I see “Vanilla Minecraft” referred to a lot, but it seems to have different definitions here and there.
Is it just Minecraft without data packs, resource backs, etc? So, like, “out of the box”? Or is it really something else?
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No, you’ve got it right. I would say no mods, and no resource/data packs would be vanilla.
Literally, it means no mods.
But sometimes performance mods are allowed.
Or sometimes certain launchers are allowed.
Sometimes texture packs aren’t.
Or shaders are.
Or playing with keepInventory on or doFireTick off isn’t.
I have no goddamn clue anymore.
As far as game mechanics, no mods that change gameplay in any meaningful way (including quality-of-life mods) is vanilla.
In terms of tech support, an unmodified base install is vanilla. (This is important because if you are looking for help with a crash for example, knowing you have OptiFine or something is very relevant.)
Vanilla just means unmodified, exactly what you think.
However, some people might still refer to mods that don’t significantly change gameplay as vanilla. For instance, the Vanilla Tweaks resource pack is filled with small changes to the appearance of things in the game. Some might also consider the Optifine or Sodium mods to be Vanilla since they don’t change gameplay.
I consider vanilla anything where no game mechanics are changed. Resource packs and performance mods are vanilla. Vanilla Tweaks is no longer vanilla.
Yeah usually just means no mods.
Vanilla just means no mods. No extra downloads, no texture packs, no third party interface.
No mods. Full stop. On console I play the game as it comes. I just don’t have the energy for mods.
I try to in PC but it takes me so long to search for and install mods and get different versions to work with each other. It gets to the point where I don’t even play.
So yeah. For me vanilla is out of the box.
At the most it’s making the game pretty and nothing else.
Little bit of QOL, performance mods and resources packs - (texture pack , shaders, model change and maybe to qol resources that show inside shilker box)
It depends on context. When speaking specifically about gameplay, vanilla Minecraft to me is anything that doesnt modify how the game functions, or add any addiional blocks, so performamce mods and texture mods still retain the vanilla gameplay experience.
In terms of hard vanilla, would just be a stock install, no adjustments.
No mods
Vanilla is without mods imo
Once there’s QoL mods it becomes something akin to Vanilla+ and then once there’s content adding mods it’s modded
For me I consider it vanilla if there are no mods. But plugins I still consider vanilla cause I can join without downloading anything
Vanilla is without mods imo
Once there’s QoL mods it becomes something akin to Vanilla+ and then once there’s content adding mods it’s modded
“Vanilla”, since it is the most basic flavour to consume (…at least for ice cream), is used across gaming to refer to the most basic way of consuming a game - meaning the the out of the box experience with no mods etc.
When it comes to Java there are very few people who would fall under the definition of playing “Vanilla” Minecraft. Almost everyone uses Optifine or Sodium. I would also say that using any resource pack still counts as vanilla, as long as it isn’t X-Ray. I would define myself as a mostly vanilla player but I feel like the mostly vanilla devinition is very gray. Some people would say using things like sleeping bags, backpacks, minibosses, and/or extra inventory utilities would be mostly vanilla.
