BetterTech 1
Modpackby KForge
A tech-focused Minecraft 1.20.1 modpack featuring Mekanism, Applied Energistics 2, Thermal Series, RFTools, Tinkers' Construct, and 170+ more mods.
Type
Modpack
CurseForge Downloads
279
CurseForge ID
1527427
Last Updated
Jul 4, 2026
Description
BetterTech is a tech-focused modpack for Minecraft 1.20.1 built around deep automation, power generation, and resource processing. With 175 mods carefully assembled on Forge 47.4.10, it offers a rich progression path from basic machinery all the way to end-game multi-block structures and beyond.
⚙️ Core Tech Mods
- Mekanism (+ Additions, Generators, Tools) — power, machines, gas processing
- Applied Energistics 2 (+ AdvancedAE, MEGA Cells, ExtendedAE) — deep storage and autocrafting
- Thermal Series — Expansion, Foundation, Dynamics, Cultivation, and more
- RFTools — Builder, Power, Dimensions, Storage, Control, and more
- Ender IO — conduits, machines, and power
- Draconic Evolution — late-game power and gear
- Project Red — redstone logic and circuits
- Flux Networks — wireless power transfer
🌍 World & Exploration
- Biomes O' Plenty — expanded world generation
- Ad Astra — space exploration
- MineColonies — NPC colony building
- Waystones — fast travel
- Tinkers' Construct — custom tool crafting
🛠️ Quality of Life
- JourneyMap — minimap and full map
- Just Enough Items (JEI) — recipe viewer
- Crafting Tweaks, Mouse Tweaks, Inventory Essentials
- Iron Chests, Sophisticated Storage/Backpacks
- AppleSkin, Jade — UI enhancements
- ModernFix — performance improvements
📋 Requirements
- Minecraft 1.20.1
- Forge 47.4.10
- Recommended RAM: 6–8 GB
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Contained Mods (207)
Just Enough Items (JEI)
View Items and Recipes
JourneyMap
Real-time map used for mapping in-game or your browser as you explore.
GeckoLib
A 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!
Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)
Config Screen API for Minecraft
Architectury API
An intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.
Mouse Tweaks
Enhances inventory management by adding various functions to the mouse buttons.
AppleSkin
Adds some useful information about food/hunger to the HUD
ModernFix
All-in-one mod that improves performance, reduces memory usage, and fixes many bugs. Compatible with all your favorite p...
Balm
Abstraction Layer for Multi-Loader Mods
Jade 🔍
Shows information about what you are looking at. (Hwyla/WAILA fork for Minecraft 1.16+)
ImmediatelyFast
Speed up immediate mode rendering in Minecraft
Bookshelf
An open source library for other mods!
Waystones
Teleport back to activated waystones. For Survival, Adventure or Servers.
Curios API (Forge/NeoForge)
A flexible and expandable accessory/equipment API for users and developers.
Clumps
Clumps XP orbs together to reduce lag
Sophisticated Backpacks
Yet another backpack mod this time with backpack you can place in world, color in different color combinations, upgrade...
FerriteCore ((Neo)Forge)
Memory usage optimizations
Cupboard
Cupboard provides code, frameworks, and utilities for minecraft mods
Sophisticated Core
Library mod for Sophisticated mods
Farmer's Delight
A cozy expansion to farming and cooking!
FTB Library (NeoForge)
Common code for all GUI stuff in FTB Mods
Patchouli
Accessible, Data-Driven, Dependency-Free Documentation for Minecraft Modders and Pack Makers
Kotlin for Forge
Adds a Kotlin language loader and provides some optional utilities.
Resourceful Lib
Lib for Team Resourceful and more
Nature's Compass
Nature's Compass is an item that allows you to locate biomes anywhere in the world.
Embeddium
A powerful, mod-friendly, FOSS client performance mod for NeoForge
FTB Teams (NeoForge)
Library for mods that can utilize team progression
Sound Physics Remastered
A Minecraft mod that provides realistic sound attenuation, reverberation, and absorption through blocks.
SuperMartijn642's Config Lib
Config Lib makes dealing with config files just a bit easier.
Carry On
Carry On allows you to pick up Tile Entities and Mobs and carry them around!
SuperMartijn642's Core Lib
SuperMartijn642's Core Lib adds lots of basic implementations that allow for similar code between different Minecraft ve...
FTB Quests (NeoForge)
Questing Mod by FTB
Rhino
A fork of Mozilla's Rhino library, modified for use in mods
KubeJS
Edit recipes, add new custom items, script world events, all in JavaScript!
