Minnivations! – The Everything Modpack for Minecraft
Some modpacks make you choose a lane. Magic or tech. Building or automation. Minnivations! refuses to pick sides. This sprawling kitchen-sink pack throws Tinkers' Construct, RFTools, Immersive Engineering, ComputerCraft and dozens of add-ons into one world, then hands you the keys. Whether you want to grind mobs in a factory, open a portal to your own dimension, or just furnish a cozy cottage, Minnivations! has a mod for that.
What Makes Minnivations! Stand Out
Plenty of packs claim to include "a bit of everything." Minnivations! actually delivers, and the add-on coverage is where it shines. Tinkers' Construct arrives with nearly every expansion attached, so your smeltery, tool forging and material progression go far deeper than the base mod. RFTools ships with its full add-on family, unlocking dimension building, shield systems and advanced storage. Immersive Engineering also brings its add-ons along, which means multiblock machines, conveyor networks and diesel power are all on the table.
On top of that foundation, you get Solar Flux for renewable energy, SecurityCraft for base defense, MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod for interior decorating, and Immersive Portals for reality-bending sightlines. ComputerCraft rounds things out by letting you program turtles and in-game computers, which is a dream for players who like automating with code rather than cables.
Magic, Energy, AI and Decoration in One World
- Magic: spellcasting and arcane progression paths that pair well with tech builds.
- Energy: solar, RF and Immersive Engineering power generation feeding the same grid.
- AI and automation: ComputerCraft programs, mob grinding factories and RFTools control systems.
- Decoration: furniture, lighting and building blocks for base aesthetics.
- Tools: Tinkers' Construct gear with extensive add-on material options.
The result is a pack that supports wildly different playstyles inside a single save. You can spend a session wiring a mob farm and the next one designing a living room.
Supported Versions and Loader
Minnivations! is built for Minecraft 1.12.2 and runs on the Forge loader, the standard for large legacy modpacks with heavy add-on dependency trees. That version choice matters: 1.12.2 remains the sweet spot for packs that stack dozens of interconnected mods, because the ecosystem of add-ons is mature and stable. If you are running a server, the same Forge setup applies, and the pack scales comfortably from a two-player world to a full community server.
How to Install Minnivations!
Getting started is straightforward if you follow the usual modpack workflow.
- Install a launcher that supports modpack imports, such as the CurseForge app or a similar client.
- Search the modpack catalog for Minnivations! and select the correct Minecraft 1.12.2 / Forge build.
- Let the launcher download the mods, configs and dependencies automatically.
- Allocate at least 6 GB of RAM in your launcher's Java settings, since this pack is large.
- Launch the profile, create a world, and give the pack a few minutes to finish first-load generation.
If you prefer a frictionless route, the foxygame.net launcher lists Minnivations! directly in its add-on catalog, so you can install it with a single click and let the client handle version matching and updates for you.
Tips for Your First World
Start with Tinkers' Construct. A basic smeltery gives you cheap, repairable tools and saves you from burning through vanilla gear. From there, branch into Immersive Engineering for power infrastructure, then layer in RFTools once you want storage and dimension control. Keep SecurityCraft in mind early if you play on a shared server, and save MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod for when your base is functional and you want it to look lived-in. ComputerCraft is best tackled after your power grid is stable, since turtles and computers need fuel and a reliable energy source.
Final Thoughts
Minnivations! is not a curated, streamlined experience, and that is precisely its appeal. It is a sandbox of sandboxes, where magic, energy, AI, decoration and tools all coexist without forcing you to specialize. If you want a modpack that lets you build a mob grinding empire in the morning and decorate a cottage in the afternoon, download Minnivations! and see how far the rabbit hole goes.