BorderCraft the RPS (Roleplaying Shooter)
Some modpacks are built from a spreadsheet. BorderCraft the RPS (Roleplaying Shooter) was built from a shower thought. The creator imagined a world where roleplaying adventures and serious gunplay share the same inventory, then spent days turning that idea into a working pack. The result is a 175-mod experience that feels like a loot-driven shooter grafted onto a fantasy sandbox. If that sounds like your kind of chaos, keep reading.
One important note before anything else: there is no Borderlands mod inside this pack. The name hints at similarities in tone and pacing, not licensed content. What you get instead is a curated arsenal of firearms, roleplay systems, and exploration mods that reward players who plan their loadouts.
What Makes This Pack Different
BorderCraft the RPS (Roleplaying Shooter) for Minecraft leans hard into two pillars: guns and roleplay. The bulk of the mod list is devoted to weapon mods and character-driven gameplay, with utility mods filling in the gaps. You will find well-known additions like The Aether and Flan's Mod, alongside lesser-known gems such as the challenging Champions, the helpful JAPTA, and the faithful Squake.
The pack does include a few mods you would normally see in kitchen-sink packs, but it never tries to be one. Every inclusion serves the shooter-roleplay fantasy. Six separate performance mods are bundled in as well, because a 175-mod pack will stutter on weaker hardware without help.
A Living Arsenal
Weapons come from multiple sources, most notably Techguns and Team Fortress 2 weapon mods. That means ballistic firearms, energy weapons, and stylized class-based guns all coexist. Amassing a personal armory is the core loop. The original author described ending up with a full inventory almost immediately, then restarting to play smarter and discovering a far more enjoyable rhythm.
- Techguns firearms and machines for industrial-scale combat
- Team Fortress 2 weapons for class-flavored firepower
- The Aether for dimension-hopping exploration
- Champions for tougher, more rewarding enemy encounters
- JAPTA and Squake for movement and quality-of-life improvements
- Enchanted books, hundreds of experience levels, and mobility tools
Inventory management becomes a genuine part of the challenge. You cannot carry everything, so you learn to stash, sort, and specialize. That constraint is what turns a simple mod list into a roleplaying shooter with real decisions.
Supported Versions and Loader
BorderCraft the RPS (Roleplaying Shooter) is distributed as a Forge modpack. Forge remains the standard loader for large, mod-heavy packs because it handles deep cross-mod dependencies well, and this pack depends on plenty of them. Because the mod list is so large, you should match the exact Minecraft version listed on the pack's download page rather than assuming any recent release will work. Mixing versions is the fastest way to break gun mods, roleplay mods, or both at once.
If you want the smoothest path, the foxygame.net launcher handles BorderCraft the RPS (Roleplaying Shooter) as a one-click install from its add-on catalog, so the correct Forge build and matching game version are selected for you automatically. That removes the most common source of crashes before you ever reach the main menu.
How to Install
Getting started is straightforward if you follow the order below. Here is how to install the pack without fighting your launcher.
- Install a launcher that supports custom modpacks, or use the foxygame.net launcher and pick BorderCraft the RPS (Roleplaying Shooter) directly from the catalog.
- Confirm you are running the exact Minecraft version and Forge build the pack requires.
- Allocate at least 6 GB of RAM. Eight gigabytes is safer once you start hoarding weapons.
- Let the launcher download all 175 mods and their configs in one pass.
- Launch once, then close the game so config files generate properly.
- Start a fresh world and resist the urge to grab every gun you see.
If you plan to download BorderCraft the RPS (Roleplaying Shooter) manually, keep the mods folder untouched after installation. Adding extra mods on top of a 175-mod stack usually causes ID conflicts, and troubleshooting those is far less fun than actually playing.
First-Hour Tips
Set up a base early and dedicate chests to weapon categories. Prioritize mobility upgrades before raw damage, since traversal opens up resource routes that fund better gear. Expect the pack to lag occasionally in heavy combat, which is exactly why those six performance mods are included. Give them room to work by keeping your render distance modest.
Final Thoughts
BorderCraft the RPS (Roleplaying Shooter) is a passion project that grew from a single idea into a genuinely distinct modded experience. It is not a kitchen-sink pack, and it is not a Borderlands tie-in. It is a shooter-flavored roleplaying sandbox where your arsenal, your inventory, and your planning all matter. The original author never did manage to mow down the Ender Dragon with a full gun collection, but that challenge is still waiting for you.