BTH - Beyond the Horizon Modpack Resources & Information
BTH - Beyond the Horizon is an ambitious Minecraft 1.20.1 modpack featuring over 340 carefully curated mods. This central resource hub provides quick access to all BTH documentation, guides, tutorials, and community resources for players and server administrators.
🚀 Quick Links
📚 Complete Guide Library
Getting Started
- BTH Beginner's Survival Guide - Complete tutorial for your first 10 days including food system, wallet setup, and early progression
- BTH FAQ - Comprehensive answers to frequently asked questions about installation, gameplay, and troubleshooting
- 56+ Ways to Play BTH - Discover unique playstyles, challenges, and progression paths for endless replayability
- Installation & Setup - Java versions, mod additions, and initial configuration
- Gameplay Basics - Waystones, currency, hunger system, and core mechanics
Performance & Optimization
- BTH Performance Optimization Guide - Complete guide to reducing lag and improving FPS
- Quick Performance Fixes - Fast solutions for common lag issues
- RAM Allocation - Recommended settings: 8-10GB for 16GB systems, 12-16GB for 32GB+ systems
Server Administration
- BTH Server Update Guide - Step-by-step instructions for updating your server to the latest version
- Server Management FAQ - Server requirements and configuration tips
- Hosting Recommendations - Best providers for BTH servers
- Discord Support - Get help with server setup and maintenance
Advanced Topics
- Distant Horizons Configuration - Optimize LOD generation and rendering distance
- MineColonies Integration - Ancient Tomes, raids, and colony management
- Tetra Progression - Finding ruins and upgrading tools
- Custom Structures - BTH team's unique Create-based structures
🎮 Key Features of BTH
What Makes BTH Special
- 340+ Carefully Curated Mods - Balanced blend of exploration, technology, and magic
- Distant Horizons Integration - Stunning long-distance views with LOD rendering
- Custom Economy System - Lightman's Currency with Create Deco coins
- Peaceful Surface Nights - Safer overworld exploration with Blood Moon events
- Unique Health System - Spice of Life: Valheim's food-based health mechanics
- Custom BTH Structures - Exclusive Create-based builds with archaeology sites
- Exclusive End-Game Items:
- Terminus - Ultimate sword combining late-game weapons from all dimensions
- NanoBot Soda - Powerful consumable with hours of buffs (requires magic and tech progression)
- Plushie Challenge - Collectible challenge for completionists (details in Quest Book)
⚙️ System Requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 16GB System (8GB allocated) | 32GB+ System (12-16GB allocated) |
| Java | Java 17 | Java 21 (Adoptium/GraalVM) |
| GPU | GTX 1060 / RX 580 | RTX 3060 / RX 6600 or better |
| Storage | 15GB free space | 25GB+ on SSD |
🛠️ Troubleshooting Resources
Common Issues & Quick Fixes
- Crashes on startup: Check RAM allocation (needs 8GB+) and Java version (17+)
- Low FPS: See our performance guide
- Can't see distant terrain: Log out and back into your world to give Distant Horizons a kick - it sometimes needs a refresh
- Waystones not working: Ensure wallet is equipped and contains Tiny Coins
- Monsters not spawning: Normal behavior due to PeacefulSurface mod (except Blood Moons)
Getting Help
- Check the FAQ first - Most common issues are covered
- Join our Discord - Active community support
- Report bugs on GitHub - For technical issues
- Upload crash logs to mclo.gs - When seeking help
📦 Download BTH
Ready to Start Your Adventure?
