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Better Than Adventure

Modpack

by Big_Dawg________

A modpack that expands heavily on the idea of "If notch hadn't sold minecraft."

Type

Modpack

CurseForge Downloads

3,665

CurseForge ID

1510564

Last Updated

Jul 30, 2026

Description

This modpack explores the idea of what Minecraft might be like if Notch had never sold it, bringing back that childlike sense of horror. The Hardcore Darkness mod helps capture that feeling of unknown terror. This modpack also adds a variety of new weapons and structures through mods such as Spartan Weaponry, Better Survival, Ancient Guns, and Spartan Shields, along with structure-focused mods like Additional Structures, Aether: Lost Content Addon, BetterEndForge Backport, BetterNether, Caves Revamp: Underground Biomes, Recurrent Complex, and more.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Forge

Game Versions

1.12.2

Recommended Gear

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Contained Mods (90)

Additional Structures

Additional Structures

Adds > 250 new structures that integrate perfectly into your world!

Mod 37,224,121
Aether: Lost Content Addon

Aether: Lost Content Addon

A mod that brings back a lot of scrapped, unused, and even concepted content, from Aether I, and Aether Legacy.

Mod 34,387,636
Ageing Spawners

Ageing Spawners

Spawners that break after X amount of mob spawns

Mod 23,086,766
AI Improvements

AI Improvements

Performance and logic upgrades for mod AIs

Mod 172,358,626
All Arrows Infinity Fix

All Arrows Infinity Fix

Forces Infinity enchantment to work with all arrows in 1.12, 1.16 - 26. (Neo)Forge, and Fabric

Mod 3,066,040
Ancient Guns

Ancient Guns

Fire guns from the XV ~ XVIII Century. Matchlock and Flintlock weapons are here! matchlocks flintlocks gun gun...

Mod 456,363
Another steel mod

Another steel mod

Steel Mod

Mod 4,099
Aquaculture 2

Aquaculture 2

Spices up fishing with a number of new biome specific fish, recipes, and more!

Mod 167,703,866
AstikorCarts [Horse Carts]

AstikorCarts [Horse Carts]

A mod that adds carts that can be pulled by other entities.

Mod 26,106,315
AttributeFix

AttributeFix

Removes arbitrary limits on Minecraft's attribute system.

Mod 256,155,694
Back Tools

Back Tools

Displays the last used tool of the player on their back

Mod 13,142,142
Baubles

Baubles

An addon module and API for Thaumcraft

Mod 118,934,437
Beta+

Beta+

Re-adds Beta and Alpha 1.1.2_01 Terrain!

Mod 109,222
Better Survival mod

Better Survival mod

Adds more weapons and other stuff into minecraft

Mod 21,056,702
Better Third Person

Better Third Person

Improves third-person camera view.

Mod 97,549,419
BetterEndForge Backport

BetterEndForge Backport

A port of BetterEndForge to 1.12.2

Mod 87,016
BetterFps

BetterFps

Performance Improvements

Mod 102,723,617
BetterNether

BetterNether

Improvements for the Nether (plants, biomes, structures, worldgen)

Mod 72,753,133
BiblioCraft

BiblioCraft

Bookcases, armor stands, shelves and so much more!

Mod 106,994,128
Biomes O' Plenty

Biomes O' Plenty

Adds 50+ unique biomes to enhance your world, with new trees, flowers, and more!

Mod 271,173,556
BountifulBaubles

BountifulBaubles

Adds a variety of baubles and other items inspired by Terraria and other games.

Mod 35,288,100
Bow Infinity Fix (Forge/Fabric)

Bow Infinity Fix (Forge/Fabric)

Removes need to have an arrow in your inventory to use the Infinity enchant on your bow or crossbow

Mod 18,410,410
Buildcraft

Buildcraft

Extending Minecraft with pipes, auto-crafting, quarries, engines and much more!

Mod 44,569,200
Carry On

Carry On

Carry On allows you to pick up Tile Entities and Mobs and carry them around!

Mod 249,266,258
Caves Revamp: Underground Biomes

Caves Revamp: Underground Biomes

Expands the underground world with new underground cave biomes

Mod 16,716
Chameleon

Chameleon

A shared code and render library.

