TheBlockAcademy

v0.9.74 -- The Verdant Sound Dedication

Added

• Enchanted Vertical Slabs — Place slabs vertically with enchantment support
• VerdantVibes Unofficial Port — Decorative plants and vegetation

Mod count: 155

v0.9.75 -- Modernization

Performance (5 new)

• C2ME — Multi-core chunk generation
• ImmediatelyFast — Immediate mode rendering optimization
• BadOptimizations — Micro-optimizations for various game systems
• Clumps — Merges XP orbs to reduce entity lag
• Enhanced Block Entities — Faster block entity rendering (chests, signs, beds)

Building & Creative (5 new)

• Diagonal Fences — Fences connect diagonally (completes diagonal set with Walls & Windows)
• Easy Magic — See all enchantments without full bookshelf setup
• Fast Item Frames — Item frame rendering optimization
• Trade Cycling — Cycle villager trades without breaking workstations
• Bridging Mod — Bedrock-style reach-around block placement

Visual (4 new)

• Continuity — Connected textures (glass panes, bookshelves, etc.)
• Blur+ — GUI background blur effect
• Inventory Particles — Item pickup particle effects
• Smooth Swapping — Animated item movement in inventories

Audio (2 new)

• Cool Rain — Material-specific rain sounds (wood, stone, metal)
• Sounds — 170+ UI and interaction sounds

Content (4 new)

• Do A Barrel Roll — Enhanced elytra flight control with roll mechanics
• Illager Invasion — New illager types and boss encounters
• Naturally Trimmed — Mobs spawn wearing armor trims
• Trimmable Tools — Apply armor trims to tools

Quality of Life (6 new)

• Crash Assistant — Helpful GUI after game crashes
• Leaf Me Alone — Ride through leaves on horses/boats
• Leaves Be Gone — Quick leaf decay
• Paginated Advancements — Better advancement screen with pagination
• Stack to Nearby Chests — Terraria-style deposit items into nearby chests
• Status Effect Bars — Duration bars on status effect icons

Changed

• Mouse Wheelie replaces Mouse Tweaks — Better inventory scrolling, sorting, and refilling

Mod count: 185

v0.9.76 -- QoL for Survival Players

Added

• FallingTree — Chop the bottom log and the whole tree falls

Mod count: 186

v0.9.77 -- CurseForge fixes

Fixed

• C2ME, Sounds, Leaf Me Alone switched from Modrinth to CurseForge metadata
• CurseForge overrides: 7 → 4 (VerdantVibes, ReFramed, Better Sleep, Fabricord)
• 181 CF metadata mods + 4 overrides in the zip

Notes

• Mod count: 186 total (unchanged from 0.9.76)
• CurseForge overrides reduced from 7 to 4 (VerdantVibes, ReFramed, Better Sleep, Fabricord)

Bundled Overrides (4 mods)

The following mods are included directly in the zip because they are not available on CurseForge for Minecraft 1.21.1 Fabric:

• VerdantVibes Unofficial Port — Modrinth-only unofficial port (since v0.9.74)
• ReFramed — Not listed on CurseForge (pre-existing)
• Better Sleep — No 1.21.1 Fabric build on CurseForge (pre-existing, server-only)
• Fabricord — No 1.21.1 Fabric build on CurseForge (pre-existing, server-only)