~ Cottage Industry: Something's Brewing Edition ~

Welcome to a kinder, gentler kind of Minecraft! Cottage Industry marries the cottage witchcraft of Hexerei with the aesthetic technology of Create and the satisfying tool-customization experience of Tinker's Construct and many other supporting mods to create a softer, more aesthetic survival experience.

This is the very beginning of the Cottage Industry modpack! This pack is very much a work-in-progress and the included mods, recipes etc. are very likely to change as we sort out game balance, quests, and pathways. Right now it's pretty rough around the edges, but the goal is to make a pack suitable for casual survival building and landscaping while maintaining the chewy puzzle of how to automate a wide range of resources. Combat is not prioritized here; instead, the goal is to include more cozy ways to get the same resources for squishy-hearted gamers like myself. This is also my first pack! Please help me out if you see any issues and let me know about them - I'm definitely still learning. 💚

Notes about the Pack

Currently, this pack is just the mods - no custom advancements or quests are included yet, and the recipes included are mostly either experimental or basic compatibility and quality of life type things. Expect changes to come!

There are a few known issues with mods in the pack (list on the wiki). Most notably, the Dowsing Rod item from Hexerei will crash the game if thrown or placed into an item frame (this should be fixed in the next update).

Server testing is slated to begin soon! Get more information on what that looks like and how to join the test server here.

Optifine is not included and it may cause the game to crash if it is added. I've tested version 0.0.5 with OptiFine HD U H4 and had that work, so if you'd like to try including that you can get that here. (Optifine is not part of the CurseForge ecosystem, so it can't be included in the pack directly.)

The MIT license for the pack only applies to things I've added to the pack - the mods and datapacks themselves are licensed separately by their creators (details in the Featured list below!)

Notes for Starting Out

Make a Dowsing Rod from Hexerei using sticks and leaves to find the nearest Swamp and Jungle biomes! You can find what you need to get started with Hexerei in those two biomes - look for the leaves changing color to guide you in the right direction (Mahogany trees and Selenite geodes in the Jungle and all the various plants to collect and harvest plus Coven Villages and Willow trees in the Swamp)
Watch out though! There's currently a bug where throwing the dowsing rod or placing it in an item frame will crash the game (should be fixed in the next update!). Here is how the Dowsing Rod looks in use:
Look for and activate the Waystones you find along the way - that will let you jump between locations easily
JEI is your friend - make sure to use Create's "Ponder" function along with that, to see what all the Create Mod items can do!
Tinker's Construct has a lot to work with and it can be confusing; luckily there is a book (Materials and You) for the mod that you will get starting out. (There will be more information on that here soon as well.)

Video Intro for Create

Video Intro for Hexerei

Video Intro to Tinker's Construct

Featuring (Mod & Datapack List)

Please consider supporting the wonderful people who take so much time and energy creating and maintaining Minecraft mods and datapacks! A lot of these people have put thousands of hours into making content so we can enjoy it for free, and it would be great to give back to them when we can. If you spot any broken or outdated links, missing or incorrect information, or any way I can better support & give credit to these creators, please let me know! More links to Discord, Patreon, Twitter etc are being added as we go; you can see and comment on the live list of mods being considered, tested, and added in the Google Sheets spreadsheet here.

Core

Hexerei by JoeFoxe
cottage witchcraft - coven villages, broomsticks, herbs to gather, fancy new candles, and more - this mod is still evolving and growing, so stay tuned!
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · YouTube

Create by the Creators of Create, including simibubi, Kryppers, LeastReality, voxel_dani, vectorwing, Jozufozu, Zelophed, Grimmauld, gamez7, Pepper, Snownee, tterrag, and evanthebruce
aesthetic technology - cogs, windmills, waterwheels, conveyor belts, and more!
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · YouTube · Documentation

Tinker's Construct by bonis, mDiyos, KnightMiner, Alexbegt, Firedingo, Drullkus, and Anbaric
a mod all about putting tools together in a wide variety of ways - also introduces new fun crafting methods based on melting and casting different materials
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · YouTube · Patreon Pages for: boni , mDiyo , & KnightMiner

World Generation

Amplified Nether by Starmute
3d nether biomes and a taller ceiling for an epic feel to the Nether
CurseForge · PlanetMinecraft · Discord · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'stardust')

Asteroid Dimension by WanderingEnby
Datapack adds a dimension structured like the vanilla Minecraft End but more stoneblock flavored
PlanetMinecraft · GitHub

FokaStudio's Ender Expansion by FokaStudio
Datapack adds many new striking biomes to the End
PlanetMinecraft · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · YouTube

Terralith 2.0 by Starmute
overworld evolved; reboots and reimagines overworld biomes
CurseForge · PlanetMinecraft · Discord · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'stardust')

Fun & Challenges

Bongo by noeppinoeppi
adds a Bingo type minigame that can be played solo or in teams
CurseForge · GitHub

