If you’ve heard of Minecraft then I do not doubt the fact that you have heard of the Yogscast. Comprising of the brilliant British duo, Simon and Lewis, the Yogscast make every effort to show just how great Minecraft actually is.
If you are a regular follower of their work, then it is quite likely that you have seen their project, the YogBox. The YogBox is a compilation of some of the greatest Minecraft mods available to date. The YogBox recently hit v1.0 status and is at its best yet.
Designed to be both easy to use and easy to install, the YogBox packs a number of great mods all in to one package. The custom installer makes installing as simple as clicking (no need to delve in to the depths of the minecraft.jar file yourself!) and there is plenty of support available if you get stuck somewhere in the process of installation (see the original post)
When first installing the package, be sure that you have backed up all your save files and you are working with a fresh installation of Minecraft. To ensure your version of Minecraft is fresh, you can force update your client by clicking ‘Options’ on the lo in screen, or by deleting your Minecraft folder (Minecraft will then re-download next time you hit your short cut).
New with v1.0 is NanoToms single player RPG mod which allows you to ‘level up’ in skills from woodcutting to athletics – a welcomed addition which adds a greater sense of depth to the game. This mod also rewards players who have been playing a while with perks such as increased mining speed, increased running speed, etc. when you get your skills to a high enough level.
Some mods are installed as part of the ‘Core Install’ which are mods required for the YogBox to work, some of these will come with user definable options which you can alter yourself to suit your gameplay style. Alongside the ‘Core install’ mods are some additional ‘Optional mods’ which you can choose to install or not again depending on your playstyle.
These are all the mods currently available as part of the YogBox (Bold indicates a ‘Core’ mod):
Single Player RPG by NanoTom
Description
Adds many new gameplay elements that turns your Minecraft world into a neverending adventure. Level up your skills and see yourself mine faster, hit harder and withstand the nastiest of attacks. Also adds spells that can be crafted with many various effects. Settings custom tailored for the YogBox! Plays awesomely in conjunction with Mystic Ores!
Inventory Tweaks by jimeowan
Description
Tweaks inventory handling. Tools/weapons when broken get instantly replaced with another, organized items. R key (by default) or middle mouse click sorts inventory.
Doors open Doors tweak by Kassoon
Description
Doors open doors adjacent to them. Meaning double doors will both open at the same time.
Proper Fence Behavior by nekosune
Description
Makes mobs act more normally around fences.
Seasons by Nandonalt
Description
Adds seasons to your world. Each season changes in 7 Minecraft days and each has their own special properties. Also includes recipes to make a season watch and thermometer.
Pfaeff’s Mod
Description
Adds useful redstone activated blocks and a slime jump pad!
Elemental Creepers by xSmallDeadGuyx
Description
Adds Creepers of varying types with different attacks.
Millenaire by Kinniken
Description
Adds NPC villages to your world. Read the enclosed Beginner’s Guide PDF for more info as this mod is quite in-depth!
Axebane’s Mods (Mystic Ores & Mystic Ruins)
Description
Mystic Ores – Adds new ores to newly generated chunks with respective tools to be crafted from them. Includes other gems and secret recipes as well. Mystic Ruins – Adds under(and sometimes over)ground ruins and hanging vines. May include secrets too.
Baby Animals by cocoavalley
Description
Adds ‘cute’ baby animals which you can raise and tame.
Scokeev9′s mods (BiomeWater, ScotTools & Randomite)
Description
BiomeWater – Enables biome colored water, mainly for aesthetics. ScotTools – API and fix for better compatability between new blocks from mods and tools. Randomite – Adds new ore, Randomite, which gives you a random ore when mined.
Somnia by MALfunction84
Description
Adds advanced sleep options and simulated real time while sleeping. Right clicking on a bed while holding a clock will allow you to set your time to wake up.
