Cave Factory Reborn - Changelog Update

Quests & Progression

• New Questline: Added the Factory branch to FTB Quests to guide players through pipe automation.

• New Questline: Added the Tech branch to FTB Quests to introduce Mekanism progression.

• Applied Energistics 2: Established an early-game pathway for AE2, including custom Deepslate-to-Sky-Stone transmutation and specific silicon acquisition methods.

• Progression Tweak: Removed the crafting recipe for the extendedcrafting:handheld_table to enforce intended progression routes.

Mobs & Spawns

• InControl Integration: Added InControl to completely overhaul global spawning rules.

• Overworld Spawns: Adjusted Overworld generation to allow zombies, strictly block bats and other hostile monsters, and permit passive mobs to spawn on grass blocks inside caves.

• Spawner Logic Fix: Fixed an issue where the Golden Carrot modifier would allow baby zombies to re-inject into an Apotheosis spawner's potential list after the first spawn cycle.

World & Balance Tweaks

• Lost Trinkets: Added a custom mechanic where mining stone has a rare chance to drop a random Lost Trinket (includes a 2-minute cooldown timer to prevent inventory clutter).

• Crop Growth: Increased the Snad growth multiplier to 4x for faster agricultural scaling.

• Respawn Mechanics: Corrected the initial login script to properly check player NBT data, ensuring that standard bed respawns function correctly without teleporting the player back to the starting room.

• World Generation: Adjusted the starting room generation logic to paste the template and teleport the player to a higher Y-level.