New and nice
Some modpacks try to do everything at once and end up feeling like a mess. New and nice takes the opposite approach. It is a compact, friendly collection built for players who love mods and want to roleplay in Minecraft without drowning in hundreds of overlapping systems. The idea behind it is simple: give you the tools to tell a story, then let you decide where that story goes. The author has said more mods will be added over time, so treat this as a growing project rather than a finished product.
If you have been searching for a pack that mixes survival, supernatural drama and everyday quality-of-life tweaks, this one deserves a closer look. It runs on Minecraft 1.16.5 with the Forge loader, a combination that keeps it compatible with a huge library of classic mods and stable enough for long roleplay sessions with friends.
What Is Inside New and nice for Minecraft
The mod list is short but carefully chosen. Each entry pulls its weight, and together they create a specific mood: a world where the weather matters, money changes hands, and the person standing next to you might be a vampire.
- Better Weather - Seasons, Blizzards, and more! — The name says it all. Seasons cycle, storms roll in, and blizzards can genuinely threaten your plans. Roleplay servers love this mod because it forces characters to react to the environment instead of ignoring it.
- Just Enough Items (JEI) — The recipe and item viewer almost every modded player relies on. You can look up any recipe in the game, even one you have never crafted before, which makes learning the pack painless.
- Ninja's Cash — Adds physical cash and coins. Perfect for shops, salaries, bribes and any economy storyline your group wants to run.
- Simple Sorter — One-click sorting for your inventory and chests. Small quality-of-life feature, huge time saver once your base fills up.
- Vampirism - Become a vampire! — The centerpiece. Choose to play as a human, a vampire, or a vampire hunter, each with its own progression, abilities and conflicts.
- Vampires Need Umbrellas — An addon for Vampirism that lets vampires walk in daylight as long as they carry an umbrella. A tiny change that opens up daytime roleplay scenes.
Why the Vampirism Mod Carries the Pack
Vampirism is the reason most players install New and nice in the first place. It turns a normal survival world into a social game. Vampires gain powers but suffer in sunlight, hunters gain tools to track them down, and ordinary humans get caught in the middle. Add the umbrella addon and suddenly daylight is not a hard wall but a tactical decision. Combined with seasons and blizzards, you get a world where your character's choices actually matter.
If you would rather skip the manual setup, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install for New and nice, pulling the correct Forge build and every listed mod automatically so you can be in-game within minutes.
How to Install New and nice
Installation is straightforward, but modpacks always reward a little patience. Follow these steps and you will avoid the usual headaches.
- Install the Forge loader for Minecraft 1.16.5 first. The pack will not run on newer versions without changes.
- Download New and nice from a trusted modpack source and place the file in your launcher's modpack folder.
- Allocate at least 4 GB of RAM in your launcher settings. Six GB is safer if you plan to host a server.
- Launch the profile once, let it finish loading, then check that JEI and Vampirism appear in the mod list.
- Start a new world or join your server. Existing vanilla worlds usually work, but back them up first.
When you download New and nice, confirm the file matches the 1.16.5 Forge version. Mixing loaders, such as dropping a Fabric build into a Forge profile, is the most common reason players see a crash on startup.
Tips Before You Start Roleplaying
Decide your role early. Vampire, hunter and human each change how you approach the first few in-game days, and the weather system will punish anyone who ignores shelter. Set up a small base near a village so you have access to trading and a place to spend your Ninja's Cash. Keep Simple Sorter bound to a hotkey you can reach quickly, because your chests will fill faster than you expect.
Because the pack is still growing, check back occasionally for new additions. Updates tend to slot in without breaking existing worlds, which makes it a low-risk choice for an ongoing roleplay campaign.
Final Thoughts
New and nice is not trying to be the biggest modpack on the market, and that is exactly its strength. It gives roleplayers a clear framework: weather that shapes the day, an economy that drives interaction, and a vampire system that turns every player into a potential ally or threat. If you want a focused, easy-to-run experience on Minecraft 1.16.5 with Forge, this pack is a smart place to begin your next story.