Description:

This mod pack is a vanilla+ mod pack I made for me and my friends. It enhances a variety of things such as mineshafts, caves, villages, the nether, the end, and even the world generation itself. This modpack only has just over 100 mods, which might seem like a lot, but most of them change very minor things. This modpack would be a great choice for those who are just starting to play modded Minecraft, or just don't want to stray too far from the vanilla experience.

Issues:

How do I stop lagging so much?

If you're having trouble running this modpack, you can try allocating more RAM to Minecraft(assuming you have more than 4GB of RAM in your computer). If you don't know how to do this here's a video to help you.

Some of the mods...

Alex's Mobs by alex1the1666

- Add's tons of new mobs to the game, both real life(such as gorillas, orcas, elephants, etc), and mythical creatures (such as giant mosquitoes, and skeleton lava snakes in the nether.)

Biomes O' Plenty by Forstride

- Add's new biomes and wood types to make exploring more fun! (Both overworld & nether.)

Sodium Reforged by spoorn

- An alternative to Optifine, that doesn't require you to manually install it. With this mod, even small crappy laptops should be able to have stable FPS.

Guard Villagers by almightytallestred

- Villagers aren't useless anymore! Blacksmiths can also heal iron golems now.

Jump Over Fences [Forge] by Kreezxil

- As you might be able to tell, this small mod lets you jump over fences.

Progressive Bosses by Insane96MCP

- Minecraft bosses are way too easy. This mod not only increases the difficulty of each boss every time you fight them, but it also takes into account how many people are fighting either the wither or the ender dragon.

Quark by Vazkii

- I can't explain this mod in one sentence, just know it adds so many small tweaks that should just be in vanilla. (If you want the full list go here https://quark.vazkii.net/) Keep in mind that most, but not all the features are turned on.

Repurposed Structures (Forge) by telepathicgrunt

- Simply put, different variants of vanilla structures. So for example, we have desert temples in vanilla, and with this mod, we now have a badland temple, which looks the same as desert temples but is made of red sand. However this is just one example, there are dozens of more.

Terraforged by won_ton_

- An OPTIONAL world generation mod that transforms Minecraft's overworld to look much smoother with rivers that connect to oceans and don't break randomly, plus large mountains that arent exactly the same as the caves and cliffs update, but do come somewhere close. With this mod, Minecraft will look more beautiful than ever. (Images in the images tab.)

XP Tome by bl4ckscor3

- A book you can deposit your XP into. No more screaming over your friend killing you when you have 30 levels.

YUNG's Better Caves (Forge) & YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Forge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG

- These are two mods that enhance the cave generation making them wider and go further, as well as making mineshafts bigger and not as boring. Think of it as a substitute for the 1.17 cave update.

Referrals:

Prefer Fabric over Forge? Check out my two Fabric modpacks...

Jims Fabric Modpack (Vanilla+) ---> (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/jims-fabric-modpack

Jims Fabric Modpack (Expanded) ---> (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/jims-fabric-modpack-expanded)

This is just twelve, there are still about 100 more mods that do even more awesome things! Feel free to make any suggestions or report any issues in the comments!

Jims Forge Modpack (Vanilla+)