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Excalibur | Fresh Animations Patch

Excalibur | Fresh Animations Patch

A Resource Pack that makes Excalibur compatible with Fresh Animations

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Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.x
1.20.x
1.19.3–1.19.4

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Creators

GrandPappyJay
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Maffhew
Maffhew Member

Details

Licensed ARR
Published last year
Updated 2 weeks ago
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Fresh animations, classic Excalibur vibes.


Compatibility Compatibility

  • Full support for Fresh Animations v1.9.2+
  • Compatible with Maffhew's Excalibur v1.21.5
  • Compatible with Excalibur | Clarent Edition
  • Works with Minecraft 1.20.0 – 1.21.5
  • Maintains the visual identity of Excalibur while improving realism and immersion
Requirements

To use this addon, you'll need:

Required Mods

  • OptiFine or ETF/EMF (Optifine is currenlty bugged, use it at your own risk)

Required Packs

  • Fresh Animations v1.9.2+
  • Excalibur
  • Excalibur | Clarent Edition

Optional Packs

  • F.M.R.P – Needed for Guard Villagers support
Mod Support

Excalibur | Fresh Animations includes support for the following mods:

  • Guard Villagers - Based on textures by TimothyWiggins
  • Additional mod support may be considered in the future

Important Mod support may vary slightly depending on Minecraft version and mod updates.


Load Order Load Order

💡 Recommended Load Order for Best Compatibility:

  1. Excalibur
  2. Excalibur | Clarent Edition (required)
  3. Fresh Animations (v1.9.2 - v1.9.4)
  4. Freshly Modded Resource Pack (FMRP) – (optional, for Guard Villagers support)
  5. Excalibur | Fresh Animations

Important Important:

  • Clarent must load directly above Excalibur.
  • Other addons should load above Clarent.

Pridwen About The Round Table

The Round Table is a gathering of resource packs crafted around Excalibur and expanded by GrandPappyJay, offering broader version compatibility, additional visual variants, and small touches of expansion — all designed to stay true to the heart of Excalibur’s world.

Minecraft Version Clarent Echoes EFA Patch Intended for use with...
1.20.0 – 1.20.1 215.4.a Coming Soon 215.4.a Excalibur 1.21.5 + Fresh Animations 1.9.2
1.20.2 – 1.21.2 215.4.b Coming Soon 215.4.b Excalibur 1.21.5 + Fresh Animations 1.9.2
1.21.3 – 1.21.4 215.4.b Coming Soon 215.4.b Excalibur 1.21.5 + Fresh Animations 1.9.3
1.21.5 – 1.21.5 215.4.b Coming Soon 215.4.b Excalibur 1.21.5 + Fresh Animations 1.9.4

Listen closely... Echoes are stirring beyond the horizon.


Pack Versioning Explained

Each download now follows this structure:

[ Excalibur Version Without the 1 ] . [ Pack Build ] . [ Support Variant ]

Example:
EFA_215.1.a.zip

Part Meaning Example
215 Excalibur Version Supported Excalibur 1.21.5
1 EFA Build Number First full release for this Excalibur version
a / b Compatibility Variant Fresh Animations Version Supported

🔹 Compatibility Variants

Variant Minecraft Versions Fresh Animations Versions
a 1.20.0–1.20.1 (Pre-Overlay) Fresh Animations 1.9.2
b 1.20.2–1.21.2 (Post-Overlay) Fresh Animations 1.9.2
b 1.21.3–1.21.4 (Post-Overlay) Fresh Animations 1.9.3
b 1.21.5–1.21.5 (Post-Overlay) Fresh Animations 1.9.4

Choose your download based on your Minecraft version and any optional addon packs you are using. Now aligned with Clarent


Community Support Excalibur Community & Credits

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Join the Official Excalibur Discord Server

Map Adventure awaits — and every voice shapes the journey!


Villager Credits

Special thanks to the amazing creators who made this addon possible:

  • Maffhew – Creator of Excalibur
  • FreshLX – Creator of Fresh Animations
  • TimothyWiggins127 – Guard Villagers texture assets
  • SebSemos – Creator of Freshly Modded Resource Pack (FMRP)

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Licensing Licensing

Excalibur | Fresh Animations is a fan-made patch, distributed under the terms of Excalibur’s license.

In accordance with Excalibur's licensing:

  • You may not redistribute this pack and claim it as your own.
  • You may not redistribute this pack without a link to this thread.
  • You may not put money-making links such as adf.ly links with this work under any circumstances.
  • You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
  • You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.
  • You may use this pack as a part of any Minecraft-related video including those which are created for commercial purposes or are monetized by advertising.

Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from Matthew (Maffhew) Dillow.

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