VH Smart Research Cost - Vault Hunters 3 addon
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.18. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.18.2 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
This mod changes the calculation of research team cost increase to support players that start playing later than rest of the team.
Main goal of this mod is to remove the need to leave the research party if rest of the team has some mod researched.
Instead of basing the cost only on the party size, this mod calculates it based on number of people that do not have the mod researched.
For example:
3 people play in research group with and have AE2 unlocked if 2 more people join this team they can buy the mod for price of 2 players (50% increase) instead of price of 5 players (200% increase).
Using this mod is as effective manually leaving and rejoining the party, but still less effective than if you are in a party from the get go.
Required on both to work properly, but clients without the mod can join server with the mod and vice versa.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.18.2
- 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 smartresearchcost-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 16 KB
- Download link checked 28 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.