General Information about this Modpack:
This modpack has been heavily inspired by Tekkit, Hexxit, and SkyFactory. It is the spiritual successor to my TekkHex modpack. I've focused in on blending the technical and adventuring aspects of those mods and added more herbs and spices. This creates an amazing world packed full of things to do: machines, magic, exploration, farming, adventure, leveling up, and questing!
Make sure to look below for the Major and Minor content mods to get a picture of what is to come!
Player Information:
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You will need to allocate more ram in the technic launcher in order to run this modpack, by first installing Java 64bit and then going into Technic Launcher Options>Java Settings>Memory. Single Player is recommended to allocate 4-5gb of ram while joining a server should only need 4-4.5gb. If your computer is still struggling I would recommend allocating more ram or turn down render distance in game. If you want to enable resource packs or shaders you will want to enable more than 5gb of ram.
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Please ensure that any time you update this modpack that you consider taking a backup of your world. FTB-Utilities is a fantastic tool to do so, but this still requires effort on your part to make sure you don't lose progress you would otherwise like to keep. Backup your world files located in %appdata%\Roaming\.technic\modpacks\forge-of-the-ages\saves. Automatic backups will be located in %appdata%\Roaming\.technic\modpacks\forge-of-the-ages\backups. Make sure to put your world file somewhere other than the modpacks\forge-of-the-ages folder as updating generally wipes that entire folder out.
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In the interest of security, all of the included mods are hosted on Curse Forge and have been linked below. Please remember to always practice safe internet security habits!
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The version number from now on will be structured as such: (Major update.Stability and compatibility checkpoint.Bug fixes, mod tweaks, and mod updates/additions)
Server Administrator Information:
- I'm a big fan of grief prevention rather than grief cleanup which I'm sure most of you can approve of. Direct your players to the first part of the video linked below for the FTBUtilities mod under Quality of Life Mods. This is a fantastic way of allowing players to set up their own bases.
Worlds To Explore:
- Vanilla minecraft worlds, but packed with more ores, trees, liquids, dungeons, mobs with variation, bosses, etc. Lots of mods contribute to making the vanilla world absolutely amazing to adventure in.
- The Beneath is a fantastic place to mine and get a spook.
- The Between Lands is a world of adventure with additional mobs, bosses, items and crafting, and more!
- The Twilight Forest is a world of adventure in with additional mobs, bosses, items and crafting, and more!
- Atum is a world of adventure with additional mobs, a boss with variants, items, and more!
Technology:
Major Content/Main Focus Mods:
- Applied Energistics 2 an incredible item management and storage option. | Video | Owner: AlgorithmX2 | Info.
- Draconic Evolution | Video Playlist | Owner: brandon3055 | Info.
- Ender IO | Owner: CrazyPants | Info.[1|2]
- NuclearCraft | Owner: tomdodd4598 | Info.
- Thermal Foundation | Owner: TeamCoFH | Info.[1|2]
- Thermal Expansion | Video | Owner: TeamCoFH | Info.[1|2]
- Tinkers Construct smelting and the creation of incredible custom tools and armor. | Video | Owner: mDiyo | Info.
- Woot upgradeable and robust mob farm. | Video 1|2 | Owner: Ipsis | Info.
Minor Content Mods:
- AE2 Stuff | Owner: bdew | Info.
- AE2 Wireless Fluid Terminal | Owner: TheRealp455w0rd | Info.
- AE2 Wireless Interface Terminal | Owner: TheRealp455w0rd | Info.
- Armory Expansion integrates other mods materials in Construct's Armory and Tinkers. | Owner: AshuraNoYami | Info.
- Construct's Armory customizable armor for Tinkers. | Owner: TheIllusiveC4 | Info.
- Ender Storage configure a simple yet extremely useful wireless storage network. | Owner: covers1624 | Info.
- Environmental Tech an upgradeable quarry great for early, mid, and late game. | Owner: ValkyrieofNight | Info.
- ExtraCells2 | Owner: Destroyer7128 | Info.
- Extra Utilities 2 tons of bits and bobs. | Video Playlist not a complete list. | Owner: RWTema | Info.
