Minecraft Server Ultimate Resource

This guide covers some important details to join my Minecraft server so make sure to read the “Useful Guides, Wikis, and Tips” section when you join the server! If you can’t find the server, it may be temporarily down for some reason (power outage, crappy internet, something broke, etc.). I would also recommend bookmarking this page and checking back for updates!

Note

If the server goes down, message me on Discord about it. I sometimes take it down to add/remove mods, update the server, change configuration, do other things, blah blah blah

Getting Started

There are a couple of things to do before joining the server, but steps are…

1. Install Minecraft + Forge
2. Install Java (optionally version 17 or 25)
3. Install mods (link to ZIP)
4. Add the server minecraft.towk2.me
5. Check out “How-to-Play” resources

Some things to note:

• Survival only
• PVP is disabled
• Cheats are disabled
• Loot is dropped when you die
• Difficulty is set to normal (for now)
• Max player count is set to 8, but this may increase in the future

Install Minecraft

This goes without saying…but you will need to have the Java edition of Minecraft Forge installed with version 1.20.1. The Bedrock edition (iPhone, Android, XBox, etc.) will not work and therefore is not cross-platform! It WILL work for any platform that can run Java (Windows, MacOS, or Linux).

Install Java

Note

If you’re able join the server without installing these versions of Java, then you can skip this step.

You will also need to use Java 17 or 25 (e.g. openjdk-17 or openjdk-25).

For Windows, download and install Java from the main website.

For Arch Linux, refer to the Java ArchWiki page for details on how to install and switch which java is used (hint: use archlinux-java). The gist of it is this:

pacman -S openjdk17 openjdk25
archlinux-java status
archlinux-java set java-17-openjdk

Everyone else is on your own. Good luck (Mac users)!

Required Mods

To play on the server, you will need to download all of the mods that the server runs. Download the ZIP of them here and extract them to your mods folder. Here’s a list of all of them you should have. The tacticalmovement-1.0.0.jar should be in the main mods folder instead of the mods/disable for clients.

├── apocalypticarsenal-1.0.1.jar
├── balm-forge-1.20.1-7.3.38-all.jar
├── berezka_api-1.2.4-fix-forge-1.20.1.jar
├── bulletarmorenchant-1.0-1.20.1%20chineseadd.jar
├── carryon-forge-1.20.1-2.1.2.7.jar
├── chaoszpack%20v.1.3.7%20TacZ.jar
├── chaoszpack_structures-1.0.2-1.20.1.jar
├── chaoszproject-bandits-1.0.0-1.20.1.jar
├── cloth-config-11.1.136-forge.jar
├── create-1.20.1-6.0.8.jar
├── createdeco-2.0.3-1.20.1-forge.jar
├── createtaczauto-1.5.1-forge-1.20.1.jar
├── disable
│   └── tacticalmovement-1.0.0.jar
├── doomsday_decoration-1.1.3-forge-1.20.1.jar
├── doomsday_translations-1.0.7.jar
├── dynamiclights-v1.9-mc1.17-1.21.5-mod.jar
├── endlessammo-1.2.0.jar
├── FallingTree-1.20.1-4.3.4.jar
├── flib-1.20.1-0.0.16.jar
├── framework-forge-1.20.1-0.7.15.jar
├── geckolib-forge-1.20.1-4.8.2.jar
├── guccivuitton-1.20.1-0.2.2.jar
├── horror_element_mod-1.6.2-forge-1.20.1.jar
├── immersive_weathering-1.20.1-2.0.5-forge.jar
├── iris-mc1.20.1-1.6.6.jar
├── item_scrapper-1.2.9.jar
├── Item Scrapper Pack - TACZ.jar
├── jei-1.20.1-forge-15.20.0.132.jar
├── Keerdm Zombie Apocalypse Essentials (TACZ) 1.41.jar
├── kotlinforforge-4.12.0-all.jar
├── lc2h-2.1.1-PATCHBETA.jar
├── lostcities-1.20-7.4.7.jar
├── lradd-1.20.1-0.3.0.jar
├── lrtactical-1.20.1-0.3.0.jar
├── maxstuff-1.8.1.jar
├── MineTraps-1.20.2-(v.2.3.0a).jar
├── moonlight-1.20-2.16.16-forge.jar
├── preview_OptiFine_1.20.1_HD_U_I6_pre6.jar
├── refurbished_furniture-forge-1.20.1-1.0.20.jar
├── SmartBrainLib-forge-1.20.1-1.15.jar
├── spark-1.10.53-forge.jar
├── survival_instinct-1.0.2-forge-1.20.1.jar
├── tacz-1.20.1-1.1.7-release.jar
├── taczaddon-1.20.1-1.1.6.jar
├── tacz_npc-1.2.0.jar
├── tacz-tweaks-2.11.2-all.jar
├── taczxgunlightsaddon-1.20.1-1.0.7.jar
├── travelersbackpack-forge-1.20.1-9.1.55.jar
├── travelertoolbelt-forge-1.20.1-1.0.4.jar
├── waystones-forge-1.20.1-14.1.20.jar
├── xaerominimap-forge-1.20.1-26.1.0.jar
├── xaeroworldmap-forge-1.20.1-1.41.2.jar
└── yet_another_config_lib_v3-3.6.6+1.20.1-forge.jar

