Thermal Foundation
by KingLemming
Thermal Foundation is a Forge and NeoForge library that supplies the shared components, resources and tools used by the other mods in the Thermal Series.
What it does
The mod sits at the base of the Thermal Series, a modular set of mods that also includes Thermal Expansion, Thermal Dynamics, Thermal Cultivation, Thermal Innovation and Thermal Integration. It bundles common components, resources and tools, and the other Thermal mods depend on it to function. Because the series is modular, players, server owners and modpack creators can pick which parts to install.
Thermal Foundation requires CoFH Core, which must be installed alongside it. The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge across four game versions, 1.16.5 – 1.20.1, with the latest file, 11.0.6, covering 1.20.1 and dated 2024-06-19. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Shared components
Common components and resources that the other Thermal mods draw on, so they do not each carry their own copies.
Foundation tools
A collection of tools bundled with the library, available to the mods that depend on it.
Configuration files
Client, common and server config files control options for the client, worldgen and the server, with a copy in the defaults folder applying settings to new worlds.
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 14 mods
Use cases
Building a Thermal modpack
Modpack creators can combine Thermal Foundation with the series mods they want and leave out the rest.
Running a server
Server owners place the server config in the world's serverconfigs folder to set options for their dedicated server.
Who it’s for: Players and modpack creators who want the Thermal Series, and server owners who host it on dedicated servers.
Questions
Does Thermal Foundation need CoFH Core?
Which game versions does Thermal Foundation support?
Does the server need Thermal Foundation?
In the catalog
Thermal Foundation is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The Foundation of a Thermally-enhanced world! For nearly a decade, the Thermal Series mods have been a cornerstone of modded gameplay. They've pioneered gameplay innovations and optimizations used in practically every modern mod in existence. The Forge Energy system was built from Redstone Flux, and many common…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/thermal-foundation
- Owner
- KingLemming
- Published
- 2022-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15