobs and carry them around!

Mod 250,187,554
FTB Library (NeoForge)

FTB Library (NeoForge)

Common code for all GUI stuff in FTB Mods

Mod 250,038,654
Create

Create

Aesthetic Technology that empowers the Player

Mod 243,657,117
Storage Drawers

Storage Drawers

Interactive compartment storage for your workshops.

Mod 241,367,587
spark

spark

spark is a performance profiler for Minecraft clients, servers and proxies.

Mod 240,854,423
Sophisticated Core

Sophisticated Core

Library mod for Sophisticated mods

Mod 234,195,158
Mantle

Mantle

Shared code for Forge mods

Mod 231,166,571
Citadel

Citadel

A Lightweight Library

Mod 230,598,256
FTB Quests (NeoForge)

FTB Quests (NeoForge)

Questing Mod by FTB

Mod 227,910,222
FerriteCore ((Neo)Forge)

FerriteCore ((Neo)Forge)

Memory usage optimizations

Mod 224,678,629
YUNG's API (Forge/NeoForge)

YUNG's API (Forge/NeoForge)

A library mod for YUNG's Minecraft mods

Mod 223,383,143
FTB Teams (NeoForge)

FTB Teams (NeoForge)

Library for mods that can utilize team progression

Mod 223,357,331
Searchables

Searchables

Searchables is a library mod that adds helper methods that allow for searching and filtering elements based on component...

Mod 220,520,691
Resourceful Lib

Resourceful Lib

Lib for Team Resourceful and more

Mod 219,865,642
Oculus

Oculus

Unofficial Fork of "Iris", made to work with FML

Mod 216,379,702
Melody

Melody

OpenAL-based library mod for playing background music.

Mod 209,048,028
TerraBlender (Forge)

TerraBlender (Forge)

A library mod for adding biomes in a simple and compatible manner!

Mod 203,814,400
Rhino

Rhino

A fork of Mozilla's Rhino library, modified for use in mods

Mod 200,136,433
Tinkers Construct

Tinkers Construct

Modify all the things, then do it again!

Mod 199,222,307
Immersive Engineering

Immersive Engineering

A retro-futuristic tech mod!

Mod 197,139,214
Lootr (Forge & NeoForge)

Lootr (Forge & NeoForge)

A mod that makes it so nobody misses out on Loot! All loot chests are instanced per player and visually unique.

Mod 194,080,395
KubeJS

KubeJS

Edit recipes, add new custom items, script world events, all in JavaScript!

Mod 191,681,795
Embeddium

Embeddium

A powerful, mod-friendly, FOSS client performance mod for NeoForge

Mod 190,666,247
Item Filters

Item Filters

Item Filters is a library mod that is used by mods like FTB Quests. It adds several filter items that let you precisely...

Mod 190,423,962
MmmMmmMmmMmm (Target Dummy)

MmmMmmMmmMmm (Target Dummy)

Target Dummy that show damage dealt and can be equipped with armor. Damage numbers!

Mod 181,652,905
OpenBlocks Elevator

OpenBlocks Elevator

Port of OpenBlocks Elevator.

Mod 180,629,397
Macaw's Bridges

Macaw's Bridges

A simple mod that adds a lot of bridges!

Mod 166,942,399
Drippy Loading Screen

Drippy Loading Screen

Addon for FancyMenu to customize the loading screen.

Mod 148,139,600
Framework

Framework

A common library powering all of MrCrayfish's Mods

Mod 143,088,382
Handcrafted

Handcrafted

Make your house a home!

Mod 140,359,144
Corpse

Corpse

Never lose your items again!

Mod 139,402,202
Fzzy Config

Fzzy Config

Config API with automatic GUIs, powerful validation options, server-client sync, and more!

Mod 138,246,935
Macaw's Doors

Macaw's Doors

Adds vanila doors with every wood color and new unique doors!

Mod 136,881,415
FTB XMod Compat

FTB XMod Compat

Official multi-mod integrations support for the FTB Mods

Mod 134,471,031
ForgeEndertech

ForgeEndertech

Core library powering Endertech mods

Mod 133,771,771
FTB Chunks (NeoForge)

FTB Chunks (NeoForge)

A mod that allows you to claim chunks to protect your blocks and view minimap / large map

Mod 132,999,230
Macaw's Windows

Macaw's Windows

Adds lots of Windows, Mosaic Glass, Blinds, Shutters, Curtains and more..!

Mod 132,968,406
Configured

Configured

Automatic in-game configuration menus for every mod!

Mod 132,066,762
Macaw's Fences and Walls

Macaw's Fences and Walls

Adds new vanila styled fences, walls and gates!

Mod 128,437,630
Lithostitched

Lithostitched

Library mod with new configurability and compatibility enhancements for worldgen

Mod 122,122,898
BSL Shaders

BSL Shaders

Shaderpack for Minecraft: Java Edition. It's bright, colorful, and distinct.

