
Doves and Cacti
A farming modpack with a focus on creating a more calm and explorative version of Minecraft with a slower pace.
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About this Modpack
GALLERY IMAGES ARE TEMPORARY
Doves and Cacti is a WIP vanilla+ modpack based around the idea of making minecraft a calmer more slow paced game through an overhaul to exploration, farming, and caving. Alongside this is the addition of new animals and mobs to create a larger more immersive world ingame.
The biggest change in the pack is the removal of the End as a dimension which is done to slow down the game. The elytra, shulkers and Chorus Fruit will eventually be available
The pack features over 20 new crops, 70 new mobs, and 30 new biomes alongside overhauls of existing biomes
Mods Featured:
- Farmer's Delight and it's addons overhaul farming and Cooking
- Create and its addons for the technical player
- Spelunkery, YUNG's Cave Biomes, Galosphere, and Wilder Wild to overhaul Caving
- Chococraft 4, Fowl Play, Critter's & Companions, Cafe's Birding, Friends & Foes, Jagm's Kiwis, YDM's Red Panda and Fennec Fox, among other mods to create more immersion in the world
- Wilder Wild and William Wyther's Overworld Overhaul work to make to existing biomes feel new and exciting
- Ender Zoology adds in more enemies to fight to keep the game interesting
- Hexcasting and Bewitchment add in magical spells for the player to explore
- Sacks, Storage Drawers, Inmis, and Scout come together to overhaul storage and the inventory
Does not run with Sodium installed
Full Slabs mod for 1.20.1 is available here: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/full-slabs
Firefly Bush Backport is available here:https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/firefly-bush
Available Versions
How to Set Up a Doves and Cacti Server
Order Server
Choose at least 6 GB RAM (8 GB recommended for Doves and Cacti). Based on player count: per 5 players.
Install Modpack in Dashboard
Open the modpack browser in the dashboard, search for "Doves and Cacti" 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
Doves and Cacti 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 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 Doves and Cacti 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 Doves and Cacti 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.
Doves and Cacti 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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