More Health by nohero
Description
Renovates the default Minecraft health system to that like from the Legend of Zelda series of games. Default starting health is 5, and may be changed under mod options. Find heart containers and pieces scattered throughout the world in dungeons. Craft 4 pieces like a workbench to create 1 container.
ModOptions API by Clintonxa
Description
This enables GUI style option buttons in Minecraft. Certain mods depend on this.
GUI API by Lahwran
Description
This enables GUI style option buttons in Minecraft. Certain mods depend on this.
Mo’ Creatures by DrZhark
Description
Adds a plethora of new mobs and related items to the game world. Advanced settings are under options.
DaftPVF’s mods (Slime Boots, Score, Starting Inventory, Treecapitator, Crystal Wing, Web Generation)
Description
Slime Boots – Craft slime loot into boots, said boots double jump height and reduce fall damage! Score – Killing hostile mobs gives positive scores while killing peaceful mobs gives negative. Starting Inventory – Starting a new game gives you predefined inventory. Teecapitator – Trees are tougher to cut, but cutting them with axes at the root makes all the logs fall at once. Crystal Wing – Craftable item. Using this item instantly warps you to your last spawn point. Has 8 uses.Web Generation – Generates Webs in caves.
Risugami’s Mods (ModLoader, AudioMod, Death Chest, Shelves, More Stackables, More Arrows, Recipe Book)
Description
ModLoader – Pretty important as 90% of the mods in this pack won’t work without it! AudioMod – Certain mods depend on this. Death Chest – Dying while holding a chest in your inventory will place all your items in said chest. Shelves – Craftable shelves which are great for displaying and storing your prized items. More Stackables – Enables more items to be stackable for balancing reasons. More Arrows – Adds elemental arrows and a homing bow. Recipe Book – Right clicking while holding this opens the book. Shows all available recipes in the game, including mod items!
Airship and sky pirates by Pchan3
Description
Adds craftable and ridable airships! They require coal as a fuel source, and are also able to fire regular arrows. While boarded on an airship press B to open the ship’s inventory to load it with arrows, coal or whatever else you desire. Pressing C while flying fires arrows. Space ascends, shift descends. Sky pirates is an optional mob mod of hostile airships. Note: The Sky pirates part of this mod is optional.
Hogofwar’s Mods (Magical Bone Sticks, Bone Torch, Biome Caves, More Dungeons, Rope!, Peaceful Pack)
Description
Magical Bone Sticks – Adds 3 different craftable magic wands with different effects and passive abilities while held. Must be crafted with gilded bone sticks first. Check your recipe book on how to create them. Bone Torch – Adds torches crafted from bones and coal. Brighter than regular torches, and useful for when you’re underground without any wood or sticks.
Biome Caves – Adds ice and sand caverns for more variety on your spelunking adventures. More Dungeons – Adds above world dungeons which are camoflauged by trees and pyramids. Rope! – Adds craftable ropes which are useful for climbing. Attach a rope to a ceiling and it will drop down until it hits a surface. Break the rope to get it back or cut it with a sword or axe to make specified lengths of rope. Peaceful Pack – Adds alternatives to obtain various resources on Peaceful mode which would otherwise require killing of mobs.
Buried Treasures by Club559 and NCrawler and Pudding Huxtable
Description
Adds treasure chests scattered throughout the land buried in sand. Can also be found in the nether.
ConvenientInventory by Evenprime
Description
Adds SHIFT, CTRL and ALT modifiers for inventory management. Middle clicking in an inventory will sort all items.
As you can see, a great selection of mods have been included in this pack, I would definitely recommend giving this a download now, but remember to follow these instructions:
- Back-up important saves and mods to another directory
- Ensure you have a fresh install of Minecraft, if you force update, make sure your mod folder in the .minecraft directory is empty
- Download the YogBox and run the installer, the installer will guide you through the rest of the process
- Check any documentation on the mods which get installed, some of them are quite in-depth and to get the best out of them you might need to do a bit of reading!
See the YogBox in action [Part 1][Part 2]
Download the YogBox
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