Shader 121,383,993
Skin Layers 3D

Skin Layers 3D

Render the player skin layer in 3d!

Mod 117,297,109
Macaw's Roofs

Macaw's Roofs

Build roofs with actual roofs instead of stairs!

Mod 113,748,945
Macaw's Trapdoors

Macaw's Trapdoors

Adds vanila trapdoors in every plank variation, and some new trapdoors too!

Mod 113,513,051
FTB Essentials (Forge & Fabric)

FTB Essentials (Forge & Fabric)

Adds many essential utility commands for servers

Mod 106,717,975
Macaw's Furniture

Macaw's Furniture

Decorate your world with wardrobes, drawers, chairs, desks, tables, couches, sinks... and more!

Mod 99,693,369
Sophisticated Storage

Sophisticated Storage

Storage mod with multiple tiers and functional upgrades

Mod 98,925,867
Tips

Tips

Adds a tip section to various loading screens.

Mod 96,817,073
Crash Assistant

Crash Assistant

Shows a GUI after Minecraft crashes, immediately showing and analyzing all affected logs.

Mod 94,013,624
Inventory Sorter

Inventory Sorter

Simple inventory sorting tweaks

Mod 90,344,298
MineColonies

MineColonies

Grow your Own Massive Colony with Automation, Defense Structures, Raids and more

Mod 89,444,474
Macaw's Lights and Lamps

Macaw's Lights and Lamps

Adds vanila styled lamps, torches, street lamps, paper lamps, slabs... Make your worlds brighter!

Mod 88,227,848
Pipez

Pipez

Simple and efficient pipes

Mod 86,478,135
Apothic Attributes

Apothic Attributes

A library mod providing Attributes and related things.

Mod 84,782,944
Spartan Shields

Spartan Shields

Needing more Shields in Minecraft? You've come to the right place!

Mod 82,867,871
BisectHosting Server Integration Menu [FORGE]

BisectHosting Server Integration Menu [FORGE]

BisectHosting Server List Integration Menu for Modpacks [FORGE ONLY]

Mod 82,603,572
Create: Steam 'n' Rails

Create: Steam 'n' Rails

Adding depth to Create's rail network & steam system

Mod 78,995,664
FTB Ranks (NeoForge)

FTB Ranks (NeoForge)

Adds ranking system that lets you give certain players permissions, username formatting, etc.

Mod 78,618,735
JamLib

JamLib

The platform-agnostic, Architectury based library used in all of JamCoreModding's mods

Mod 77,808,387
Structurize

Structurize

Copy structures, paste structures, manipulate structures (100% GUI)

Mod 77,317,340
Spartan Weaponry

Spartan Weaponry

Weapons Galore! A whole new arsenal of weaponry made for Minecraft!

Mod 77,091,380
Tom's Simple Storage Mod

Tom's Simple Storage Mod

Simple vanilla style storage mod

Mod 76,308,223
RightClickHarvest

RightClickHarvest

Allows you to harvest crops by right clicking

Mod 75,672,419
Almost Unified

Almost Unified

Unify all resources.

Mod 72,478,086
Jade Addons (Neo/Forge)

Jade Addons (Neo/Forge)

Jade 🔍's additional mod supports for Neo/Forge

Mod 70,940,629
Crash Utilities

Crash Utilities

Utilities for Server Admins

Mod 67,599,486
Create: Enchantment Industry

Create: Enchantment Industry

Automatic Enchanting, with Create.

Mod 67,197,413
Immersive Aircraft [Fabric/Forge]

Immersive Aircraft [Fabric/Forge]

A set of vanilla style, customizable and upgradable aircraft, from biplanes to airships

Mod 65,172,281
Macaw's Paths and Pavings

Macaw's Paths and Pavings

Adds new vanila styled paths and pavings!

Mod 64,656,322
Diagonal Fences

Diagonal Fences

Fences connecting diagonally? Wait. That's illegal.

Mod 62,392,827
PolyLib

PolyLib

A Minecraft lib used for all of CreeperHosts mods

Mod 62,353,009
HT's TreeChop

HT's TreeChop

Fell trees chop-by-chop instead of block-by-block.

Mod 59,225,614
Clean Swing Through Grass

Clean Swing Through Grass

Hit your Enemies even in Grass

Mod 58,619,952
LootJS: KubeJS Addon

LootJS: KubeJS Addon

Add functionality for packdevs to modify global loot modifications through KubeJS

Mod 57,782,184
Create: Copycats+

Create: Copycats+

All the copycats you've ever wanted, combined into a single mod!

