PackagedAstral
PackagedAstral lets Astral Sorcery altars craft items automatically, using encoded recipe holders and crafters that pass inputs and outputs through a network.
What it does
Players build the respective altar structures from Astral Sorcery and place an Unpackager next to each one, so the altar can receive crafting requests from the network. Crafting recipes are encoded into recipe holders with an Encoder. Crafters connected to the network eject their outputs back onto it automatically, and crafters only output the first result of altar recipes that have multiple outputs.
Each crafter depends on a supply of Marked Relays, so an Iridescent crafter needs a sufficient amount of them before it can run. PackagedAstral requires PackagedAuto. The source code and issue tracker are public, and the mod is released under the MIT License as open source.
The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.12.2 and 1.16.5, with 1.12.2-1.0.5.24 as the latest beta from 2026-03-15.
Key features
Altar autocrafting
Astral Sorcery altars craft recipes automatically once they are linked to the network through an Unpackager.
Encoded recipe holders
Recipes are stored in recipe holders written with an Encoder, so one holder can be reused across crafters.
Connected crafter network
Connected crafters push finished outputs back into the network, and single-output handling applies to altar recipes with several results.
Optional Applied Energistics 2 support
The mod works without Applied Energistics 2, and it is recommended when running many crafters on one network.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
How it compares
Astrological Sorcery is also Forge-only for 1.12.2 – 1.16.5, but it is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Creative Crafter is an MIT-licensed open source Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1, so it overlaps with PackagedAstral on the 1.16.5 side. Tinkers' Evolution is Forge-only for 1.12.2, with a JSON license and no open source status.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PackagedAstral | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2026-03-15 |
| Astrological Sorcery | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-06-20 |
| Creative Crafter | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-11-21 |
| Tinkers' Evolution | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
Questions
Does PackagedAstral need PackagedAuto?
Is Applied Energistics 2 required?
Which game versions does PackagedAstral support?
Do server and clients both need the mod?
In the catalog
PackagedAstral is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
PackagedAstral is an addon to PackagedAuto and Astral Sorcery, and it adds the ability to automatically craft items made using altars from Astral Sorcery. This mod is designed to be able to run without Applied Energistics 2, but installation with it is recommended. This mod adds many crafters. To use them, construct…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/packagedastral
- Owner
- TheLMiffy1111
- Published
- 2024-02-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15