Minecraft 1.8 Mods

Shaders significantly improve the appearance of Minecraft. Some are more detailed than others, adding realistic shadow and lighting effects to water as well as the rest of the world. The thing about them is, it’s hard to figure out which shaders are doing what when...

Minecraft’s HxC-Core mod adds a number of new commands to Minecraft, which is great if you’re running your own server and want it to stand out, or you’re sticking with single player and want the game to go a bit easier. Besides all the new...

Here’s an interesting mod with a misleading name. You might think the Zombie Infection mod adds a host of new zombies to Minecraft, but the only extra zombie is you! That’s right – with this mod installed, you too can become one of those lovely...

At a glance, you could probably figure out what the Zombie Sunscreen mod does to Minecraft. It’s a simple mod, affecting only two monsters and adding no new content to the game, so it’s a great mod for first timers to try, a simple thing...

The Wear Your Enemies Mod, or WYEM for short, adds a host of new armor items to Minecraft. Each of these can be crafted using materials dropped from hostile mobs, like using pearls from ender men to make an ender chest plate, for example. All...

The Expanded Rails mod is a must-have for those who enjoy creating complicated, detailed networks of rail systems for quickly traversing their worlds by land. It’s also a nice mod for people who love making roller coasters too. Whatever your relationship is with rail in...

Because enchanting is such a big part of Minecraft, especially in the later stages of the game, it’s nice when mods come out supporting this aspect of the game. You may have heard of HxC-Core, which boosts up the enchantments allowed to levels never before...

If you’re looking to add more color to your Minecraft world, the Galactic Colored Blocks mod is all you need to download. This mod gives dozens of Minecraft blocks a new look – or 16 new looks, to be more precise. From dirt to cobblestone,...

Minecraft’s AllTheItems mod takes Minecraft back to an earlier version of the game – or it appears to, at least. While it doesn’t make any real changes to Minecraft, there is one serious core gameplay change which players who have been enjoying Minecraft for years...