Dav's Special Sauce

Dav's Special Sauce

[Forge 1.20.1] A tech modpack more on the lightweight side with good performance and Distant Horizons.

by IsMeDavsta
587 Downloads
0 Followers
forgeneoforgeMC 1.20.1lightweightoptimizationtechnology

Screenshots

Render range and a small ammount of machinery
FPS with a small ammount of machines
FPS while flying around fast

About this Modpack

Hello, Hi and Welcome.

I have been planning this modpack in a google doc for a few weeks before the first release version, and roughly week of in-game testing. This modpack was initially for use with a friend group, but i have decided to make it a public modpack.

This tech modpack is partly inspired by Tekkit and by direwolf20's FTB modpacks, but as i wished to mod a modern version of the game it meant i wouldn't be able to use IndustrialCraft, Buildcraft and Redpower, i have opted to skip Project Red for now as i do not wish to bother with adding in mods from outside of modrinth, me lazy.
Thus i have chosen the Thermal series of mods to replace most of IC2's gameplay loop, and Extreme Reactors for nuclear energy. The feature i wanted most out of Buildcraft was oil processing which i have replaced with the Diesel Generators addon for Create, initially i had planned for Immersive Petrolium for Immersive Engineering but it is complicated and not on modrinth so rip. All the other mods are ones i found to be very nice to use, and also a handful of performance mods. Oh and there is also Distant Horisons, i am in love with Distant Horisons.

I have not made any configurations to the config files of Almost Unified as i had found no issues in my first round of testing.

Performance has been deemed very good on a Laptop with a 9750H and a 1660ti, setting the allocated ram to 4 gigs should do the job quite well.

Mod List

Tech:

  • Create
    • Big cannons
    • Central kitchen
    • Clockwork (bridges create with Valkyrien Skies)
    • Crafts and additions
    • Ore excavation
    • Sifting
    • Slice and dice
    • Bells & whistles
    • Connected
    • Design n’ decor
    • Diesel generators
    • Estrogen
    • New age
    • Steam n rails
    • Trackwork (Also bridges with Valkyrien Skies)
  • EnderIO
  • Extreme Reactors
  • Immersive Engineering
    • Engineered Compatibility
  • Refined Storage
  • Thermal Foundation
    • Dynamics
    • Expansion
    • Innovation
    • Integration
    • Locomotion

Utility:

  • Almost Unified
  • Appleskin
  • CC:Tweaked
  • Distant Horizons
  • ElevatorMod
  • Essential Mod
  • FallingTree
  • Farmer’s Delight
  • Functional Storage
  • Immersive Aircraft
  • Iron Chests: Restocked
  • Jade
    • Jade addons
  • Just enough items
    • Just enough breeding
    • Just enough immersive multiblocks
    • Just enough professions
    • Just enough resources
    • Enchantment descriptions
  • Mouse Tweaks
  • No Chat Reports
  • Not Enough Animations
  • Sound Physics Remastered
  • Redstone Pen
  • RightClickHarvest
  • Thingamajigs
  • Tinkers' Construct
  • Traveler’s Backpack
  • Valkyrien Skies
  • Waystones
  • Xaero’s Minimap
  • Xaero’s World Map

Optimisation:

  • Embeddium
  • Entity Culling
  • FerriteCore
  • Dynamic FPS
  • ImmediatelyFast
  • Memory Leak Fix
  • ModernFix
  • Radium
  • Clumps

Libraries and compats:

  • Architectury API
  • Balm
  • Bookshelf
  • Botarium
  • Cloth Config API
  • CoFH Core
  • Curios API
  • Kotlin for forge
  • Resourceful Lib
  • Titanium
  • ZeroCore

Available Versions

Dav's Special Sauce 1.2release
MC 1.20.1neoforge99 downloads
January 24, 2025
Dav's Special Sauce 1.1.4release
MC 1.20.1forge93 downloads
September 28, 2024
Dav's Special Sauce 1.1.3release
MC 1.20.1forge53 downloads
August 27, 2024
Dav's Special Sauce 1.1.2release
MC 1.20.1forge92 downloads
July 28, 2024
Dav's Special Sauce 1.1.1release
MC 1.20.1forge49 downloads
July 21, 2024

How to Set Up a Dav's Special Sauce Server

1

Order Server

Choose at least 6 GB RAM (8 GB recommended for Dav's Special Sauce). Based on player count: per 5 players.

2

Install Modpack in Dashboard

Open the modpack browser in the dashboard, search for "Dav's Special Sauce" and click "Install". The forge loader and Minecraft 1.20.1 are configured automatically.

3

Start Server & Play

Start the server – all mods are loaded automatically. Share the server IP with friends and play together!

Frequently Asked Questions

Dav's Special Sauce server crashes or won't start – what to do?

Most common causes: insufficient RAM or wrong forge loader. Check latest.log for "OutOfMemoryError" → increase RAM to at least 8 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 Dav's Special Sauce server really need?

Minimum 6 GB, recommended 8 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 €12/month).

Can I add custom mods to Dav's Special Sauce without conflicts?

Yes, but check compatibility: only use mods for the same loader (forge) 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.

Dav's Special Sauce server lagging – performance tips

1) Increase RAM to 8 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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Supported Versions

1.20.1

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