How do I install Polished Vanilla?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Polished Vanilla work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Polished Vanilla

by the_Martjoker · on Modrinth

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A vanilla+ modpack overhauling world-gen, QOF, and exploration mechanics.

World gen

Worlds are now continental, with vast oceans separating different continents with occasional islands, with a few new biomes to explore.

The new continental type of world

A new, nicer kind of river

QOF

Press 'm' for a hand drawn map The new hand drawn style map

Bedrock-like bridging

A demonstration of the new bridging

Exploration

The elytra has been nerfed to make other modes of transport viable

A screenshot of me riding a horse

New villages and structures

A new type of village

Quick facts

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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as New Versionnnnnn 1.0.0.mrpack
Download size: 2.1 MB
Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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