SouthSide - Echoes of Mechanics
This modpack has been designed for players looking for the classic Minecraft essence but with modern visual fidelity, realistic animations, and good optimization. It also features a cooperative mode. The core of this pack is focused on stability for technical Minecraft and survival. By avoiding new structures, biomes, or custom mobs, we eliminate the risk of world corruption and maintain a lightweight save file size.
Main Features
Total Fluidity: Powered by Sodium, Lithium, and FerriteCore, guaranteeing high FPS even on modest hardware.
Living World: Every movement of mobs and the player is improved thanks to Fresh Animations, Not Enough Animations, and Skin Layers 3D.
Immersive Atmosphere: Improved sounds with Sound Physics Remastered and deep visual effects like Visuality and Falling Leaves.
Technical Focus: Includes BetterF3, AppleSkin, and Shulker Box Tooltips to give you the data you need without breaking immersion.
Modern Lighting: Full support for shaders through Iris Shaders.
Optimal Shader Configuration
To achieve the perfect balance between cinematic visuals and high performance, we recommend the following configuration. These settings offer a clean, high-end look without a heavy impact on FPS.
| Category | Option | Value |
| Camera | Lens Flare | OFF |
| Vignette | OFF | |
| Bloom Strength | 0.25 | |
| Bloom Contrast | 0.75 | |
| Color Grading | Tonemap White Curve | 4.0 |
| Tonemap Upper Curve | 1.2 | |
| Environment | Light Shafts | OFF |
| Overworld Fog Density | 0.12 / 0.75 | |
| Nether / End Density | 1.75 | |
| Height Fog | OFF | |
| Skybox | Shader Sun & Moon | ON |
| Aurora | Full / Snow biomes only |
Resource Pack Priority Guide
The visual cohesion of this pack depends on the Order of Priority. Make sure that the Resource Packs menu follows this list from Top to Bottom (the top being the highest priority).
| # | Interface & Essentials | # | Animations & Mobs | # | 3D Models & Gear | # | Environment & Audio |
| 1 | MandaasGUI+ Dakmode | 16 | Biome Water Particles | 31 | FA+ Creepers | 46 | Torches Reimagined |
| 2 | Black Icons | 17 | Item Interactions Vanilla | 32 | Fresh Food | 47 | Armorstands Reimagined |
| 3 | Classic Icons | 18 | Example Animations :) | 33 | Fresh Buckets | 48 | Better Lanterns |
| 4 | White Icons | 19 | Detailed Animations | 34 | Fresh Music Discs | 49 | Fancy Crops |
| 5 | Elytracontrails | 20 | Boss Refreshed | 35 | Fresh Flowers & Plants | 50 | Simple Grass Flowers |
| 6 | Icons | 21 | Drodi's Illagers x FA | 36 | Fresh Animations | 51 | Glass Pane Culling Fix |
| 7 | Better Fresher 3D Books | 22 | Drodi's Blazes x FA | 37 | Al's 3D Potions | 52 | Default Connected Tex. |
| 8 | Macebut 3D | 23 | Al's Piglins Revamped | 38 | Fyoncle's 3D Trims | 53 | 3D Ladders |
| 9 | Enchantment Outlines | 24 | Brays Zombie Overhaul | 39 | Bray's Bow & Arrows | 54 | Undopia 3D Doors |
| 10 | Tools & Utils | 25 | FA x Baby Animals | 40 | Obscuria's | 55 | Dinamic Beds |
| 11 | Example Gui Particle | 26 | FA+ Details | 41 | Drodi's Arsenal | 56 | Vocal Villagers |
| 12 | Sensible Blood | 27 | FA+ Emissive | 42 | Classic Tools Fusion | 57 | Atmosfera/Dungeons |
| 13 | Everything Bleeds | 28 | FA+ Quivers | 43 | 3D Trial Chambers | 58 | Gentler Weather Sounds |
| 14 | Slimier Slimes | 29 | FA+ Objects | 44 | Chest Reimagined | ||
| 15 | Visual Effects+ | 30 | FA+ Spiders | 45 | Furnaces Reimagined |