Recommend that you use 8GB of RAM minimum

A modpack that synthesizes tech, magic, action and adventure.

The Tech:

Create - use rotational force to build amazing factories and contraptions, from elaborate cobblestone generators to elegant trains (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/create)
Thermal Expansion - generate redstone flux (RF) to power small-form machines, increasing ore or crop yields (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/thermal-expansion)

Immersive Engineering - bring the Industrial Age back to life with dangling wires and multiblock structures like the crusher and excavator (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/immersive-engineering)

Tinker's Construct - blend metals into alloys to mass-produce your needed ingots for other endeavors, or create your own weapons and armor (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tinkers-construct)

The Magic:
Apotheosis - reimagine the enchantment system, going above and beyond what was once possible while balancing Eterna, Arcana and Quanta (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/apotheosis)

Ars Nouveau - be the wizard you envision, create your own spells for your spellbook and use them in any way you can imagine (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ars-nouveau)

Blood Magic - a dark approach to magic, using the life of others to feed into your magical experiments (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/blood-magic)

Forbidden and Arcanus - through the rituals at the Hephastus Forge, explore the unexplored parts of magic and tap into eldritch power (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/forbidden-arcanus)

The Action:

Better Combat - Minecraft Dungeons-inspired combat system to give a better experience (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-combat-by-daedelus)

Champions - Test your might against the champions of Minecraft and be rewarded for your victory (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/champions)

Shield Expansion - Expand the necessity and versatility of shields (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/shield-expansion)

Simply Swords - New weapons from chakrams to greataxes to add to your arsenal (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/simply-swords)

Terrarian Arsenal - For those that want new ranged options, there are firearms to find throughout the world (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/terrarian-arsenal)

The Adventure:

Areas - Make your home truly yours, with notifications of your named land popping up on the screen (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/areas)

Biomes o' Plenty and Oh the Biomes You'll Go - explore lush, new environments, build with new materials, and get lost in Minecraft's new splendor (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/biomes-o-plenty) (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/oh-the-biomes-youll-go)

Dungeons Content - Inspired by Minecraft Dungeons, there are new places to explore with their own rewards (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/minecraft-dungeons-content)

Paragliders - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild-inspired gliders, with stamina, heart and stamina containers (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/paragliders)
Tectonic - Let the mountains stretch high above you... (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tectonic)

Terralith - ... and the caves swallow you. (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/terralith)

Traveler's Titles - Enter a new biome or area and be met with a RPG-like title. (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/travelers-titles)

Waystones - Return to the places you love with waystones setting the way (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/waystones)

When Dungeons Arise - New types of dungeons, from bandit strongholds to mushroom fortresses (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/when-dungeons-arise)

This modpack is made specifically to not include quest books, made with the idea of modpacks from the mid-2010s. Explore, create, build, pillage, destroy. Most importantly: have fun.

CogWork

'Dustrial Decor

Additional Lanterns

Advancement Plaques [Neo/Forge]

AI Improvements

Akashic Tome

Alex's Delight

Alex's Mobs

Almost Unified

Alternate Current

AmbientSounds 6

Amplified Nether

AntiGhost

Antique Atlas

Apotheosis

AppleSkin

Aquaculture 2

Architect's Palette

Architectury API

Areas

Ars Creo