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ArdaCraft

Modpack

The modpack for the ArdaCraft server, a Lord of the Rings project re-creating J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth in Minecraft.

Downloads

691,304

Type

Modpack

Last Updated

Apr 8, 2026

Description

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"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit."

With these words scribbled on the back of a student's exam paper, the English writer and professor J.R.R. Tolkien began a series of books which have enthralled millions and contain within their pages the greatest fantasy universe ever created.

Now, a team of builders of all nationalities and ages, united by their love for Tolkien's works, have embarked on a singularly ambitious project - to recreate Tolkien's Middle-earth at a scale and level of detail never before seen in any video game.

We have combined our knowledge - not only of building, but of geology, botany, history and Tolkien's every word and letter to ensure that this project surpasses any other of its kind.

We have a friendly community of skilled builders, and are always looking for new members! Our community is made up of people from a range of backgrounds, nationalities and ages - united by a love for Tolkien's work.

Our modpack and server

If you need help installing this modpack, see our guide here.

This modpack is designed for players joining ArdaCraft. The two main content mods are Conquest Reforged and Create, alongside a suite of visual and performance-optimisation mods aimed to make players' experience as smooth as possible.

Although the server is aimed at re-creating Middle-earth, we also have a plots world where anyone can join and try their hand at building using the Conquest Reforged mod. You can also add your friends to your plot to build together!

When you join, you will be given an guidebook which gives you basic information about how to explore our world, claim a plot, and participate in the community. We highly recommend that you join our Discord for announcements, events, project discussions, discourse around Tolkien's work, screenshots of the server, tech support, discussion around film and TV, art, music and more!

Our Discord is also the place where you can apply to join our team, once you've built on our plot world. We look forward to seeing you online!

Permissions and credit

Resource Packs

The ArdaCraft Resource Pack is made by the ArdaCraft team.

Mods

ArdaPaths, ArdaRegions, ArdaMobs, ArdaGrass, Arda LODs Downloader, ArdaSettings, and Axiom Overrides were made by the ArdaCraft team.

Shader Packs

Xonks-Bliss-ArdaCraft-Settings is our own edit of the Bliss shader pack which changes saturation and shading, as well as providing compatibility with Conquest Reforged blocks. The developer, X0nk, gave us permission to redistribute this here.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Fabric

Game Versions

1.19.2 1.20.1

Screenshots

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Crawl

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Mod 6,175,721
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Mod 6,074,856
ToolTipFix

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Effective

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Mod 2,559,837
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Hísëa

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Mod 325,956
The Impossible Library

The Impossible Library

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XXL Packets

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Conquest:Architects

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Arda Paths

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ArdaCraft Resource Pack

ArdaCraft Resource Pack

The resource pack overlay for the ArdaCraft server.

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Caelum - ArdaCraft Edition

Caelum - ArdaCraft Edition

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Mod 294,164
ArdaCraft LODs Downloader

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A mod that assists with installation of pre-generated LODs for the ArdaCraft Modpack and Server.

Mod 200,448
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MapFrontiers

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Conquest Reforged Paintbrush

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Mod 350,757
Suppress OpenGL Error 128(0-2)

Suppress OpenGL Error 128(0-2)

Stop the spam of OpenGL error (with the id of 1280) to the log.

Mod 378,114
Distant Horizons API

Distant Horizons API

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Mod 1,058,060
DaylightChangerStruggle - ArdaCraft Edition

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Mod 131,045
NBT Autocomplete

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Mod 869,420
Music Triggers

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Mod 433,442
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Mod 1,028,127
ArdaRegions

ArdaRegions

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Mod 63,965
Weather Changer

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Mod 500,562
fabric-permissions-api

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Mod 594,121
ArdaGrass

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External Resources