Mod 101,567,936
Chunk Animator

Chunk Animator

A small client side mod that animates the appearance of chunks so that they don't just appear instantly.

Mod 29,622,743
Clumps

Clumps

Clumps XP orbs together to reduce lag

Mod 417,819,697
Collective

Collective

🎓 Collective is a shared library with common code for all of Serilum's mods.

Mod 338,211,799
Comforts

Comforts

Adds sleeping bags and hammocks for, respectively, portability and turning day to night, without setting new spawns. Com...

Mod 275,271,524
CoralReef

CoralReef

Port of Nandonalt's Coral Reef mod

Mod 22,860,478
Doggy Talents

Doggy Talents

Talents, new models, new AI, beds and more!

Mod 31,461,375
Dragon Mounts 2

Dragon Mounts 2

A mod that adds fire breathing dragons, equipments, armors, and dragon nests!

Mod 47,746
End Expansion - The Lamented Islands

End Expansion - The Lamented Islands

A simple mod expanding the End with more relation to boss progression and RPG elements. Bringing new life and a story to...

Mod 319,959
Ender Dragon Gears

Ender Dragon Gears

A mod added ice and fire style ender dragon armor.

Mod 5,914
Entity Culling

Entity Culling

Skip rendering of hidden entities

Mod 20,674,378
Essential Mod

Essential Mod

The best way to play Minecraft. Enhanced Minecraft features in one simple mod. Fast, friendly, and for everyone!

Mod 109,947,789
Exotic Birds

Exotic Birds

This mod adds a variety of different birds into your game.

Mod 15,530,986
Fast Leaf Decay

Fast Leaf Decay

Makes leaves decay faster when a tree is cut down.

Mod 192,756,160
Food Expansion

Food Expansion

Simple Mod, which adds new Food into the game.

Mod 22,682,937
FTB Ultimine (Forge)

FTB Ultimine (Forge)

Harvest multiple blocks at once

Mod 118,727,266
GeckoLib

GeckoLib

A 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!

Mod 495,165,261
Hardcore Darkness

Hardcore Darkness

This mod removes the minimum light that's always present in minecraft

Mod 12,659,697
Hunger Strike

Hunger Strike

Suspends hunger and restores instant-heal food.

Mod 2,457,624
iChunUtil

iChunUtil

Shared library used by iChun's mods

Mod 131,608,251
In Control!

In Control!

Be In Control of mob spawns

Mod 141,249,917
Iron Chests

Iron Chests

Iron Chest mod

Mod 223,663,383
IvToolkit

IvToolkit

Versatile mod framework

Mod 60,722,107
Just Enough Items (JEI)

Just Enough Items (JEI)

View Items and Recipes

Mod 719,317,668
LibraryEx

LibraryEx

A library for mods that add expansions, explorations, and experiences to Minecraft.

Mod 22,245,796
Macaw's Furniture

Macaw's Furniture

Decorate your world with wardrobes, drawers, chairs, desks, tables, couches, sinks... and more!

Mod 99,336,988
Macaw's Roofs

Macaw's Roofs

Build roofs with actual roofs instead of stairs!

Mod 113,398,163
Macaw's Trapdoors

Macaw's Trapdoors

Adds vanila trapdoors in every plank variation, and some new trapdoors too!

Mod 113,187,844
MixinBooter

MixinBooter

The Mixin Library for 1.8 - 1.12.2.

Mod 12,625,723
MixinBootstrap

MixinBootstrap

MixinBootstrap is a temporary way of booting Mixin in a MinecraftForge production environment.

Mod 39,227,266
Mo' Creatures Extended

Mo' Creatures Extended

Continued maintenance for 1.12.2 – Adds several animals, monsters, aquatics and insects to the world of Minecraft!

Mod 394,313
Nether API

Nether API

A library mod for adding End and Nether biomes or structures, and for creating new biome ambience!

Mod 666,077
NetherEx

NetherEx

NetherEx is a nether content mod.

