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Minecraft: Java Edition
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Details
What's Essentially Enhanced?
Essentially Enhanced is a client-side modpack dedicated to amazing optimization and great looks. It is designed in collaboration with Essentially Optimized to deliver the greatest performance boost out of all the modpacks while also making Minecraft look better.
Thanks to the collaboration with Essentially Optimized, this pack outperforms other similar Quality Of Life & Visual modpacks. Here's also a performance test to prove that:
| FPS Test | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentially Enhanced | 608 | 442 | 941 |
| Vanilla | 152 | 114 | 209 |
Tested on 32 chunk render & shadow distance. With lower distances, FPS will be much higher.
Beauty ≠ Low Performance
While Essentially Optimized pushes your PC to the absolute limit for raw FPS, Essentially Enhanced sacrifices a small amount of that speed to make the game look gorgeous. It's still buttery smooth, just with 3D models and more realistic animations.
Key Features
🧬 Vanilla... But Alive: Forget the stiff, robotic movement of vanilla mobs. With Fresh Animations, every mob in your world moves with personality. Villagers stride with purpose, spiders crawl terrifyingly, and slimes bounce with actual weight. Combined with 3D Skin Layers, players and mobs finally look like part of the world.
👁️ Optifine Parity: This modpack also includes the most loved features from Optifine. Like zoom, connected textures, dynamic lights, in-depth video settings etc. Perfect alternative for that!
🚀 Beauty with Brains: Most "aesthetic" modpacks destroy your framerate, not this one. Because it’s built on the same foundation as Essentially Optimized, you get these next-gen visuals while still running 3-4x faster than Vanilla. It is the perfect balance of eye candy and raw horsepower.
🌍 Works Everywhere: As a purely client-side pack with no content altering mods, it is compatible with any vanilla world or server.
⚡ Rapid Updates: Our simple, focused approach means we can update to new Minecraft versions incredibly quickly and always keep the modpack up to date.
Huge thank you to all the individual mod creators. Without you, this modpack would not exist. Please go show some love to them. But now, stop waiting and install the modpack!
For a purely performance oriented modpack, check out Essentially Optimized!
Quick Install Guide
- Download the Modrinth App. (or any other launcher that supports Modrinth modpacks)
- Install the Shulkercraft's - Essentially Enhanced via "Browse" in the app.
- Start playing and enjoy the great FPS and amazing looks!
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Credits & Links
Mods
Sodium by jellysquid3
Sodium Extra by FlashyReese
Reese’s Sodium Options by FlashyReese
Lithium by jellysquid3
Ferritecore by malte0811
Entity Culling by tr7zw
More Culling by FX
ImmediatelyFast by RaphiMC
Iris by coderbot
C2ME by ishland
Modmenu by Prospector
3D Skin Layers by tr7zw
Clean F3 by tyrannus
Continuity by PepperCode1
Make Bubbles Pop by Tschipcraft
Zoomify by isxander
Dynamic Lights by Tschipcraft
Sodium Fullbright by luaq
Resource Packs
Link's 3D Rails by link4213
Remodeled Doors 3D by Ecorn
3D Crops Revamped by vexcenot
Overdetailed Saplings by DedMaxim99
Cyber's 3D Amethyst by cybercanyon303
Better Lanterns by Nico4play
Simple 3D Chain by poqbox
Fresh Animations by FreshLX
Reni's Hidden Totem by neoreni
No Pumpkin Blur by Creanter
Better Hoppers by Bajosi
Low on Fire by Haikis
FAQ
Q: Will this be made for older versions as well?
A: We currently have no plans to backport it to older versions. But if the demand is high, we might do it.
Q: What mods are in the pack?
A: You can see the full, up-to-date list by checking each version's dependencies or at the bottom of the page under Credit & Links
Q: Why doesn't it have (insert a mod here)?
A: We are always looking for improvements, if you have suggestions on what we should add, please let us know and we might include it in the upcoming versions.
Q: Do I need the modpack on the server?
A: No, the pack works on all servers that allow vanilla clients.
Q: How can I install the modpack?
A: Here's how to install modpacks.
Q: Where can I get support, report a bug, or give feedback?
A: Join our Discord Server to report any bugs or get help.