Mod 57,735,097
Domum Ornamentum

Domum Ornamentum

Millions of unique block variants and all stairs/slabs/walls/fence and more vanilla Minecraft forgot

Mod 57,010,167
BlockUI

BlockUI

Easy to Use UI library for Forge mods

Mod 55,413,116
MakeUp - Ultra Fast | Shaders

MakeUp - Ultra Fast | Shaders

High performance shaders. Gameplay oriented. Lightweight.

Shader 53,910,750
KubeJS Create

KubeJS Create

KubeJS Create integration

Mod 52,769,037
Solas Shader

Solas Shader

A good performing fantasy stylized shaderpack with colored lighting and fancy visuals

Shader 50,179,310
Multi-Piston

Multi-Piston

Multi-directional Piston Block

Mod 47,390,822
Bliss Shaders

Bliss Shaders

A well performing fantasy styled shaderpack with emphasis on scene variation and customization.

Shader 46,919,153
Alex's Caves

Alex's Caves

Explore five new rare cave biomes hidden under the surface of the Overworld...

Mod 46,137,843
🎃 Insanity Shader

🎃 Insanity Shader

A highly customizable horror styled Minecraft shaderpack based on BSL.

Shader 43,934,180
Chunky (Forge/NeoForge)

Chunky (Forge/NeoForge)

Pre-generates chunks, quickly, efficiently, and safely

Mod 41,058,403
Iris & Oculus Flywheel Compat

Iris & Oculus Flywheel Compat

Enable Flywheel's optimizations when use shaders.

Mod 40,708,238
CustomSkinLoader

CustomSkinLoader

A Custom Skin Loader for Minecraft

Mod 40,509,279
Advanced Chimneys

Advanced Chimneys

Adds chimney pipes that route smoke from any heat source outdoors, keeping your interior clean and particle-free

Mod 40,385,821
Create Stuff 'N Additions

Create Stuff 'N Additions

🧲 Dominate your environment with Create technology

Mod 37,838,913
Nyf's Spiders

Nyf's Spiders

Modifes spiders to be more realistic.

Mod 37,644,072
XaeroPlus

XaeroPlus

Xaero WorldMap / Minimap Extra Features

Mod 36,351,189
Chimes

Chimes

Wind chimes that create ambient noises for your base.

Mod 35,267,175
Ponder for KubeJS

Ponder for KubeJS

Create custom Ponder scenes with KubeJS.

Mod 34,634,548
TownTalk

TownTalk

Minecolonies Addon for more Voice Lines

Mod 33,514,414
Create Big Cannons

Create Big Cannons

Artillery engineering comes to Create

Mod 32,254,864
Tetra

Tetra

Modular items, exploration and technology

Mod 32,062,231
mutil

mutil

Data management, network utilities and hierarchical view rendering for minecraft

Mod 31,972,672
FTB Backups 2

FTB Backups 2

Updated verson of FTB Backups.

Mod 30,528,282
Diagonal Walls

Diagonal Walls

The missing diagonal blocks are here! After all these years. Finally, you have them all.

Mod 27,452,131
YUNG's Cave Biomes (Forge/NeoForge)

YUNG's Cave Biomes (Forge/NeoForge)

Adds new vanilla+ cave biomes and underground content!

Mod 26,891,683
Create Jetpack

Create Jetpack

Upgrade your backtank and utilize the pressurized air to fly

Mod 25,513,331
Create: Interiors

Create: Interiors

A functional suite of innovative and configurable utility blocks for the modern builder

Mod 25,512,450
👻 Hysteria Shaders

👻 Hysteria Shaders

Atmospheric, highly customizable eerie shaderpack, successor of Insanity Shader.

Shader 22,849,543
Diagonal Windows

Diagonal Windows

Now windows are connecting diagonally, too?! This is getting out of hand!

Mod 18,904,001
Just Enough Characters

Just Enough Characters

A tweak to many mods to search in Chinese Pinyin

Mod 15,952,452
Byzantine Styles Pack for Minecolonies

Byzantine Styles Pack for Minecolonies

Byzantine Styles Pack for Minecolonies 1.20+ (Byzantine/Shogun/Nile)

Mod 13,908,225
Bed Benefits

Bed Benefits

Adds some additional benefits to sleeping.

Mod 13,183,865
Man of Many Planes

Man of Many Planes

A set of additional aircraft with Create support in mind.

Mod 13,085,580
LDLib

LDLib

A libarary for rendering, gui, basic stuff, etc

Mod 12,156,129
Create: Radars

Create: Radars

Adding advanced surveillance technologies to Create!

Mod 11,629,821
More Minecarts and Rails

More Minecarts and Rails

Expands minecarts and rails to provide intuitive, viable trasportation, automation and utility solutions.

Mod 10,060,827
Create: The Factory Must Grow

Create: The Factory Must Grow

Heavy Engineering & Oil For The Create mod (BIG UPDATE YIPEE)

Mod 9,487,632
Create Contraption Terminals

Create Contraption Terminals

Allows Tom's Simple Storage Terminals to work on Create contraptions.

