FroggyCraft

New version is out! FroggyCraft 1.2

This modpack provides a vanilla+ experience that adds new biomes, new and overhauled mobs, powerful tools, quality-of-life improvements, under-the-hood fixes, performance enhancements, and much more. Oh and I almost forgot, the pack has a whole bunch of mods and other content related to frogs 🐸! I like frogs, and I hope you do too :]

If you have an older or lower power PC that struggles with demanding mods like Create or if you want nothing more than frogs and performance optimizations, you might prefer the FroggyCraft Lite modpack – all the frog-related content from FroggyCraft with none of the extras!

Join the FroggyCraft Discord to report bugs, get help, and chat with other FroggyCrafters.

New for FroggyCraft 1.2: There's pet frogs, a new type of poison dart frog, pet tadpoles, improved Ribbits, and even non-frog-related stuff if you can believe it! Updates have also been made that affect a lot of under-the-hood elements of FroggyCraft, workarounds for mods with bugs and other fixes, a lot that won't be noticed, and that's the point - a smoother experience for all the FrogyCrafters out there!

Added Features

Create Wrenchable Shulker Boxes (mod): lets players pick up shulker boxes with a Create wrench rather than needing to switch to a pickaxe
Cushion Backport (mod): backports cushions from Minecraft 26.3
Ender Pearl Backport (mod): backports the ender pearl mechanics from Minecraft 1.21.2
Invisible Goggles (resource pack): makes Create goggles invisible when worn
Minecart Backport (mod): backports the minecart changes added in Minecraft 1.21.2
Modded Omelet (resource pack): backports the new spawn egg textures from Minecraft 1.21.5 and various mods
Mod Updater (mod): a technical mod that lets FroggyTips and other FroggyCraft features receive updates
Multi Key Bindings (mod): lets you assign one function to multiple different keys in the Minecraft key binds menu
Pick Your Poison (mod): adds a new type of frog, more details below
Recursive Resources (mod): lets resource packs be organized into folders, see the Vanilla Tweaks folder under the Resource Packs menu
SpaceFrog's Adopt-a-Tadpole (datapack): lets you leash tadpoles and gives them immortality & eternal youth, more details below
SpaceFrog's Frog Variant Changer (datapack): lets you use name tags to change the appearance of frogs, more details below
SpaceFrog's Real Pet Frogs (datapack): emulates many of the mechanics of taming cats and wolves but now for frogs along with extra Easter eggs, more details below
Spring to Life (mod): backports some features added to Minecraft 1.21.5, more details below
Survival Debug Stick (mod): allows the implementation of FroggyCraft's Enchanted Chisel, more details below
VanillaTweaks for FroggyCraft (resource packs): previous VT resource packs have been combined into one large pack that can be disabled and individual packs can be re-enabled as you please – also includes the following VT resource packs: 3DPointedDripstone, BlackNetherBricks, CactusBottomFix, JappaToasts, MusicDiscRedstoneLevel, PixelConsistentSigns, ProperBreakParticles, RandomMossRotation, UniqueDyes, VariatedBirchLogs, VariatedCobblestone, VariatedGravel, VariatedRedMushroomBlocks, VariatedStone, VariatedTerracotta, VariatedUnpolishedStones, VisualInfestedStoneItems
VanillaTweaks AFK-display (datapack): shows when players on servers are AFK by dimming their user name in the active players menu
Your Options Shall Be Respected (mod): a technical mod, more details below

Removed Features

Chest Tracker (mod): a buggy mod that wasn't too popular
Falling Leaves (mod): textures and pixel resolution of leaves were inconsistent with other Minecraft elements, falling leaf particles are now handled by the Spring to Life mod accurate leaf textures)
Full Bright (mod): a client-side mod with reports of incompatibility with graphics on some systems, can be reinstalled client-side as extra content in the Modrinth App
Mob Filter (mod): a technical mod that was ineffective
SpaceFrog's Forever Young Tadpoles (datapack): functionality remains but is now handled by SpaceFrog's Adopt-a-Tadpole
VanillaTweaks Custom Villager Shops (datapack): offered command shortcuts for custom world builders but was buggy
VanillaTweaks Spawning Spheres (datapack): better functionality available with MiniHUD
VanillaTweaks Redstone Rotation Wrench (datapack): buggy, use other wrenches/spanners from other mods instead like Additional Additions or Supplementaries

