Backrooms: Project NoClip

The Backrooms: Project NoClip — 0.2.0 Beta

This update introduces Level 2, new entity systems, optional Simple Voice Chat support, and major improvements throughout the mod.

Level 2 — Pipe Dreams

- Added Level 2 as a fully explorable procedural dimension
- Added varied industrial corridors, pipes, dark sections, puddles, leaks, valves, and maintenance areas
- Added working ambient machinery and fluorescent-light audio
- Added a safe Level 2 arrival area
- Added a Level 2 advancement and operator menu entry
- Added the Level 1 maintenance-hall noclip exit into Level 2

The Smiler

- Added the Smiler as a new hostile entity
- Added natural spawning in Level 2
- Added rare natural spawning in dark Level 1 rooms
- Added dark-area roaming behavior in Level 1
- Added improved pursuit, obstacle navigation, and one-block stepping
- Added positional chase audio and running footsteps
- Added multiple attack behaviors
- Added a custom spawn egg
- Added local spawn limits and distance-based natural despawning

Simple Voice Chat Support

- Added optional compatibility with Simple Voice Chat
- The Bacteria, Duller, and Smiler can hear players speaking
- Voice detection accounts for volume, whispering, distance, walls, and microphone noise
- The mod still works without Simple Voice Chat installed

Other Changes

- Added and expanded server configuration options
- Improved Level 1 and Level 2 lifecycle systems
- Improved multiplayer behavior
- Improved Smiler audio range and positioning
- Fixed the Level 1 maintenance exit failing to teleport some players
- Fixed several entity navigation and sound issues
- Added general performance, generation, and stability improvements

This is still a beta release. Please report crashes or unexpected behavior through the CurseForge comments or issue tracker.