Boss Bar Pomodoro by WanderingEnby
Datapack adds a pomodoro timer that displays using the boss bar GUI

Edibles by Serilum
get short buffs from eating potion ingredients
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'serilum') · Sponsor through GitHub

Falling Through by someaddon
falling below the bottom of a dimension or managing to get yourself above it will transport you to a different dimension!
CurseForge

Farmer's Delight by vectorwing
adds wild crops, cooking stations, and more foods!
CurseForge · GitHub · Documentation

Fishing Real by PricelessKoala
no more fishing up dead fish, just live ones, so get your bucket ready!
CurseForge

FTB Quests by LatvianModder with contributions from aaronhowser1
a lightweight, team-based questing mod that is very simple to use (and for folks with OP, can even be edited in-game!)
CurseForge · GitHub · Wiki

Panorama by the SWDTeam
adds the ability to take panoramic screenshots into Minecraft and even select a specific one to use for the titlescreen background (by default to take a screenshot press the F4 key and a message will popup in game)
CurseForge

Quark Oddities by Vazkii
lots of tweaks and fun easter eggs to discover
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · Twitter · Homepage & Documentation

Ring of Attraction by kwpugh
pulls nearby items towards the player when it's in your inventory
CurseForge

Ring of Repair by kwpugh
slowly repairs items in your inventory and armor slots when carried
CurseForge

Ring of the Enderchest by kwpugh
right-click for mobile ender chest access
CurseForge

Ring of the Unseen by kwpugh
hold in your main hand with an empty off-hand to sneak past mobs; phantoms will ignore you if you have this in your inventory
CurseForge

Snowballs Freeze Mobs by Serilum
hitting a mob with a snowball will result in it being briefly frozen
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'serilum') · Sponsor through GitHub

TNT Breaks Bedrock by Serilum
just like it says on the tin; easy access to the Nether roof
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'serilum') · Sponsor through GitHub

Tool Belt by gigaherz
adds an equipable item (check keybinds for access) that will let you quickly select tools from a radial menu; use an anvil to add more pouches to expand the storage capacity
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon

Warp Wing by dertoaster_98 with art by brass_mccrafty
returns you to your spawn point when used
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord

Water Strainer by Ruuubi
slowly collects resources for you while you do other things
CurseForge

Building & Aesthetics

Create Deco by Talrey and Kayladillo
adding more decorative blocks in the style and materials of Create including colorful brick variants, sheet metals, fancier metal bars, and more
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord

Decorative End Portal by WanderingEnby
Datapack makes it possible to create purely cosmetic end portal (technically end gateway) blocks in survival Minecraft, just for aesthetic/decorative purposes
PlanetMinecraft · GitHub

Macaw's Bridges by sketch_macaw
adds new blocks that match the textures of existing wood types to make aesthetic bridges
CurseForge

Macaw's Paintings by sketch_macaw with art by Peachy
adds cute new paintings in a vanilla style
CurseForge

Supplementaries by MehVahdJukaar
lots of lovely new signs and containers for your world, plus flax!
CurseForge

Twigs by ninnih_ with contributions from dopadreaming and orcinus73
adds new building materials and alters some vanilla blocks
CurseForge · Discord

Quality of Life - In-Game

Advanced Shulkerboxes by henkelmax
right-click to open a Shulker from your hotbar, place by sneaking
CurseForge · GitHub · Mod Repo with FAQ · Sponsor: Bloom Host

Better Creeper Mod by mc1mk
no more unsightly holes or destroyed items
CurseForge

Explorer's Compass by Chaosyr
adds an item that allows you to locate structures anywhere in the world (sister mod of Nature's Compass)
CurseForge · GitHub · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'Chaos')

Homing Ender Eye by marblegatekeeper
ender eyes that break help to fill the portal blocks
CurseForge

Nature's Compass by Chaosyr
adds a utility item that allows you to search for a biome's location anywhere in the world and view information about it
CurseForge · GitHub · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'Chaos')

Notes by Chaosyr
a clientside mod that provides a fully functional in-game notepad
CurseForge · GitHub · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'Chaos')

Quick Leaf Decay by Sanian
Datapack no more hovering treetops, thank you!