- Extreme Reactors decent early game rf power generation. | Video Playlist | Owner: ZeroNoRyouki | Info.
- Flux Networks wireless rf power transfer. | Video | Owner: Ollie_Lansdell | Info.
- Moar Tinkers | Owner: AshuraNoYami | Info.
- xXx_MoreToolMats_xXx compatibility for other mods' materials and Tinkers. | Owner: TeamDman | Info.
- Practical Logistics 2 display information in the world beautifully. | Owner: sonar_sonic | Info.
- Solar Flux Reborn early, mid, and late game rf power generation. | Owner: Zeitheron | Info.
- Storage Drawers simple yet robust storage network great for managing quarries and mob farms. | Owner: jaquadro | Info.
- Tinker I/O better Tinkers smeltry controlling. | Owner: GKBm2011 | Info.
- Tinkering with Blood Magic connection between Tinkers and Blood Magic. | Owner: terrapin47 | Info.
- Tinker's Tool Leveling level up tinker tools for more modifiers! | Owner: boni | Info.
- Thaumic Energistics a bridge between Thaumcraft and Applied Energistics 2. | Owner: Nividica | Info.
- The Weirding Gadget Chunk loader for you and your friends. | Owner: AtomicBlom | Info.
- Waystones player teleportation. | Owner: BlayTheNinth | Info.
- Wireless Crafting Terminal | Owner: TheRealp455w0rd | Info.
- Wireless Pattern Terminal | Owner: TheRealp455w0rd | Info.
- XNet super efficient transport of items, fluids, energy, and information. | Video | Owner: McJty | Info.
Adventure/Exploration/Questing:
Major Content/Main Focus Mods:
- Atum 2: Return to the Sands introduces a new dimension to adventure and explore! | Video Playlist | Owner: Shadowclaimer | Info.
- Ice and Fire: Dragons | Owner: alex1the1666 | Info.
- [ANGRY Pixel] The Betweenlands | Owner: MrCompost | Info.
- The Twilight Forest | Owner: Benimatic | Info.
- Project MMO an incredible level up system! Reminds me of MCMMO from back in the day. ;) | Owner: Harmonised_ | Info.
Minor Content Mods:
- Additional Structures | Owner: XxRexRaptorxX | Info.
- AtomicStryker's Battle Towers | Owner: AtomicStryker | Info.
- Biomes Bundle O Plenty Biome bundle utilizing Open Terrain Generator and blocks from Biomes O' Plenty. | Owner: mc_pitman | Info.
- Biomes O' Plenty more biomes to explore! | Video | Owner: Glitchfiend | Info.
- Bountiful simple quests from villages. | Owner: ejektaflex | Info.
- Doggy Talents adds a ton of usefulness to dogs! | Owner: percivalalb | Info.
- Grue ...send help... | Owner: Shinoow | Info.
- Mowzie's Mobs additional interesting mobs. | Owner: bobmowzie | Info.
- Mutated Mobs Mod additional interesting mobs. | Owner: Soulas125 | Info.
- Natura adds variety to the overworld and nether. | Owner: mDiyo | Info.
- NetherEx adds variety and villages to the nether. | Video | Owner: LogicTechCorp | Info.
- NotEnoughPets more cat and parrots! | Owner: AstroTibs | Info.
- Ores Above Diamonds better ores in the beneath. | Owner: Squidsword | Info.
- Pyramid Plunder simple underground treasure hunting. | Owner: Laton95 | Info.
- Rougelike Dungeons procedurally generated underground dungeons. | Owner: greymerktv | Info.
- Ruins | Owner: AtomicStryker | Info.
- Scaling Health | Owner: SilentChaos512 | Info.
- Scaling Wealth | Owner: ejektaflex | Info.
- Serene Seasons adds seasons to minecraft influencing visual and farming. | Owner: Glitchfiend | Info.
- The Beneath | Owner: Shinoow | Info.
- Trumpet Skeleton ...doot doot... | Owner: jamieswhiteshirt_ | Info.
- Wither Skeleton Tweaks easier methods of obtaining wither skeleton skulls. | Owner: Shadows_of_Fire | Info.
- YUNG's Better Caves A much better cave structure. | Owner: YUNGNICKYOUNG | Info.
