How do I install Nearly But Not Really 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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Nearly But Not Really Vanilla work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.17.1, 1.17. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Nearly But Not Really Vanilla

Java modpack listed for Minecraft 1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by KyleBlane · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.17.1Newest
Minecraft 1.17

⬇ Download for 1.17.1 ⬇ Download for 1.17

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.

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The Kyle Blane Community Nearly But Not Really Vanilla Modpack of Awesomeness (aka: KBCNBNRVMA) began as an attempt to create a mostly 1.17 vanilla experience and (for the most part) holds true to that claim. With a multitude of quality of life enhancements, as well as a bit of extra technology and a dash of fun, the KBCNBNRVMA should spice up vanilla just enough that you'll forget 1.17 Part 1 is only half of what you were promised.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.17.1, 1.17
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 Nearly But Not Really Vanilla-1.0.zip
Download size: 27 KB
Download link checked 15 Oct 2026 — working

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

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