Frog-Related Stuff

Frog-Related Mods

Bucket of Frog (mod): lets you carry frogs in buckets just like axolotls and other aquatics. Warning: this mod is only compatible with the three vanilla variants of frogs, modded frogs from More Frogs 2 will revert to a vanilla variant if placed in a bucket.
Frog Legs (mod): adds new block variants for froglights and froglight end rods. Also adds a bunch of new food drops, but that's not important, don't look into it. Remember, frogs are friends not food!
Holdable Frogs (mod): lets you pick up frogs and use than as tools – their tongues can grab stuff from far away and drag them towards you.
More Frogs 2 (mod): this mod adds new frog variants that will spawn and can be breed only in certain places (the nether, the end, the deep dark, above y=250), they have their own drops, with one unique drop, the Light at the End block.
Pick Your Poison (mod): frogs are awesome, we can all agree on that, but some frogs like to be left alone and they communicate this desire by being poisonous - if you leave these little guys be, they'll leave you be and serenade you with their lovely froggy sounds (resist the urge to lick them, trust me!)
Ribbits (mod): adds villager-like mobs called Ribbits to the came, frog people with their own villages, trades, special items, and fun behaviors.
SpaceFrog's Adopt-a-Tadpole (datapack): while not exactly like taming cats or wolves, this datapack lets you adopt tadpoles, giving them immortality & eternal youth, and it lets you leash tadpoles so you can take them on walks – no water required!
SpaceFrog's Better Ribbits (datapack): the Ribbit mobs are a delight, but they like to find ways to die way too often - this datapack gives Ribbits the Regeneration effect and they'll drop a spawn egg so you can reincarnate them if they meet an untimely demise. It also gives then Jump Boost 5 so they can hop around like real frogs!
SpaceFrog's Frog Variant Changer (datapack): lets you use name tags to change the appearance frogs to any other vanilla or More Frogs 2 variant. You need to encounter one of these variants in the game and feed them a slime ball first, and there's a cost associated with this (configurable, can be set to free)
SpaceFrog's Hungry Hungry Frogs (datapack): frogs will eat hostile mobs. Adds a rare frog variant, The ÜberFrog, an immortal, insatiable frog that can one-shot kill any hostile mob, never taking any damage - makes for a great guard-frog for your base.
SpaceFrog's Real Pet Frogs (datapack): emulates the many of the mechanics of taming cats and wolves but now for frogs! Your pet frogs get power-up effects, they'll teleport to you if you get too far away, you can mass-teleport them using beacons and eyes of ender, and they're granted special froggy names (can be renamed) when you adopt them (adoptions fees are configurable and can be set to free)
SpaceFrog's Recolored Frogs (resource pack): replaces the skin of the warm variant frogs with something a bit less sickly and pale. So if those pale/whitish frogs ever weirded you out, worry not - they're now a beautiful shade of bright, froggy green.
Villager Frog House (mod): now swamp villagers finally have a home, they get to live in a giant frog! Well, more of a frog-shaped communal building, still pretty cool.
And tons more frog-related customizations and easter eggs implemented through special datapacks and KubeJS scripts.

Fun & Immersive Game Expansions

Better End and Better Nether (mods): overhauls The End and The Nether adding new biomes, mobs, loot, and structures. The End has never looked better, and The Nether has never been more fun and challenging.
Bosses of Mass Destruction (mod): adds 4 new bosses to the game, each with unique and challenging battle mechanics and drop loot that can be combined to make incredibly powerful tools like anti-gravity devices and a staff that prevents hostile mobs from spawning in a 64-block radius.
Create (mods): brings the industrial revolution to Minecraft! There's way too much to describe, check out the mod's wiki. Several addon mods are also included like Create Steam 'n' Rails, Create Copycats+, Create Slice & Dice, and Create Enchantment Industry.
Emotecraft (mod): adds player emotes like in Bedrock edition and allows you to make your own custom emotes.
Explorations (mod): adds a variety of vanilla-style structures to the world like temples with great loot and other structures that make your world feel lived in.
Immersive Paintings (mod): adds customizable paintings to your world; use any image and map paints of any size the vanilla paintings come in.
More Axolotl Variants (mod): adds more axolotl variants - the more variants of amphibians, the better!
Mystic's Biomes (mod): adds brand new biomes to world generation - Strawberry Fields, Lavender Meadow, Bamboo Blossom Forest, Autumnal Grove, Lush Oasis, Lagoon, and Tropics.
Nyctophobia (mod): adds new spooky biomes to world generation - Haunted Forest, Haunted Lakes, Eroded Haunted Forest, Ancient Dead Coral Reef, and Deep Dark Forest.
YUNG's mods: Better Desert Temples, Better Dungeons, Better Jungle Temples, Better Mineshafts, Better Nether Fortresses, Better Ocean Monuments, Better Strongholds, Better Witch Huts, Bridges, Cave Biomes, and YUNG's Extras.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

