TBA-lite

TBA-Lite Changelog

v0.9.98 — 2026-02-17

First public release of TBA-Lite, a lightweight variant of the TBA modpack for The Block Academy. Same Fabric 1.21.1 server, fewer mods, lower system requirements.

147 mods (down from 190 in full TBA)

What is TBA-Lite?

A slimmed-down version of the full TBA modpack that removes 42 heavy visual, utility, and recording mods while keeping all gameplay content and server compatibility. Players on TBA-Lite and full TBA connect to the same server together.

A tiny stub mod (~90 KB) replaces the 4 custom mods (StreamCraft, SynthCraft, SceneCraft, CoreCurriculum) with no-op handlers so Fabric accepts the connection seamlessly.

What's Removed

Visual/Cosmetic (23): AmbientSounds, Auto HUD, BetterF3, Blur, Camera Overhaul, Cool Rain, Do a Barrel Roll, Eating Animation, Entity Model Features, Entity Texture Features, Falling Leaves, First Person Model, Inventory Particles, Leaf Me Alone, Not Enough Animations, Particle Rain, Presence Footsteps, Skin Layers 3D, Sound Physics Remastered, Stable Cam, Visuality, WaterVision, PlayerAnimator

Utility (13): Controlling, ItemSwapper, Litematica, MaLiLib, Mod Menu, Mouse Wheelie, Paginated Advancements, Roughly Enough Items, Simple Discord RPC, Smooth Swapping, Status Effect Bars, WTHIT, Searchables

Recording (1): Replay Mod

Libraries (2): MidnightLib, Cupboard

Other (1): Connectivity

Shaders (2): Complementary Reimagined, Photon

What's Kept

All building, decoration, content, farming, multiplayer, performance, and server-side mods — including Axiom, Macaw's suite, Chipped, Handcrafted, Farmer's Delight, Let's Do series, Fabric Seasons, Simple Voice Chat, JourneyMap, Distant Horizons, Sodium, Lithium, and more.

Bundled Shaders

• BSL v10.0
• Solas Shader v3.1c