Useful Guides, Wikis, and Tips

This Minecraft server has a lot of mods with a bunch of new stuff added to the game. Some of it has in-game documentation while others…do not. Here are some links that should be helpful to learn how to play on this server:

• Timeless and Classics Zero NAMU Guide
• Timeless and Classics Zero Wiki
• Traveler’s Backpack Wiki
• Create Mod Wiki 1 (create.fandowm.com)
• Create Mod Wiki 2 (wiki.createmod.net)
• Create Mod Wiki 3 (createmodminecraft.miraheze.org)

Key bindings

When you join the game, you may also want to re-bind a couple of keys since the default settings have a couple of conflicts. Here are some of the keys that I re-bind. This will likely change as I progress through the game.

What else do you need basic resources for?

This is how the common base game resources are used along with some new ones. This list is based on my experience so far playing.

Getting Started with Building Contraptions

There are a couple things to do to get started building these things.

1. Build andesite alloy using iron nuggets and andesite
2. Smelt the andesite alloy into andesite ingots
3. Create shafts with 2 andesite ingots aligned vertically
4. Create cog wheels with shafts and wooden planks

From there, you will need a something like a mechanical press to generate rotational force. I like to start with a water wheel since they’re easy to create and all you need is water.

1. Combine wooden planks surrounding a shaft in the center for the water wheel
2. Combine wooden planks again for a large water wheel
3. Use a water source or pour a water bucket above the water wheel to generate rotational force
   1. The rotational force of your contraptions cannot exceed the total stress of the generated force

Once you got a water wheel in place, try connect the water wheel to a mechanical press and increase the rotational speed.

Tip

To increase rotational speed, connect a cog wheel to a large cog wheel. You should notice the cog wheel completes a rotation faster than the larger one. Then, attach another large cog wheel to the cog wheel where the shaft goes. The new large cog wheel should now rotate faster than the initial one.

Setting and Using Waypoints

Waypoints help you navigate the world easier but they’re only client-side. The teleport feature is disabled so you won’t be able to fast travel around everywhere. I would recommend setting a waypoint to “Home” and any points of interest that you find so you know where to look.

Waypoints can be set either using a hot-key or from the large map. I prefer to set them on-the-go, so I have the shortcut binded.

More tips

• In general, the mods add a lot of new recipes, mechanics, tools, machines, etc. so make sure you learn more about them as you play!
• Check out some of the backpacks available to craft like the Spider or Squid backpacks.
• You can use the /ponder command to view details about items and blocks added to the game by the “Create” mod. You may also want to ponder (W by default) recipes to learn more how to contraptions and how to build them.
• This server has dynamic lighting enabled so it’s a good idea to carry torches in your offhand! Press ‘F’ to swap the item hand by default.
• You’re going to need A LOT of copper, iron, and gunpowder for the guns and ammo so save as much as you can! Some of the better guns are going to need other things like Redstone and Nether quartz too.
• Gunpowder can be made with sugar, charcoal, and flint or sugar, coal, and sulfur dust so make sure to check the recipe for ammo!