Beacon Overhaul Reloaded (mod): upgrades beacons to have additional effect options including the unique effects nourishment and long reach. Beacon pyramids can be built taller and with more type of blocks to extend beacon effects over larger areas.
Carry On (mod): pick up most of the friendly mobs and transport them anywhere you like. Also lets you pick up chests and barrels and move them without needing to empty them.
Custom Villager Trades (mod): makes wandering traders useful! They'll sell you mini-blocks thanks to Vanilla Tweaks, but this mod also adds lots of useful and powerful, but rare, trades including an easy source for wind charges and some of the loot from Bosses of Mass Destruction.
Inmis (mod): adds backpacks to the game, adding dozens of new player inventory slots in a banked configuration.
Music Control (mod): gives you full control of Minecraft music - reduce or eliminate delays between background music tracks and skip over tracks.
Reinforced Shulker Boxes (mod): adds new craftable shulker boxes that can store up to 108 stacks of items.
Simple Voice Chat (mod): does exactly what is says and adds voice chat to Minecraft.
Smarter Farmers (mod): farmers will replant the crops they farm, no more gardens turning into fields of wheat!
Survival Debug Stick (mod): allows the implementation of FroggyCraft's Enchanted Chisel, a tool that lets you shave off parts of fence posts, glass panes, bars, and parts of stairs as well as manipulate the appearance of some other blocks (basically a highly nerfed debug stick)
Vanilla Tweaks (datapacks): a selection of the available Vanilla Tweaks datapacks that adds new tools and game rules, makes quality of life improvements, and adds new recipes – name tags are now craftable! For more options, see: vanillatweaks.net/picker/datapacks
Vertical Slabs Compat (mod): adds vertical slabs to the game, enough said!
Wraith Waystones (mod): adds craftable waystones let you instantly teleport to other waystones in the world. It's like having “/tp” but implemented in a very survival vanilla way.
Xaero's World Map and Xaero's Minimap (mods): world map and mini map HUD that shows what areas you've explored in the world, set waypoints, and display players and mobs.
You're in Grave Danger (mod): adds functional grave stones to the game. When a player dies, a grave stone is left in their place that contains their entire inventory – you never have to worry about your gear despawning before you can get back to it.

Visual Enhancments

3D Skin Layers (mod): changes the rendering of the top layer of player skins to be 3D and more consistent with the way mobs render in the game.
Better Clouds (mod): adds amazing looking, customizable clouds that still look Minecrafty.
Bobby (mod): cashes chunks that have rendered in you work and displays them without loading them, making you able to see far beyond your render distance and makes you world feel so much bigger with minimal performance penalties.
Dramatic Skys (resource pack): makes the skies HD with realistic clouds and lighting.
Fresh Animations (resource pack): beings new life and expressiveness to vanilla mobs reminiscent to Element Animations' Minecraft shorts.
Iris Shaders (mod): a popular shader pack loader, included are three preinstalled shader options: Miniature Shader, Nostalgia Shader, and Rethinking Voxels
Lamb Dynamic Lights (mod): adds dynamic lighting and emissive lighting from items held by the player like Optifine.
Vanilla Tweaks (resource packs): a selection of Vanilla Tweaks resource packs that fix visual bugs in Minecraft and add other visual enhancements that conform to the vanilla aesthetic. These are enabled are one large resource pack by default, but you can disable this pack and enable individual Vanilla Tweaks packs are you please. For more options, see: vanillatweaks.net/picker/resource-packs

Technical & Performance Improvements

BetterF3 (mod): massively improves the F3 screen with customizable fields and color-coding.
Chunky (mod): allows you to pre-generate chunks over large definable areas in specific patterns (square, circular, oval, etc.) improving server performance and rendering.
CreateBetterFps (mod): improves performance around Create mod components that typically trash frame rates like water wheels.
Dynamic FPS (mod): improves client system perfornace by reducing resource usage while Minecraft is in the background, idle, or on battery.
KubeJS (mod): a powerful Javascript-based scripting mod that enables users and server admins to implement customizations that go far beyond the capabilities of datapacks.
Ksyxis (mod): speed up world loading and reduce resources utilization by removing the requirement to keep spawn chunks loaded at all times.
Madgique's Tickrate Changer (mod): lets you change the world tickrate to custom values similar to the 1.20.3+ command '/tick'.
Memory Leak Fix (mod): fixes random memory leaks for both the client and server and includes other performance improvements.
MiniHUD (mod): adds a 'mini F3' screen and various overlays like light level, spawn chunks, slime chunks, and custom shapes like de-spawn spheres.
Roughly Enough Items (REI) (mod): similar to JEI, view and search the full registry of blocks and items in the game, view recipes, item tags, etc.
Sodium (mod): Makes massive improvements to performance and give you more control of your video settings.
Tweakeroo (mod): adds an enormous amount of new tools for power users including auto-clickers and freecam.
Your Options Shall Be Respected (mod) - allows the default settings for FroggyCraft to be restored by the user simply deleting the current options.txt file or files in the configs folder your Minecraft profile

