Shulkercraft's - Essentially Enhanced
Modpack focusing on Minecraft optimization and looks. Enjoy Vanilla Minecraft with up to 4x higher FPS and gorgeous visual improvements.
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Shulkercraft's - Essentially Enhanced

What's Essentially Enhanced?
Essentially Enhanced is a great looks modpack dedicated to great looks and great looks. It is designed in collaboration with Essentially Optimized to deliver the greatest performance boost out of all the modpacks while also making Minecraft look better.
Thanks to the collaboration with Essentially Optimized, this pack outperforms other similar Quality Of Life & Visual modpacks. Here's also a performance test to prove that:
| Max FPS | Max FPS | Max FPS | Max FPS | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Essentially Enhanced | 608 | 442 | 941 | | Vanilla | 152 | 114 | 209 |
<sup> Tested on 32 chunk render & shadow distance. With lower distances, FPS will be much higher.</sup>
Beauty ≠ Low Performance
While Essentially Optimized pushes your PC to the absolute limit for raw FPS, Essentially Enhanced sacrifices a small amount of that speed to make the game look gorgeous. It's still buttery smooth, just with 3D models and more realistic animations.
Key Features
🧬 Vanilla... But Alive: Forget the stiff, robotic movement of vanilla mobs. With Fresh Animations, every mob in your world moves with personality. Villagers stride with purpose, spiders crawl terrifyingly, and slimes bounce with actual weight. Combined with 3D Skin Layers, players and mobs finally look like part of the world.
👁️ Optifine Parity: This modpack also includes the most loved features from Optifine. Like zoom, connected textures, dynamic lights, in-depth video settings etc. Perfect alternative for that!
🚀 Beauty with Brains: Most "aesthetic" modpacks destroy your framerate, not this one. Because it’s built on the same foundation as Essentially Optimized, you get these next-gen visuals while still running 3-4x faster than Vanilla. It is the perfect balance of eye candy and raw horsepower.
🌍 Works Everywhere: As a purely client-side pack with no content altering mods, it is compatible with any vanilla world or server.
⚡ Rapid Updates: Our simple, focused approach means we can update to new Minecraft versions incredibly quickly and always keep the modpack up to date.
Huge thank you to all the individual mod creators. Without you, this modpack would not exist. Please go show some love to them. But now, stop waiting and install the modpack!
For a purely performance oriented modpack, check out Essentially Optimized!
Quick Install Guide
1. Start playing the Modrinth App. (or any other launcher that supports Modrinth modpacks) 1. Start playing the Shulkercraft's - Essentially Enhanced via "Browse" in the app. 1. Start playing and enjoy the great FPS and amazing looks!
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Credits & Links
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FAQ
> Q: Will this be made for older versions as well? > A: We currently have no plans to backport it to older versions. But if the demand is high, we might do it.
> Q: What mods are in the pack? > A: You can see the full, up-to-date list by checking each version's dependencies or at the bottom of the page under Credit & Links
> Q: Why doesn't it have (insert a mod here)? > A: We are always looking for improvements, if you have suggestions on what we should add, please let us know and we might include it in the upcoming versions.
> Q: Do I need the modpack on the server? > A: No, the pack works on all servers that allow vanilla clients.
> Q: How can I install the modpack? > A: Here's how to install modpacks.
> Q: Where can I get support, report a bug, or give feedback? > A: Join our Discord Server to report any bugs or get help. >