The goal here was to put together a very small selection of expansion-style mods that are each extremely deep. Someone should be able to fully "specialize" in any of these for an entire playthrough. I put emphasis on mods that felt like an extension of vanilla, which don't clash with each other in terms of functionality or aesthetic. Then, I combine these expansions with mods that offer heaps of quality-of-life improvements. All in all, it should make for an experience that isn't too daunting or complex, yet offers TONS of stuff to sink your teeth into.
Current modlist includes:
Expansions
- Alex's Mobs: loads of interesting mobs to tame / encounter / flee in terror from and cool items and blocks you can make with their help... or with their parts...
- Apotheosis: additions and tweaks to Minecraft's core systems that "just make sense"
- Create: aesthetic industrialization with all kinds of fantastic machines, tools, and technologies
- Pam's HarvestCraft 2 - Food Core + Crops: MM...FOOD
- The Twilight Forest: a new dimension, new bosses, loads of items and mobs
- Tinkers Construct: amazingly thorough tool crafting and customization systems
Enhancements
- Quark: a good deal of additions that breathe fresh life into vanilla features
- Spice of Life: Carrot Edition: goes well with food mods like Pam's
- Waystones: easy long-distance transport
Extras
- Controlling
- Crafting Tweaks
- Hwyla
- Just Enough Items (JEI)
- Xaero's Mini Map
...and various library mods required by some of the above.

