The Solar Apocalypse

What is The Solar Apocalypse?

The Solar Apocalypse is a Fabric modpack for Minecraft 26.2, published by SeriousFreezing on Modrinth since 2023.

The latest release, 38.0 from Nov 9, 2026, declares 160 mods plus 3 other projects such as resource packs or shaders. Across 59 published versions it has covered Minecraft 1.16.5 through 26.2.

With 38K downloads it ranks #436 of the 518 most-downloaded Modrinth modpacks we track, and its authors tag it as adventure, challenging and lightweight.

• Adventure
• Challenging
• Lightweight

Most widely used mods in The Solar Apocalypse

The latest version declares 163 projects, 160 of them mods. The ones below appear in the most packs we track.

• Cloth Config API
• FerriteCore
• Entity Culling
• Sodium
• Fabric API
• ImmediatelyFast
• Lithium
• Iris Shaders
• YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)
• Architectury API
• Fabric Language Kotlin
• [ETF] Entity Texture Features
• [EMF] Entity Model Features
• AppleSkin
• Reese's Sodium Options
• Mouse Tweaks
• Collective
• Geckolib
• Continuity
• Jade 🔍
• 3D Skin Layers
• Dynamic FPS
• More Culling
• Xaero's World Map

Full The Solar Apocalypse mod list

How its mod list compares

Less common picks: 8 mods found in five or fewer tracked packs.

• Balkon's WeaponMod: Legacy
• Create Fly
• Create: Fluid Burner
• Display Delight Fabric
• EMF Compat: Create
• Global XP
• Laser Bridges & Doors
• Linked Chests

Packs with the most mods in common

• MineDave - Plants & Zombies Modpack Fabric for 26.1.2 70 mods in common
• Better Adventures++ Fabric / Quilt for 1.21.11 49 mods in common
• Simply Crafted Fabric for 26.2 43 mods in common
• Breakneck Optimized Fabric for 26.2 37 mods in common
• Chocolate Fabric for 1.21.11 39 mods in common

What kinds of mods are in The Solar Apocalypse?

Of its 160 mods, 60 are tagged utility, 39 decoration and 35 adventure. Mods can carry several tags, so the counts overlap.

At 6% food, that is a larger share than 91% of the 491 packs we track.

• utility: 60 (38%)
• decoration: 39 (24%)
• adventure: 35 (22%)
• library: 30 (19%)
• worldgen: 22 (14%)
• game mechanics: 20 (13%)

How big is The Solar Apocalypse?

With 160 mods, The Solar Apocalypse has more mods than 87% of the 491 packs we track and more mods than 95% of the 37 on Minecraft 26.2.

The pack file is 2.0 MB. 31 mods are client-only and 129 also run on a server. Alongside the mods it declares 2 resource packs and 1 shader.

How actively is The Solar Apocalypse updated?

The Solar Apocalypse was first published on Dec 19, 2023, and has 59 published versions in total.

The latest release, 38.0, is dated Nov 9, 2026, 2 days before our data was fetched on Nov 11, 2026. Releases have covered 17 Minecraft versions over 2.9 years.

Staple mods The Solar Apocalypse includes and leaves out

Across the 325 Fabric packs we track, 15 mods turn up most often. The Solar Apocalypse includes 12 of them; it leaves out Mod Menu, Sodium Extra and Text Placeholder API.

How much RAM does The Solar Apocalypse need?

The Solar Apocalypse needs 8 GB allocated (6 GB minimum). Our estimate from the 160-mod list, not measured.

How to set allocated memory

How to install The Solar Apocalypse

Search for "The Solar Apocalypse" in the Modrinth source of your launcher. Pick version 38.0 for Minecraft 26.2 (Fabric). Modpack install guide.

How do I make a The Solar Apocalypse server?

The Solar Apocalypse is marked as needing a server-side install, so the server must run the same mods and version as the players.

• Match the version: the latest pack version is 38.0 for Minecraft 26.2.
• Loader: Fabric.
• Memory: at least 6 GB (our estimate).

Modpack server guide.

Versions

Newest build for each of 17 Minecraft version and loader pairs, 15 shown.

Official links

• The Solar Apocalypse on Modrinth (downloads and changelog)
• Wiki
• Source code
• Issue tracker
• Discord

Facts on this page come from Modrinth's public API, last fetched Nov 11, 2026. Descriptive text is our own. Spotted an error, or are you the author and want something changed? See disclaimer and takedowns.