How much RAM does a Shalz One Block Survival Create server need?

We recommend 6 GB. The void world itself is light, so memory and tick time mostly go to Create contraptions, belts full of items and the rest of the 88 loaded mods. If your group builds large automated drilling lines, watch tick times with spark and move up a plan before the island starts to lag.

How many players suit this pack?

It plays best with a small group of around six. Everyone starts on the same tiny platform, so extra players early on mostly means more people waiting for the next block break. Once Create automation pushes the island outward, each builder can take over a separate machine line without crowding the others.

How do I move to a new build safely?

Stop the server, take a full backup, then install the new build from the Modpacks tab and have every player update their client to the same version. A one block save is small but irreplaceable, so the backup is your only way back if a newer Create version changes how an existing contraption behaves.

Can I add or remove mods?

Yes. Fabric mods go in the mods folder through the File Manager or SFTP, and anything that adds content must be on every client too. Removing a mod whose blocks are part of your island deletes them, which on a platform this small can break a power line or drop a machine into the void, so back up first.

How does it compare to Create: Above and Beyond?

Create: Above and Beyond is a Forge 1.16.5 pack set in a normal overworld, built around chapters of Create progression. Shalz One Block Survival Create runs on Fabric 1.20.1 and takes the world away instead, so the core challenge is scarcity: every resource starts from one block in the void.

Can I replay the world from the video series?

The pack gives you the same mod list and loader Shalz69 used, so your starting conditions match the series. Your world will not copy his progress though: how you lay out the first Create machines and grow the island is up to you, which is exactly why people replay it on their own server.

Minecraft modpack · Modrinth

Shalz One Block Survival Create Server Hosting

by Shalz69

FabricMinecraft 1.20.1Java 17

How install works

One-click install from the Modpacks tab once your server is ready

Recommended RAM: 6 GB
Latest build: v2.0.0Apr 2026
Mod loader: Fabric1.20.1
Downloads: 226KModrinth

Shalz One Block Survival Create is the Fabric 1.20.1 pack Shalz69 put together for his own One Block Survival Create video series. You spawn on one block floating in the void, and every resource has to come out of that block before you can expand outward. Around 88 mods sit on top, with Create carrying the technology side.

The hook is watching Create solve a problem that normally needs a mine. Early on you break the block by hand; later you hand the job to mechanical drills, belts and presses, turning a single spot into a supply line for kinetic contraptions. Space is tight, so every shaft and cogwheel has to earn its place on a platform you built from nothing.

It suits viewers of the series who want to play it themselves, Create fans who like a constrained start, and small groups happy to share one cramped island and split the jobs between them. The challenging tag is earned: expect slow first hours before the first machines spin.

Hosting Shalz One Block Survival Create

RAM and what drives load

We recommend 6 GB for this pack with around six players building together. Terrain is not the cost here, because a one block world is mostly empty void. The weight comes from Create: every rotating shaft, item on a belt and moving contraption is ticked by the server, and a drill array feeding a row of presses adds up fast. When the tick rate dips, profile it instead of guessing:

/spark profiler start
/spark profiler stop

Pregeneration and chunk loading

Pregenerating a void overworld saves almost nothing, since the empty chunks around your block hold no terrain to build. What matters is which chunks stay loaded: a Create line only runs while its chunk is active, so a factory placed far from where players stand simply freezes. Keep the main machinery close to the starting block and keep contraptions compact. If you add Chunky and want another dimension ready before a trip, Fabric handles it:

/chunky world minecraft:the_nether
/chunky radius 1000
/chunky start

Java version and updating

Minecraft 1.20.1 on Fabric runs on Java 17 or newer, and the server should stay on that runtime while the pack targets this version. The latest build is 2.0.0. Take a backup before switching builds: a one block world keeps your entire progression in a handful of chunks, so a broken update can wipe out hours of careful expansion. Move the server and every client to the same build together, because a player on a different Create version than the server tends to hit connection errors.

Start

One block in the void

Every early resource comes from breaking a single block before you can build outward.

Machines

Create takes over the grind

Drills, belts and presses replace hand mining once the first kinetic power is running.

Loader

Fabric 1.20.1, build 2.0.0

The server runs the same Fabric 1.20.1 base Shalz69 used for his video series.

How to install Shalz One Block Survival Create on your server

1
Order the server
The button on this page preselects the RAM this pack needs. It is online about a minute after checkout.
2
Open the Modpacks tab and search Shalz One Block Survival Create
Open the Modpacks tab in the panel, search for Shalz One Block Survival Create, pick the listing by Shalz69 and choose build 2.0.0 to install it in one click.
3
Press install and wait
The panel downloads the server pack, installs the loader and the right Java version, then restarts.
4
Join with the same build
Everyone installs the same pack build in their launcher, then connects to the address on the Overview tab.