Create vs Immersive Engineering
Create and Immersive Engineering both sit in Tech, and players weigh them against each other. Both can sit in the same profile as long as the loader and the version line up. Simibubi builds one, BluSunrize the other. 4 versions carry both, 1.18.2 up to 1.21.1.
Create lists 5 features, Immersive Engineering lists 5. Neither mod replaces the other one for one, they overlap and then part ways. Neither of the two needs a library. 6,842 people follow Create, 672 follow Immersive Engineering.
| Create | Immersive Engineering | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Tech | Tech |
| Maker | simibubi | BluSunrize |
| Loaders | Forge, Fabric, NeoForge | Forge, NeoForge |
| Game versions | 4 (1.18.2 to 1.21.1) | 9 (1.12.2 to 1.21.1) |
| Needs beside it | nothing | nothing |
| Sides | client and server | client and server |
| Level | intermediate | intermediate |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
Where they differ
- Create also builds for Fabric, Immersive Engineering does not
- Immersive Engineering reaches 5 more game versions here
- Create
- Forge, Fabric and NeoForge · 1.18.2 to 1.21.1 · intermediate
- Immersive Engineering
- Forge and NeoForge · 1.12.2 to 1.21.1 · intermediate
- Versions with both
- 4, 1.18.2 to 1.21.1
- Needs beside it
- Create: nothing · Immersive Engineering: nothing
Frequently asked questions
Can I run Create and Immersive Engineering together?
Yes, on the 4 game versions that carry both, and only when the loader matches for each. 1.21.1 is the newest of those. They overlap in what they do, so expect two ways to reach the same result.
Where do I begin, Create or Immersive Engineering?
Both are rated intermediate here, so the difference is in what they add, not in the climb.
Is one of them on more loaders?
Create builds for Forge, Fabric and NeoForge and Immersive Engineering for Forge and NeoForge. Only one of them covers Fabric. A jar is built per loader, so the profile you start decides what you can use.