How to Host a VerityCraft Server (Forge 1.20.1 Setup Guide)

Start with 8 GB of RAM. That's VerityCraft's own recommended floor on Forge 1.20.1, not a third-party guess — the pack's scripted events, atmosphere effects, and Verity's reactive systems need headroom beyond a vanilla Forge server, and starting lower just means stutter during the moments the horror is supposed to land.

Import the modpack directly instead of rebuilding it from a client export. Pull VerityCraft straight from its official server files so every mod, config, and dependency version matches what the pack actually ships — guessing from a client-side pack folder is where mismatched mod jars and missing server-side configs usually creep in.

Watch the console through the first full boot. VerityCraft loads Verity's AI-driven event and dialogue systems alongside the usual Forge mod list, so let the server sit until it reaches "Done" with no mod load errors — a clean first boot is the only real signal that Verity's scripted behavior will trigger correctly once players are inside.

Only invite players after that first startup finishes clean. If you let people connect mid-boot or after errors in the log, you risk them loading into a world where Verity's triggers or abandoned-space event scripts never properly initialized, which breaks the whole point of the pack.

Take a backup before importing a new world, updating Forge, or touching mod configs. VerityCraft's horror pacing depends on explored areas and Verity's ongoing reactions to your playthrough — lose that save and you're not just resetting progress, you're resetting every moment Verity has already reacted to.