Astral Project
ModpackVanilla, but better.
Description

What's inside? / Что внутри?
✔️ Fully customized mods for a comfortable gaming experience.
✔️ The build has been optimized to the fullest extent.
✔️ Carefully selected color gradients that are easy on the eyes.
✔️ Custom weather sounds.
✔️ Fully customized shaders.
✔️ Customized Main Menu/Loading Screen.
✔️ All necessary buttons are bound without causing conflicts.

Minimum Requirements:
- CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600
- GPU: GTX 1060 6GB / RX 580 / RTX 2050 Laptop
- RAM: 16 GB
- Dedicated memory for Minecraft: 6–8 GB
- Storage: SSD required
- FPS: ~60+ FPS without shaders
Recommended specifications:
- CPU: Intel Core i5-12400H / Ryzen 5 5600X or better
- GPU: RTX 3060 / RTX 4060 Laptop / RX 6700 XT
- RAM: 16–32 GB RAM
- Dedicated memory for Minecraft: 8–12 GB
- Storage: NVMe SSD
- FPS: ~120–200 FPS without shaders, ~80–160 FPS with shaders
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For lower-end PCs, we recommend reducing:
✔️ Rendering distance,
✔️ Shader quality,
✔️ Particle animations.
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For stable performance, we recommend using Java 17/21 and allocating at least 8 GB of RAM.

✩ Astral is a unique private vanilla+ RP server where you’ll never get bored! We’ve done our best to create a project that’s as comfortable, interesting, and diverse as possible, where the focus is on player interaction, communication, entertainment, and growth!
- Version: 26.1.2 Java only
- Server launch date: June 18, 2022
- Wipe date: June 13, 2026
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