As per title. I’m back to modded after a few years, but I’m rather clueless on which version is currently popular.
Bonus question: what are the most common industrial mods nowadays? And are people building their own packs, or downloading them whole?
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Quite a lot of mods have migrated to newer versions of Minecraft like 1.16.5 and 1.18.2. Some mods keep updating pass those versions to follow Minecraft updates.
However, a lot of cooler mods are still stuck in 1.12.2 or 1.7. Also, some players don’t like the new tech mods (like Create) and new mod launchers (like Fabric)
I now always play new Minecraft versions if possible, and after trying out 30+ modpacks across 2 years, I ended up making my own that I can enjoy.
The cult of the new is pretty strong in modded Minecraft. To be honest, I haven’t done much modded stuff in awhile, but 1.16.5 is a solid choice or at least was back when I last put a pack together.
Create is the big new mod that has everyone buzzing. In some ways it’s a reaction to the RF-ification and magic blocks/multiblocks that dominated the 1.12 era. Everything is very nice and modular, and it reminds me of Rotarycraft in that respect, though they are very different mods.
Dang it, now I want to play some Rotarycraft. Reika has enough 1.7.10 mods that you can essentially put together your own pack of just them, but I digress.
I feel that most people play modpacks nowadays, but maybe I’m biased as a packdev. I’ve seen some good progression packs come out, if that’s your thing. I’m biased towards my pack, Brass, of course, but Create: Above and Beyond is the official Create modpack with loads of custom content. I never got around to playing it, but it looks neat.
I’ll probably go with 1.16.5 then; seems like a sane middle ground. I’m not too eager to adopt the newest version ever, but I feel like enough vanilla content accumulated from 1.7.10 times to now to make the shift worth. (To be honest I didn’t play much with 1.12.)
The cult of the new is pretty strong in modded Minecraft.
It’s weird because I feel like I relate to both sides - toys (mods) get boring once you’ve played enough with them, and there are only so many new ways to use an old toy. Eventually you’ll want new toys. And the older the modpack, the less features it has from that mod called “vanilla”, that every pack seems to have. :^)
But at the same time… I’m not migrating just for the sake of migration, like the “cult of the new” that you mentioned. I remember in 1.12 times that everyone in Reddit was screeching, and trying to boss people around with “why are you playing 1.7? MIGRATE AS I’M ORDERING YOU, REEEE”, and then got all pissy when you still mentioned 1.7. Or actively advocating that losing mods across version is “good”, because we get new mods - as if one thing had much to do with the other.
1.16.5, it’s peak modern Minecraft. I actually hate the new world generation post-Caves and Cliffs.
For me it’s 1.15. I really did not care for the nether update, but I think this is an unpopular opinion. Unfortunately doing modding on this specific version is not great. 1.12.2 obviously has the best modding support, but I really liked the 1.13 aquatic update.
Also love 1.16 and dislike the new generation, but honestly I still go 1.18 simply for the new features some mods introduced which will never be backported.
There are surprisingly many mods already for 1.19 but there are also a lot which are still for older versions like 1.18, 1.16 or even 1.12. I’d recommend having a look at some packs with create. I think they are mostly for the newer versions. As for making a pack yourself, I do that a lot but there are also lots of good prebuilt ones.
So based on what you and @NorthWestWind@lemmy.world are saying, perhaps my best bet would be 1.18 or 1.16 for modded?
I’ve seen some things with Create, mostly from Etho. It looks like a cool industrial mod, albeit a lot different in spirit from (say) RP2 or Thermal Expansion.
Thank you both for the info!
Thermal and Mekanism are up to 1.19.2 as well if you want something more in that direction
I have always been playing on more modern version, but because of memes I started playing GTNH (greg greg greg) and I quite like it.
Good alternative to Gregtech on Fabric – Modern Industrialization. It’s full of content, but without tedious parts that Greg has. And it’s being updated regularly.
1.12 (Nomifactory GTCEu)
For me it’s 1.15. I really did not care for the nether update, but I think this is an unpopular opinion. Unfortunately doing modding on this specific version is not great. 1.12.2 obviously has the best modding support, but I really liked the 1.13 aquatic update.
First time hearing this opinion. Can’t you just play 1.16? Or do you dislike the nether update so much you’re willing to give up all the extra modded content you would get?
I always play 1.12 because I dont want to play a pack where I cant build space station bases. But I’ll play one of the 1.18 packs if I’m just looking for a lite pack (better terrain gen)
I really like 1.12.2, it’s got tons of mods and modpacks available and the Minecraft experience is a lot better than on 1.7.10 (imo)
Personally I play my own modpack on 1.18.2. It’s a server with friends, and that’s about all the MC I even play anymore.
I’m running 1.19.2, my main mods are Create, Ars nouveau and minecolonies.
Create is likely my all time favourite. If you like industrial then you really should give it a try, especially if you appreciate steampunk.