Mod 9,097,713
Create: Liquid Fuel

Create: Liquid Fuel

Pump in liquid fuel to blaze burners

Mod 8,888,519
Caupona

Caupona

Immersive greco-roman style food cuisine mod

Mod 7,342,217
More Immersive Wires

More Immersive Wires

Adds Immersive Engineering wire types for various other mods' cables.

Mod 7,040,385
Create: Numismatics

Create: Numismatics

Aesthetic & Functional Create styled currency mod

Mod 6,086,458
Tinkers Integrations and Tweaks

Tinkers Integrations and Tweaks

Balanced Mod integrations and Tweaks for Tinkers' Construct for Modpacks

Mod 5,749,132
World Preview

World Preview

Allows you to preview a map / seed in the new world screen

Mod 5,269,258
Mighty Mail

Mighty Mail

A simple mailing system for your Minecraft world!

Mod 4,800,812
tetracelium

tetracelium

Adds mod compatability for Tetra

Mod 3,841,679
Create: Winery

Create: Winery

Build your own winery with Create.

Mod 3,816,766
Create Nuclear

Create Nuclear

A Create addon that adds nuclear reactors to Create, along with all the dangers associated with radiation!

Mod 3,549,965
Create: Transmission!

Create: Transmission!

Minecraft Create addon that adds a single block: Transmission Chain! This block can be used to power belts in a cleaner...

Mod 2,720,148
Create Big Cannons: Advanced Technologies

Create Big Cannons: Advanced Technologies

An Addon for the Create Big Cannons Mod, adding new Cannons and Mechanics

Mod 2,657,367
Create: Steam Powered (1.16/1.18/1.20)

Create: Steam Powered (1.16/1.18/1.20)

Diversifying Create Mod in the Steam Age (now on 1.20/1.18)

Mod 2,638,496
Create: Broken Bad

Create: Broken Bad

Adds a new field of science to Create.

Mod 2,460,063
Create Horse Power

Create Horse Power

Integration between animals and Create contraptions. Power your machines the medieval way.

Mod 1,842,915
Tinkers' Jewelry

Tinkers' Jewelry

An addon for Tinkers' construct that lets you make your own curios trinkets

Mod 1,483,965
EtST Lib

EtST Lib

A TConstruct addon library mod that provides more hooks allowing developer to achieve some effects that can't be achieve...

Mod 1,388,657
Tinker in Caves

Tinker in Caves

A TConstruct addon that aims to add compatibility with Alex's Caves

Mod 1,139,994
Immersive Industry (1.16/1.20)

Immersive Industry (1.16/1.20)

Introduce more various process and energy production machines to Immersive Engineering.

Mod 1,026,716
Tinkers' Advanced Legacy

Tinkers' Advanced Legacy

A TConstruct addon that adds powerful materials and integrations between technological mods.

Mod 942,950
Create: The Kitchen Must Grow

Create: The Kitchen Must Grow

Alcohol & Ultraprocessed Food

Mod 854,959
black powder weapons / guns

black powder weapons / guns

literally ewewukek's Musket mod but for 1.18.2, 1.19.2 and 1.20.1

Mod 760,605
Charcoal Pit Reloaded

Charcoal Pit Reloaded

Continuation of the orginal Charcoal Pit 2 mod by EnderiumSmith

Mod 714,325
Stone Age for TWR Modpack

Stone Age for TWR Modpack

Bringing the neolithic mobs and tech to the game!

Mod 519,165
The Winter Rescue: Frosted Heart

The Winter Rescue: Frosted Heart

Survive the Blizzard, Uncover the Secret to the Great Winter, and Rekindle Humanity's Last Hope

Mod 484,855
KubeJS Immersive Engineering UNOFFICIAL

KubeJS Immersive Engineering UNOFFICIAL

This is just a port of KubeJS Immersive Engineering to Minecraft 1.20.1 until the mod itself is updated.

Mod 424,198
Minecolonies: War 'N Taxes

Minecolonies: War 'N Taxes

War and Taxes Addon for Minecolonies

Mod 373,938
Heralds II - Flags, Banners, Heraldry & More!

Heralds II - Flags, Banners, Heraldry & More!

Banners, Flags & Heraldry brought to minecraft in a vanilla friendly way!

Mod 225,438
Compressed Engineering

Compressed Engineering

Addon for Immersive Engineering making various tweaks, fixes and additions. Made for the Compression modpack.

Mod 158,303
edible broken bad stuff

edible broken bad stuff

makes the stuff from create broken bad edible

Mod 94,707
Flint'N'Powder

Flint'N'Powder

A mod about old guns with overly complex reloading mechanics.

Mod 33,214

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