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Aedans Vanilla Plus

Modpack

A Simple modpack for sharing with use of my own server.

Downloads

728

Type

Modpack

Last Updated

Apr 12, 2026

Description

Vanilla Plus for Minecraft 1.21.1

Enhance your Minecraft experience with subtle but impactful changes that keep the core game intact!

Description:

Vanilla Plus is a curated mod pack that breathes new life into Minecraft without drastically changing its core gameplay. Designed to make Minecraft feel richer and more immersive, this pack introduces quality-of-life features, visual improvements, and slight tweaks to mechanics that seamlessly blend into the vanilla experience. Whether you're a veteran adventurer or a casual builder, Vanilla Plus offers enhancements that make the game feel polished and exciting while staying true to Mojang's vision.

Features:

Enhanced Visuals: Improved textures, lighting adjustments, and subtle animations that elevate the visual appeal of Minecraft without making it unrecognizable. New Biomes: Discover new but lore-friendly biomes and structures that expand your world and add a touch of mystery to your explorations. QoL Improvements: Useful tweaks like improved inventory management, faster crafting, and convenient HUD enhancements to make gameplay smoother. Expanded Gear Options: Improved backpacks and sleeping bags to make exploring that little bit easier. Customizable Settings: Most features come with adjustable settings so you can tailor your experience to your preferences.

Why Vanilla Plus?

The goal is to keep Minecraft feeling familiar while offering enough new content to keep things fresh and exciting. Vanilla Plus is ideal for players who enjoy Minecraft's core gameplay but are looking for a little extra depth and polish.

Technical Details:

Game Version: Minecraft 1.21.1 Performance Friendly: Carefully chosen mods to maintain smooth performance, even on lower-end systems.

Whether building, exploring, or surviving, Vanilla Plus keeps the magic of Minecraft alive while adding just the right touch of extra flavor!

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Fabric

Game Versions

1.21.1

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Cloth Config API

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Architectury API

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Supplementaries

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Collective

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Geckolib

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Mod 45,198,387
Dynamic FPS

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Forge Config API Port

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More Culling

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Veinminer

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Balm

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No Chat Reports

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Polytone

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Text Placeholder API

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Chat Heads

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Supplementaries Squared

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Mod 3,145,170
Moonlight Lib

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Mod 27,397,754
Better Statistics Screen

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OptiGUI

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Capes

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Resourcify

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Clumps

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TCDCommons API

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Let Me Despawn

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Nuit Interop (formerly FabricSkyBoxes Interop)

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Resourceful Lib

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Almanac

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Tom's Simple Storage Mod

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Mod 13,440,714
More Chat History

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Mod 18,756,885
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Athena

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Particle Rain

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Mod 13,165,032
Chipped

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Trade Cycling

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Mod 3,981,282
Carry On

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Mod 17,869,578
Puzzle

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Bookshelf

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AlcoCraft+

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Mod 668,161
Detail Armor Bar

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Mod 3,385,378
Inventory Profiles Next

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Mod 26,311,178
Terralith

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Waystones

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Mod 17,065,030
No Chat Restrictions

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Mod 86,684
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Mod 2,692,485
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Mod 16,523,528
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Mod 2,171,078
Fabric Seasons

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Mod 7,725,913
Fabric Seasons: Extras

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Mod 5,044,337
TPSShower

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Traveler's Backpack

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Mod 15,010,506
Leaves Be Gone

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Mod 9,434,331
Roughly Enough Items (REI)

Roughly Enough Items (REI)

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Mod 19,213,376
Silk

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Mod 3,960,120
Cardinal Components API

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Mod 11,771,367
ObsidianUI

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Mod 2,087,228
RyoamicLights

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Mod 1,534,417
Better Farming Right Click  + Right Click Harvest

Better Farming Right Click + Right Click Harvest

(Client side) Input changes to farming to help speed up your intense farming exploits!

Mod 57,859
Trading Post

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Rule the village! Trade with every villager at once!

Mod 6,699,496
Roughly Enough Professions (REP)

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Mod 5,445,786
lazy-language-loader

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Mod 3,681,847
You're in Grave Danger

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Mod 3,446,649
fabric-permissions-api

fabric-permissions-api

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Mod 599,112
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

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Mod 610,075
iChunUtil

iChunUtil

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Mod 1,626,369
Bundle Recipe

Bundle Recipe

Adds the vanilla bundle recipe to the game added in 1.21.2, for all older versions from 1.17 through 1.21.1

Mod 194,345
Spring to Life Backport

Spring to Life Backport

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Mod 46,894
Horseshoes

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A mod that adds enchantable horseshoes that you can equip to horses!

Mod 228,068
Realms Button Remover

Realms Button Remover

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Mod 88,634
BlueMap

BlueMap

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Mod 320,027
Companion ๐Ÿ•

Companion ๐Ÿ•

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Mod 1,183,586
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Minecraft SQLite JDBC

Upโ€‘toโ€‘date SQLite JDBC driver wrapped as a universal Forge/Fabric/Bukkit library for mods like Dynmap and Grim.

Mod 11,906
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Idle Freeze (Server)

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Mod 4,972
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Give your pets to other players

Mod 8,145
Aedans Unicorns

Aedans Unicorns

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Mod 142
Happy Ghast Legacy

Happy Ghast Legacy

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Mod 136,494
Leash Villager

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