- YUNG's Better Mineshafts An improvement to the mineshaft structure. | Owner: YUNGNICKYOUNG | Info.
Magic:
Major Content/Main Focus Mods:
- Corail Tombstone A tombstone storage when you die, coupled with soul magic. :D | Owner: Corail_31 | Info.
- Blood Magic A magic mod fueled by your enemies... and yourself! :D | Video | Owner: WayofTime | Info.
- Botania A technical mod disguised as natural magic. | Video Playlist | Owner: Vazkii | Info.
- Thaumcraft | Video | Video Playlist | Owner: azanor | Info.
Farming/Cooking/Fishing:
Major Content/Main Focus Mods:
- Agricraft cross breed your crops! | Video | Owner: InfinityRaider | Info.
- Aquaculture adds more to fishing and it's integrated into Project MMO! | Owner: Shadowclaimer | Info.
- Mystical Agriculture a farm for generating resources. Now with more progression through recipe changes! | Video | Owner: BlakeBr0 | Info.
- Pam's HarvestCraft cooking foods and farming. | Video | Owner: MatrexsVigil | Info.
Minor Content Mods:
- Cooking for Blockheads set up a kitchen for easier cooking! | Owner: BlayTheNinth | Info.
- Mystical Agradditions | Owner: BlakeBr0 | Info.
- Stronger Farmland | Owner: Lothrazar | Info.
- Xp From Harvest with all the xp needs, lets help our farmers out. | Owner: ReaIGecko | Info.
Equipment and Enhancement:
Major Content/Main Focus Mods:
- Apotheosis | Owner: Shadows_of_Fire | Info.
- Baubles | Owner: azanor | Info.
- BountifulBaubles | Owner: Cursed1nferno | Info.
- Magic Feather | Owner: Ephys | Info.
Minor Content Mods:
- Akashic Tome | Owner: Vazkii | Info.
- Chest Transporter | Owner: cubex2 | Info.
- Colytra elytra as a bauble! | Owner: TheIllusiveC4 | Info.
- /dank/null | Owner: TheRealp455w0rd | Info.
- Enchanting Plus | Owner: Darkhax | Info.
- Inspirations | Owner: KnightMiner | Info.
- Iron Chests | Owner: progwml6 | Info.
- MoarSigns | Owner: Gory_Moon | Info.
- Morph-o-Tool Intuitive Multi-tool! | Owner: Vazkii | Info.
- Nature's Compass | Owner: Chaosyr | Info.
- OpenBlocks | Owner: OpenMods | Info.
- Scannable | Video | Owner: Sangar_ | Info.
- Simply Backpacks | Owner: Flanks255 | Info.
- Spice of Life: Carrot Edition | Owner: lordcazsius | Info.
Construction:
- Better Builder's Wands | Owner: Portablejim | Info.
- Building Gadgets | Owner: Direwolf20 | Info.
- Chisel | Owner: tterrag1098 | Info.
- Chisel's and Bits | Owner: AlgorithmX2 | Info.
- Torchmaster | Owner: xalcon | Info.
Quality of Life Mods:
Hwyla (Here's What You're Looking At) and Addon(s):
JEI (Just Enough Items) and Addon(s):
- Just Enough Items (JEI) The most useful tool of all of modded minecraft. Search for all of the recipes and items! | Video | Owner: mezz | Info.
- JEI Integration additional tooltip information. | Owner: SnowShock35 | Info.
- Just Enough Energistics (JEE) | Owner: TheRealp455w0rd | Info.
- Just Enough HarvestCraft (JEHC) | Owner: mrAppleXZ | Info.
- Just Enough Reactors | Owner: BrainStone | Info.
- Just Enough Throwing In Fluids (JETIF) | Owner: Lykrast | Info.
- Thaumcraft 6 Aspects for JEI | Owner: zabi94 | Info.
- Tinker's JEI | Owner: Possible_Triangle | Info.
General:
- AntiGhost ghost command for client side desync of blocks broken. | Owner: thorgeig | Info.
- AppleSkin hunger and saturation tooltips.| Owner: squeek502 | Info.
- Better Advancements better looking gui for Advancements. | Owner: way2muchnoise | Info.
