
Rationcraft
Military style rations, canning, and preservation
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About this Mod
///INTRODUCTION///
Rationcraft adds a bunch of foods and a method of canning that I felt, alone, fit the survival theme without being too intrusive, and when paired with other mods, helps progression, adds another point for roleplay, and helps to set a modpack theme.
Currently it adds many canned varieties of vanilla foods. It also adds six new food items besides the canned ones.
Hardtack, dry sausage, roasted dry sausage, sugar candy, Scho Ka Kola, and milk Scho Ka Kola.
The idea was to make a mod that adds rations that military forces have used over the course of history.
In the future I plan to add things like: canteens, chest loot items, tweaks and balance changes, maybe medicine of some sort, support for other mods, can opening, the ability to can a large variety of item combinations, a canning machine, salt, and more.
Important
as of July 29, 2024 Voidless Framework is required for the mod to work properly
///NOTES///
The original mod is by the creator Squeekblach.
He made the version in 1.12.2 and I remade the mod in 1.20.1. Together we've implamented many of the updates he had planned. Below is a quote from him directly.
"This mod is still a work in progress, the current version is a fair bit simpler than what I would like this to become.
At the moment, saturation on each of them is a little bit wonky. It'll be fixed in a future update soon.
You have full permission to use this in any modpack you like."
Available Versions
How to Install Rationcraft on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Rationcraft". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.8, 1.21.4, 1.21.1 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Rationcraft server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Rationcraft compatible with forge and neoforge?
Rationcraft officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.4, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Rationcraft – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Rationcraft consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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