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The Broken Script Enhanced server hosting & setup guide

A server for The Broken Script Enhanced needs Java 21 and about 3–4 GB of RAM for up to 8 players.

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Summary from The Broken Script Enhanced on Modrinth.

By DSN Servers · Updated October 2026 · NeoForge · Minecraft 1.21.1 · Java Edition

The Broken Script Enhanced is a NeoForge modpack for Minecraft 1.21.1 with 54 mods. We'd pick our Standard plan (4 GB) for it.

Quick facts

Loader	NeoForge
Minecraft versions	1.21.1
Java needed	Java 21 for Minecraft 1.21.1 Java version chart.
Mods	54 modsCounted from the pack's file list on Modrinth. None are marked client-only.
RAM	About 2.5–3 GB for 1–3 playersBy player count.
Downloads	258,873 on Modrinth
Last updated	February 5, 2026 (version 1.2.0)
First published	July 20, 2025 on Modrinth
Server support	Required: the pack has mods that must run on the server.
Server pack	Not published separatelyHow to build the server.
Modrinth tags	adventure, lightweight, challenging, optimization, quests

The Broken Script Enhanced server files

No. The Broken Script Enhanced has no separate server pack on Modrinth, so the server is built from the .mrpack: the NeoForge server for Minecraft 1.21.1, plus the pack's overrides folder and the server-side mods its modrinth.index.json lists. A modpack installer does this for you; our guide shows how to make a server for a modpack with no server pack.

How much RAM does a server for The Broken Script Enhanced need?

Players online	RAM	DSN plan
1–3 players	About 2.5–3 GB	Standard (4 GB)
4–8 players	About 3–4 GB	Standard (4 GB)
9–15 players	About 3.5–5 GB	Premium (8 GB)Standard (4 GB) can do if players stay close.

Estimated from 54 mods on the server with our RAM calculator, not measured: low end if players stay together, high end if they spread out.

Set Java's heap (-Xmx) 10–15% under the RAM you have, about -Xmx3500M on 4 GB. NeoForge 1.21.1 reads it from user_jvm_args.txt: uncomment the -Xmx line. RAM guide.

The Broken Script Enhanced server requirements

Java	Java 21
Loader	NeoForge for Minecraft 1.21.1
CPU	Fast single-core speed (one main thread).
RAM	About 2.5–5 GB for 1–15 players (table above)
Disk	The server files, a growing world and backups
Network	TCP port 25565 open to players

Recommended plan

Our pick for The Broken Script Enhanced

Standard

4 GB RAM · planned launch price $16/month

At about 54 NeoForge mods this is a light pack, so 4 GB of RAM covers it for a small group.

Ordering is closed until we relaunch. We aren't taking orders or payments while we move to new hardware. Join the launch list and we'll email you when Standard servers open.

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More than 8 players, or lots exploring at once? Go up to Premium (8 GB). Not sure? Email hello@dsnservers.com.

Planned launch price in USD, billed monthly once ordering opens, with a 7-day refund window.

How to make a server for The Broken Script Enhanced on your own PC

What's specific to The Broken Script Enhanced, step by step. The full walkthrough for any pack: how to make a modded Minecraft server.

Install Java 21.
Check with java -version. Java version chart.
Get the server files.
Build them from the .mrpack, as in server files above.
Start it and accept the EULA.
Run the start script in the server files, or the run.sh / run.bat the NeoForge 1.21.1 installer writes, then set eula=true in eula.txt if you accept Mojang's EULA (EULA step).
Set the RAM with -Xmx, sized from the table above.
Let friends connect: forward TCP 25565, or use a tunnel or host behind CGNAT (can't connect?).

Or run The Broken Script Enhanced on DSN

Once we relaunch (join the launch list), on DSN you'd install The Broken Script Enhanced from the panel's Modrinth modpack installer (version 1.2.0), pick Java 21 on the Startup tab and accept the EULA in the console. No port forwarding.

How to play The Broken Script Enhanced with friends

Each player installs The Broken Script Enhanced version 1.2.0 with the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher, the same version as the server, and adds the server's address under Multiplayer.

Different versions of The Broken Script Enhanced on the server and a client show up as Mismatched mod channel list or mod rejections. Why friends can't join, timeouts included.

Lag and performance on The Broken Script Enhanced

Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded? means ticks take longer than 50 ms; more RAM won't fix that once The Broken Script Enhanced has enough (tick lag guide). For The Broken Script Enhanced:

Measure first: spark's /spark tps and profiler work on 1.21.1 and name the mod or machine using the tick time.
Distances: view-distance=8 and a lower simulation-distance in server.properties.
Pre-generate: Chunky for 1.21.1, /chunky radius 3000 then /chunky start, before people explore.

Common crashes on The Broken Script Enhanced

What a NeoForge 1.21.1 server running The Broken Script Enhanced hits most. For any other error, paste the log into the free crash log analyzer.

Wrong Java version. The Broken Script Enhanced on Minecraft 1.21.1 needs Java 21. Started on Java 17, it stops with UnsupportedClassVersionError: ... class file version 65.0, this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 61.0. Java version fix.
Out of memory. The Broken Script Enhanced (54 mods on the server) needs about 2.5–3 GB for 1–3 players; java.lang.OutOfMemoryError means it ran out. Out-of-memory fix.
Client-only mod on the server. The Broken Script Enhanced pack file marks none of its mods client-only, so this usually means one was copied over from a player's mods folder. Check a mods list with the client-or-server-side checker. Client-only mod fix.
After adding or updating a mod. Mods you add to The Broken Script Enhanced by hand usually crash it with a missing dependency or a mixin conflict.
Ticking entity or block entity. The crash report names it and gives its coordinates. Ticking entity fix.

Updates and support

Before moving The Broken Script Enhanced past version 1.2.0, back up the world: see updating a modpack server without losing your world.

Bugs in The Broken Script Enhanced itself go to its authors through its Modrinth page. Server problems on DSN: hello@dsnservers.com or Discord.

More: NeoForge server hosting, all modpack guides and how to make a modded server.

Run The Broken Script Enhanced on DSN when we relaunch.

Our pick, Standard: 4 GB, planned at $16/month.

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DSN Servers isn't affiliated with The Broken Script Enhanced or Modrinth. The pack's name, icon, summary and stats come from Modrinth's public API (checked October 4, 2026).