What I want is flexibility – modular components which can be tweaked to reinforce my place as nature’s downtrodden underdog. They do things with style, and if you’re after an authentic Middle Ages farmhand simulator then you’re set, but overhauls don’t play well with other mods. I’ve steered clear of total conversions like Better Than Wolves. Do you find yourself settling down to quiet retirement once you’ve got four walls – hell, a fence – around you? Too much time spent managing your diamond portfolio when you should be living the escapist dream? Well read on, Ray Mears I’ve crafted a collection of Minecraft’s most savage survival mods and volunteered as guinea pig. Vanilla Minecraft’s survival mode is for the flimsy and infirm. Over the course of Survival Week we'll highlight a few of those games and i) write a diary of our experience playing with it ii) explain how to do it yourself. There are lots of survival games, but there are also lots of games which could be survival games with the right mods installed.