Why Not Create
Modpackby Ice_2161
Build and automate with Create, survive zombie hordes, enchant gear, and explore with AVA Guns and Chocolate Cows. NeoForge optimizes performance in Minecraft 1.20.1 for a smooth experience.
Description
Why Not Create (1.20.1)
Overview:
Welcome to Why Not Create, the mod pack where creativity knows no bounds! Powered by the innovative Create mod and its exciting addons, this pack lets you craft, automate, and engineer your world like never before. But don't get too comfortable—when the sun sets, massive zombie hordes will descend, and it’s up to you to defend your creations. Whether you're deep into building, battling, or simply looking to add some fun twists to your Minecraft world, Why Not Create has it all. With a blend of technical creativity, fun combat, and aesthetic upgrades, you’ll never run out of things to do.
Key Features:
Build & Automate with Create:
Unlock the power of Create to build awe-inspiring contraptions and automate your world. Whether you're designing massive factories, automated farms, or intricate machines, Create offers endless possibilities for engineers and builders alike.
Addons to Expand Your Creativity:
With Create Addons, you’ll have even more tools to enhance your creations, including fluid mechanics, advanced processing systems, and new automation options. There’s always something new to explore and build!
Survive the Night: The Hordes are Coming!
Nightfall brings more than just darkness—it brings zombie hordes. With the The Hordes mod, you’ll face massive waves of zombies every night, testing your ability to protect your creations and survive. Use your engineering skills to craft automated defenses, traps, and barricades to fend off the undead
Enhance Your Gear with Apothic Enchanting:
Want to take your gear to the next level? Apothic Enchanting lets you unlock powerful enchantments that can help you defend your base, speed up automation, or give you the edge in combat. Customize your tools and weapons for maximum efficiency.
Sophisticated Backpacks & Storage for Organization:
Stay organized in style with Sophisticated Backpacks and Sophisticated Storage. Whether you're on the move or building a massive factory, these mods will help you manage your items and resources more efficiently, giving you the freedom to focus on your creations.
AVA Guns for Combat:
Prepare for combat with AVA Guns! Equip yourself with a variety of firearms to fend off the zombie hordes or any other threats in your world. The added firepower gives you a new dimension of combat that’s both exciting and strategic.
Chocolate Cows for a Sweet Surprise:
Sometimes, you need a little sweetness in your world. Chocolate Cows adds adorable cows that drop delicious chocolate-themed items. While you focus on building and automating, these quirky mobs will bring some fun and tasty rewards.
Macaw's Addons for Beautiful Builds:
Make your world your own with Macaw's Addons, which add tons of decorative blocks and furniture to customize your base. Whether you're building a factory or a fortress, you can make it look stunning with Macaw’s expansive collection of decorative mods.
Optimized for Smooth Gameplay with NeoForge:
With NeoForge, this pack runs smoothly on Minecraft 1.20.1. NeoForge optimizes performance and mod compatibility, ensuring a seamless experience as you build, explore, and survive.
Mod List Highlights:
Create (Master the art of automation and mechanical design)
Create Addons (Expand your possibilities with additional mechanics)
Apothic Enchanting (Unlock powerful enchantments to upgrade your gear)
Sophisticated Backpacks (Carry your resources and items with ease)
Sophisticated Storage (Efficient, organized storage solutions)
AVA Guns (Equip firearms for combat and defense)
The Hordes (Survive massive zombie waves at night)
Chocolate Cows (Quirky mobs that drop sweet rewards)
Macaw's Addons (Decorative mods to personalize your world)
Who is this for?
Why Not Create is for players who love to combine creativity, engineering, and survival with a side of fun. If you enjoy automating your world, crafting epic defenses, and surviving zombie hordes, this pack will keep you engaged for hours. Perfect for both solo players and multiplayer groups looking to build, defend, and explore together in a world full of challenges and surprises.
Requirements:
Minecraft 1.20.1
NeoForge (For optimal performance and compatibility)
Compatibility
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Game Versions
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LEGO Minecraft Set
Official sets that translate the building side of the game off-screen.
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Patchouli
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FTB Library (NeoForge)
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Fast Leaf Decay
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CoroUtil
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Torchmaster
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Building Gadgets
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Macaw's Doors
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Apotheosis
All things that should have been.
ForgeEndertech
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Create Crafts & Additions
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Fusion (Connected Textures)
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Amendments
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Towns and Towers
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FramedBlocks
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Inventory Sorter
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Inventory HUD+
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Macaw's Lights and Lamps
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Fast Paintings
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Bauble Heart Canisters
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Macaw's Paintings
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Ender's Delight
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Rechiseled: Create
Rechiseled: Create adds new decorative variants of blocks in Create!
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Create: Bells & Whistles
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Farmers Structures
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Camera Mod
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Create: Dragons Plus
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Apothic Enchanting
A total overhaul to Minecraft's enchanting system
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Sophisticated Storage Create Integration
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Create Ore Excavation
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Atlas API
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Create: Pattern Schematics
Build with repeating schematics!
Create Contraption Terminals
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Create Mechanical Extruder
A mechanical extruder block. Can be used to generate any block or item from adjacent blocks/fluids.
Create: Liquid Fuel
Pump in liquid fuel to blaze burners
Lightman's Currency
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Create: Dreams n' Desires
A mod that adds random stuff & that may try to fit within creates theme!
Create: Oxidized
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Create: Structures Arise
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Create: Enchantable Machinery
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Create: Sound of Steam
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Create : Teleporters
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Mechanicals Lib
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Create: Let The Adventure Begin
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Create: Winery
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Create: Rustic Structures
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Create: Vibrant Vaults
A Create mod addon that adds more item vaults.
Better Combat x Apotheosis Compat
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Create: Curios Jetpack & Backtank
Use Create jetpack and backtanks in Curios/Trinkets back slot.
Petrol's Parts for Create
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Underground Villages, Stoneholm (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)
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A.V.A - Alliance of Valiant Arms Guns
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Create: Pillager Arise
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Create: More Features
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Create: Ironworks
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Create: New Beginnings
Unique, vanilla+ structures added to villages and the world, featuring Create technology
Create: Better Motors (Crafts & Additions Addon)
Addon for Create: Craft & Additions, introducing upgraded versions of the 7 Electric Motor and 3 Alternator.
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Changes the generation of villages to the generation of cities
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Create: Crafts & (More) Additions
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Builders' Jetpack Mod
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Sophisticated Backpack/Storage Emerald Upgrade
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Create: Dimension, Steamworks Realm (Forge/NeoForge)
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Create Mechanical Cow
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Health Enchantment (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge/Quilt)
New enchantment for armor to increase max health!
Wandering Trader +
more trades, useful I think
Create: Recycling Everything [NeoForge Port]
Recycle useless items into useful materials again!
Create: Ranged
Tipped Arrows automation with Create.
Another Unbreakable Enchantment
A simple mod added the enchantment that can prevent items from consuming durability.
Don't Claim our Structures ! (FTB Chunks/OPaC)
A server-side mod that prevents players from claiming chunks containing structures using FTB Chunks
Wandering Cursebringer
Adds the Wandering Cursebringer, an illager that sells curses that make the game more difficult in return for a buff.
Flora Cows
Embark on a bovine adventure like never before with the "Flora Cows" Minecraft mod!
Created Coins
Simple coin items using the Create mod.
Biome Cows
Biome oriented cows
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Containers for all different kinds of storage
Chocolate Cows
Adds a new cow variant that allows you to obtain various new chocolate items.