Better Advancements
Successor to BetterAchievements for the new advancements system in minecraft 1.12+
Resourceful Config
Resourceful Config is a mod that allows for developers to make crossplatform configs
FTB XMod Compat
Official multi-mod integrations support for the FTB Mods
Athena
A crossplatform (Forge/Fabric) solution to connected block textures for 1.19.4+
Fusion (Connected Textures)
Fusion allows resource packs to use additional texture and model types such as connected textures!
TerraBlender (Forge)
A library mod for adding biomes in a simple and compatible manner!
Sodium/Embeddium Dynamic Lights
Multiloader port of LambDynLights that adds Sodium/Embeddium settings support
Sodium/Embeddium Options API
Config API for adding Sodium/Embeddium options with a better categories menu
Chipped
Every block deserves a friend.
Just Enough Resources (JER)
A JEI addon that adds mob drops, ore gen, ..
Biomes O' Plenty
Adds 50+ unique biomes to enhance your world, with new trees, flowers, and more!
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...
GlitchCore
A library mod aimed at abstracting mod loaders and providing various utilities for our mods.
Applied Energistics 2
A Mod about Matter, Energy and using them to conquer the world..
Sophisticated Storage
Storage mod with multiple tiers and functional upgrades
Crafting Tweaks
Allows you to rotate, balance or clear the crafting matrix by the press of a button, in any (supported) crafting window.
OpenBlocks Elevator
Port of OpenBlocks Elevator.
FTB Chunks (NeoForge)
A mod that allows you to claim chunks to protect your blocks and view minimap / large map
Just Enough Professions (JEP)
A JEI addon that adds profession workstations
CodeChicken Lib 1.8.+
Contains various tools to make modding easier.
Continuity
A Minecraft mod that allows for efficient connected textures
Macaw's Fences and Walls
Adds new vanila styled fences, walls and gates!
Trash Cans
Trash Cans adds trash cans which can be used to void items, liquids, and energy!
Macaw's Doors
Adds vanila doors with every wood color and new unique doors!
Rechiseled
Rechiseled allows you to chisel blocks into various decorative blocks with connected textures!
Macaw's Windows
Adds lots of Windows, Mosaic Glass, Blinds, Shutters, Curtains and more..!
Clean Swing Through Grass
Hit your Enemies even in Grass
Mekanism
High-tech machinery, powerful energy generation, fancy gadgets and more. Now on Curse!
Structure Gel API
An API for simplifying the developer end of creating generated structures.
Iron Furnaces
Inspired by cpw's Iron Chests, this mod introduces a variety of new furnaces to the game.
Recipe Essentials[Forge/Fabric]
Essential fixes and improvements around recipes and crafting
Mekanism Generators
Advanced energy generation for Mekanism.
McJtyLib
Companion mod for all mods by McJty (RFTools, XNet, Deep Resonance, Not Enough Wands, SignTastic, ...))
Forgified Fabric API
Fabric API implemented on top of NeoForge
CoFH Core
Contains Core Functionality for all Team CoFH mods. Also does some really cool stuff on its own!
Cherished Worlds
Favorite/pin/bookmark certain worlds, which will always be at the top of the list and cannot be deleted.
Titanium
Library for Horizon Studio
The Aether
The Aether Team presents: The original Aether mod!
Flux Networks
Wireless Energy Networks, compatible with FE/EU/RF/TESLA/AE
JamLib
The platform-agnostic, Architectury based library used in all of JamCoreModding's mods
Iron Chests
Iron Chest mod
Applied Energistics 2 Wireless Terminals
An addon for Applied Energistics 2 that adds wireless versions of several Terminals
Almost Unified
Unify all resources.
GuideME
A guidebook toolkit for mods and modpack makers alike with comfortable markdown formatting, and live 3d scenes!
Sinytra Connector
Lets you play Fabric mods on NeoForge
RightClickHarvest
Allows you to harvest crops by right clicking
Macaw's Lights and Lamps
Adds vanila styled lamps, torches, street lamps, paper lamps, slabs... Make your worlds brighter!
Jade Addons (Neo/Forge)
Jade 🔍's additional mod supports for Neo/Forge
Industrial Foregoing
A collection of machines to make your minecraft builds easier to automate
Applied Mekanistics
The official Mekanism support addon for AE2
Powah! (Rearchitected)
A tech mod that adds various ways to generate, store and transmit Energy.
Mekanism Tools
Powerful tools and armor for Mekanism.
