If you and your partner are looking for a modded Minecraft pack with:
- Expansive questlines for progression and sense of accomplishment
- Mods that bring challenging mobs / chaos (like Born in Chaos)
- Great food and farming (e.g. Farmer’s Delight)
- Automation, creativity & building (e.g. Create)
- Possibly space or dimensional content
Here are some packs (and ideas) that come close — and some tips on how to build a custom mix if nothing ticks all the boxes.
🔍 Packs That Match Well
Here are modpacks that align pretty closely with your preferences. None may hit 100% of everything, but several are excellent choices (or good starting points).
| Modpack | What It Does Well | What It’s Missing / Tradeoffs |
|---|---|---|
| Create Chronicles: The Endventure (MC 1.21.1) | – Strong use of Create, with automation baked into quest Chapters. – Food mechanics are part of progression: mods like Farmer’s Delight, etc. – Bosses + quest-gated content (collecting Ender Eyes, defeating bosses, etc.). – Offers optional progression to The End; you can play more relaxed or more challenge-focused. | – Might not include Born in Chaos’s style of extreme hostile mob content without added mods. – Doesn’t seem to have a heavy “space” or sci-fi dimension out of the box. – Quite a lot of mods: performance might be heavier depending on your hardware. |
| Dimensional Ascension (Forge 1.19.2) | – Very large and ambitious quest setup (400+ quests). – Multiple dimensions to explore, magic + exploration + combat. – Has “semi-linear guided progression” so you always have a sense of direction. – Good challenge and discoveries. | – Possibly older version (1.19.2) which may not always have the newest mod features. – Might lack some mods you like unless you add them. – Food game might not be as cooking/farming-rich as a Farmer’s Delight-centered pack. |
| All Of Farmer’s Delight: Farming Agriculture & Cooking | – Very good for food / cooking / farming mechanics. – You get many of the best Farmer’s Delight addons and kitchen tools. – Great if food & immersive cooking is a priority. | – Questline: likely light or minimal. If you want lots of structured quest progression, this one may need quests mods added. – Chaos and challenging mobs may be missing or minimal. – Space or dimensions probably not a focus. |
| Born in Chaos Delight (Addon Pack) | – This blends Born in Chaos with Farmer’s Delight-style content. So you get both the extra dangerous mobs & better food/cooking mechanics. – Good middle ground if you want a bit of everything. | – Questlines and structured progression may be limited or not as extensive as some full quest-packs. – Might need adding quest mods, dimensions, or space content to round things out. |
⚙️ A Pack That Could Hit All Your Targets (With Some Modding)
If none of the existing packs satisfies everything you want (quests + Born in Chaos + Farmer’s Delight + Create + space/dimensional content + challenge), you might enjoy building a custom or semi-custom modpack. Here are suggestions for pulling pieces together:
- Base version: Start with something like Create Chronicles: The Endventure (quest + Create + food) or Dimensional Ascension (big quests + dimensions).
- Add Born in Chaos: Incorporate this mod for aggressive mobs, bosses, structures etc. It’s well maintained. :contentReference
- Add Farmer’s Delight + addons: To enhance the food/cooking/farming side.
- Quest mod system: If the pack doesn’t already have it, include something like FTB Quests, Better Questing, or similar. This gives you the structure.
- Space / extra dimensions: Mods like Galacticraft, Astro mods, Abyss, Extra Planets, or “dimension” mods can introduce space or sci-fi style islands/planets.
- Balance & performance: Because combining a lot of mods = more potential conflicts and performance hits. You’ll want to test, disable overlapping content, and pick mod versions that cooperate.
📝 My Recommendation
If I had to pick one pack to start with (with minimal tweaks) and get most of what you want, I’d go with Create Chronicles: The Endventure. It gives you:
- Good quest structure
- Strong Create + automation
- Food mechanics that matter
- Bosses and challenge
Then add Born in Chaos for more mob-difficulty, and possibly a space/dimension mod if you want another realm or “outer space” flavor. This way you get a tailored experience without building everything from scratch.