RecipeBuffers
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Note: Forge implemented a general fix for this issue in build 36.0.46. This means that RecipeBuffers is not necessary any more to prevent errors on login after that Forge build. It still reduces the amount of data sent at login, but the saved data is probably not worth the added potential for bugs in most cases. The following description was written with older Forge builds in mind.
In recent Minecraft versions all recipes are sent to the client on login. This is necessary for datapacks to be able to add recipes. However all recipes are sent in a single packet. If the size of this packet exceeds 2 MiB the connection will be aborted with an error mentioning "badly compressed packets". This mod adds some optimizations to reduce the size of that packet, so more mods can be added before the 2 MiB limit is reached.
This mod needs to be installed on both client and server, since it essentially changes the "language" they use to speak to each other when syncing recipes.
With this mod the size of the packet is typically around half the size it would be otherwise.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.4, 1.16.5, 1.16.3
- 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.
- Ships as recipebuffers-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 27 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.