{"id":164829,"date":"2026-06-09T20:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/vanillabackport\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:24:22","slug":"vanillabackport","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/vanillabackport\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla Backport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Top banner --><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.discordapp.net\/attachments\/1123494678365479003\/1503581819591983295\/image.png?ex=6a03df30&#038;is=6a028db0&#038;hm=5499025c90f780e57bbebb169817d87fc4c0259b115047d776d6c64c08520a47&#038;=&#038;format=webp&#038;quality=lossless\" alt=\"Header Image\">\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- Titles --><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1>Vanilla Backport<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Centered badges --><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.shields.io\/discord\/648382392230215702?color=ab4d18&#038;label=&#038;labelColor=8a3d12&#038;logoColor=white&#038;style=for-the-badge&#038;logo=discord\" alt=\"Discord\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.shields.io\/static\/v1?label=&#038;message=ItsBlackGear&#038;color=ab4d18&#038;labelColor=8a3d12&#038;style=for-the-badge&#038;logo=x&#038;logoColor=DDE4EF\" alt=\"Twitter \/ X\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.shields.io\/endpoint?label=&#038;color=ab4d18&#038;labelColor=8a3d12&#038;style=for-the-badge&#038;logo=Patreon&#038;logoColor=white&#038;url=https:\/\/shieldsio-patreon.vercel.app\/api\/?username=blackgear&#038;type=patrons\" alt=\"Patreon\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ItsBlackGear\/VanillaBackport\/blob\/1.20.1\/media\/banner.png?raw=true\" alt=\"Platform API\"><\/p>\n<p><!-- Divider --><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ItsBlackGear\/VanillaBackport\/blob\/1.20.1\/media\/divider.png?raw=true\" alt=\"Divider\">\n<\/p>\n<p>## What is VanillaBackport?<\/p>\n<p>Are you stuck on a specific version but don&#8217;t want to miss on updates? This mod is for you! VanillaBackport brings most features from modern versions for your commodity!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Divider --><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ItsBlackGear\/VanillaBackport\/blob\/1.20.1\/media\/divider.png?raw=true\" alt=\"Divider\">\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- Roadmap --><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.discordapp.net\/attachments\/1123494678365479003\/1503581098142204024\/image.png?ex=6a03de84&#038;is=6a028d04&#038;hm=c5b41acca20188af6a402b0f5c8d8c55b7a30bea2c52fcd1e86a00aee1e016a9&#038;=&#038;format=webp&#038;quality=lossless&#038;width=933&#038;height=968\" alt=\"Roadmap\">\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- Divider --><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ItsBlackGear\/VanillaBackport\/blob\/1.20.1\/media\/divider.png?raw=true\" alt=\"Divider\">\n<\/p>\n<p>## Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n<p>#### Will &#8220;X&#8221; feature be backported?<br \/>\nThe scope of the mod is to primarily add content features such as blocks, entities, even world generation, technical stuff doesn&#8217;t have a priority, like data components on 1.16, not happening&#8230;<br \/>\n#### I don&#8217;t want &#8220;X&#8221; feature in my world<br \/>\nThe scope of the mod is to make almost anything toggleable, you don&#8217;t like a feature? there&#8217;s most likely a value in the config to disable it!<br \/>\n#### &#8220;X&#8221; resourcepack \/ datapack breaks with the mod<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re using a resourcepack or datapack from a modern version, it may not work as intended as the minecraft json structures change overtime, the mod focus on adding features from newer version, not making things retrocompatible, so you&#8217;ll most likely have to tweak the resourcepack or datapack yourself.<br \/>\n#### When will &#8220;X&#8221; update drop?<br \/>\nNo clue, i&#8217;m a solo developer and life is unexpected, i can only notify what drops are being worked on and what changes are being made, i also drop public betas on the discord server when possible.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Divider --><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ItsBlackGear\/VanillaBackport\/blob\/1.20.1\/media\/divider.png?raw=true\" alt=\"Divider\">\n<\/p>\n<p>## \u26a0\ufe0f Disclaimer<\/p>\n<p>This mod is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Mojang, Microsoft, or any of their subsidiaries.<br \/>\nMinecraft is a trademark of Mojang Studios. 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