Eggs in a Blanket

## A modpack for anyone. **Eggs in a Blanket** (EGGS for short) is the premium version of *"a pack for me and my friends,"* a classy kitchen sink pack for Quilt that combines simple and accessible mod settings with server support for a smooth and comforting experience like a poached egg on toast. EGGS is tested on a GTX 1070 and a terrible out-of-date processor to ensure your performance is good on even the most mediocre of computers, and default keybinds are provided to ensure that you get the best experience out of the box. The design philosophy for EGGS is... - ...to create a comfortable mid-sized modpack that runs on a wide range of hardware. - ...to emphasize compatibility and ease of use for a wide variety of playstyles. - ...to expand on the unique movement options Minecraft has to offer. - ...to provide natural mod interactions without forcing them on players. - ...to reward players for experimenting with mechanics instead of punishing them. - ...to allow players to express themselves thoroughly and completely. EGGS is designed to be used with "soft" gamerules enabled like "keepInventory": true and "fallDamage": false to keep the experience casual and comfortable. This is a pack designed for smaller servers and mid-line computers, so anti-griefing tools aren't included on the client level and graphical improvements such as shaders are supported but not built-in. An official public server was maintained, but has since shut down. <details><summary>Frequently Asked Questions:</summary> <p> > Do you have a recommended server host for EGGS? I do not recommend server hosts at all. EGGS Official is personally hosted on a little computer that sits on my desk. I got it for free because it was being thrown away. Remember that the best server host is **you** and no privately-owned server host can compare to the convenience and stability of your own computer. > What do you mean by "simple and accessible mod settings"? EGGS is primarily designed to present mods as they are, without very many changes. Modern modpack design often revolves around tweaking and editing mods to create a seamless "mod soup" sort of vibe. EGGS does not do this. Most mods run with the default settings, or some approximation of those settings, in order for players to better understand the mods themselves and how they interact with each other instead of, say, forcing players to memorize unique recipes and progression that can't be replicated in any other modpack. > What do you mean by "reward players for experimenting with mechanics instead of punishing them"? Mods are a bit of a fickle business when it comes to cross-mod compatibility. Certain mechanics (such as Uncrafting Tables) are infamous for creating exploits between modded recipes and are usually forcefully removed from modpacks as a result. I'm of the opinion that the modern modding scene for Minecraft is actually pretty watertight when it comes to this stuff, and that we shouldn't put mod developers under quite that much scrutiny when it comes to balance. Obviously I can't stop developers from patching bugs, but I'm not going to manually patch exploits that exist in the interactions between different mods. If you can use some wacky combination of Malum, Lil' Wings, and Modern Industrialization to generate infinite resources, then to be honest I think you've earned that reward. > I'm having trouble getting a stable framerate, despite all the optimization mods. EGGS features Sodium, which has extensive options for improving performance. However, the nature of default options means that you will have to configure Sodium yourself for the best results. I recommend unlocking the framerate, playing in windowed mode, and reducing particles as much as possible without removing them entirely. With those settings on a GTX 1070 I get framerates between 150 and 250 fps during normal gameplay, which I believe is more than adequate for the amount of mods featured in EGGS. > Why choose Quilt? After years of playing Forge modpacks made by other people, I wanted a change. Fabric was tempting but I felt that there was a brewing "us versus them" mentality surrounding it and I was tired of that sort of community. Ultimately I chose Quilt because as a queer person the Quilt community was giving me good vibes, and the extensive Fabric mod support sealed the deal. > Why choose Modrinth? I have a vendetta against CurseForge and its subsidiaries/parent companies for treating mods and modders like little sponsored exclusivity deals. I think their API is terrible, especially when it comes to community support, and I think that their corporate policies are extremely destructive to the community as a whole. Modrinth is an excellent alternative that takes community support and licensing seriously without trying to hoard mods on an increasingly exclusive platform. > Sometimes EGGS updates seem a little wishy-washy about which mods they add and remove. Some updates even remove mods that we