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Published 5 months ago
A Creative Building Modpack for Multiplayer assembled for a new 2026+ community: The Block Academy
TBA is a curated Fabric 1.21.1 modpack designed for creative multiplayer servers. Whether you're building elaborate structures, running a community server, or just want a polished vanilla+ experience with 189 carefully selected mods.
๐ Recognition System (Core Curriculum)
A unique recognition system that celebrates craft, teaching, and community โ not grinding.
- /submit "Build Name" โ Submit builds for AI-assisted review by slashAI (Claude Sonnet 4.5)
- /titles โ Browse and equip earned titles that display in chat
- /nominate โ Recognize peers for mentoring, teaching, and collaboration
- /welcome โ Multi-page onboarding for new players (auto-shows on first join, press H to reopen)
- Custom TBA splash screen during game loading
- HUD auto-hides during screenshot capture for clean submissions
- Titles sync with Discord and display on the Honor Roll page
๐น StreamCraft Live โ Video Streaming in Minecraft
Real-time video communication powered by LiveKit WebRTC:
- Webcam streaming โ See teammates face-to-face with fullbright billboards (visible even at night)
- Screen sharing โ Project onto StreamCraft Blocks with configurable size, distance, and horizontal offset
- StreamCraft Blocks โ Disguise as 11 different vanilla blocks (flower pot, planks, stone, bookshelves, and more)
- Dynamic illumination โ Active streams emit light level 12, lighting up the area around them
- "Who can see me?" โ Live viewer list in your HUD while streaming
- Privacy-first โ "How It Works" info modal with consent gate on first use
- Proximity awareness โ Server tracks who's nearby so you only stream to relevant players
- 1080p capture โ High-quality video at 8 Mbps bitrate
๐ฌ Cinematics & Recording
- ReplayMod โ Timeline-based recording with keyframed cameras and video export
- Better Third Person โ 360ยฐ orbit camera with independent rotation
- Stable Cam โ Smooth cinematic camera mode
- Camera Utils โ Freecam and camera controls
- First-person Model โ See your own body in first person
- Not Enough Animations โ Player animations for eating, map holding, and more
- AutoHUD โ Auto-hiding HUD for clean recordings
- Camera Overhaul โ Tilting and swaying camera effects
๐จ Building & Decoration
Over 11,000 decorative block variants from Chipped, plus furniture and architectural pieces from:
- Macaw's Complete Suite โ Doors, Windows, Bridges, Roofs, Fences, Trapdoors, Furniture, Lights, Paths & Pavings, Paintings, Holidays
- Handcrafted โ 250+ fantasy/medieval furniture pieces
- Adorn โ Chairs, sofas, tables, shelves, kitchen blocks
- Supplementaries + Amendments โ Jars, signs, pulleys, cages, wall lanterns, and 100+ utility items
- Excessive Building โ 100+ vanilla-style blocks with hammer/wrench tools
- ReFramed โ Copy any block's appearance onto stairs, slabs, fences
- Enchanted Vertical Slabs โ Place slabs vertically with enchantment support
- Diagonal Fences + Diagonal Windows + Diagonal Walls โ Full diagonal building support
- Clutter, Little Joys, WindChime โ Small ambient details for polished builds
- Fetzi's Asian Decoration โ Asian-themed decor blocks
- Beautify, Dusty Decorations, Sooty Chimneys โ Weathered and aged aesthetics
- VerdantVibes โ Decorative plants and vegetation
- Continuity โ Connected textures for glass panes, bookshelves, and more
Building Tools:
- Axiom โ Modern all-in-one editor with real-time previews, terraforming, and sculpting
- Litematica โ Schematic display and building guides
- Effortless Structure โ Mirrors, arrays, and build modes
- FallingTree โ Chop the bottom log and the whole tree falls
- Bridging Mod โ Bedrock-style reach-around block placement
