Welcome to the Basic Explorer's Pack!

This is a slimmed down, lightweight pack focused on delivering key mods for progression and exploration. Totaling 37 selected mods (+5 forge mods for 42 total) this pack gives you a deep level of progression in the main world, plus 4 extra dimensions to explore when you need something new, without breaking your computer like the kitchen sink packs tend to do.

Start off by following any of the 3 core progression mods:

Bewtichment - Craft a Book of Shadows to start the path down this dark magic mod
Botania - Craft a Lexica Botania to begin exploring the natural side of magic
Mekanism - Dive into the technical side of life

These progression mods are supplemented by the beloved Tinkers Construct for all of your tool creation needs.

When you are prepared, take the plunge into the bonus dimensions offered:

Atum 2 - A sand-blown desert full of new enemies, bosses, and loot
Gaia Dimension - An eerie colorful offshoot of the overworld
The Twilight Forest - A classic exploration dimension, full of structures and bosses
Ultra Amplified Dimension - A delightful break for when you have flight and want to see what world gen can do

Comments and problems are welcome. I hope you enjoy!

Check below to see the full list of mods, along with why I added them! You'll notice there is no gravestone mod - I recommend simply turning on the keepInventory rule with this pack. It is lighter and more bug free than any gravestone mod, and achieves the same goal!

Progression

Bewitchment - Deep dark magic mod
Botania - Deep nature magic mod
Mekanism - Deep technical mod
Mekanism Generators - Supports Mekanism with power generation
Mekanism Tools - Primarily to add additional armor support to Mekanism
MekanismOres - Make Mekanism play nice with Tinkers Construct
Tinkers Construct - The best tools in modded minecraft

Exploration

Atum 2: Return to the Sands - Boss/Structures based dimension mod for combative exploration
Gaia Dimension - Interesting new world for variety
The Twilight Forest - Boss/Structures based dimension mod for combative exploration
Ultra Amplified Dimension - Interesting new world for variety

Nature

Biomes O' Plenty - Better overworld generation variety
Natura - Additional overworld plant variety
Pam's HarvestCraft - Make food interesting again
Bonsai Trees 2 - Adds both better tree farming and adorable tree planters for your house
Exotic Birds - Bring life to the overworld... birds!
The Birdwatching Mod - A few more birds and items to keep the overworld interesting... birds!

Aesthetics

Chisel - Pretty blocks greatly increase build quality in your homes
Cosmetic Armor Reworked - A personal vanity mod, for your viewing pleasure

Utility Items

Ender Storage 1.8.+ - Improved storage portability options
Iron Chests - Expanded chest system
Extra Utilities - Config file limited down, primarily added for ender lilies, watering can, and muffler
Open Glider - Adds a hang glider. Wonderful.
OpenBlocks Elevator - Adds a teleporting elevator block. Beautiful

Utility UI

Hwyla - Shows viewed blocks details
Waila Harvestability - Show tool requirements for harvesting resources
Inventory Tweaks - Adds sorting to your inventory and chests for convenience
Just Enough Items (JEI) - Adds the classic recipe finder
More Overlays - Press F7 to view locations where monsters can spawn
Morpheus - Adds sleep voting for multiplayer
Xaero's Minimap - lightweight minimap option

Support (required for above mods)

Baubles - For Bewitchment, Botania
Bookworm - For Birdwatching
CodeChicken Lib 1.8.+ - For Ender Storage
ConnectedTexturesMod - For many mods
Mantle - For Twilight Forest, Tinkers Construct
Patchouli - For Bewitchment, Twilight Forest