Vanilla Expansion
Adds a custom tool tier and a unique Paxel item that can be crafted from materials gathered from all over your minecraft world, Backpacks and magnets!
About this Mod
This mod addes several features and items that improve gameplay for survival and ease of use.
- Steel tools - greater than netherite but significantly expensive to craft costing 8 coal and 1 iron per ingot.
- Paxel - Custom design and made from items found all over the overworld and nether with unique cores to craft.
- Element cores - used to craft the paxel and in future to add tool modifiers for steel tools e.g. smelting.
- Magnet - pulls items to the player and currently still WIP.
- Backpack - adds either a signle chest storage or double chest WIP as no keybinds to open the inventory asside from placing the backpack or opening by left clicking in main hand.1
- Vein Mining
- Dragons based on element cores.
- More features coming soon...
Available Versions
How to Install Vanilla Expansion on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Vanilla Expansion". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Vanilla Expansion server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Vanilla Expansion compatible with fabric?
Vanilla Expansion officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Vanilla Expansion – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Vanilla Expansion 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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