EXTREME PERFORMANCE

One of Elarion Balanced’s standout features is its integration of Nvidium, a rendering mod that uses mesh shaders to create a fully GPU-driven rendering pipeline. By shifting much of the rendering workload from the CPU to the GPU, Nvidium can significantly boost frame rates, improve smoothness, speed up chunk rendering, and make high render distances feel much more responsive compared to vanilla Minecraft and many modded setups.

This makes exploring large worlds and heavily modded environments feel far more seamless and stable.
Still needs a decent GPU!

This feature currently only works on NVIDIA GPUs that support mesh shaders. The modpack will still work on non-NVIDIA GPUs, but Nvidium will have no effect. Nvidium also does not work with shaders. You can disable Nvidium in Video Settings if you want to play with shaders.

Elarion Balanced also includes C2MEF, a performance-focused mod designed to improve Minecraft’s chunk generation, chunk loading, and world I/O performance. It works by making better use of multiple CPU cores, allowing more chunk-related tasks to run in parallel instead of being limited mainly by the game’s main CPU thread. By reducing this bottleneck, C2MEF helps the game generate new chunks faster and more efficiently, handle chunk loading more smoothly, reduce exploration-related stutters, and make world loading feel better overall.

Alongside Nvidium and C2MEF, the pack includes several other performance and optimization mods to help keep gameplay as smooth as possible.

Elarion Balanced – A Refined Modded Adventure

Elarion Balanced is a refined and experimental version of Elarion, focused on exploration, discovery, adventure, and better overall balance.

Instead of simply adding more content, Elarion Balanced aims to create a more controlled and meaningful experience. Progression, loot, structures, mobs, exploration, and performance are being adjusted to make the world feel more rewarding, dangerous, and connected.

This version is also a place to try new ideas that are different from the original Elarion.

Key Features 🔑

Tons of New Structures    

A wide variety of new structures can be found across the world, ranging from enormous dungeons and ruins to smaller points of interest scattered throughout the landscape.

Some structures are peaceful and atmospheric, while others are dangerous and rewarding. Exploration is meant to feel exciting, but also more balanced and less overpowered.

New Biomes 🌳

With Oh The Biomes We Have Gone, Elarion Balanced adds many new biomes to explore, making the world feel more immersive, varied, and alive.

New Bosses

Elarion Balanced includes many new bosses with unique mechanics, attacks, and challenges.

With mods such as Ender Cataclysm, Legendary Monsters, Bosses of Mass Destruction, and more, players can encounter powerful enemies throughout their journey.

Unique Weapons and Tools ⚔️

There are many new weapons and tools to craft, find, and experiment with.

You can discover new swords, axes, and other weapon types through mods such as Simply Swords, Ender Cataclysm, Legendary Monsters, and more.

New Building Blocks 🧱

With mods such as Stoneworks, Decorative Blocks, and Macaw’s mods, players have access to many new building options for creating more detailed and creative builds.

Optimized for Better Performance 🌀

Elarion Balanced includes specially adjusted configs and many performance-focused mods to improve gameplay smoothness.

Some of the included performance mods are:

Nvidium
C2MEF
Xenon
Flerovium
Starlight
Radium Reforged
and more

The goal is to make the pack feel smoother and more playable, even with large worlds, many structures, and heavy exploration.

Around 200 Quests / Guides

Work in Progress

The quests are not meant to strictly drive the gameplay.

Instead, they act as a guide, showing the wide range of mods included in the pack and helping players discover new content at their own pace.

You can explore, build, and battle, all in one seamless experience.

Consider Checking Keybinds

Since there are many mods, I have set up the keybinds so they do not overlap as much as possible.

You can still change them to your liking.

NOTE

Elarion Balanced is still a large modpack, and it is highly recommended to allocate at least 12 GB of RAM for a better gameplay experience.

Elarion Balanced is currently in early development, so you may encounter some issues.

Bug reports would be much appreciated.

KNOWN BUGS

None for now

ADVANCED HOSTILITY

Elarion Balanced includes Advanced Hostility, a mod that allows mobs from different mods to interact with each other through configurable behaviors.

Mobs can be set to proactively attack certain creatures, ignore others, or behave differently depending on the rules created for them.

These interactions have been custom-configured to create more natural predator–prey and rivalry behaviors between animals across different mods.

With these rules applied, the world becomes more active and interconnected, instead of every mob acting like it exists alone.

ALL THE CURRENT INTERACTIONS

Listed below are the current animal interaction groups and which creatures hunt which.

Prey

Insects — Ground

alexsmobs:cockroach
alexsmobs:leafcutter_ant
alexsmobs:banana_slug
naturalist:caterpillar
naturalist:snail
crittersandcompanions:leaf_insect

These are ground insects hunted by small predators.

Insects — Flying

alexsmobs:fly
naturalist:butterfly
naturalist:firefly
crittersandcompanions:dragonfly

These are airborne insects and are primarily hunted by small ground predators.

Small Prey — Ground

hamsters:hamster
faunify:mouse
ecologics:squirrel
alexsmobs:jerboa
alexsmobs:rain_frog
naturalist:lizard
faunify:chinchilla
faunify:hedgehog
faunify:opossum
minecraft:chicken
naturalist:duck
alexsmobs:roadrunner

These are small ground-dwelling animals hunted by small, medium, and large predators.

Small Prey — Flying

alexsmobs:blue_jay
alexsmobs:hummingbird
alexsmobs:seagull
alexsmobs:potoo
alexsmobs:toucan
naturalist:canary
naturalist:cardinal
naturalist:finch
naturalist:robin
naturalist:sparrow
crittersandcompanions:shima_enaga

These are flying animals primarily targeted by the Bald Eagle.

Medium Prey

minecraft:sheep
minecraft:goat
minecraft:pig
minecraft:cow
biodiverse:capybara
naturalist:boar
alexsmobs:gazelle

These are mid-sized animals hunted by medium and large predators.

Large Prey

naturalist:deer
naturalist:zebra
biodiverse:wildebeest
biodiverse:oryx
alexsmobs:kangaroo
alexsmobs:emu
biodiverse:reindeer
biodiverse:elk
biodiverse:musk_ox
alexsmobs:moose
biodiverse:cassowary
biodiverse:ostrich

These are large herbivores primarily hunted by medium and large predators.

Predators

Small Predators — Ground

naturalist:snake
naturalist:coral_snake
alexsmobs:rattlesnake
crittersandcompanions:ferret
faunify:weasel
faunify:fennec
alexsmobs:tasmanian_devil

These predators hunt ground insects and small ground prey.

Small Predators — Air

alexsmobs:bald_eagle

This predator hunts flying insects, ground insects, and small ground animals.

Medium Predators

minecraft:wolf
biodiverse:cheetah
biodiverse:cougar
biodiverse:jaguar
alexsmobs:snow_leopard
alexsmobs:komodo_dragon

These predators hunt all ground-based prey.
Insects are not included.

Large Predators

alexsmobs:crocodile
alexsmobs:grizzly_bear
naturalist:lion

These are apex predators that hunt all ground prey.
Insects are not included.

Additional Behavior

Medium and large predators will actively attack villagers, making settlements more dangerous.

Some species also have unique interactions, such as territorial conflicts between large animals.

naturalist:hippo will attack alexsmobs:crocodile
alexsmobs:tiger will attack alexsmobs:grizzly_bear