Because Intermediate Version Modpack keeps the core rules of the base game intact across its ~250 lightweight mods, your opening strategy begins with standard survival fundamentals before branching into modded terrain.
Gathering Early Tools and Scouting
1. Punch trees around your spawn point to craft a wooden pickaxe, then mine exposed stone or dig a shallow pit to upgrade immediately to a full set of stone tools.
2. Collect food and basic resources from the surrounding countryside while daylight lasts.
3. As you walk through revamped landscapes and colorful new biomes, watch the wildlife closely. The wilderness holds both friendly beasts and tricky hostile mobs, so keep a stone sword and blocks on your hotbar before approaching unfamiliar creatures.
4. Note the coordinates (using the vanilla debug screen or written signs) of any secret landmarks or surface ruins you pass so you can return once better equipped.
Setting Up Storage and Shelter
1. Choose a central location near several biome borders to build a permanent home base.
2. Place a bed to set your respawn point and skip dangerous nights between expeditions.
3. Craft multiple chests early on. Exploring new lands, landmarks, and dungeons quickly fills your inventory with unfamiliar blocks, materials, and balanced tools alongside standard vanilla resources, so organizing storage rooms early prevents bottlenecks.