Mesozoic

# Mesozoic 1.0.0

Minecraft 1.20.1 • Forge • Java 17

An update focused on temporal exploration, paleobotany, technology, animal transport, and campaign improvements.

## 🌱 Agriculture and Paleobotany

- Added new plants, seeds, and food items: wild barley, lentils, peas, dates, lettuce, onions, and tomatoes.
- New plant resources tied to specific eras, including primitive spores, conifer cones, and ancient fruits.
- Added recipes for barley porridge, legume stew, and expedition salad.
- Crops feature growth stages, climate preferences, and the ability to harvest without destroying the plant.
- Added the Paleobotanical Greenhouse to assist with cultivation across different eras.
- New trading options with hominins and paleontologists.

## 🦖 Animals and Exploration

- Adjusted flight and swimming behaviors for prehistoric creatures.
- Improved the tranquilization and containment system (using nets).
- Added support for transporting compatible animals in vehicles.
- Fixed spawn egg models that were appearing without textures.
- Adjusted the positioning of paleontologists at excavation sites.

## 🚙 Vehicles

- Vehicles are now more resistant to minor impacts.
- Adjusted damage taken from cacti and other obstacles.
- Land vehicles can break through vegetation, though this causes wear and tear.
- Added a maintenance system using tools and repair materials.
- Improved the motorcycle's ability to traverse uneven terrain.

## 🦴 Fossils and the World

- Expanded the generation of fossil deposits in mountains, deserts, and jungles.
- Added the chance to find amber and bio-fossils when chopping certain types of logs. - Added estimated geological age information to analyzed samples.
- Larger volcanoes, featuring expanded craters and access paths.
- Volcano terminals now only generate within the Holocene epoch.

## ⏳ Campaign

- Adrian Vale begins as an ally, with new conversations and objectives leading up to his betrayal.
- Added persistent progression involving fossil analysis, calibration, and the discovery of suspicious records.
- The boss health bar and hostile behavior are triggered following the revelation of the betrayal.
- The time limit for the main battle against Adrian has been increased to 30 minutes.
- Adjusted the return to the Present to utilize the origin teleporter whenever it is available and safe to do so.

## ⚙️ Technology and Interfaces

- Expanded the Chrono ME network to include a controller, drives, pattern encoder, autocrafting CPU, and buses.
- Added an internal catalog of processes and trades, accessible via machines and the encyclopedia.
- Added shortcuts for looking up recipes and usage; integrates with JEI (Just Enough Items) when installed.
- Expanded the Survival Guide.
- Added 10 new advancements.
- New title screen featuring original artwork of dinosaurs, ruins, temporal technology, and vehicles.
- Improvements to translations and code compatibility fixes.

### Existing Worlds

Changes to the generation of structures and deposits will appear in previously unexplored areas. Existing volcanoes will not be automatically rebuilt.