Mod 24,303,058
Ore Core

Ore Core

Nether ores, end ores, compressed ores, fossils, modded ores, more stone variants, generation options and much more!!!

Mod 204,676
Pam's HarvestCraft

Pam's HarvestCraft

A farming mod that adds 60+ new crops, 36 new fruit trees, 17 new fish, simple beekeeping, and over 1100 new foods and i...

Mod 104,107,474
Pick Up Notifier

Pick Up Notifier

Be notified about all the things you've just collected.

Mod 98,992,937
Primitive Crafting

Primitive Crafting

Primitive Crafting adds a new way of crafting items in your inventory

Mod 10,110,140
Reach Fix

Reach Fix

Fix for vanillas hit detection and the reach attribute not being used for entities.

Mod 14,185,292
Recurrent Complex

Recurrent Complex

Adds a ton more structure generation, dungeons, and randomized loot - Fully customizable

Mod 55,152,456
RenderLib

RenderLib

Library for entity rendering

Mod 13,720,065
Rustic

Rustic

A Medieval Expansion Mod

Mod 55,229,426
SaltyMod

SaltyMod

Food, blocks, farming, armor ... All the salt!

Mod 369,968
Scavenge

Scavenge

Apply a custom Rightclick behavior to any block!

Mod 2,611,627
Serene Seasons

Serene Seasons

Seasons with changing colors, shifting temperatures, and more!

Mod 124,270,884
Signpost

Signpost

Signposts for teleportation and decoration

Mod 12,601,880
SimpleHarvest

SimpleHarvest

Right click crop harvesting

Mod 25,742,612
Spartan Shields

Spartan Shields

Needing more Shields in Minecraft? You've come to the right place!

Mod 82,669,039
Spartan Weaponry

Spartan Weaponry

Weapons Galore! A whole new arsenal of weaponry made for Minecraft!

Mod 76,892,870
Storage Drawers

Storage Drawers

Interactive compartment storage for your workshops.

Mod 241,098,657
Storage Drawers Extras

Storage Drawers Extras

A unified wood styles addon pack for Storage Drawers

Mod 25,429,306
Storage Drawers Unlimited

Storage Drawers Unlimited

Adding Storage Drawers Mod Support for 26 Mods and counting!

Mod 350,226
SuperJedi224's Nether Dungeons

SuperJedi224's Nether Dungeons

Nether brick dungeons generate in the nether

Mod 174,164
SuperMartijn642's Core Lib

SuperMartijn642's Core Lib

SuperMartijn642's Core Lib adds lots of basic implementations that allow for similar code between different Minecraft ve...

Mod 208,074,649
SwingThroughGrass

SwingThroughGrass

Kill mobs and players through grass

Mod 100,596,603
The Aether

The Aether

The Aether Team presents: The original Aether mod!

Mod 90,172,002
The Aether's Baubles

The Aether's Baubles

A compatibility mod that makes every Aether accessory equippable in the Baubles inventory.

Mod 38,376
Trash Cans

Trash Cans

Trash Cans adds trash cans which can be used to void items, liquids, and energy!

Mod 110,417,469
TrashSlot

TrashSlot

Adds a draggable trash slot to all inventory screens. Press T to toggle.

Mod 134,660,112
Traverse Reforged

Traverse Reforged

Adds beautiful new biomes with a Vanilla feel.

Mod 39,518,476
Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed

Tumbling tumbleweeds in Minecraft!

Mod 50,036,119
Villager Names

Villager Names

🧑‍🌾 Gives all villager entities a default or custom name to liven up the world.

Mod 71,116,360
Wither Skull Ore

Wither Skull Ore

Don't bother finding a nether fort no more, what you think you doin'?

Mod 28,008
Wolf Armor and Storage Legacy

Wolf Armor and Storage Legacy

Adds armors and storage for wolves!

Mod 25,801,887
Wood Armors

Wood Armors

Adds wood armor to the game

Mod 26,368
YUNG's Better Caves (Forge/NeoForge)

YUNG's Better Caves (Forge/NeoForge)

Overhauled cave generation, underground lakes and rivers, lava oceans, and more!

Mod 59,239,360

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