Astral Engineering
ModpackExplore a world of machines, magic, and hidden places.
Mod grades
How grades workModpacks get no grade of their own, so we show the grades of its mods. Of its 271 graded mods, 171 are graded A or B, 45 C and 55 D to F. Its last update came out 3.7 years ago, for Minecraft 1.16.5. See the mods
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About
Astral Engineering is an exploration-focused modpack that combines diesel and steampunk-inspired technology with magic, easing players into progression before its challenges intensify toward the endgame. Explore dungeons across the overworld, a reworked End, and space, with diverse landscapes shaped by modded biomes and structures, including challenging PvE sites such as battle towers. Technological progression moves from the Immersive Engineering suite and Create toward Mekanism, alongside options such as Thermal and custom multiblock machinery designed to fit the pack’s aesthetic. Magic progression draws on Botania, Astral Sorcery, and Mana and Artifice, while Tinkers’ Construct lets players make custom tools. A quest book provides described, rewarded quests for activities including Immersive Railroading, Minecolonies, and custom collectables, with secret rewards also available. Minecolonies has a dedicated quest tree for building an industrial cityscape, and the pack also includes a Mars setting evocative of a dark cave and colonial settlements. Building-focused content includes abundant decorative blocks from Chisel, Chipped, 'Dustrial Decor, and Engineer’s Decor, which are kept inexpensive to encourage construction.
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Mods in this pack
The mods of its newest release (Minecraft 1.16.5 · Forge, 10 Feb 2023). Each check result is for the latest files of that mod, which may not be the version in this pack.
Just Enough Items (JEI)Mod · 725.1M downloadsAPassed
Mouse TweaksMod · 548.3M downloadsAPassed
AppleSkinMod · 519.2M downloadsAPassed
GeckolibMod · 500.6M downloadsAPassed
BookshelfMod · 473M downloadsAPassed
Architectury APIMod · 460M downloadsAPassed
ControllingMod · 441.6M downloadsAPassed
WaystonesMod · 354M downloadsAPassed
Jade 🔍Mod · 354M downloadsAPassed
Curios APIMod · 350M downloadsAPassed
CollectiveMod · 342.5M downloadsAPassed
PatchouliMod · 341.3M downloadsAPassed
PlaceboMod · 340.7M downloadsAPassed
Enchantment DescriptionsMod · 337.5M downloadsAPassed
Moonlight LibMod · 336.8M downloadsAPassed
Nature's CompassMod · 332.6M downloadsAPassed
FancyMenuMod · 299.4M downloadsAPassed
KonkreteMod · 295.2M downloadsAPassed
QuarkMod · 285.4M downloadsAPassed
Better AdvancementsMod · 284.7M downloadsAPassed
ComfortsMod · 277.2M downloadsAPassed
Sophisticated BackpacksMod · 272.2M downloadsAPassed
Farmer's DelightMod · 266.2M downloadsAPassed
Kotlin for ForgeMod · 263.5M downloadsAPassed
SupplementariesMod · 260.2M downloadsAPassed1 file not listed: no matching project found.
Changes since the previous release
Compared with the release of 24 Jan 2023 for the same platform, Minecraft version and loader. Same mods in both. We do not compare the versions of the mods yet.
- Share graded A or B
- unchanged
Details
- Creator
- Elfenlocks
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 20K
- Created
- 23 Oct 2021
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found in the mods we checked
We checked 272 of its 275 mods and the files in the pack itself, without running them.
Why we show this: a modpack installs the files of its mods, and each mod runs on your computer like any program. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: a modpack has no grade of its own, and each mod's result counts in that mod's grade.
How we checked
- Its projects275 mods
- Not checked yet3 mods
- Files in the pack itself1,168 settings files, 84 scripts, 604 other files, no mod jars.
Privacy
6 mods send something about you
We read the code of 272 of its 275 mods, without running it.
Why we show this: a modpack runs the code of its mods, and a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Go online onlyTheir code contacts a web address, for example to check for updates. We found nothing it sends about you.22 mods
- Crash reports or usage dataTheir author declares crash reports or usage data on Modrinth, or such a service is named in their files. Reading their code did not show it.2 mods
- Send nothingTheir code contacts no web address.244 mods
- Not read yetWe have not read their code yet.3 mods
AI
AI used in 18 of the 189 mods we checked
We found an AI tool in them, or their authors declared AI content.
86 mods are not checked yet.
Made with AI: not checked yet
We have not looked for AI tools in the pack itself yet.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Not read yet
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Not read yet
Compatibility
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