Simple Vanilla Upgrades: The Non-Happening Update
Simple Vanilla Upgrades: The Non-Happening Update adds craftable vanilla-style items, bosses drops and utilities to Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge, including a Flare Gun and a Camping Tent.
What it does
Recipes in this update add items that fit the existing vanilla game. The Flare Gun can be crafted and used to light up caves and the Nether roof, where dark spots are otherwise hard to reach. A Camping Tent lets a player pass the night in a single action on a trip far from home, which spares a long walk back to a bed.
An Uncrafting Table takes an item apart and returns part of the materials used to make it, so a mistake or an unwanted item does not have to be lost completely. Boss-related recipes extend the progression after the main fights. The tweaks change parts of the game around the core mechanics without altering them, so the base survival loop still works the way it did.
The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.16.5, with 1.0.0 as the latest build from 2026-05-01. It depends on Geckolib, which must be installed alongside. The code is closed and covered by All rights reserved.
Key features
Craftable Flare Gun
A flare that can be crafted and fired to light up caves and high areas in the Nether.
Camping Tent
A tent that skips the night when used, so players can rest on a long journey.
Uncrafting Table
A block that breaks a crafted item back into some of its original materials.
Boss-related recipes
New crafting options use materials from bosses, extending the vanilla progression.
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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
Use cases
Long expeditions
Players exploring far from a base can use the tent and flare to rest and see caves without returning home.
Recovering from mistakes
The uncrafting table returns part of the cost of an item, which helps when a recipe was made by accident.
Who it’s for: Players who want small additions to vanilla survival on Forge 1.16.5, and server owners who want the extra recipes available to every player.
Questions
Does Simple Vanilla Upgrades need Geckolib?
Does the server need the mod?
Which Minecraft version does it support?
In the catalog
Simple Vanilla Upgrades: The Non-Happening Update is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
The mod's concept is to basically add features that I think should be added to the game in its vanilla form. These tweaks don't change the core of the game, but are simply added to make the game feel more complete. For example, how about a craftable Flare Gun, for you to light up the caves or even the nether in…
Official listing
- Owner
- KingKitochiki
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
