A game that has captured the imagination of young and old alike is Minecraft, the blocky survival game available across a variety of platforms. Players can spend hours crafting, building and exploring without ever actually "beating" the game. While playing bare-bones is fun, Minecraft is best played with a few modifications to make the game the sandbox of your dreams.
Minecraft was released in 2011, and since then it has won numerous awards and been cited as one of the most influential video games of all time. Most recently, the game was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in June of 2020. Many spin-off games have been created in Minecraft's wake, including Minecraft Story Mode, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Earth.
According to PCGamesN, there are several must-have mods for Minecraft. If players have a good graphics card, they can get the most out of it with Optifine, which gives them control over graphical options and supports HD textures. If the user's computer is slow but steady, try Fastcraft, a mod that improves game performance.
Minecraft Has Mods For Utility, Mapping, Crafting, & More
There are a few utility mods that can make life easier in the game. If any Minecraft players want to know where they're going in the world, download Journeymap. The mod maps a user's Minecraft world as they explore, allowing players to mark points of interest and see mobs before they can get the jump on their character. Players can view the map as a mini map, or keep it in an external web browser for reference. Another vital utility mod is Not Enough Items (NEI). It allows players to look up recipes for any item via an interface on the Minecraft inventory screen.
Building is the foundation of Minecraft, and there are also mods that can enhance the creative building experience. Carpenter's Blocks will help players create great looking beds, buttons, doors, torches, flowerpots, ladders, and more by changing blocks' texture. Decocraft is the mod for builders who want to really customize their homes with everything including the kitchen sink. Create kitchen chairs, tables, stuffed toys, beer kegs and more with the mod, which has its own extensive wiki.
If players are more interested in the exploration opportunities in Minecraft, try Biomes O'Plenty. The mod adds 80 biomes and 12 sub-biomes to the game to diversify Minecraft's environment. It also includes extra options for more tools, armor, food, and extra blocks to use when players finally do decide stop to build. Finally, there's a mod that can add some mob variety to the game. It's called LotsOMobs, and as the name suggests, it adds over two dozen new mobs to any biome of choice, making the exploration journey a little more realistic and fun. Minecraft is fun in its vanilla mode, but using these mods can really enhance the experience.