SkyFactory 4

What sets it apart

SkyFactory 4 is darkosto’s skyblock pack for Minecraft 1.12.2. Players start on a tiny island in an empty world and work up to full automation with tech and magic mods.

This edition changed how resources are obtained. The project page says the sieving of earlier SkyFactory packs was replaced by Sky Orchards, a new resource-gathering feature, and that the achievement book gave way to the game’s advancement system.

Two more features stand out in the authors’ description. There are more than 30 world types, and the multiplayer wiki lists more than 30 presets, such as Skygrid and CompactSky. There is also an optional prestige mode, in which prestige points, which the project page says a device called the Parabox generates, unlock extras.

CurseForge’s dependency list showed 202 entries when checked. It includes Applied Energistics 2, Astral Sorcery, Bonsai Trees and BiblioCraft.

Who it suits

It suits players who enjoy starting from nothing and automating everything, and who want a pack that is finished. The CurseForge listing showed the last update, version 4.2.4, in December 2021, and the oldest file shown on the file list from June 2019.

Anyone who wants a current Minecraft version should look elsewhere.

Before you install

The authors do not publish a memory recommendation on the project page, the repository README or the multiplayer wiki, so RAM requirements are not documented.

Bugs are tracked in a dedicated GitHub issues repository. The pack’s README points players to darkosto’s Discord and also mentions that the pack is available through ATLauncher.

Playing with friends

Official server files exist. CurseForge listed SkyFactory 4 - 4.2.4 Server Files from December 2021.

The authors maintain a multiplayer instructions page on the GitHub wiki, linked from the project page. It explains that the world type must be set in server.properties before the first start, using a preset name in the generator settings and, for a few types, a different level type.

The same page documents the island commands that come from the Topography mod, such as sending a player to their island or generating a new one. Teams that want shared advancement progress use invite commands from Together Forever.

Prestige needs care on servers. The wiki says it is tracked per player, does not carry over between single player and servers, and has to be switched on in a config file that must be edited again after each server update. It also notes the server needs a restart once all players vote to close the Parabox loop.