Mods for Builders

Mods that add tons of custom blocks and items you can use to spruce up your builds: Additional Additions, Adorn, Beautify Refabricated, Better Lily Pads, BetterEnd Delight, Chipped, Decorative Blocks, Ender's Delight, Every Compat (Wood Good), Expanded Delight, Farmer's Delight, Hearth & Home, Nethers Delight Refabricated, Paladin's Furniture Mod, Re:Deco, Rustic Delight, Storage Delight, Supplementaries, Valhelsia Furniture

Backports for Minecraft 1.20.1

Autocrafter Early (mod): adds the autocrafter, uses the original block texture
Backport Paintings 1.21 (mod): adds the new set of paintings introduced in 1.21
Backported Spears (mod): adds spears and related enchantments
Backpost Wolves (mod): adds the new wolf variants from 1.20.5
Bundle Backport-ish (mod): adds the bundle scrolling and dyeing mechanics from 1.21.2
Copper and Tuff Backport (mod): adds the copper and tuff blocks from 1.21 along with copper tools and armor
Cushion Backport (mod): backports cushions from Minecraft 26.3
Ender Pearl Backport (mod): backports the improved, modern ender pearl mechanics from Minecraft 1.21.2 - teleport through nether portals, keep chunks loaded, and pearls don't despawn when players log out.
Faithful Mace (mod): adds the mace, related enchantments, and the wind charge
Happy Ghast (mod): adds the Happy Ghast, Ghastling, and Dried Ghast
Pale Garden Backport (mod): adds The Creaking, resin blocks, the Pale Gardens biome, and the rest of the Pale Garden update
Minecart Backport (mod): backports some of the minecart changes added in Minecraft 1.21.2 – minecarts can from jump slopes, better animation, and fixes to animation.
Modded Omelet (resource pack): backports the new textures of spawn eggs from Minecraft 1.21.5 and updates spawn egg textures for many other mods like Ribbits
Spring to Life (mod): backports other features added to Minecraft 1.21.5 including new animal variants, leaf litter & falling leaves, firefly bush, and cactus flowers

Mob Overhauls & Additions

Companion, Creeper Overhaul, Critters and Companions, Earth2Java, Enderman Overhaul, Happy Ghast, More Axolotl Variants, More Frogs 2, Naturalist, Pick Your Poison, Promenade, Ribbits.

And so much more!

There are so many more under the hood enhancements and fixes, quality of life improvements, and powerful tools like Axiom and Litematica – really, just too many to summarize.

Guide for Installation on Servers

The following is a step-by-step guide on how to install FroggyCraft on a server hosted by Modrinth, but the general points should be applicable to other hosting services:

Download this file: PATCHED_MODS_FOR_FROGGYCRAFT_SERVERS.zip. If the link isn't working, you can join the FroggyCraft Discord and download this zip file from the pinned comment in the "troubleshooting" chat.

Unzip the files in PATCHED_MODS_FOR_FROGGYCRAFT_SERVERS.zip to a folder on your PC.

Log into your account on the Modrinth website. Start a new server or reset an old server and select the installation type "Modpack base".

In the modpack search bar, enter "FroggyCraft", select the modpack, and set the properties you want for the server (e.g., game mode, difficulty, etc.).

Under the "Content" tab you'll find the mods and datapacks associated with FroggyCraft. Disable all of the mods with the yellow warning triangle indicating they're client-side only mods with the exception of the mods "Athena" and "Chipped" – do not disable these mods. Also disable Axiom since it's not allowed on servers without paying for it. In case you're not installing the modpack on a Modrinth hosted server, here's a complete list of mods to disable:

