
Gold Not Old
Mostly modern Minecraft with a mostly not-modern look and feel!
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About this Modpack

Information
Gold Not Old is a modpack intended to retain much of Minecraft's modern features and gameplay, but with a lot of the old gameplay feel, structures, world generation and visual aesthetic.
Features
A New-Old World
Classic-Style World Generation
Thanks to Moderner Beta, world generation has been rolled back in a couple ways:
- The default "Changed World" world type resembles the surface generation of release 1.7, with all the surface biomes and world height of the latest Minecraft release. This also affects the world generation for AMPLIFIED! and Large Biomes world types.
- The "Beta" world type mimics the terrain generation of Beta with modern biomes.
- The "Adventure" world type mimics the terrain generation of the Adventure Update (b1.8-r1.6.4) with modern biomes.
- Modern world generation is available in the "Caves & Cliffs" world type.
Old Villages, New Villagers
With the Classic Villages data pack, villages now generate in mostly the same manner as they did before the Village & Pillage update, while also including workstations to allow modern villager mechanics to function.
A New-Old Aesthetic
Old Textures, Sounds and Visuals
Using resource packs such as Golden Days Base and the Programmer Art Continuation Project, as well as mods like Animatium, Timeless and No Mob Latency, among others, visuals, sounds and gameplay feel from older versions of the game have been brought to the modern day!
Old Combat
While most of modern vanilla Minecraft's gameplay features are retained, combat stands at one of the primary gameplay changes. Combat from 1.8 has been reintroduced, though without sword blocking to facilitate using the Shield, like in vanilla.
Special Thanks
- hsza and omo50 for making Simply Optimized Forked, the basis of this modpack
- Resource Packs
- PoeticRainbow for making the Golden Days resource pack
- mzov_jen for making the Programmer Art Continuation Project
Available Versions
How to Set Up a Gold Not Old Server
Order Server
Choose at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for Gold Not Old). Based on player count: per 8 players.
Install Modpack in Dashboard
Open the modpack browser in the dashboard, search for "Gold Not Old" and click "Install". The fabric loader and Minecraft 26.1.2 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
Gold Not Old 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 Gold Not Old 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 Gold Not Old without conflicts?
Yes, but check compatibility: only use mods for the same loader (fabric) and same Minecraft version (26.1.2). 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.
Gold Not Old 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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Details
- License
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
- Server-side
- Unsupported
- Client-side
- Required
Supported Versions
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