we carefully selected the mods that allowed anyone to use their mod in a modpack, and credits are provided in the actual modpack mod folders. just have a look through the jars and folder in general to read each of their various included text files about their mod. (some placed them else where and I did my best to include these as well but if you find one that is missing let me know and I will update it to include it.)
here is the list of required *by some, the others we added just to show our gratitude for the mod makers producing the fantastic game changers they have with the mods they have made :)
forge
http://minecraftforge.net/
AMCore
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/Minecraft/227899-amcore
Applied Energistics 2
http://ae-mod.info/Frequently-Asked-Questions/
CodChickenCore and Not Enough Items
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1279956-chickenbones-mods
Animation API (for Ars!)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1289836-animationapi-animate-your-entities-v1-2-3
Ars Magica 2
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1292222-ars-magica-2-version-1-4-0-008-updated-february-6
carpenters blocks (angled blocks!)
http://www.carpentersblocks.com/
CoFH core!
http://teamcofh.com/downloads/
creative Core
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/2408667-creativecore-v1-3-14-required-by-randomadditions
Dynmap (both plugin and mod!)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1286593-dynmap-dynamic-web-based-maps-for-minecraft
Et Futurum (to add all the new stuff 1.8 has!)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/2418997-et-futurum-brings-the-future-to-now
Gliby's voice chat (for ingame 3D chat!)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1291487-glibys-voice-chat-mod-voice-chat-in-minecraft
Hide names (how can PVP be really PVP if you can see people through walls!?!?!)
http://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/hide-names
Iron Chest
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/228756-iron-chests
Lycanite's mobs *awesome and we turned it down to keep it from being impossible to live!*
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1291613-lycanites-mobs-environmental-mobs-aggressive
and
http://lycanitesmobs.com/
Multiworld *not used right now but allows future expansion
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/multiworld
Nether ores (with all those extra demons, gotta have more stuff to stay alive right?)
http://teamcofh.com/downloads/
Railcraft
http://railcraft.info/
http://railcraft.info/wiki/info:license (yeah I know but they demanded it so here it is)
Thermal Foundation and expansion
http://teamcofh.com/downloads/
power converters 3
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/225064-power-converters3
Forge multipart (says chicken_bones but not in his other thread, not sure why, but thanks for making it too :) )
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/229323-forge-multi-part
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1290357-forge-multipart-projectred-v4-7-0pre9-92-09-01
MrTJPCore to support the other awesome mods!
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/229002-mrtjpcore
Project Red Core
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1290357-forge-multipart-projectred-v4-7-0pre9-92-09-01
redstone arsenal, (more options when preparing for combat!)
http://teamcofh.com/permissions/
Simply Jetpacks (we wanted packs but not everything else IC2 comes with see balance info below)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1294687-toniuss-mods-simply-jetpacks-nei-integration
Thermal dynamics of course :)
http://teamcofh.com/downloads/
Webdisplays (so many uses, we will get more into that)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1291044-web-displays-browse-on-the-internet-in-minecraft
Crafting manager
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1292233-craftingmanager-alpha-v1-0-19-an-ingame
Forge relocation
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/232075-forge-relocation
here is the list of required *by some, the others we added just to show our gratitude for the mod makers producing the fantastic game changers they have with the mods they have made :)
forge
http://minecraftforge.net/
AMCore
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/Minecraft/227899-amcore
Applied Energistics 2
http://ae-mod.info/Frequently-Asked-Questions/
CodChickenCore and Not Enough Items
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1279956-chickenbones-mods
Animation API (for Ars!)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1289836-animationapi-animate-your-entities-v1-2-3
Ars Magica 2
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1292222-ars-magica-2-version-1-4-0-008-updated-february-6
carpenters blocks (angled blocks!)
http://www.carpentersblocks.com/
CoFH core!
http://teamcofh.com/downloads/
creative Core
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/2408667-creativecore-v1-3-14-required-by-randomadditions
Dynmap (both plugin and mod!)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1286593-dynmap-dynamic-web-based-maps-for-minecraft
Et Futurum (to add all the new stuff 1.8 has!)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/2418997-et-futurum-brings-the-future-to-now
Gliby's voice chat (for ingame 3D chat!)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1291487-glibys-voice-chat-mod-voice-chat-in-minecraft
Hide names (how can PVP be really PVP if you can see people through walls!?!?!)
http://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/hide-names
Iron Chest
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/228756-iron-chests
Lycanite's mobs *awesome and we turned it down to keep it from being impossible to live!*
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1291613-lycanites-mobs-environmental-mobs-aggressive
and
http://lycanitesmobs.com/
Multiworld *not used right now but allows future expansion
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/multiworld
Nether ores (with all those extra demons, gotta have more stuff to stay alive right?)
http://teamcofh.com/downloads/
Railcraft
http://railcraft.info/
http://railcraft.info/wiki/info:license (yeah I know but they demanded it so here it is)
Thermal Foundation and expansion
http://teamcofh.com/downloads/
power converters 3
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/225064-power-converters3
Forge multipart (says chicken_bones but not in his other thread, not sure why, but thanks for making it too :) )
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/229323-forge-multi-part
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1290357-forge-multipart-projectred-v4-7-0pre9-92-09-01
MrTJPCore to support the other awesome mods!
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/229002-mrtjpcore
Project Red Core
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1290357-forge-multipart-projectred-v4-7-0pre9-92-09-01
redstone arsenal, (more options when preparing for combat!)
http://teamcofh.com/permissions/
Simply Jetpacks (we wanted packs but not everything else IC2 comes with see balance info below)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1294687-toniuss-mods-simply-jetpacks-nei-integration
Thermal dynamics of course :)
http://teamcofh.com/downloads/
Webdisplays (so many uses, we will get more into that)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1291044-web-displays-browse-on-the-internet-in-minecraft
Crafting manager
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1292233-craftingmanager-alpha-v1-0-19-an-ingame
Forge relocation
http://www.curse.com/mc-mods/minecraft/232075-forge-relocation