- Better Than Mending shift right click to mend from levels. | Owner: legobmw99 | Info.
- Controlling Makes setting up keybinds easier. | Owner: jaredlll08 | Info.
- Cosmetic Armor Reworked | Owner: ZLainSama | Info.
- Custom FoV FOV can get quite weird in the pack, so customize it! | Owner: TheIllusiveC4 | Info.
- Damage Indicators Mod | Owner: rich1051414 | Info.
- Dynamic Surroundings | Owner: OreCruncher | Info.
- FTB Utilities | Video | Owner: FTB_ModpackTeam | Info.
- FTB Utilities: Backups | Owner: FTB_ModpackTeam | Info.
- Idō | Owner: bagu_chan | Info.
- In-Game Wiki Mod | Owner: MineMaarten | Info.
- Inventory Tweaks | Owner: Kobata | Info.
- JourneyMap | Owner: techbrew | Info.
- MapFrontiers An addon for JourneyMap to divide map into regions. | Owner: meme_sapiens | Info.
- Mouse Tweaks | Owner: YaLTeR | Info.
- Morpheus | Owner: Quetzi | Info.
- Overloaded Armor Bar displays armor over 20. | Owner: tfarecnim | Info.
- ReAuth | Owner: TechnicianLP | Info.
- Server Tab Info | Owner: black_dog20 | Info.
- Super Sound Muffler: Revived | Owner: Firstnecron | Info.
Debugging, Optimizations, Patches:
- AI Improvements | Owner: DarkGuardsman | Info.
- AttributeFix | Owner: DarkhaxDev | Info.
- BetterFPS compatible with Optifine. | Owner: Guichaguri | Info.
- Better Hurt Timer | Owner: aya_shamelessmaru | Info.
- Born In a Barn | Owner: Speiger | Info.
- Clumps | Owner: Jaredlll08 | Info.
- DEUF - Duplicate Entity UUID Fix fix for duplicate entity spam. Server side only. | Owner: CAS_ual_TY | Info.
- Dynamic View dynamically changes server chunk view distance depending on lag. Server side only. | Owner: someaddon | Info.
- FastFurnace | Owner: Shadows_of_Fire | Info.
- FastWorkbench | Owner: Shadows_of_Fire | Info.
- FoamFix may not be compatible with Optifine. | Owner: asiekierka | Info.
- FPS Reducer | Owner: bre2el | Info.
- HelpFixer | Owner: matthewprenger | Info.
- JustEnoughIDs increases the vanilla block ID limit. | Owner: Runemoro | Info.
- LagGoggles | Video | Owner: Terminator_NL_44352929 | Info.
- Login Shield | Owner: Glasspelican | Info.
- NetherPortalFix fixes connecting of nether portals. | Owner: BlayTheNinth | Info.
- Phosphor improvements to the lighting engine making chunks gen faster. Compatible with Optifine. | Owner: jellysquid_ | Info.
- RandomPatches random fixes and patches inherent in 1.12.2. May not be compatible with Optifine. | Owner: TheRandomLabs | Info.
- Sledgehammer various patches. | Owner: LX_Gaming | Info.
- Surge | Owner: DarkhaxDev | Info.
- TickProfiler Useful to get you into the right location for LagGoggles. | Owner: minimallycorrect | Info.
- Unloader Unloads unattended worlds. | Owner: Unnoen | Info.
- VanillaFix compatible with Optifine. | Owner: Runemoro | Info.
Code Libraries, APIs, and Modification Helps:
- AE2 Wireless Terminal Library A library for TheRealp455w0rd's AE2 Wireless terminal addons. | Owner: TheRealp455w0rd | Info.
- AppleCore a library for Spice of Life and hunger stuff. | Owner: squeek502 | Info.
- AutoRegLib a library for Akashic Tome and Morph-o-Tool. | Owner: Vazkii | Info.
- B.A.S.E a library for ContentTweaker. | Owner: lanse505 | Info.
- BdLib a library for AE2 Stuff. | Owner: bdew | Info.
- Bookshelf a library for Enchanting Plus. | Owner: Darkhax | Info.
- Brandon's Core a library for Draconic Evolution. | Owner: brandon3055 | Info.