Ender IO
Ender IO
ExtendedAE
Adds some QoL contents for AE2
Ender Storage 1.8.+
linked color coded ender chests
Mob Grinding Utils
A Mod that adds fun ways to make mob farms
Mantle
Shared code for Forge mods
RFTools Base
RFTools Base: base mod for all McJty tech mods
Silent Lib (silentlib)
Library to make writing and maintaining mods easier.
Functional Storage
Your classic storage drawers but with more upgrades!
ME Requester
Keep items and fluids in your Applied Energistics 2 ME-System in stock.
Thermal Expansion
Expanding Minecraft Thermally! A server-friendly and content-rich blend of magic and technology!
LootJS: KubeJS Addon
Add functionality for packdevs to modify global loot modifications through KubeJS
Thermal Foundation
The Foundation of a Thermally Expanding World!
Botarium
A crossplatform API for devs that makes transfer and storage of items, fluids and energy easier, as well as some other h...
EdivadLib
Just a common library for all my mods
RFTools Builder
RFTools addon mod adding the builder, shield system and much more
MEGA Cells
ME Greater Accumulation: For when kilobytes just won't do.
Draconic Evolution
Draconic Evolution is a mod that adds some extremely expensive high tier items to the game.
Multi-Piston
Multi-directional Piston Block
ZeroCore 2
Utility mod and multiblock API
Brandon's Core
This is the core mod that will be used by most of my mods from now on
TownTalk
Minecolonies Addon for more Voice Lines
BlockUI
Easy to Use UI library for Forge mods
AdvancedAE
QoL features added to your AE System.
Glodium
A codelib for render, registry and network stuff
RFTools Power
RFTools addon for all power generator/storage
Domum Ornamentum
Millions of unique block variants and all stairs/slabs/walls/fence and more vanilla Minecraft forgot
Structurize
Copy structures, paste structures, manipulate structures (100% GUI)
RFTools Utility
General RFTools blocks that don't fit in a more specific category
Applied Flux
store energy in ME network
MonoLib
A non-invasive library mod for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge.
AE2: Crafting Tree
give Applied Energistics 2 add a crafting tree
MineColonies
Grow your Own Massive Colony with Automation, Defense Structures, Raids and more
Super Factory Manager ( SFM )
A supercharged logistic mod for high precision, high throughput resource movement
Rechiseled: Chipped
Let's you quickly craft Chipped block variants using the Rechiseled chisel. Also adds a few QoL features to Rechiseled.
Glassential Renewed
Various types of glass to aid in your building. Updated to new MC.
LaserIO
Route Items, Fluids, and Energy around your world - with Lasers!
Thermal Dynamics
Thermal gets Dynamic! Adds ducts - transportation for Redstone Flux, Fluids, and Items!
GraveStone Mod
Places a gravestone with your inventory items inside when you die
Thermal Cultivation
Thermal gets Agrarian - provides options for farming and related activities!
Silent Gear
Upgradeable tools, weapons, and armor. Custom materials system!
Productive Bees
Get your resource fix from bees
Thermal Innovation
Thermal Technology marches on. Adds Thermal-style tools and equipment!
LibX
LibX is a library mod with a lot of code that is shared between mods.
Accelerated Decay
Speeds up the leaf decaying process
Dark Utilities
Expansive content mod which adds a little bit of everything.
Dis-Enchanting Table
Recover enchantments from enchanted weapons or books!
Inventory Essentials
The most essential inventory tweaks. Now with sorting!
Advanced Loot Info
EMI/JEI/REI plugin for displaying advanced information about loot tables and villager trades
Runelic
A runic font for Minecraft.
JourneyMap Integration
Adds some mod integrations for our favorite map mod
World Play Time
Displays the world's play time in the world selection menu.
AeroBlender
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Deep Aether
An addon for the original Aether mod, aiming to show the deepest lands of a forgotten paradise.
Aether: Lost Content Addon
A mod that brings back a lot of scrapped, unused, and even concepted content, from Aether I, and Aether Legacy.
The Aether: Redux
An addon for the Aether, adding various improvements and changes
RFTools Storage
RFTools Storage addon
Ranged Pumps
Ranged Pumps is a simple mod that adds a pump that pumps liquids in a range.
Pig Pen Cipher
Adds the pigpen cipher to Minecraft
Ad Astra
Live long and prosper, Ad Astra!
Pipe Connector
A tool that places pipes automatically along a selected route, with the option to set the depth. Useful for building org...
AE2 Things [Forge]
Introduces a new Cell type, advanced inscriber and crystal growth chamber
CB Multipart
An opensource library for having multiple things in the one block space
Bigger Reactors
Official Continuation of Erogenous Beef's Big Reactors
Phosphophyllite
Library for the BiggerSeries of mods.
