PvP Essential Utilities
Resource packA clearer PvP pack that keeps the familiar game look.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Under 500,000 downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.8 weeks ago (27 Aug 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.Newest supported: 26.2. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 26.2. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 4 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
Full points12 / 12Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.Not measured yet.Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Does not apply. A resource pack's files can be read in the download. Not counted for resource packs.Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 500,000.21,662 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.16 months, 6 releases 8 / 8
50 of the 51 points that apply = 98 out of 100.
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About
PvP Essential Utilities is a streamlined PvP and survival resource pack designed to improve clarity and visibility while retaining Minecraft’s vanilla feel. It makes hazards easier to spot with more visible string, trapped chests, suspicious sand and gravel, and powdered snow, while shortening tall grass and reducing the size of held items, shields, and the totem. For a clearer view, it removes fog, reduces the opacity of effects such as rain, snow, the Nether portal, and the powdered-snow freeze overlay, and provides clear water and lava, a lowered fire overlay, and a transparent GUI with a brewing guide. Visual changes also include a custom crosshair, 3D smooth end crystals, smooth respawn anchors and glowstone, an old-style enchantment glint, and eating animations with bow and crossbow status indicators. The pack reduces visual and audio clutter by making particles transparent, removing explosion and generic particles, and muting several sounds, including explosions, fire damage, death, cave ambience, and ender pearl teleportation; a totem activation instead sounds like a quiet firework rocket.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes 38 block textures, 78 item textures, 210 interface textures, 65 particle textures, rain and snow, 175 models, 1 core shader file and 116 other files.
Adds 4 block textures, 60 item textures, 2 armor textures, 16 interface textures, 17 other files, 57 models, 30 sounds and 1 core shader file.
Block textures are mostly 16 by 16 pixels, up to 32 by 32. 6 block and item textures are animated.
Details
- Creator
- Shikaru
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 22K
- Created
- 27 Jun 2025
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Discord
Security
No harmful code found
We checked what is inside its files, without opening them in the game.
Why we show this: a resource pack cannot run programs, but its file can hide one. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.4 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. All 4 are for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
Privacy
Sends nothing
A resource pack has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI. 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.No AI content declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found6 of 12 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found480 images read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
No known modpack uses it.
Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.