Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25359794-20141205090743/@comment-25359794-20141205181445

Sinthoniel wrote: Do you even have Forge installed? That alone adds 4 mods. Then you need the LOTR mod and you can play. Nothing else is required.

The server additionally uses some server-side mods, for example Fastcraft, but they are not required for the client. Forge is available. Lotr modes too.