The arrival of Minecraft 26.1 in March 2026 brought major changes to the modding landscape, including the removal of obfuscation and new API standards that demand a fresh approach to modpack building.

Minecraft mods come in all shapes and sizes, either significantly altering the game or simply adding a few subtle features, like the Essential Mod does. If you’ve ...

The Minecraft Sable mod is a unique library mod for the game that adds sub-levels, a series of moving regions and block entities that add physics-based movements. It features a discrete physics engine ...

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Minecraft Create Aeronautics is a brand new mod that brings loads of new mechanics to the already-popular mod, Create. This particular mod was in development for nearly four years, with its pre-alpha ...

Some Minecraft updates are frequently accompanied by new mobs, never-before-seen features, or lengthy patch notes that entice players to seek out hidden Easter eggs within the game; Minecraft Java ...

Cobblemon is a free, open-source Pokémon mod for Minecraft Java Edition that lets you catch, train, battle, and trade Pokémon inside the Minecraft world. With over 21 million downloads and a thriving ...

After more than 16 years, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally moving away from the aging OpenGL graphics system and upgrading to Vulkan, a modern multi-threaded rendering API. The change, announced by ...

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...

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