Not Quite Minecraft aims to improve the vanilla exprience while not changing the core of what makes minecraft, well.. minecraft.
why you should download this pack: if you're looking for a modpack to play with your friends or just imrpoves over the vanilla expirence. this could be the one you want
some things in this pack:
ui mods for example, Blur+. which adds a cool blur effect for the ui.
visual-effects mods like wakes. which adds brand new water visual effects to the game.
and performance mods such as sodium, lithium and iris.
This pack is technically in a beta/test state, and i'm pretty new to this so please send any feedback in my Discord Server
Please note that: some of the mods are only compatible with 1.21.1, and some don't have updates above or below. I don’t plan to update the pack for future versions at this time.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as NotSoVanillaMC 1.0.0.mrpack
- Download size: 327 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.