TFC Lunch Box
Portable TFC food preservation with active cooling mechanics and hunger management UI
About this Mod
Made for the TerraFirmaGreg modpack
TFC Lunch Box
Portable food containers for TerraFirmaCraft!
📦 Description
TFC Lunch Box adds two types of portable food storage containers to TerraFirmaCraft:
🍱 Simple Lunch Box
- 9 slots for food storage (3x3 grid)
- Applies the "Preserved" trait - slows food spoilage by 45%
- Ideal for early game stages
❄️ Cooling Lunch Box
- 9 slots for food + 3 special slots for ice/cooling capsules
- Applies the "Cooled" trait - slows food spoilage by 70% (with ice)
- Supports ice and universal cooling capsules
- Automatic ice management - ice melts over time
- Advanced version for long journeys
⚙️ Features
🎮 Convenient Controls
- Shift + RMB - open lunch box interface
- RMB - eat food from selected slot
- Ctrl + Mouse Wheel - switch between food slots
- Open/close animation when used
📊 Informative Interface
- On-screen overlay shows contents of active lunch box
- Detailed tooltips with content information
- Selected slot indicator in overlay
- Animated icons for different lunch box types
🔧 Cooling System (Cooling Lunch Box only)
- Top slot - load ice/capsules
- Middle slot - active ice (melts over time)
- Bottom slot - empty capsules
- Automatic movement of ice between slots
- Ice durability - each ice piece has limited duration
⚙️ Configuration
The mod supports configuration via config/tfclunchbox-common.toml:
[food_traits]
# Decay modifier for COOLED trait (lower = food lasts longer)
cooled_decay_modifier = 0.30
# Decay modifier for PRESERVED trait (lower = food lasts longer)
preserved_decay_modifier = 0.55
⚠️ Note: Changes to trait configurations require game restart!
🔧 Technical Requirements
- Minecraft: 1.20.1
- Forge: 47.2.6+
- TerraFirmaCraft: 3.2.14+
Enjoy your TerraFirmaGreg gameplay!
Special thanks to sprite author LegoMaster3650
Available Versions
How to Install TFC Lunch Box 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 (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "TFC Lunch Box". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
TFC Lunch Box 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is TFC Lunch Box compatible with forge and neoforge?
TFC Lunch Box officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with TFC Lunch Box – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if TFC Lunch Box 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.
Rent Modded Server
Install TFC Lunch Box with just one click on your server.