
Wither Storm Neo
A lightweight modpack revolving around Cracker's Wither Storm Mod offering optimizations, QOL, and more.
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About this Modpack
Wither Storm Neo
This modpack attempts to provide the best experience of Cracker's Wither Storm Mod possible without altering the overall gameplay.
Features/improvements
Optimization
- Neoforge - Faster fork of Forge.
- Rubidium/Embeddium - Port of Sodium, allows for fine-tuned control over the graphics settings as well as just general optimizations.
- Clumps - Merges XP orbs together to reduce the amount of entities.
- Memory Leak Fix - Stops common memory leaks that could cause minecraft to run out of RAM.
- Dynamic FPS - Lowers resource usage when you are tabbed out or afk.
- Noisium - Faster worldgen.
Quality of Life
- AppleSkin - Shows how much health/hunger will be regenerated when holding food.
- Controlling - Searchable controls menu.
- Just Enough Items - Better recipe lookup.
- Jade - Provides info about the block you are looking at.
- Zume - A simple zoom keybind.
- Simple Voice Chat - An in-game proximity chat. Great for immersion.
- e4mc - Easily forward your LAN world to play with friends.
Aesthetics
- Ambient Sounds - Some extra sound effects that help set the mood of whatever area you're in.
- Better Foliage Renewed - Adds leaf particles, changes the way grass blocks tile, and makes plants/leaves more 3D.
- Oculus - Shader support (disabled by default). This modpack comes prepackaged with Complementary and BSL.
- Sound Physics Remastered - Amazing for immersion, makes caves feel more real. Also works well with Simple Voice Chat.
- Wavey Capes - Small change to capes that makes them move more like cloth.
- Enhanced Boss Bars - Revamps the texture for the Wither Storm boss bar.
- TAW/TAW+ - Revamps models and animations to make them more accurate to Minecraft Story Mode.
- VN4's Fresh Wither Storm - Many improvements to the animations and textures. Fully compatible with TAW.
- Fresh Animations - Better animations on mobs. Integrates with VN4's Fresh Wither Storm.
Worldgen
- Terralith - Adds biomes that look nice with Better Foliage. Does not add any new blocks to the game.
- Lost Cities - An optional world type if you want to change up the scenery.
Available Versions
How to Set Up a Wither Storm Neo Server
Order Server
Choose at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for Wither Storm Neo). Based on player count: per 5 players.
Install Modpack in Dashboard
Open the modpack browser in the dashboard, search for "Wither Storm Neo" and click "Install". The neoforge loader and Minecraft 1.20.1 are configured automatically.
Start Server & Play
Start the server – all mods are loaded automatically. Share the server IP with friends and play together!
Frequently Asked Questions
Wither Storm Neo server crashes or won't start – what to do?
Most common causes: insufficient RAM or wrong neoforge loader. Check latest.log for "OutOfMemoryError" → increase RAM to at least 6 GB. For "Mixin" or "ClassNotFoundException" errors: modpack version and loader don't match. With Mado Hosting, loader and Minecraft version are auto-configured on modpack install – preventing most startup issues.
How much RAM does a Wither Storm Neo server really need?
Minimum 4 GB, recommended 6 GB for stable performance. per 5 players. Important: Minecraft modpacks need more RAM than vanilla – plan extra per additional player. With Mado Hosting, you can scale RAM up live at any time without data loss (from €5.2/month).
Can I add custom mods to Wither Storm Neo without conflicts?
Yes, but check compatibility: only use mods for the same loader (neoforge) and same Minecraft version (1.20.1). Common issues: ID conflicts with recipe mods and incompatible coremod versions. The Mado dashboard mod browser only shows compatible mods and warns about known conflicts.
Wither Storm Neo server lagging – performance tips
1) Increase RAM to 6 GB+. 2) Reduce server view-distance to 8 (server.properties). 3) Pre-generate chunks with the "Chunky" plugin. 4) Use /spark profiler to check which mods consume the most tick time. With Mado Hosting, all servers run on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores – eliminating hardware as a bottleneck.
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