I know Minecraft is one big Settler on a New World setup, but I'd like to create a mod pack that enhances and focuses on that feeling.
The first two that come to mind are Pam's HarvestCraft and some sort of Seasons mod. Probably also Biomes o' Plenty, maybe a worldgen mod to make bigger mountains and such.
Basic functionality and atmosphere: Better Rain, Better Foliage, Item Physics, Snowfall, longer days (either B3M or Too Much Time, though I'm open to other suggestions). Maybe Natural Absorption, which reduces the attrition effect of minor falls and such. Possibly the Mega Plant Pack.
A map mod (JourneyMap or Antique Atlas). Probably some furniture (MrCrayfish, Bibliocraft, StorageDrawers). A backpacks mod.
Spice of Life and Hunger Overhaul can better mimic the lack of food and lack of food variety.
Leaving out Damage Indicators and WAILA, so things feel a bit more foreign and less familiar (in other words, no cheat sheets).
Probably Improving Minecraft, for a variety of beneficial changes, including the addition of Machetes for carving a path through the wilderness.
Glenn's Gases is about the only thing I'd want to add to the underground, since the focus should be on the surface instead of on mining.
I'm waffling over weirder monsters or not. I tend to use Primitive Mobs, Special Mobs, and sometimes Infernal Mobs, just to liven things up, but offhand I think they'd reduce immersion in this case. Also, debating about using... I forget the name... the big mod that changes villagers to all sorts of real-world cultures.
When the colonists came to the New World, they had a ship but it was stuck because of weather and such -- held supplies, but couldn't really go anywhere. I can't see how to mimic that aspect.
I don't care about the Thanksgiving-specific food choices or anything -- just the overall feel of coming to a new land with no supplies and having to make a go at it. Any suggestions or mods I should take a look at?
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My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
peaceful surface + more creatures so no makebelive stuff on the surface
Realistic terrain gen
streams
Hmm... Reasonable Realism sounds familiar. Realistic Terrain Gen almost certainly.
By "More Creatures" do you mean Mo' Creatures? Because I am not going back there. Nothing broke my immersion quite so hard as having snakes spawn faster than I could kill them, or elephants on the roofs of buildings. That mod has gotten out of hand.
But I might look into some of the other, smaller or ambient creature mods. Having a few more wild creatures would be nice, and maybe some mobs that aren't supernatural.
What's Streams?
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My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
I know Minecraft is one big Settler on a New World setup, but I'd like to create a mod pack that enhances and focuses on that feeling.
The first two that come to mind are Pam's HarvestCraft and some sort of Seasons mod. Probably also Biomes o' Plenty, maybe a worldgen mod to make bigger mountains and such.
Basic functionality and atmosphere: Better Rain, Better Foliage, Item Physics, Snowfall, longer days (either B3M or Too Much Time, though I'm open to other suggestions). Maybe Natural Absorption, which reduces the attrition effect of minor falls and such. Possibly the Mega Plant Pack.
A map mod (JourneyMap or Antique Atlas). Probably some furniture (MrCrayfish, Bibliocraft, StorageDrawers). A backpacks mod.
Spice of Life and Hunger Overhaul can better mimic the lack of food and lack of food variety.
Leaving out Damage Indicators and WAILA, so things feel a bit more foreign and less familiar (in other words, no cheat sheets).
Probably Improving Minecraft, for a variety of beneficial changes, including the addition of Machetes for carving a path through the wilderness.
Glenn's Gases is about the only thing I'd want to add to the underground, since the focus should be on the surface instead of on mining.
I'm waffling over weirder monsters or not. I tend to use Primitive Mobs, Special Mobs, and sometimes Infernal Mobs, just to liven things up, but offhand I think they'd reduce immersion in this case. Also, debating about using... I forget the name... the big mod that changes villagers to all sorts of real-world cultures.
When the colonists came to the New World, they had a ship but it was stuck because of weather and such -- held supplies, but couldn't really go anywhere. I can't see how to mimic that aspect.
I don't care about the Thanksgiving-specific food choices or anything -- just the overall feel of coming to a new land with no supplies and having to make a go at it. Any suggestions or mods I should take a look at?
My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
Reasonable realisum
peaceful surface + more creatures so no makebelive stuff on the surface
Realistic terrain gen
streams
Ooh, sorry I didn't get back to this in a timely manner! Got distracted by making YouTube videos.
Hmm... Reasonable Realism sounds familiar. Realistic Terrain Gen almost certainly.
By "More Creatures" do you mean Mo' Creatures? Because I am not going back there. Nothing broke my immersion quite so hard as having snakes spawn faster than I could kill them, or elephants on the roofs of buildings. That mod has gotten out of hand.
But I might look into some of the other, smaller or ambient creature mods. Having a few more wild creatures would be nice, and maybe some mobs that aren't supernatural.
What's Streams?
My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
Ok so here are some animal mods i can think of for 1.7.10
Project zulu
exotic birds
oceancraft
just a few fish
Animal plus - Probally best option for this pack
Lots o mobs - dont recomend though
Also heres reasnoble realism
https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/reasonable-realism
And maybe iguana tweaks for some realistic tools