Project Gherkin
ModpackA Vanilla+ modpack focused on performance, immersive visuals, cinematic gameplay, and multiplayer-friendly quality of life enhancements while keeping the core Minecraft experience intact.
Type
Modpack
Modrinth Downloads
65
Modrinth ID
SLMMAK1D
Last Updated
Jul 25, 2026
Description
Project Gherkin
Project Gherkin is a lightweight Vanilla+ Minecraft modpack focused on performance, immersive visuals, smooth gameplay, and multiplayer-friendly quality-of-life improvements.
Designed for SMPs and long-term survival worlds, the modpack improves the overall Minecraft experience while still keeping the core vanilla feeling intact. The goal is to make Minecraft feel smoother, cleaner, and more immersive without heavily changing the game itself.
Features
- Massive FPS and optimization improvements
- Lightweight and smooth gameplay experience
- Enhanced visuals and atmosphere
- Better animations and immersive effects
- Multiplayer-friendly setup
- Better UI and quality-of-life improvements
- Vanilla-friendly experience
- Fabric 1.21.11 support
- Iris shader support (shaders not included)
Optimization
Project Gherkin includes multiple optimization-focused mods to improve FPS, chunk loading, rendering, memory usage, and overall game smoothness while keeping the pack lightweight and stable.
Recommended
- 8GB RAM or higher
- Optional shader support through Iris
- Best experienced on SMP and survival servers
Credits
Project Gherkin was inspired by the KwuarmPlayz Modpack, but this pack contains its own tweaks, settings, and overall experience.
Please do not expect the exact same visuals shown in KwuarmPlayz content, especially since shaders are not included in this release.
Focus
This modpack is built for players who want Minecraft to feel smoother, more modern, and more immersive while still keeping the familiar vanilla survival experience.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Game Versions
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Contained Mods (104)
Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)
Config Screen API for Minecraft
Architectury API
An intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.
AppleSkin
Adds some useful information about food/hunger to the HUD
Balm
Abstraction Layer for Multi-Loader Mods
ImmediatelyFast
Speed up immediate mode rendering in Minecraft
Clumps
Clumps XP orbs together to reduce lag
Entity Culling Fabric/Forge
Using async path-tracing to hide Tiles/Entities that are not visible
Puzzles Lib
Why is it called Puzzles? That's the puzzle.
Fabric API
Core API library for the Fabric toolchain
[EMF] Entity Model Features [Fabric & Forge]
EMF is an, OptiFine format, Custom Entity Model replacement mod available for Fabric and Forge.
YetAnotherConfigLib
A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft.
Sodium
The fastest and most compatible rendering optimization mod for Minecraft. Now available for both NeoForge and Fabric!
Iris Shaders
A modern shader pack loader for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing OptiFine shader packs
FerriteCore
Memory usage optimizations
[ETF] Entity Texture Features
Emissive, Random & Custom texture support for entities in resourcepacks just like Optifine but for Fabric
3D Skin Layers
Render the player skin layer in 3d!
ShatterLib | OctoLib
Collection of shared code for Shatterbyte mods
Euphoria Patches
Euphoria Patches is an add-on for Complementary Shaders, extending it with more optional features and settings.
Simple Voice Chat
A working voice chat in Minecraft!
Fusion (Connected Textures)
Fusion allows resource packs to use additional texture and model types such as connected textures!
Lithium (Fabric/NeoForge)
An optimization mod for Minecraft which improves server performance significantly.
Forge Config API Port
NeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.
Mod Menu
Adds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Reese's Sodium Options
Alternative Options Menu for Sodium
Fabric Language Kotlin
Fabric language module for Kotlin
MidnightLib
Common library with a built-in configuration system
Sodium Extra
Features that shouldn't be in Sodium
Text Placeholder API
Placeholder and Text manipulation library for your Minecraft mods.
Low On Fire
Low fire on your screen! Vanilla Friendly
Fresh Animations
Make your game like the trailers! Dynamic animated entities to freshen your Minecraft experience.
Dynamic Crosshair
A mod that hides or changes the crosshair dependent on context
Punchy!
Various first person animations!
ThreadTweak
Improve and tweak Minecraft thread scheduling. Fork of Smooth Boot for ≥1.20
Dynamic FPS
Improve performance when Minecraft is in the background
uku's Armor HUD
Minimalist vanilla-like widget to display your armor items and their durability. Forked by uku.
Zoomify
A zoom mod with infinite customizability.
Even Better Enchants
Unique textures for Enchanted Books!
M.R.U
A library mod used by Cassian and IMB11's mods to function.
Fresh Animations: Player Extension
Animates players in Fresh Animations' style. An official FA extension.
MoreCulling
A mod that changes how multiple types of culling are handled in order to improve performance
LambDynamicLights
The most feature-complete and optimized dynamic lighting mod.
Immersive UI
Enhance your gameplay experience with animated UI components
Enchantment Outlines
Adds an outline to all enchantable tools.
