Clockwork Foundry Beta 1.2

Beta 1.2 is a major progression, questbook, balance and polish update.

Questbook Expansion

• Reworked the pack direction around factory progression instead of isolated item checks.
• Added and expanded major quest chapters across Create, Mekanism, AE2, PneumaticCraft, power, reactors and logistics.
• Added factory-style chapters such as certifications, contracts, operations audits and long-term foundry goals.
• Improved quest ordering so progression branches connect more naturally.
• Added more varied rewards through custom reward tables.
• Reduced rewards that directly hand out the next required quest item.
• Added more production-oriented goals and system milestones.

New Progression Systems

• Added PneumaticCraft progression and connected it into the broader tech curve.
• Added Create addon progression support and expanded mechanical crafting goals.
• Added AE2 network and logistics progression.
• Added Integrated Dynamics / Terminals support for deeper factory control and automation goals.
• Added factory verification-style experiments for future production quests.
• Added throughput-focused backend support for future machine-performance questing.

Balance And Recipe Changes

• Cleaned up duplicate or conflicting materials where possible.
• Unified reactor fuel direction away from Yellorium clutter.
• Adjusted PneumaticCraft integration recipes to better fit existing materials.
• Removed or blocked overly strong combat/utility items from normal progression, including minigun-related items.
• Moved early overpowered unlocks later where needed.
• Moved some delayed utility items earlier where they better fit progression.
• Added Mekanism recipe/tag fixes to avoid recurring broken recipe warnings.
• Cleaned JEI visibility and recipe noise where possible.

Multiplayer And Quality Of Life

• Added multiplayer-friendly loot chest behavior.
• Added graves after death.
• Added dynamic lights.
• Added minimap and world map support.
• Added fast leaf decay.
• Added backpack/storage quality of life.
• Added default options/config polish.
• Added quest book item support.

UI And Presentation

• Added custom main menu.
• Added custom loading screen.
• Added Clockwork Foundry Discord Rich Presence.
• Updated main menu version text to Beta 1.2.
• Added custom pack icon/window assets.
• Improved first-launch presentation and pack identity.

Beta Notes

• This version is still beta.
• More mods, quests, reward polish and factory objectives are planned.
• Balance feedback is very welcome, especially from multiplayer testing.