- Easy Magic โ Enchanting table QoL (no bookshelves needed to see enchants)
- Trade Cycling โ Cycle villager trades without breaking workstations
๐ Audio & Immersion
- Sound Physics Remastered โ Realistic reverb and sound occlusion
- AmbientSounds โ Dynamic soundscapes based on biome, weather, and time
- Presence Footsteps โ Material-aware footstep sounds
- Cool Rain โ Material-specific rain sounds (wood, stone, metal)
- Sounds โ 170+ UI and interaction sounds
- Visuality + Particle Rain + Falling Leaves โ Enhanced ambient particles
- Fabric Seasons โ Four seasons with visual and gameplay changes
- 3D Skin Layers โ Renders skin layers with depth
- Eating Animation โ Visible eating and drinking actions
โก Performance Optimized
Runs smoothly thanks to an enhanced performance stack:
- Sodium, Lithium, FerriteCore, ModernFix, Krypton โ Core optimizations
- C2ME โ Multi-core chunk generation
- ImmediatelyFast โ Immediate mode rendering optimization
- BadOptimizations โ Micro-optimizations for various game systems
- Entity Culling โ Skip rendering off-screen entities
- Enhanced Block Entities โ Faster block entity rendering
- Clumps โ Merges XP orbs to reduce entity lag
Distant Horizons extends your view distance with LOD rendering โ see terrain for miles without killing your FPS.
๐ฎ Quality of Life
- REI โ Recipe viewer and item browser
- WTHIT โ Block and entity tooltips
- JourneyMap โ Full-featured world map with waypoints
- AppleSkin โ Food and hunger visualization
- ItemSwapper โ Quick block palette switching
- Carry On โ Pick up and carry blocks, chests, and mobs
- Sit โ Right-click stairs and slabs to sit
- InvMove โ Move while inventory is open
- Block Runner โ Run faster on path blocks
- Mouse Wheelie โ Inventory scrolling, sorting, and refilling
- Blur+ โ GUI background blur effect
- Smooth Swapping โ Animated item movement in inventories
- Status Effect Bars โ Duration bars on status effect icons
- Paginated Advancements โ Better advancement screen with pagination
- Stack to Nearby Chests โ Terraria-style deposit items
- Crash Assistant โ Helpful GUI after game crashes
- Leaf Me Alone โ Ride through leaves on horses/boats
- Leaves Be Gone โ Quick leaf decay after tree chopping
๐ฅ Multiplayer Ready
- Proximity Voice โ Simple Voice Chat with interaction support
- Land Claims โ Flan for protection
- Live Web Map โ BlueMap
- Sleep Voting โ Better Sleep
- Discord Bridge โ Fabricord + Discord RPC status
- Lootr โ Per-player loot in chests (no stealing!)
๐ Content & Farming
- Farmer's Delight + More Delight โ Cooking and farming expansion
- Let's Do Series โ Bakery, Vinery, Brewery, Meadow, Beach Party, Farm & Charm
- Storage Drawers โ Compact item storage
- Traveler's Backpack โ Wearable backpacks with fluid storage
- Joy of Painting โ Paint custom pictures on canvases
- Camerapture โ Take in-game photos as decorations
- WaterFrames โ Display images and videos on screens
- VinURL โ Play audio from URLs on note blocks (YouTube, SoundCloud, direct links)
- Immersive Paintings โ Upload custom images as paintings
- Genshin Instruments + Even More Instruments โ Playable instruments with MIDI support
- Friends and Foes โ Mob vote mobs (Copper Golem, Mooblooms, and more)
- Illager Invasion โ New illager types and boss encounters
- Do A Barrel Roll โ Enhanced elytra flight control with roll mechanics
- Naturally Trimmed + Trimmable Tools โ Armor trims on mobs and tools
๐ Shaders Included
- BSL v10.0 (default)
- Complementary Reimagined r5.6.1
- Photon v1.2a โ Gameplay-focused with colored lighting
- Solas Shader v3.1c โ Fantasy stylized
๐ Requirements
- Minecraft 1.21.1 (Java Edition)
- Fabric Loader 0.18.3+
- 4GB RAM minimum, 6GB+ recommended
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