{"id":120212,"date":"2026-06-07T04:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/pen-vulkan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T04:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:49:34","slug":"pen-vulkan","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/pen-vulkan\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Enhancer Next – PEN – Vulkan"},"content":{"rendered":"

![Title](https:\/\/github.com\/AselElisian\/pen-vulkan-minecraft-modpack\/blob\/main\/Images\/PEN-Vulkan-Title.png?raw=true)<\/p>\n

\nAsel Elisian’s (the creator) about. Follow me!<\/summary>\n

Here’s where I’d put my spam if I had any<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nPEN FAMILY CHART<\/summary>\n

| | **Performance** | **Vanilla** | **Plus** | **Modded** | **Recomended for** |
\n|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|
\n| **PEN** | **Yes** (Best performace) | **Yes** (Only has optifine features, Simple Voice Chat and e4mc) | **No** (Purist) | **No** (Doesn’t change mechanics) | Purist experience |
\n| **PEN+** | **Yes** (Best performace) | **Yes** (Only has optifine features, Simple Voice Chat and e4mc) | **Yes** (Adds utilities and improvements) | **No** (Doesn’t change mechanics) | Enhanced vanilla experience |
\n| **PENM** | **Yes** (Best performace) | **No** (It totally changes the game) | **Yes** (Adds utilities and improvements) | **Yes** (Features a recopilation of the best mods of each version) | Full modpack experience |
\n| **PENC** | **Yes** (Best performace) | **No** (It totally changes the game) | **Yes** (Adds utilities and improvements) | **Yes** (Only has Create) | Vanilla Create experience |
\n| **PENC+** | **Yes** (Best performace) | **No** (It totally changes the game) | **Yes** (Adds utilities and improvements) | **Yes** (Only has Create) | Enhanced vanilla Create experience |
\n| **PEN Vulkan** | **Yes** (Best performace with Vulkan) | **Yes** (Only has optifine features, Simple Voice Chat and e4mc) | **No** (Purist) | **No** (Doesn’t change mechanics) | Purist experience |
\n| **PEN+ Vulkan** | **Yes** (Best performace with Vulkan) | **Yes** (Only has optifine features, Simple Voice Chat and e4mc) | **Yes** (Adds utilities and improvements) | **No** (Doesn’t change mechanics) | Enhanced vanilla experience |
\n| **PENM Vulkan** | **Yes** (Best performace with Vulkan) | **No** (It totally changes the game) | **Yes** (Adds utilities and improvements) | **Yes** (Features a recopilation of the best mods of each version) | Full modpack experience |
\n| **PENC Vulkan** | **Yes** (Best performace with Vulkan) | **No** (It totally changes the game) | **Yes** (Adds utilities and improvements) | **Yes** (Only has Create) | Vanilla Create experience |
\n| **PENC+ Vulkan** | **Yes** (Best performace with Vulkan) | **No** (It totally changes the game) | **Yes** (Adds utilities and improvements) | **Yes** (Only has Create) | Enhanced vanilla Create experience |<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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# **Vulkan version – Description**
\nTries to be the most advanced modpack in terms of performance, always looking for new additions worthy to be done, from the 1.18.2 onwards, for Fabric and Quilt. If you are not intested in the Vulkan mod, check my other non Vulkan modpacks.<\/p>\n

Differs with the **PEN+** version (with the +) because this has no utilities and improvements, has only has the performance thing. So if you are looking for not only the best performance but the best addition, you better download **PEN+**.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

### **Important**<\/p>\n

\nTo enable Simple Voice Chat and AutoModpack mods<\/summary>\n

You will have to port forward the following ports on the server:<\/p>\n

Simple Voice Chat >>> Port: `24454`. Protocol: `UDP`.<\/p>\n

AutoModpack >>> Port: `30037`. Protocol: `TCP`.<\/p>\n

If you don’t now how search for a tutorial. Yes, I know I’m not being helpfull over there but the thing is it varies on the server page. Join my Discord so someone may help you, Discord invite link.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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# Detailed description<\/p>\n

\n<\/summary>\n

*Yet empty, because I have to make loooooots of versions<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

![Separator](https:\/\/github.com\/AselElisian\/pen-vulkan-minecraft-modpack\/blob\/main\/Images\/PEN-Vulkan-Separator.png?raw=true)<\/p>\n

# **Other Vulkan modpacks**
\n**Want more utilities and improvements? Try out PEN+.**<\/p>\n

**Want not only the best performance but the best mods? Try out PENM.**<\/p>\n

**Check my other non Vulkan modpacks.**<\/p>\n

### **Recommended modpacks**
\n**Looking for a themed modpack? Try out Kuzaa’s modpacks.**<\/p>\n

![Separator](https:\/\/github.com\/AselElisian\/pen-vulkan-minecraft-modpack\/blob\/main\/Images\/PEN-Vulkan-Separator.png?raw=true)<\/p>\n

# **License**
\nPlease do not redistribute from outside of Modrinth, I may upload the modpack to CurseForge in the future.<\/p>\n

You can use the modpack to begin a new one if you link back this page.<\/p>\n

![Separator](https:\/\/github.com\/AselElisian\/pen-vulkan-minecraft-modpack\/blob\/main\/Images\/PEN-Vulkan-Separator.png?raw=true)<\/p>\n

# **Credits**
\nAll the mods used are not mine, I am a simply messenger that ease in the making of a modpack. The hard work is made by the modders. Please thank them as I do, and if you very like a mod go to its page and support the creator.<\/p>\n

![Separator](https:\/\/github.com\/AselElisian\/pen-vulkan-minecraft-modpack\/blob\/main\/Images\/PEN-Vulkan-Separator.png?raw=true)<\/p>\n

# FAQ<\/p>\n

\n<\/summary>\n

>Q: Where can I send you my feedback (or hatred threat)?
\n>
\n>A: Currently, via twitter, using #PENV or sending a message to @AselElisian or on my Discord server. Note that I only speak english and spanish.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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