How do I install BigBangMods Essentials?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does BigBangMods Essentials work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.17.1, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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BigBangMods Essentials

Java modpack listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.18. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by pythonic_rainbow · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric3 builds
Mod loader Forge2 builds

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.18.2Newest
Minecraft 1.18.1
Minecraft 1.17.1

Minecraft 1.17.1Newest
Minecraft 1.16.5

⬇ Download for 1.18.2 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.18.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.17.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.17.1 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.16.5 · Forge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

Open in MC Java Mods Get it on Google Play →

This modpack is a derived version of BigBangMods

Official discord: http://discord.gg/g6Yrteq

This modpack allows you to play vanilla minecraft in a more convenient way.It doesn't add any items blocks or recipes so at most time this modpack won't conflict with any servers outside in the world. (Unless you use Sorting in Inventory Tweaks in server).

This modpack allows you to

Read and find item's recipe , usage, generating information etc. (NEI , JER, The One Probe)
Minimap (JourneyMap)
HUDs (Batty's HUD and some other coordinate mods , and torohealth)
Tweaks(Betterfps, Foamfix etc.)

ABOUT THE LOG4J (CVE-2021-44228) CRITICAL EXPLOIT

THE FOLLOWING VERSIONS CONTAIN THE PATCHES FROM THE MODLOADERS. YOU SHOULD UPDATE TO THESE AND YOU SHOULD BE FINE.

Astraea 2 (Forge 37.1.1+) | Astraea GN 2 (Fabric 0.12.9+)
Fedora 4 (Forge 36.2.20+)

For other versions, you should manually update the forge version by yourself.

List of mods

Current supported versions: 1.16.5/1.17.1

Codenames:

Astraea: Forge 1.17.1 | Astraea GN: Fabric
Fedora: 1.16.5
Skyward: 1.16.1
Aram: 1.15.2

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.17.1
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 CurseForge — 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Downloads as BBM Essentials-Skyward Alpha 1.zip
Download size: 1 KB
Download link checked 13 Oct 2026 — working

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

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