Quartz
Quartz rendering library
RFTools Dimensions
This is an addon mod for RFTools which handles creation of dimensions
Tesseract
Tesseract allows you to transport Items, Fluid and Energy
Thermal Integration
Thermal integrates with others!
Thermal Locomotion
The Rails Module of the Thermal Series!
JEI Integration
Providing Integrations & Tooltips - Forge 1.10+
AddonsLib
A library to facilitate registration between mods, in particular macaw's bridges/roofs/fences/etc...
KubeJS Additions
[NEW] Custom JEI Categories & Jade Integration
Hole Filler Mod
Automatically Fills in Holes!
KubeJS Mekanism UNOFFICIAL
Unofficial port of KJS Mekanism to 1.20.1
Nether Ores Plus+
Adds 3 New Variants of Ores to the Nether, Netherrack, Basalt and Blackstone with each having different amount of drops
HammerLib
Library used by all of DragonForge team's mods.
Project Red - Core
Core module for the Project Red series
Mekanism Additions
Additions module for Mekanism, contains things that don't quite fit in the other modules.
Simply Jetpacks 2
RF powered, tier based Jetpacks
Project Red - Transmission
Transmission module for the Project Red series
Cable Facades
Facade support for all cables and blocks in the game!
KubeJS Thermal
KubeJS Thermal Expansion integration
Project Red - Integration
Integration module for the Project Red series
RFTools Control
Automation and logic computer addon for RFTools
Scannable
One scanner to find them, and with eye candy bind them.
Chicken Chunks 1.8.+
Chunk load all the chunks with the power of chicken!
UtilitiX
A lot of items, nice to have
Rechiseled: AE2
Rechiseled variants of blocks from Applied Energistics 2
JAMD
Just Another Mining Dimension
Trenzalore
Small Util Mod with a few tweaks
KubeJS EnderIO
KubeJS integration for EnderIO.
Thermal Endergy
Adding more of the balanced content you love to Thermal
AE2 MEGA Things
AE2 MEGA Things adds DISK Cells (1k to 256M) with no type restrictions, supporting items, fluids, and Chemicals.
Crafting Station: J/EMI Edition Updated
Adds a crafting station with JEI support !
Project Red - Exploration
Exploration module for the Project Red series
Project Red - Illumination
Illumination module for the Project Red series
Project Red - Fabrication
Redstone enthusiasts' one-stop-shop. Fabrication module for Project Red.
Project Red - Expansion
Expansion module for Project Red series
Compatibility addon for MineColonies
Add compatibility contents between MineColonies and other mods.
Tweaks addon for MineColonies
Tweak your minecolonies experience. Custom Tools for citizen, more configuration etc...
SilentGear Compat
Adding SilentGear compatability for several mods and new unique materials!
Almost Unify Everything
Almost Unified addon which unifies block drops.
Simple Quarry
Adding simple quarry to mine area of blocks
Dense Ores - Abundant!
Ores that drop more materials!
Uncraft Everything
Crafted wrong item? Uncraft everything with this mod!
Aether Addon: Overworld Ores
Implements new naturally generating Holystone variants of various vanilla and modded ores.
Dense Mekanism
Dense ores for Mekanism ores!
Civillis
Build more, spawn less. Hostile mobs naturally avoid civilized areas.
Civillis Technology Compatibility
Adds compatibility between Civilis and various tech mods.
Civillis Minecolonies Compatibility
Creates civilized areas to deter monster spawning around Colonies dynamically.
Aethersteel
Better than netherite
Ender Chest On A Stick - Portable Ender Chest
Adds a portable hand-held ender chest (on a stick) that you can open by right-clicking with it in your hand.
Mystian Apiary
A multiblock apiary expansion for Productive Bees!
Applied KubeJS
A powerful AE2 ↔ KubeJS bridge for modpack developers that adds scriptable AE2 recipes, network monitoring, storage/craf...
EnderIO-SilentGear Compatibility
Adds Ender IO metals to Silent Gear
Ender Shards ( Craft Ender Pearls )
Craft ender pearls by collecting ender shards from mob drops.
AE2 Generators
A simple energy solution for Applied Energistics 2
Functional Chemical
Mekanism chemical drawer storage
SFM Thermal Compat
Improved compatibility between SFM and Thermal Series.
Bigger Reactors Compat
A compat mod that adds new fluid transitions, so you can use more fluids as reactor coolant in Bigger Reactors.
Timberjack
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