# Welcome to Vanilla+ Exploration & Gear!
This modpack is a lightweight Vanilla+ collection designed for players who love exploring the Minecraft world, upgrading their end-game equipment, and collecting fun decorations—all while keeping the game running smoothly with great optimization.
## π Key Features
* π **Advanced Storage:** Take your base anywhere with upgradable, functional backpacks.
* πΊοΈ **Enhanced Navigation:** Never lose your way with a mini-map and a fullscreen world map.
* π **Extended Progression:** Go beyond standard Netherite with new, powerful armor and tool tiers.
* π§Έ **Cute Collectibles:** Craft and collect adorable plushies of almost every mob in the game!
* βοΈ **Performance Boost:** Enjoy seamless exploration thanks to smooth chunk-loading optimization.
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## π¦ Included Mods & Features
### π οΈ Core & Performance
* **Moonlight Lib** – A vital core library that runs behind the scenes to manage custom textures and advanced animations.
* **Smoothchunk** – Smooths out chunk loading with a clean fade-in effect, eliminating ugly visual stuttering while traveling.
### π Adventure & Exploration
* **Traveler's Backpack** – Adds modular backpacks with massive inventory space, dedicated tool slots, built-in fluid tanks, and a portable sleeping bag.
* **Xaero's Minimap** – A highly customizable on-screen radar showing nearby terrain, cave structures, and entities.
* **Xaero's World Map** – Adds a fullscreen interactive map that tracks and saves every single area you explore.
### π Gear & Inventory
* **Advanced Netherite** – Extends the end-game progression by allowing you to upgrade Netherite gear into Iron, Gold, Diamond, and Emerald tiers with unique stats.
* **Trinkets** – Expands your inventory UI with dedicated slots for accessories like rings, capes, and necklaces.
### π§Έ Cozy & Decoration
* **Plushies Mod** – Introduces adorable, fully craftable plushies of your favorite mobs (from Creepers to the Warden) to decorate your home base.

