Summer Update 2025
Modpackby StaticLabs
A modpack that backports features announced in the Mineraft Live 2025. Includes the happy ghast mechanism, the player locator bar and the newly announced lead functionality
Type
Modpack
CurseForge Downloads
308
CurseForge ID
1246501
Last Updated
Jul 29, 2026
Description
Soar Through Summer with Minecraft: Summer Update!
Get the full-featured modpack on Modrinth!: https://modrinth.com/modpack/summerdrop
Can't wait for the next wave of exciting Minecraft features? Minecraft: Summer Update is a vibrant, community-driven modpack that brings a taste of the future to your game right now! This unofficial modpack enthusiastically implements highly anticipated features, giving you an early glimpse into what could be coming to Minecraft.
Get ready to experience innovative additions and fresh mechanics designed to enhance your summer adventures in the Overworld and beyond!
Currently featuring exciting previews:
The Rideable Happy Ghast: Prepare for a whole new way to traverse the skies! The Happy Ghast, a rare and cheerful variant of the Nether's iconic mob, isn't just a sight to behold – it's a mode of transportation! Befriend these buoyant beings and learn to guide them, offering a unique and whimsical method of flight across vast distances. Explore your world from a brand new perspective with your own personal Happy Ghast!

The Player Locator Bar: Never lose your way or your friends again! The Player Locator Bar introduces a subtle and intuitive interface element that displays the general direction and approximate distance of nearby players in your multiplayer world. Coordinate builds, embark on group adventures, and easily reunite with your companions, all without breaking the immersive feel of the game.

Universal Leashing (modrinth only): Take control like never before! The Leash Functionality empowers you to attach a lead to any entity in the game – from common farm animals and hostile mobs to even normally un-leashable creatures like villagers and certain bosses (where applicable). This opens up exciting new possibilities for transportation, creative contraptions, and unique challenges. Guide your tamed Happy Ghast with a lead, move villagers to new locations with ease, or devise clever traps using previously unmanageable mobs. The power to leash is now in your hands!

Also Includes shaders, multiplayer enhancements with E4mc and essential mod and more…
Minecraft: Summer Update offers:
Community Innovation: Experience exciting interpretations of potential future features, brought to you by passionate Minecraft enthusiasts. Early Exploration: Get a hands-on feel for concepts that could shape the future of Minecraft gameplay. Unique Transportation: Take to the skies with the all-new, rideable Happy Ghast! Enhanced Multiplayer: The Player Locator Bar streamlines cooperative gameplay and exploration. A Fresh Summer Vibe: Inject new and exciting mechanics into your Minecraft experience. Important Note: Minecraft: Summer Update is an unofficial, community-created modpack. The features included are interpretations and may not reflect the final implementation by Mojang. Enjoy this exciting preview and the unique additions brought to you by the community!
Ready to embrace the summer heat and take flight with a Happy Ghast? Download Minecraft: Summer Update today and embark on a thrilling new adventure!
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