Waystones by BlayTheNinth
aesthetic, craftable, and wonderfully flexible fast travel
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · YouTube · Twitter · Documentation · FAQ

Quality of Life - Enchanting

Bottle Your Xp by Serilum
create experience bottles (bottles o' enchanting) from your own gathered XP by sneak/crouch + right-clicking an empty bottle (watch out, it can hurt!)
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'serilum') · Sponsor through GitHub

Enchanting Infuser by Fuzs_ with art by releaseHUN (inspired by Freyadono's Enchanting Plus)
adds a new block for enchanting your equipment which allows you to choose your enchantments for an additional experience cost (does not include mending as an option)
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · YouTube · Twitter

Enchantment Descriptions by DarkhaxDev
adds descriptions of enchantments to the tooltips on enchanted books
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · Twitter · Darkhax Homepage

Enchantment Transfer by YouGotVexed
transfer enchantments from items to books using the anvil for an XP cost
CurseForge

Quality of Life - GUI

AppleSkin by squeek502
shows additional hunger and saturation information in-game
CurseForge

Builder's Tabs by XxRexRaptorxX
adds a new tab to Creative mod with things you'd have to use commands to get in Vanilla
CurseForge · YouTube · Twitter

FPS Monitor by EwyBoy
a lightweight, configurable and versatile tool to display game information (FPS, ping, and memory) on screen for easy access and readability
CurseForge · Discord · Twitter · Twitch Channel

Hidden Recipe Book by Serilum
cleans up the GUI, since we have JEI to use instead
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'serilum') · Sponsor through GitHub

Jade by Snownee_
a forge port of TehNut's HWYLA, itself based on WAILA by ProfMobius; lets you know what the block you are looking at is and what mod it comes from
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'snownee')

Just Enough Resources (JER) by way2muchnoise
adds mob drops, dungeon loot, and ore generation charts to JEI (successor of NotEnoughResources)
CurseForge · GitHub

Mouse Tweaks by YaLTeR
quickly pick up and place items between inventories and crafting grid
CurseForge

Xaero's Minimap by xaero96
beautiful, functional maps that help you spot mobs and dropped items
CurseForge · Patreon · Twitter

Xaero's World Map by xaero96
fabulous world map, works in tandem with Xaero's Minimap mod
CurseForge · Patreon · Twitter

Quality of Life - Optimization

Crash Utilities by Darkere
adds a number of tools for finding and fixing common server problems (even shows a list of entities with how many are currently loaded)
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Twitter

Clumps by Jaredlll08
reduces lag by grouping together experience orbs
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Sponsor: Nodecraft

Spark by Iucko (a fork of sk89q's warmroast)
helps track and diagnose server health, especially performance issues (lag, low tick rate, high CPU usage, etc.) and memory issues
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · Homepage & Documentation

Quality of Life - Configs

Configured by MrCrayfish
allows easy access to mod configs from the Mods button in-game
CurseForge

Controlling by Jaredlll08
makes keybindings searchable (so helpful!)
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Sponsor: Nodecraft

Global Data- & Resourcepacks by JTK222
so you don't need to add datapacks individually to each world; saves so much time
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Ko-Fi

In Control by McJty
adds in handy configs to control the spawning of both vanilla and modded mobs
CurseForge

Quality of Life

Better Compatibility Checker by Gaz_
compares the modpack project id and the modpack version id set in a config file by the modpack author and display a tick if they match or an X if they do not match
CurseForge

Seamless Loading Screen by Minenash, ported by TimScript
shows a screenshot of when you left when you rejoin a world - nice way to get back into things and remember where you were
CurseForge · GitHub · YouTube

Shutup Experimental Settings! by Corgi_Taco (official Forge port of a Fabric version by rdvdev2)
disables the annoying 'Experimental Features' advice that appears every time you create or load a world with custom dimensions or world settings
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · Twitter · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'CorgiTaco')

Dependencies

AutoRegLib by Vazkii
supports Quark & Quark Oddities
CurseForge · GitHub

Balm by BlayTheNinth
supports Waystones
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Twitter · FAQ

Collective by Serilum
supports Serilum's mods, including Edibles, Snowballs Freeze Mobs, TNT Breaks Bedrock, Bottle Your Xp, and Hidden Recipe Book
CurseForge · GitHub · Patreon · Sponsor: Bisect (Checkout Code 'serilum') · Sponsor through GitHub

Flywheel by jozufozu
supports Create's rendering
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · Ko-Fi

FTB Library by LatvianModder
supports FTB Quests
CurseForge

FTB Teams by LatvianModder
supports FTB Quests
CurseForge

LibX by MelanX and noeppi_noeppi
supports Bongo
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord

Mantle by mDiyo, ProgWML6, Alexbegt. fuj1n, KnightMiner, and bonusboni
supports Tinker's Construct - adds a reworked hearts display with overlaid colored hearts, instead of rows over rows of stacked hearts (the different colors only appear if you have a way to increase your max health, regular hearts are unchanged)
CurseForge · GitHub · Wiki

Puzzles Lib by Fuzs_
supports Enchanting Infuser
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Twitter

Quark by Vazkii
provides the content for Quark Oddities
CurseForge · GitHub · Discord · Patreon · Twitter · Homepage & Documentation

Selene Lib by MehVahdJukaar
supports Supplementaries
CurseForge · GitHub

Pack Specific

Cottage Industry by WanderingEnby
Datapack the added recipes, functions, and other things that help knit the whole pack together! not much to see here now but more will be added over time
CurseForge · GitHub