For many people, the idea of playing Minecraft without mods is like eating spaghetti without sauce – you just don’t do it. In the past we’ve highlighted other mods that make work easier or add in video-game themed worlds, but this time around we wanted to focus on those that add depth to Minecraft. From new quests to more ore types and biomes, here are a few inspired user-creations that might just make your Minecraft experience a bit more exciting.
First things first, though. If you're new to mods, we suggest you pick up Forge. Forge makes it so many Minecraft mods can work together at the same time, and also makes installing mods a bit easier. You can find Forge right here on a site dedicated to the tool.
Crazy Ores
The first mod you should check out is called Crazy Ores, created by Minecraft user Andy608. While normal Minecraft leaves you with relatively few treasures to dig out of the earth, Crazy Ores adds nine more materials to find, along with corresponding recipes to turn them into tools, glass panes, golems and more.
Video by YouTube user: GodzGamerz Check Crazy Ores out for yourself.
The Legend of Notch
If, like me, you've spent countless hours playing MInecraft and are tired of only having elaborate structures to show for it, you should check out The Legend of Notch. While it's still a work in progress, this mod adds a host of RPG elements to Minecraft, including new materials, a class-based leveling system, new mobs to fight, and a large number of special abilities. You can also play with a number of new weapons, each of which has its own stats, abilities and durability to worry about. Even cooler, it randomly generates towers throughout the world and has a dwarf village you can visit.
Video by YouTube user: Eifel Mods Check The Legend of Notch out for yourself.
Millenaire
While some people go through the hassle of creating a server so they can play with friends, many more of us just by ourselves. Such an existence can get a bit lonely, and while you'll run into the occasional NPC village in Minecraft, user Kinneken -- with help from a number of other users -- designed the Millenaire mod to further populate the world. Install Millenaire and you'll get access to more randomly generated villages, which, according to the creator have, "loose 11th-century Norman, North Indian and Mayans themes." You can trade with the villagers, helping them to grow and flourish so they can craft cool items and even build you a home in return.
Video by YouTube user: NeilZar Try Millenaire out for yourself.
TerraFirmaCraft
TFCraft is for the survivalists out there. Resources aren't scarce in Minecraft's Survival Mode, so user Bioxx designed this mod to make your miner's life a bit more brutal. On top of adding custom textures, TFCraft changes up the way recipes work, adds a bunch of new resource types, and ups "the number of biomes from 16 to over 130". For instance if you're in a swamp you might dig up peat instead of normal dirt, or gneiss stone instead of cobblestone. Both cobblestone and dirt also respond to gravity, and can cave in on you if you're not careful. Every task in TFCraft's survival is a challenge, with even the smallest of tasks like creating fire becoming a much more elaborate process that involves considerations such as the type of wood you're using and the heat level of the fire.
Video by YouTube user: DireWolf20 Try TerraFirmaCraft for yourself.
Better World Generation 3
While every world in Minecraft is randomly generated, it's not uncommon for many of them to look remarkably similar. To combat this, user ted80andmodderkip created Better World Generartion 3, a mod that allows you to create a more diverse range of starting worlds. You can create worlds based around the Minecraft Beta and Alpha terrain types, a deserted island, or even a series of floating land masses. It also adds additional biomes and NPC towns, and should shake things up for anyone bored with the standard Minecraft world generation.
Video by YouTube user: Gosyboy Try Better World Generation 3 for yourself.
Source : ign[dot]com
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