- Chameleon a library for Storage Drawers stuff. | Owner: jaquadro | Info.
- CodeChicken Lib a library for various mods. | Owner: covers1624 | Info.
- CoFH Core a library for Thermal mods. | Owner: TeamCoFH | Info.
- CoFH World world gen stuff. | Owner: TeamCoFH | Info.
- Configurable Beacons configure beacon range. | Owner: Ephys | Info.
- ConnectedTexturesMod a library for chisel and various mods textures. | Owner: tterrag1098 | Info.
- ContentTweaker CraftTweaker addon for adding content. | Owner: Jaredlll08 | Info.
- CookieCore a library for Magic Feather and Configurable Beacons. | Owner: Ephys | Info.
- CraftTweaker for finer control of mod and vanilla customizations. | Owner: jaredlll08 | Info.
- Cucumber Library a library for Mystical Agriculture stuff. | Owner: BlakeBr0 | Info.
- DarknessLib a library for general lighting and Grue support. | Owner: Shinoow | Info.
- EnderCore a library for EnderIO. | Owner: tterrag1098 | Info.
- Ender Tweaker CraftTweaker and EnderIO bridge. | Owner: Shadows_of_Fire | Info.
- FTB Library a library for FTB mods. | Owner: FTB_ModpackTeam | Info.
- Fx Control! control over events! | Owner: McJty | Info.
- Guide-API a library for in game documentation. Blood Magic and Woot. | Owner: TehNut | Info.
- In Control! total control over mobs! | Owner: McJty | Info.
- InfinityLib a library for Agricraft. | Owner: InfinityRaider | Info.
- InstantUnify unifies items dropped and in inventory with the help of UniDict. | Owner: KidsDontPlay | Info.
- LibraryEX a library for Ex mods like NetherEX. | Owner: LogicTechCorp | Info.
- LLibrary a library for Ice and Fire, and Secret Rooms Mod. | Owner: iLexiconn | Info.
- Mantle a library for various Tinker's mods and natura. | Owner: mDiyo | Info.
- McJtyLib a library for XNet. | Owner: McJty | Info.
- MCMultiPart a library for Practical Logistics 2. | Owner: amadornes | Info.
- ModTweaker for various mods hooking into CraftTweaker. | Owner: jaredlll08 | Info.
- MTLib a library for CraftTweaker. | Owner: jaredlll08 | Info.
- OpenModsLib a library for OpenBlocks. | Owner: OpenMods | Info.
- Open Terrain Generator a tool for changing world generation. | Owner: team_otg | Info.
- OreLib a library for Dynamic Surroundings. | Owner: OreCruncher | Info.
- P455w0rd's Library a library for /dank/null. | Owner: TheRealp455w0rd | Info.
- Patchouli for awesome in-game documentation. | Owner: Vazkii | Info.
- Placebo a library for FastFurnace and FastWorkbench. | Owner: Shadows_of_Fire | Info.
- Redstone Flux a library for RF used in various mods. | Owner: TeamCoFH | Info.
- Shadowfacts' Forgelin a library for Bountiful. | Owner: ShadowfactsDev | Info.
- Silent Lib a library for Scaling Health. | Owner: SilentChaos512 | Info.
- Sonar Core a library for Flux Networks and Practical Logistics 2. | Owner: Ollie_Lansdell | Info.
- TickCentral a library for LagGoggles. | Owner: Terminator_NL_44352929 | Info.
- Tweakers Construct a modification help for tinkers. | Owner: RCXcrafter | Info.
- UniDict a unification mod for materials from various mods. | Owner: WanionCane | Info.
- ValkyrieLib a library for Environmental Tech. | Owner: ValkyrieofNight | Info.
- WanionLib a library for for UniDict. | Owner: WanionCane | Info.
- ZeroCore a library for Extreme Reactors. | Owner: ZeroNoRyouki | Info.
Special thanks to Pwnsbey for the contributions to this project.
Special thanks to the testers of this modpack: BlackDawg, BlitzFalke, Hanz174, Orrinjelo, PillowPunisher, Purdygeek69, Pwnsbey, Seashby10, slkBludger, Stormn1995