You shouldn't have to give up new content, to enjoy your favorite mods for older versions!
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This mod is a complete drop-in replacement for the original Et Futurum mod. This mod backports various content from newer versions of Minecraft. We attempt to make every backport as faithful, graceful and lightweight as possible.
Note: If you use Et Futurum's oak fence I'd advise converting it to the vanilla one first. Et Futurum introduced a copy of the oak fence block for the purpose of connecting to other Et Futurum fences. This functionality has now been applied to the vanilla fence and thus a new block is no longer needed. Legacy support for the old oak fence block may be added if it is requested. If your world does not utilize Et Futurum's oak fence block, you can safely ignore the missing IDs message.
Currently there is no wiki or comprehensive list of features added. However, the mod features a highly customizable configuration, so everything the mod adds can be viewed by browsing the configs. There's not a single block, item, entity or other content that can't be turned off!
Notable features include:
Upcoming: (Long-term)
Rejected ideas:

Backport mod for 1.7.10, porting content from modern versions. Continuation of the old Et Futurum mod.