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Crucial 2

by JellySquid

A lightweight Fabric performance pack bundling the best optimization mods for a dramatically smoother vanilla Minecraft experience.

Crucial 2 runs 25 mods on Fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1. Crucial 2 is one pack, not a list you assemble yourself. Dramatic FPS improvements with Sodium is on the Crucial 2 list. 6 of the Crucial 2 key mods have their own page here.

Install this as a base before adding other Fabric mods. 2 GB is the point where Crucial 2 starts, not where it runs well. Works on very low-end hardware. Crucial 2 needs a Fabric profile on 1.20.1.

Category
Lightweight
Difficulty
Beginner
Mod Loader
fabric
Minecraft
1.20.1
Mod Count
25 mods
Downloads
2.5M

RAM Requirements

Minimum
2 GB
Recommended
4 GB
0 GB4 GB8 GB12 GB16 GB

Key Mods

Features

Tips for Playing

1Install this as a base before adding other Fabric mods
2Works on very low-end hardware
3Add Iris separately if you want shader support
4No gameplay changes, pure performance
5Great starting point for building your own modpack

Tags

#performance#lightweight#optimization#base

How to install Crucial 2

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Frequently asked questions

  1. Will Crucial 2 run on my machine?

    2 GB is the minimum for Crucial 2 and 4 GB is what its maker advises. With 25 mods loading at once, the lower number gets you into the world but not through a busy base.

  2. Which loader and version does Crucial 2 use?

    Crucial 2 is a Fabric pack on Minecraft 1.20.1. Its mods are built for that combination, so a profile on another loader or another version will not start the pack.

  3. What is inside Crucial 2?

    25 in total. Sodium, Lithium, FerriteCore and LazyDFU are among the ones with a full page here, where their loaders, versions and files are listed.