My Totem Doll
Replaces vanilla totems with autogenerated 2D or 3D totems for EVERY player in Minecraft! Rename your totem to player's...
Clear Water/Lava/PowderSnow
Clears the view while in any liquid e.g. water, lava and powder snow, so you are able to see through which is useful in...
voxy
A Level of Detail rendering mod
Theone's Eating Animation Pack
A texture pack that adds sprite animations for edible and drinkable items.
Enchant Icons
makes enchantment names have icons and colors for enchanted books and items and colored enchanting
Atmospherics
Change fog, sky, clouds, and stars per biome in real time
Debugify
Fixes Minecraft bugs found on the bug tracker
Sounds
Adds a wide range of new and improved sound effects to Minecraft, letting you customize everything from block interactio...
Enchantment Glows
Adds a glowing visual effect to enchanted tools
AstraLex Shaders
Shaderpack with very high customization. If you like effects, this shaderpack is made for you!
Inventory Essentials
The most essential inventory tweaks. Now with sorting!
Gentler Weather Sounds
Weather sounds you won't mind listening to // Complete replacement for rain & thunder!
Fresh Animations: Extensions
A combination of offical extension packs for Fresh Animations
Refined Buckets
This resourcepack enhances the buckets by giving them refined 3D models.
BSL Shaders
Shaderpack for Minecraft: Java Edition. It's bright, colorful, and distinct.
Chat Animation [Smooth Chat]
Makes chat messages appear with a smooth animation.
Presence Footsteps
An overly complicated sound mod
Obscure Tooltips
Stylized tooltips with beautiful effects and smooth animations!
ScalableLux
A Fabric mod based on Starlight that improves the performance of light updates in Minecraft.
Chat Tools
Timestamp, translators, notifier, macros, chat bubbles, chat filter; everything you need is here!
Ashen 16x
A 16x, medieval-fantasy take on Minecraft.
Faithful 64x
An even more detailed experience with quadruple-resolution textures!
Fragmentum (Forge)
The lightweight framework for the Obscuria Collection multi-loader mods
Krypton
A mod to optimize the Minecraft networking stack
Polytone
Custom Block Sounds, Colors, Lightmaps, Colormaps, Post Shaders, Custom Item Models, Biome Variant Textures, Gui modifi...
Refined Torches
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Fyoncle's 3D Trims
Adds 3D Trim Templates for first person!
Patrix 32x
Realistic textures with vanilla colors custom-made for shaders
Faithful Fusion Connected Default Glass 64x Add-on
Makes Faithful 64x default glass textures connected for non-Optifine users.
NoisiumForked
Optimises worldgen performance for a better gameplay experience.
LibJF
A library for my mods
Respackopts
Config menus for resource packs
Immersive Hotbar
Adds animations to the hotbar to make it more immersive
ModernFix-mVUS
A fork of ModernFix that adds minor version update support.
E-LITE shaders (MakeUp edit)
A MakeUp - Ultra Fast shaders edit that is highly customizable, beautiful, and fast!
Cull Leaves
Adds culling to leaf blocks, providing a huge performance boost over vanilla.
Drigo 3D Lantern`s x Punchy
Adds 3D Lanterns to Minecraft and The Holding Effect Compatible with Punchy
Hyper Punchy
Hyper Punchy is a animation feature for punchy
MossyLib
Library with basic utilities for Mossy projects.
Inventory Particles
Beautiful particles for your inventory items! Make your inventory more alive and dynamic! ✨ Now with modded items suppo...
Resourcify
In-game resource pack, data pack and shader browser and updater
ukulib
Small Utility Mod for Uku's Mods.
Better Block Entities
A Minecraft optimization mod for Fabric/Sodium that improves FPS / Block Entity Rendering by implementing a Hybrid Rende...
Refined Tools
This resourcepack enhances the tools and weapons by giving them refined 3D models.
Swinging Lanterns
Swinging Lanterns adds subtle movement to Minecraft lanterns and attached chains, making builds feel more dynamic and al...
Accurate Block Placement Reborn
Makes block placement smarter by timing it for you.
PaperDoll
Get a customizable (bedrock like) preview of yourself
Exordium
Render the GUI and screens at a lower framerate to speed up what's really important: the worldrendering.
Clean Connected Glass
Adds connected glass without the streaks in the middle
Health Bars
See every mob's health in style. In the HUD and in-world. Clean, colorful, and customizable!
Rainbow Diamond Ores & Ancient Debris
Adds a rainbow outline around diamond ores and ancient debris, making these blocks stand out.
Vertical Scroll
This mod allows you to scroll through your inventory vertically, allowing for easier access of items while playing, with...
Just 3D Potions (Punchy!)
Fancy 3D potions! Compatible with Punchy!
Sunbathing Godrays
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DrDestens Minecraft Shaders
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Clarity
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Trailer Shaders
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Silly's Auto Totem
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Hearts (Light Blue)
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Faithful 64x - Clear Glass
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