Major Progression & Integration Update

Ascension Total Evolution BETA 0.3

Version 0.3 focuses on improving mod integration, progression flow, material unification, quests, crafting quality of life, and long-term automation goals.

Highlights

• Reworked ore unification around AllTheOres.
• Removed duplicate ore clutter from JEI where possible.
• Improved material unification across tech and magic mods.
• Added new quality-of-life crafting recipes through KubeJS.
• Expanded Ascension-focused progression recipes.
• Improved quest structure and integration guidance.
• Added Apotheosis and Apothic systems into the main progression.
• Reworked Silent Gear so it can be crafted directly through blueprints again.
• Added new mob and boss drop integrations for Ascension materials.
• Improved modpack identity setup, including name, icon, and RPC cleanup.
• Added more automation-friendly paths for important materials.

AllTheOres Unification

• All major duplicate ores are now intended to use AllTheOres as the primary material source.
• Duplicate ore variants from other mods are hidden from JEI where applicable.
• Crafting and processing recipes were adjusted to prefer unified ore tags and AllTheOres materials.
• This reduces confusion caused by multiple versions of materials such as Lead, Tin, Silver, Nickel, Uranium, and more.

Crafting Utility

• Added convenience recipes for common vanilla crafting.
• Added improved bulk crafting options, including easier chest and stick crafting.
• These recipes reduce repetitive early-game crafting without removing progression requirements.

Apotheosis / Apothic Progression

• Apotheosis is now integrated directly into the Ascension progression.
• Added new recipes for Apotheosis tables, sigils, gem materials, and enchanting progression.
• Added Apothic Spawner modifier progression using Ascension materials.
• Added new drops from mobs and bosses to support Apotheosis advancement.
• Added quests covering enchanting, reforging, sockets, gems, spawner tuning, and mythic gear.

Silent Gear

• Restored the standard blueprint-based crafting progression.
• SGear Metalworks is now an optional casting path instead of a mandatory requirement.
• Rebalanced interactions between Silent Gear, custom Ascension materials, and Metalworks.
• Custom Ascension materials remain compatible with Silent Gear progression.

Quests

• Expanded and improved integration quests.
• Added more guidance for major systems and progression paths.
• Improved progression flow across technology, magic, gear, farming, and boss progression.
• Added additional Ascension-focused objectives and guidance.

Drops & Automation

• Added new sources for important progression materials through mobs and bosses.
• Improved support for automation-focused gameplay.
• Progression now better supports moving from manual resource gathering into large-scale automation.

Performance & Cleanup

• Reviewed performance-related mods and loading behavior.
• Cleaned up multiple integration issues that could cause confusion or progression problems.
• Fixed various KubeJS issues found during testing.
• Continued improving overall polish, consistency, and stability.

Notes

• This update is still part of the 0.3 development cycle.
• Additional balancing, quest improvements, performance optimizations, and progression polish will continue in future builds.