Jetpack Cat is a gun-heavy story and exploration modpack for Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge, by the CurseForge author jetpackcatyt. Its page describes hordes of fast monsters, Lycanites mobs, bosses, Black Market quests and a hunt for 12 eyes of ender to reach The End. You install the server from the Modpacks tab, using the pack's CurseForge server pack.
Checked against Jetpack Cat v6.0 (the CurseForge file dated 20 September 2024) on Forge 36.2.42 and Minecraft 1.16.5, October 2026.
What the pack needs
- Minecraft 1.16.5 with Forge 36.2.42. The server pack's
variables.txtnames both. Minecraft 1.16.5 runs on Java 8, which the panel picks for you. - Memory. The pack's page gives a figure only for players: run it on 4 to 5 GB of memory allocated to Minecraft. It gives none for a server, and the server pack holds 202 mod jars. Your plan sets the RAM, so see how much RAM a Minecraft server needs and the Minecraft plans.
- Disk space. The server pack is a download of about 421 MB and unpacks to about 462 MB, and the download sits on your disk while it unpacks.
- The same pack version for players. Players install Jetpack Cat v6.0 from the CurseForge app.
Install the server
Press the CurseForge chip in Modpacks, search for Jetpack Cat and pick Jetpack Cat - Epic Monsters, Guns and Combat by jetpackcatyt. The popup names Forge and Minecraft 1.16.5. For the backup, the EULA and the install button, see Install a CurseForge modpack.
The pack ships no Forge files of its own, so the install reads variables.txt and sets up Forge 36.2.42 itself, on the Java 8 image. Then press Start on the Console and wait for For help, type.
Settings the pack ships
The server pack includes its own server.properties, and the install keeps it. It sets max-players=10, allow-flight=true and max-tick-time=120000. In Config Editor those are Player slots, Allow flight and Watchdog timeout (ms). Raise Player slots if more than ten friends will play.
The pack's 6.0 changelog also notes that quests with a delay before you can claim them again now reset when you rejoin the world. Earlier, a server crash could leave them unclaimable.
Common problems
- A player cannot join. Check they run Jetpack Cat v6.0 on Minecraft 1.16.5 with Forge, then compare their mod list with the server's
modsfolder. - The server crashes at boot. Find and read a crash report shows how to name the mod at fault.
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