Roots to Realms — v1.0
Inital Release

The beginning of Roots to Realms!

This release introduces a vanilla-friendly Skyblock experience, with new ways to collect resources, expand your island, and progress through Minecraft from almost nothing.

🌳 World Generation & Survival

• Added a custom void-world preset featuring a small dirt island and a single oak tree.

• Added support for Survival and optional Hardcore worlds.

• Added renewable resource gathering designed around Skyblock survival.

• Added crouch-to-grow functionality for nearby crops and saplings.

• Added new ways to obtain Sugar Cane and both mushroom types.

🛠️ Crafting & Resources

• Introduced the Wooden Sieve for processing Dirt, Gravel, and Sand.

• Added custom items:

  • Pebbles

  • Leaf Matter

  • Thread

  • Wood Chips

  • Diamond Fragments

  • Emerald Fragments

• Added new crafting recipes for essential survival materials.

• Added the ability to craft Oak Leaves using Leaf Matter.

• Added additional uses for wood through Wood Chips and composting.

• Added Leaf Matter harvesting using shears.

• Added alternative ways to obtain seeds, minerals, and other resources through sieving.

• Added craftable End Portal Frames.

💧 Water & Lava

• Added water collection through rain-filled cauldrons.

• Added a custom lava-production system using Cobblestone and a heated cauldron.

• Added visual effects and progress indicators for lava production.

• Added ways to obtain Pointed Dripstone for renewable lava farming.

🏆 Advancements & Progression

• Introduced a dedicated Roots to Realms advancement tree.

• Added branching progression paths covering resource gathering, farming, crafting, and dimension exploration.

• Added achievements for reaching major survival milestones.

• Added progression guidance from the starting island through the Nether and End.

• Added a Zombie Villager curing advancement branch.

🎨 Visuals & Improvements

• Added custom pixel-art textures for new items.

• Added four visual processing stages for each material in the Wooden Sieve.

• Improved sieve and cauldron visual feedback.

• Fixed Wooden Sieve transparency and rendering without shaders.

• Added a dedicated Roots to Realms Creative inventory tab.

• Improved multiplayer functionality and resource-processing reliability.

• Made various bug fixes and gameplay improvements.

Roots to Realms is just getting started!

Start with a single tree, discover new ways to survive, and build your world one block at a time.

Start with roots. Build toward realms.