Download BTH - Beyond the Horizon from CurseForge
Download from CurseForge →💡 Pro Tips
- Start with optimization: Configure your settings using our performance guide before playing
- Join the Discord early: Community members share valuable tips and custom configs
- Be patient with Distant Horizons: Initial LOD generation causes lag but improves over time
- Explore custom structures: BTH team structures contain unique loot and maps to other structures
- Use JEI effectively: Type "@modname" to see all items from specific mods
- Don't skip the Quest Book: Provides guidance and progression goals
📋 Major Mods in BTH
BTH includes over 340 carefully selected mods. Here are the major mods organized by category:
⚔️ Adventure & Combat
- Alex's Mobs - Adds 80+ unique animals with realistic behaviors
- Alex's Caves - Massive underground biomes and exploration
- Simply Swords - Unique weapons with special abilities
- Artifacts - Powerful equipment with unique effects
- Mutant Monsters - Challenging boss-tier mob variants
- Aquamirae - Ocean exploration and underwater dungeons
- End's Phantasm - Enhanced End dimension content
- End Remastered - Unique Eye of Ender progression
- Dragon Mounts: Legacy - Tameable dragons
- Paraglider - Gliding and exploration mechanics
✨ Magic & Spellcasting
- Ars Nouveau - Customizable spell crafting system
- Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks - Pre-made spells and magical combat
- Botania - Nature-based magic and automation
- Forbidden & Arcanus - Dark magic and unique tools
- Eidolon: Repraised - Occult magic and rituals
- Ars Elemental - Elemental magic expansion
- Ars Creo - Ars Nouveau and Create integration
⚙️ Technology & Automation
- Create - Mechanical contraptions and automation
- Applied Energistics 2 - Digital storage and automation
- Immersive Engineering - Realistic technology and machinery
- PneumaticCraft: Repressurized - Pneumatic technology
- CC: Tweaked - Computer programming in Minecraft
- IntegratedDynamics - Logic programming and automation
- Modular Routers - Item routing and sorting
- Ender IO - Compact machinery and conduits
🚂 Create Addons
- Create: Steam 'n' Rails - Advanced railways
- Create Crafts & Additions - Electrical systems
- Create Deco - Decorative blocks and coins
- Create Slice & Dice - Food processing
- Create: Copycats+ - Copycat blocks expansion
- Create: Connected - Inventory connectivity
🌍 World Generation & Dimensions
- Terralith - Overhauled overworld terrain
- Tectonic - Mountain ranges and terrain features
- The Aether - Sky dimension with unique content
- Deep Aether - Aether expansion
- Incendium - Enhanced Nether generation
- Galosphere - Underground biomes and crystals
- Ecologics - New biome variants
🏰 Structures & Dungeons
- YUNG's Better Dungeons - Redesigned dungeons
- YUNG's Better Mineshafts - Improved mineshafts
- YUNG's Better Desert Temples - Enhanced temples
- YUNG's Better Ocean Monuments - Redesigned monuments
- Valhelsia Structures - Unique structures
- Towns and Towers - Villages and fortifications
- ChoiceTheorem's Overhauled Village - Better villages
- The Graveyard - Spooky structures
🍲 Food & Farming
- Farmer's Delight - Cooking and cuisine overhaul
- Farmer's Respite - Tea and beverages
- Spice of Life: Valheim - Food-based health system
- Neapolitan - Ice cream and treats
- Abnormals Delight - Farmer's Delight integration
- Nether's Delight - Nether cuisine
- End's Delight - End dimension food
🎒 Storage & Organization
- Sophisticated Backpacks - Upgradeable backpacks
- Storage Drawers - Bulk item storage
- FTB Chunks - Chunk claiming and mapping
- FTB Quests - Quest system and progression
- Chunk Loaders - Keep chunks loaded
- Lootr - Per-player loot (disabled by default)
🚗 Transportation
- Immersive Aircraft - Planes and airships
- Small Ships - Boats and ships
- AstikorCarts Redux - Horse-drawn carts
- Waystones - Teleportation network
- Little Logistics - Trains and barges
- More Minecarts and Rails - Rail expansion
👥 NPCs & Villages
- MineColonies - Build and manage colonies
- Goblin Traders - Unique merchant mobs
- Villager Names - Named villagers
- Rats - Trainable rat companions
- Domestication Innovation - Pet improvements
🏗️ Building & Decoration
- Supplementaries - Decorative blocks and items
- Macaw's Bridges - Bridge building blocks
- FramedBlocks - Customizable frame blocks
- Domum Ornamentum - Architectural blocks
- Rechiseled - Chiseling and detailing
- Building Wands - Construction tools
- Fairy Lights - Decorative lighting
- Quark - Vanilla+ improvements
⚡ Performance & Utilities
- Distant Horizons - LOD rendering for distant terrain
- Embeddium - Performance optimization
- Oculus - Shader support
- Ferrite Core - Memory optimization
- ModernFix - Performance fixes
- ImmediatelyFast - Rendering optimization
- Clumps - XP orb optimization
🎮 Quality of Life
- Just Enough Items (JEI) - Recipe viewer
- Jade - Block and entity information
- BetterF3 - Improved debug screen
- Lightman's Currency - Economy system
- Tetra - Modular tool crafting
- Simple Voice Chat - Proximity voice
- PVP Flagging - Optional PVP system
- PeacefulSurface - Safer overworld nights
This is a selection of the major mods in BTH. The full modpack contains 340+ mods working together to create a comprehensive gameplay experience.
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