Beta 1.7.3 Recommended Mods & Resources

Recommended mods (use MultiMC)

Beta 1.7.3 quality of life in multiplayer
Optifine_1_7_3_HD_G
Depth Buffer Fix (fix of ripples on clouds for ATI/AMD)
ZanMinimap 0.10.4 (minimap with waypoints)
Improved Chat 2.4.7 (copy-paste, tweaks)
Convenient Inventory 1.9 (shift-click, invmanagment)
Beta Skin Fix (optional, find newest one)
Beta custom sounds fix (purist only, needs sounds)
WorldDL (optional)

Beta 1.7.3 quality of life in singleplayer
Those mods above plus
Optitick 1.0 (may improve singleplayer)
Farlands Jitter Fix (only if you travel to very big coords)

Beta 1.7.3 going deeper
Modloader (popular modloader)
Singleplayercommand 2.11.1
TooManyItems 2011_07_01
Mathmos_r5 (ambience)

Those are only starter mods, there are MUCH MORE
Google for more, try out those b1.7.3 modpacks
Technic Pack v3.1.1
YogBox_1.7.3_v1.1
Nethercraft & Aether Modpack b1.7.3
Aether Ultimate Modpack v0.2 b1.7.3

"Big collection of mods here:
"		https://www.mediafire.com/folder/wowdf86hcj65b/Old_Alpha_and_Beta_Mods	https://archive.org/download/minecraftbeta1.7.3modarchive/Minecraft%20Beta%201.7.3%20Mod%20Archive.zip/
If you have crashes: reorder your mods
Installing mods in MultiMC: edit instance -> Version
-> Add to Minecraft.jar, modloader mods go into .minecraft/mods

Happy nostalgia!