Disable these mods
[EMF] Entity Model Features
[ETF] Entity Texture Features
3D Skin Layers
Adaptive Tooltips
Advancement Plaques
AntiGhost
Axiom
Better Clouds
BetterF3
Blur+
Bobby
Capes
Charmonium
Chat Heads
CIT Resewn
ClickThrough
Continuity
Controlling
Create: Goggle Placement
CreateBetterFps
Cull Less Leaves
Dark Loading Screen
Dynamic FPS
Elytra Pitch
Elytra Time
Enhanced Block Entities
Entity Culling
Fabrishot
FastQuit
FeyTweaks
ImmediatelyFast
Indium
InmisAddon
Iris Shaders
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic Lights
Language Reload
libIPN
Litematica
Longer Chat History
MaLiLib
Map In Slot
Map Tooltip
Melody
MiniHUD
Mod Menu
Mod Updater
Mouse Tweaks
Multi Key Bindings
Music Control
Not Enough Animations
Nuit
Recursive Resources
Reese's Sodium Options
Resourcify
Searchables
Slotted Armor HUD
Sodium
Sodium Extra
StickyKeys
Tag Tooltips
Tweakeroo
Visuality
VTDownloader
Your Options Shall Be Respected (YOSBR)
Zoomify (Zoom)
There are four mods that need to be replaced with patched versions – Bucket of Frog, Pick Your Poison, Re:Deco, and Structurify. Click on "Content" under the modpack options and disable the stock mods.

Click the "Upload files" button and upload the patched .jar files Bucket of Frog, Pick Your Poison, Re:Deco, and Structurify found in the folder on your PC where you unzipped the PATCHED_MODS_FOR_FROGGYCRAFT_SERVERS.zip file. The patched file names end in "..._FROGGYCRAFT_PATCH.jar" so as to avoid confusion with their unpatched versions.
^{Note: Do not replace these mods with their patched version on your local client – FroggyCraft will run perfectly fine on your PC without any modifications and will be able to log into any server running the same version of FroggyCraft so long as the server's mods have been patched.}

You're all done setting up the server. Start the server and try logging into it from your PC. You might get an error when first logging in, but just try again, and it should work (this seems to be a sporadic issue related to Modrinth servers). For trouble shooting, join the Discord and ask for help in the troubleshooting chat.

Known Bugs

Items in the hotbar might be invisible upon first login; open your backpack once to resolve this.
Aquarium from Additional Fishing does not render vanilla fish/aquatics; they still exist and can be retrieved with a bucket but can’t be seen in the aquarium.
Frog variants from the More Frogs 2 mod (e.g., a sculk, purpur, or crimson frogs) will revert to a vanilla variant when placed in a bucket. This is an issue with the Bucket of Frogs mod, and there is no known workaround yet.
There is a compatibility issue between the Fresh Animations resource pack and the Critter Armor mod where the armor on animals other than horses will not appear correctly and the animal will clip through the armor. This does not affect the armor's performance and is only a visual glitch. Currently, the only way to resolve this is to disable the Fresh Animations resource pack, which can be done either in the Modrinth loader or in-game under the Recourse Pack options.
The mods Bucket of Frog, Pick Your Poison, Re:Deco, and Structurify have bugs that crash servers. To run FroggyCraft on a server, you'll need to use patched versions of these mods – links and instructions are found above in the "Guide for Installation on Servers" section.
The version of Roughly Enough Items (REI) compatible with this modpack is bugged where block and item tags cannot be displayed. The "Tags" tab has been hidden until a resolution can be found.
Charm's Shulker Box Drag & Drop feature is incompatible with Reinforced Shulker Boxes - if you try to empty a Reinforced Shulker Box into your inventory or chest, any item located after the 27th slot will be deleted. To prevent loss of items, the "ShulkerBoxDragDrop enabled" config in charm-common.toml has been set to false (set it to true is you want to re-enable this feature at your own risk).

Future Plans

Plans for FroggyCraft v1.3 or later:

SpaceFrog's Customizable Ribbit Band (datapack): will let you select the members of Ribbit bands. Examples: like the drummers the most? Then you can select to have drummers always present in any Ribbit band. Have Ribbits change instruments on the fly.
SpaceFrog's FrogCoin Currency (datapack): pay for villager trades with FrogCoin instead of lousy old emeralds. Your server economy can also run on FrogCoin - FrogCoin for everyone!
The modpack won't be updating to a version of Minecraft newer than 1.20.1 until the fabric version of Create Mod updates. Until then, I'll be adding mods that backport features of newer versions of Minecraft when possible.
If you have suggestions or features or changes to the next version of FroggyCraft, let me know by joining the FroggyCraft Discord (see the link at the top of the page).

Credits

Vanilla Tweaks: https://vanillatweaks.net/
All resources that have titles beginning with "SpaceFrog" are written by me, SpaceFrog1984.
All other mods and resources are downloadable through Modrinth and have attributions listed on their Modrinth page.

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Minecraft: Java Edition

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