Rationcraft
Rationcraft brings military-style canning and preservation to Forge and NeoForge, with rations, canned foods and a few new items for survival play.
What it does
Rationcraft adds canned versions of many vanilla foods, along with six new food items that are not canned. Its themes follow military rations used over the course of history, and the author describes it as a fit for survival and roleplay modpacks, where it can help set the theme and add a progression step without being too intrusive.
The mod requires Voidless Framework to work properly, so that library must be installed alongside it. Rationcraft runs on client and server, which means the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge across four game versions: 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4 and 1.21.8. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
The original mod was created by Squeekblach. The current 1.20.1 port was remade with the author's cooperation, and the maintainers have implemented many of the updates he had planned. The mod is still a work in progress, and its current version is simpler than the author would like it to become. Saturation is noted as slightly off for now, with a fix planned for a future update.
Key features
Canned foods
Many vanilla foods can be preserved in cans, giving a military-style alternative to fresh food.
Six new food items
Beside the canned line, the mod adds a set of non-canned items, including milk and a soft drink.
Canning method
Canning is the central mechanic, tying the new foods to a preservation theme.
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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
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Survival and roleplay packs
Modpacks with a survival or military theme can use the rations to set their tone and pace food progression.
Packs with other food mods
Rationcraft sits beside other food mods, and server owners can pair it with the Voidless Framework library.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners building survival, roleplay or military-themed modpacks on Forge or NeoForge who want canned rations and preservation food.
Questions
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In the catalog
Rationcraft is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
///INTRODUCTION/// Rationcraft adds a bunch of foods and a method of canning that I felt, alone, fit the survival theme without being too intrusive, and when paired with other mods, helps progression, adds another point for roleplay, and helps to set a modpack theme. Currently it adds many canned varieties of vanilla…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rationcraft
- Owner
- VoidlessMedia
- Published
- 2024-07-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15