Mods / Mod
bad packets
by deirn
bad packets is a library Minecraft mod from deirn with 6.8M downloads on the Orca catalog. It runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, so it slots into a matching Minecraft profile without hand-patching anything. bad packets is free to download and free to host on Orca: press Play and Orca launches Minecraft with bad packets already installed, or host it on a free server to play with friends. There is no control panel and no config files to edit, and no command line to learn. Describe what you want in plain English and Orca installs bad packets along with the loader and Minecraft version it needs, then you and your friends are playing in minutes.
Bad Packets allows packet messaging between different modding platforms.
How to install bad packets
Two ways to add bad packets to Minecraft. One takes a click.
- Click Play below. Orca installs bad packets with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt and the right Minecraft version, then launches straight into the game.
That’s it. Nothing to download or configure.
- Download the latest bad packets file from Modrinth for your Minecraft version.
- Install Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt and launch Minecraft once so the loader profile is created.
- Drop the downloaded .jar into your mods folder (the mods folder inside .minecraft, or your server's mods folder).
- Add any libraries bad packets depends on (the Modrinth page lists them) into the same folder, then start Minecraft on the Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt profile.
bad packetsversions & compatibility
bad packets targets Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Orca matches the right loader and Minecraft version for you when you host or play it, so you never have to line them up by hand. For the full list of supported Minecraft versions and required dependencies, check the Modrinth page.
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Do more with bad packets
- Run bad packets on free 8 GB Minecraft server hosting and play it with friends.
- Want a mod like this? Make your own with the AI Minecraft mod maker, no coding needed.
- Not sure Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt is the right fit? Read Fabric vs Forge vs NeoForge before you pick a loader.




