The Ultimate Exploration Pack
Java modpack listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
An expansion on AsianHalfSquats "Ultimate Exploration" pack, adding more mods to enhance the experience on 1.16.5
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.

The Ultimate Exploration Pack combines extensive world generation with a wide variety of mobs and gear to create the best possible exploration experience. This pack is based on AsianHalfSquats video, "How To Turn Minecraft Into The Ultimate Exploration Game", using mostly the same set of mods, with a few new ones mixed into to add to the adventure.

Some of the primary features in this mod pack include
- Incredible world generation using the good ol' Biomes o' Plenty, Atmosphere, Environmental, and YUNGS Better Caves
- Lots of new mobs from Alex's Mobs and UpgradeAquatic
- New bosses from Mowzie's Mobs, Mutant Beasts, as well as from Ice and Fire
- A detailed world/minimap thanks to Xaero's mods
- Village bounties to hunt down with Bountiful
- A deep dive into the Twilight Forest
- New structures generation from Valhesia Structures and Repurposed Structures
- A huge list of new weapons of different sorts from Spartan Weaponry
- Optimizations to improve performance using Sodium Reforged, Starlight, Smooth Boot, and Ferrite Core
- Many, many more features to create the Ultimate Exploration experience
If you're experiencing major bugs, primarily visual, or just want to use shaders, I would recommend OptiFine
Mods removed from the original video:
- None
Mods added from the original video:
Entire Mod List:
- YUNG's Better Caves (Forge) (by YUNGNICKYOUNG)
- Upgrade Aquatic (by TeamAbnormals)
- FerriteCore (Forge) (by malte0811)
- Fresh Animations (by FreshLX_official)
- Biomes O' Plenty (by Forstride)
- YUNG's API (Forge) (by YUNGNICKYOUNG)
- Atmospheric (by TeamAbnormals)
- Spartan Weaponry (by ObliviousSpartan)
- Curios API (Forge) (by TheIllusiveC4)
- Bountiful (Forge) (by ejektaflex)
- Repurposed Structures (Forge) (by telepathicgrunt)
- YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Forge) (by YUNGNICKYOUNG)
- FTB Library (Forge) (by FTB)
- Valhelsia Core (by ValhelsiaTeam)
- Better Biome Blend (by FionaTheMortal)
- Spiders 2.0 (by TheCyberBrick)
- YUNG's Better Strongholds (Forge) (by YUNGNICKYOUNG)
- Environmental (by TeamAbnormals)
- Smooth Boot (Forge) (by UltimateBoomer)
- Valhelsia Structures (by ValhelsiaTeam)
- Mowzie's Mobs (by bobmowzie)
- AutoRegLib (by Vazkii)
- Kotlin Libraries (by Intektor)
- Small Ships (by talhanation)
- BetterEnd (Forge) (by Beethoven92)
- Architectury API (Forge) (by shedaniel)
- Mutant Beasts (by Chumbanotz)
- Comforts (Forge) (by TheIllusiveC4)
- Xaero's World Map (by xaero96)
- Alex's Mobs (by alex_khaan)
- The Twilight Forest (by Benimatic)
- Quark (by Vazkii)
- Fast Furnace minus Replacement (by tfarecnim)
- Halogen (by spoorn)
- ExpandAbility (by florensie)
- Ice and Fire: Dragons (by alex_khaan)
- Dynamic Surroundings (by OreCruncher)
- Xaero's Minimap (by xaero96)
- Just Enough Items (JEI) (by mezz)
- AI Improvements (by QueenOfMissiles)
- Citadel (by alex_khaan)
- Abnormals Core (by TeamAbnormals)
- Better Weather - Seasons, Blizzards, and more! (by Corgi_Taco)
- Traveler's Backpack (by Tiviacz1337)
- Grapple Hooks (by Intektor)
- Artifacts (by ochotonida)
- Kotlin for Forge (by thedarkcolour)
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.5
- 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.
- Downloads as The Ultimate Exploration Pack v1.0.1.zip
- Download size: 279 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.