Modpacks

Modpacks (short for mod packages, or modification packages) are packages of. Over fifteen thousand modpacks for Minecraft currently exist, all with various themes. Virtually all modpacks use mods created for the Computer Edition.

History
Due to how complex configuring mods to work together was, modpacks were created. One of the earliest modpacks was, which was released in Beta 1.7. After being spotlighted by The Yogscast, it become very popular, and inspired further modpacks as well as.

Over time, other platforms arose, including and. Many, perhaps even most, players of modded Minecraft use modpacks rather than downloading and configuring mods manually.

Originally, most modpacks were "kitchen sink" modpacks; they included a number of mods designed to work together, but nothing more. Various modpacks with themes, custom maps and goals rose over time; modpacks such as, , and. and similar mods have been frequently used to give modpacks a goal or a storyline.

Permissions
The original modpack and sequel modpacks did not include expressed permission from the mod authors of the mods to redistribute their mods. This later became a problem when introduced malicious code to make the  destroy blocks around it when the mod was inside a "technic" folder.