Summary
Forge, Fabric, and Quilt are all popular modding tools used in Minecraft. Forge is a well-established modding platform that has been around since the early days of Minecraft modding. It is known for its extensive library of mods and its compatibility with a wide range of Minecraft versions. On the other hand, Fabric is a newer modding tool gaining popularity due to its lightweight and flexible design. It is more modular than Forge, making it easier for developers to create and update mods. Quilt is a relatively new modding tool designed to work with Fabric. Quilt allows modders to easily modify Minecraft's game code without writing complex code.
Difference between Forge, Fabric, and Quilt
Modded Minecraft allows players to customize to their heart’s content. The possibilities are endless, and the modding scene of Minecraft has never been more vital. Choosing which mod infrastructure to use for a server depends heavily on the mod chosen for a server. This guide will go over the differences between Forge, Fabric, and Quilt and which mod instance should be run on which servers!
Forge
- Is used mainly for large and game-changing mods that need significant changes to Minecraft.
- Uses its own launchers as playing Forge mods will not be playable through vanilla Minecraft.
- Heavyweight mod loader that a significant hit on server performance. Most mods running forge will need more ram to keep up with the computing power of the different mods.
Fabric
- Is a lightweight mod and plugin loader that allows players to run both Bedrock and Java editions of Minecraft while loading into a server running Fabric.
- Does not depend on the version of Minecraft you are playing.
- Mods can be challenging to work with each other, making Fabric limited in scope for large-scale mods and modpacks.
Quilt
- Is an even lighter weight mod loader that is a fork of Fabric, which allows most (not all) Fabric mods to be compatible with the Quilt API.
- Is the newest mod loader to the family of Minecraft, which comes with its own issues.
- BisectHosting allows for Quilt ran servers, but we suggest Fabric over Quilt for the time being.
Conclusion
Modded Minecraft can be pretty varied with its complexity, and depending on that complexity will determine which mod loader will be used. Forge is the most popular and holds most of the more extensive mods, but Fabric and Quilt can run efficiently and allow more minor mods to run with any Minecraft version. Ultimately, the choice comes down to which mods each player would like to use and play through.
