A Builders' Life
A Builders' Life provides basically everything a survival player needs to build amazing structures. With thousands of new building and decorative blocks.
About this Modpack
A Builders' Life
A Builders' Life provides basically everything a survival player needs to build amazing structures. With thousands of new building and decorative blocks. It also contains a AppliedEnergistics as a storage mod and Create with some addons for light automation. It's also possible to automate getting ores without destroying the world thanks to GrowableOres. Speaking about plants, there are also many new crops and food options to play around with. Lastly the world generation has been overhauled to look absolutely amazing.
Features
A Builders' Life is not just a collection of mods but instead there are a couple things that were custom made for this pack using KubeJS.
Some simple crafting recipes and you can create your own custom portals using Immersive Portals and a Portal Core. Just use the Portal Core on a Dark Prismarine frame and it will try to create a portal to the closest available Dark Prismarine frame.
Requirements
This pack requires at least 6GB of RAM but recommended would be 8GB or even 10GB+ if you want to use Shaders or a high render distance.
CurseForge Mods
Not every mod contained in this modpack is available on Modrinth, therefore you will find a list of all CurseForge only mods here:
- Structory (CurseForge)
Available Versions
How to Set Up a A Builders' Life Server
Order Server
Choose at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for A Builders' Life). Based on player count: per 8 players.
Install Modpack in Dashboard
Open the modpack browser in the dashboard, search for "A Builders' Life" and click "Install". The fabric 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
A Builders' Life server crashes or won't start – what to do?
Most common causes: insufficient RAM or wrong fabric 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 A Builders' Life server really need?
Minimum 4 GB, recommended 6 GB for stable performance. per 8 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 €8/month).
Can I add custom mods to A Builders' Life without conflicts?
Yes, but check compatibility: only use mods for the same loader (fabric) 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.
A Builders' Life 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.
Rent A Builders' Life Server
Start your own server with automatic modpack installation.
Supported Versions
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