NFD

Latest Version: 1.0.5b
Minecraft: 1.21.1
Loader: neoforge-21.1.234
Recommended RAM: 8 GB

Summary

Build an old-school frontier with Create machines, MineColonies towns, expanded biomes, useful storage, maps, quests, dinosaurs, and optional shaders.

Pack identity

NFD is a Create + MineColonies frontier survival pack. The goal is to keep the spirit of older Minecraft survival while adding deeper building, automation, settlement management, exploration, storage, and optional shaders.

Think: a rough frontier world where you start with simple survival, then grow into a mechanical town with workshops, roads, citizens, farms, storage halls, dinosaurs, traders, maps, and Create-powered industry.

Core gameplay pillars

1. Build a frontier town

MineColonies, Structurize, Domum Ornamentum, TownTalk, SmallColonies, Macaw's building mods, and MineColonies quest support give the pack a settlement-focused backbone.

2. Automate with Create

Create is the main tech identity of the pack. The Create addons expand power, recipes, contraptions, seats, storage compatibility, enchantment processing, goggles, and MineColonies integration.

3. Explore an expanded survival world

Biomes O' Plenty, Alex's Mobs, ShineaL's Prehistoric Expansion, Goblin Traders, Farmer's Delight, maps, and information mods make exploration and survival feel fuller without making the pack feel like a futuristic tech pack.

4. Keep storage practical

Tom's Simple Storage, Storage Drawers, Sophisticated Backpacks, and Sophisticated Storage let players choose between low-tech storage rooms and more convenient storage networks.

5. Optional visual upgrade

Iris, Sodium, Distant Horizons, Photon Shader, and Complementary Shaders - Unbound are included. Shaders are optional and can be disabled from the shader menu if a player wants better FPS.

First-time setup

1. Import the modpack through the CurseForge app.
2. Allocate about 8 GB RAM.
3. Launch the profile once.
4. Open Options → Video Settings → Shader Packs.
5. Select the shader you prefer, or disable shaders for better performance.
6. Create a new world and begin with normal survival progression.

Shader notes

The profile is configured for Complementary Unbound by default, with Photon Shader also included as an alternate. Players who want better FPS should disable shaders before removing mods.

Server notes

This zip is a client modpack export. For a dedicated server, make a separate server pack and test it. Client-side visual or UI mods may need to be removed from the server files.

Likely client-only candidates to review for a server pack include shader packs, Iris, Sodium, Distant Horizons, Xaero's map mods, Jade, and other UI-only mods. Do not blindly upload the client zip as a server pack.

Included mods and credits

All mods are listed in modlist.html in the CurseForge export. A categorized reference list is included below for project-page planning.

Modpack moderation notes

• Uses CurseForge manifest format.
• No mod .jar files are directly bundled in overrides.
• Mods and shader packs are referenced by CurseForge project/file IDs.
• Overrides contain configuration and profile data only.
• Default KubeJS example files and generated KubeJS web server token were removed from this cleaned upload build.

Suggested CurseForge categories

• Adventure and RPG
• Tech
• Exploration
• Vanilla+
• Quests, if you emphasize the MineColonies/FTB Quests angle