BE: Tweaks – The Ultimate Datapack for Balanced Eternal Features
If you have ever felt that certain Minecraft recipes, structures, or enchantments make the game too easy or break immersion, BE: Tweaks is here to restore balance. Designed specifically for the Balanced Eternal Features modpack, this datapack fine-tunes your survival experience by disabling overpowered items, adjusting world generation, and reworking progression systems.
What is BE: Tweaks?
BE: Tweaks is a comprehensive datapack that overhauls many aspects of Minecraft gameplay when using the Balanced Eternal Features modpack. It removes or modifies recipes, disables specific structures, alters enchantments, and changes game rules to create a more cohesive and challenging adventure. Whether you are a server owner or a single-player enthusiast, this datapack ensures that every element of the game serves a purpose without trivializing the journey.
For those who enjoy a streamlined modded experience, installing BE: Tweaks is straightforward. Many players find that using a dedicated launcher like foxygame.net makes the process effortless, as you can browse and install mods directly from the menu without hunting down files manually.
Key Recipe Disables and Modifications
One of the core functions of BE: Tweaks is to disable certain vanilla and modded recipes that can shortcut progression. Here is a breakdown of the most impactful changes:
Vanilla Recipe Removals
- Crafter – The automatic crafting table is removed to encourage manual crafting and resource management.
- Spyglass – No more zooming in from a distance; exploration becomes more immersive.
- Iron Tools – Iron swords, axes, pickaxes, shovels, and hoes are disabled, pushing players toward alternative materials and modded tools.
Framed Blocks Adjustments
Several Framed Blocks recipes are taken out to prevent easy automation and storage exploits:
- Framed Tank
- Powered Framing Saw
- Framed Wrench
Gateways of Eternity and Ars Nouveau
The datapack disables a range of powerful items and rituals from these magic mods. For Gateways of Eternity, all basic and themed gateway recipes are removed, including Basic, Emerald Grove, Hellish Fortress, Overworldian Nights, and Endless. From Ars Nouveau, items like the Thread of Undying, Warp Scroll, Belt of Levitation, and various utility blocks are no longer craftable, ensuring that mobility and automation require more effort.
Apotheosis Enchanting and Charms
BE: Tweaks disables several Apotheosis enchanting recipes, including the Ender Lead variants and all potion charm recipes. Additionally, specific enchantments like Boon of the Earth, Nature's Blessing, and Scavenger are completely removed to prevent overpowered loot farming.
Additional Recipe Tweaks
Beyond the major overhauls, the datapack makes subtle but meaningful changes to everyday crafting:
- Salvaging Table – The recipe no longer includes iron tools, simplifying early-game recycling without metal dependency.
- Apothic Enchanting Sightshelf – The spyglass is removed from the recipe, making the shelf more accessible without exploration gear.
- Yung's Better Dungeons – All advancements from this mod are disabled, removing distracting pop-ups and keeping the focus on dungeon crawling.
Structure and World Generation Changes
To refine exploration and prevent easy loot, BE: Tweaks removes several vanilla structures:
- Desert Pyramid
- Igloo
- Jungle Temple
- Ocean Ruin Warm
- Shipwreck Beached
- All Ruined Portals
Additionally, the Apotheosis Tower structures are disabled, and surface lava lakes are removed (this requires Lithostitched). These changes make the world feel less cluttered and force players to venture deeper into modded dimensions for valuable resources.
Enchantment, Affix, and Loot Pool Overhauls
The datapack takes a firm stance against certain Apotheosis affixes. All affixes of type ABILITY are removed, which includes Enlightened, Sandforming, Stoneforming, Supermassive, Elastic, Unbound, Winged, Omnetic, and Festive. While this logs errors in the console, they can be safely ignored. This ensures that gear bonuses stay grounded and combat remains skill-based.
Apotheosis gems are also adjusted to no longer include step or omnetic modifiers, and loot pools are cleaned of spawn eggs and creative flight potions. The Summit Gateway now drops 5 Phantom Membrane instead of an upgrade template, altering the end-game economy and reducing reliance on rare template drops.
Progression and Gameplay Rule Tweaks
BE: Tweaks reworks the Apotheosis world tier system. The Ascent, Pinnacle, and Summit tiers now require their respective gateways to be completed before progressing, adding a clear gate to endgame content. Additionally, all Apotheosis invaders have their names removed, making encounters more mysterious and less game-like.
By default, the datapack sets the gamerules doInsomnia to false and playersSleepingPercentage to 0, meaning phantoms will not spawn and only one player needs to sleep to skip the night. It also enables the Lootr optional datapacks for no advancements and no suspicious blocks, enhancing performance and consistency across servers and single-player worlds.
Quality of Life and Integration
The datapack adds the #c:player_workstations/crafting_tables tag to all MCBT crafting tables, which improves compatibility with other mods. The Create Mechanical Crafter recipe is changed to accept any crafting table with that tag instead of the vanilla one, giving builders more flexibility and unifying the crafting station ecosystem.
Installation and Compatibility
To use BE: Tweaks, simply place the datapack in your world's datapacks folder or include it in your modpack instance. It is designed to work seamlessly with Balanced Eternal Features and its dependencies. Because it modifies so many recipes and structures, it is recommended to start a fresh world to avoid conflicts.
Conclusion
BE: Tweaks is an essential companion for anyone seeking a more balanced and curated Minecraft experience with the Balanced Eternal Features modpack. By disabling overpowered recipes, removing easy loot structures, and fine-tuning enchantments and affixes, it transforms the game into a challenging yet rewarding journey. Whether you are a veteran modded player or new to the scene, this datapack ensures that every achievement feels earned. Dive in, explore the tweaked world, and enjoy a fresh take on survival.