MC Xtended Wiki

About this modpack


MC Xtended

MC Xtended is a Fabric modpack that preserves the vanilla Minecraft experience, while improving performance, fixing many bugs, and adding quality of life features.

It’s aimed at players who want a modernized vanilla experience — featuring better performance, smoother rendering, fewer stutters, and small UX improvements, all while maintaining the vanilla charm.

Highlights:

• Performance first: modern Fabric optimizations for both client and server.
• Vanilla parity: bugfixes and QoL that do not alter core mechanics.
• One‑click server creation: open your singleplayer world to friends with one click using [e4mc](https://modrinth.com/mod/e4mc) — it makes your LAN world public so friends can join easily. It also supports offline mode: disable online mode when opening to LAN if you need to play without online authentication.
• Cosmetics: get a cape at MinecraftCapes and show it in‑game using the included cape support mod.
• Optional server package: download a ready‑to‑use `MCXtended_Server.zip` containing a fabric `server.jar`, an optimized `start.sh`, and all server‑side mods for quick deployment. [Download it from GitHub](https://github.com/XandarNull/mcxtended/releases).

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• Core optimizations spotlight:
• Sodium — massive FPS gains through rendering optimizations.
• Lithium — faster tick calculations and mob AI improvements.
• FerriteCore — reduced memory usage for chunk and block data.
• ImmediatelyFast — snappier responsiveness and reduced stutter.
• ThreadTweak — smarter JVM thread scheduling for smoother gameplay.
• ScalableLux — optimized light engine for better performance.
• ServerCore — server‑side toolkit for lag reduction, entity controls, and chunk ticking optimizations.
• Smarter resource use: mods like Clumps, Dynamic FPS, and Entity Culling reduce idle resource usage, merge XP orbs, and skip rendering hidden entities — keeping gameplay smooth even on lower‑end systems.
• Improved network stack: Krypton optimizes server networking for lower latency and smoother multiplayer performance.
• Beginner‑friendly tools: mods like Jade, Xaero’s Minimap & World Map, REI, and Enchantment Descriptions make the game easier to learn by showing block info, guiding exploration, simplifying recipes, and explaining enchantments — perfect for new or inexperienced players.
• Bugfixes included: long‑standing vanilla issues are patched with mods like Debugify and ModernFix, ensuring smoother gameplay.
• Flexible visuals: built‑in shader support with Iris and curated packs like Complementary Reimagined or Vanilla Plus Shader let you enhance graphics without breaking vanilla style.
• Lightweight customization: UI polish from BetterF3, Raised, Reese’s Sodium Options, and Better Ping Display makes menus cleaner and more informative without overwhelming players.

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Recommendations

• Launcher: Prism Launcher

For Minecraft 1.20.5 - 1.21.11

• Java 21: Temurin Java 21

For Minecraft 26.1+

• Java 25: Temurin Java 25

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📚 Libraries

| Mod | Purpose | |-----|---------| | Fabric API | Core API for Fabric mods | | Fabric Language Kotlin | Kotlin runtime for mods that need it | | Cloth Config API | Config UI library | | Architectury | Cross‑platform modding library | | Balm | Utility helpers for mods | | YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) | Modern config menus | | Searchables | Search support for GUIs | | Prickle | Lightweight helper library | | Text Placeholder API | Provides dynamic text placeholders for mods |

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⚡ Optimization

| Mod | Purpose | |-----|---------| | Sodium | Rendering optimization for large FPS gains | | Lithium | Server and client logic optimizations (ticks, mob AI) | | MoreCulling | Improved frustum/occlusion culling | | Entity Culling | Skip rendering entities that are not visible | | FerriteCore | Memory usage reductions for chunk data | | Clumps | Merge XP orbs to reduce entity overhead | | Krypton | Networking stack improvements for servers | | Dynamic FPS | Lower FPS when idle to save resources | | ImmediatelyFast | General responsiveness improvements | | ModernFix | Collection of bugfixes and performance patches across systems | | ThreadTweak | JVM/thread scheduling tweaks to improve responsiveness | | ScalableLux | Optimized light engine (Starlight fork) | | ServerCore | performance toolkit with lag reduction, entity controls, and chunk ticking optimizations |

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🛠️ Functionality & QoL

| Mod | Purpose | |-----|---------| | Debugify | Fixes various vanilla bugs and edge cases | | BetterF3 | Cleaner, configurable debug screen | | Main Menu Credits | Adds a credits screen to the main menu | | Mod Menu | In‑game mod list and config launcher | | YOSBR | Preserve per‑profile options and settings | | Logical Zoom | OptiFine‑style / cinematic zoom | | Mouse Tweaks | Improved inventory mouse controls | | Jade | Lightweight block/entity tooltips | | ShulkerBoxTooltip | Preview shulker box contents in tooltips | | Spyglass Improvements | Small spyglass usability enhancements | | Xaero's Minimap | Minimap | | Xaero's Worldmap | full world map | | Roughly Enough Items (REI) | Recipe and item lookup | | KleeSlabs | Break double slabs individually | | Bow Infinity Fix | Fixes Infinity enchantment | | Better Ping Display | Shows ping in player list | | Better Mount HUD | Improved mount status UI | | e4mc | Open your LAN server to the public | | No Chat Reports | Disable Mojang chat report UI | | Cubes Without Borders | Play Minecraft in a borderless fullscreen window | | Controlling | Searchable keybinds UI | | Appleskin | Shows hunger/food values and saturation info | | NetherPortalFix | More consistent portal linking and travel | | LAN World Plug‑n‑Play (mcwifipnp) | Helpers for opening LAN worlds and connectivity | | FastQuit | Faster exit and save behavior | | Enchantment Descriptions | Shows short descriptions for enchantments |

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🎨 Visuals & Aesthetics

| Mod | Purpose | |-----|---------| | Iris Shaders | Shader loader | | LambDynamicLights | Dynamic light sources | | Capes | Cape support (use MinecraftCapes) | | Raised | Subtle UI elevation and polish | | Reese's Sodium Options | Extended Sodium settings UI | | Dark Loading Screen | Dark themed loading screen | | Faithful 32x | HD vanilla‑style texture pack | | Complementary Reimagined | Shader preset | | MakeUp - Ultra Fast | Lightweight shader preset | | Vanilla Plus Shader | Subtle shader preset | | Super Duper Vanilla | Enhanced vanilla shader preset |

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🧪 Planned Additions

| Mod | Status | |-----|--------| | Tool Stats | Awaiting update | | Friendly Fire | Awaiting update | | Companion | Awaiting update | | Nvidium | Maybe — GPU optimizations (beta) | | Alternate Current | Maybe — redstone optimization (experimental; test for parity) |

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📬 Contact

Questions or feedback — reach out on Telegram.

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