Create - Builders and Backpacks-Beta 1.3.0
What's new
## Beta 1.3.0 - Progression Rebalance
A major progression-focused update for Create: Builders and Backpacks.
### Major Progression Changes
- Reworked Netherite progression.
- Netherite Ingots must now be created through Superheated Create Mixing.
- Still requires original 4 Scrap and 4 Gold ingots
- This pushes Netherite further into Create progression and requires deeper infrastructure before reaching the final armour tier.
- Reworked Diamond Armour progression.
- Added the new **Rose-Bound Diamond** item.
- Diamond armour now requires Rose-Bound Diamonds, tying full Diamond armour to Nether access and Create processing.
- Diamond tools remain more accessible to avoid unnecessarily slowing normal mining progression.
- Reworked Iron Armour recipes.
- Iron armour now makes use of Iron Sheets and the Mechanical Press.
- Material costs remain close to vanilla while making early Create machinery more relevant.
-Added Chainmail Armour recipe
- Chainmail armour now possible to be crafted, no Mechanical press needed - cheaper than iron amour.
### Trident Overhaul
- Tridents are no longer intended to be obtained through repetitive Drowned farming.
- Added **Elder Guardian Horns**.
- Added **Ancient Trident Head**.
- Ancient Trident Heads are crafted using Guardian materials and Prismarine.
- Tridents are now crafted using an Ancient Trident Head, prismarine, Heart of the Sea and Breeze Rods.
- This turns the Trident into an exploration-focused reward involving both Ocean Monuments and Trial Chambers.
### Create / Recipe Integration
- Added an alternative source of normal Kelp through Create Haunting.
- Warped Kelp can be haunted into normal Kelp.
- Crimson Kelp can be haunted into normal Kelp.
- Provides a Nether-based alternative for players who do not want to depend heavily on ocean-based kelp farming.
- Reworked the Supplementaries Spring Launcher recipe.
- Replaced the unusually expensive slime-heavy recipe with components that better represent the block's mechanical design.
- Now incorporates Create Iron Sheets and the Simulated Torsion Spring.
- Reworked the Supplementaries Faucet recipe.
- Uses Iron Boots as pipe-like metal fittings rather than requiring a large amount of raw Iron.
### Advancements
- Added new advancements that provide more context on the changes revolving the Trident
"Monumental Discovery" and "A New Ruler"
### Design Direction
Beta 1.3.0 focuses on improving progression where vanilla or modded mechanics felt too fast, too RNG-dependent, overly expensive, or disconnected from the rest of the pack.
Recipes that already feel balanced have largely been left alone rather than being changed purely to force additional Create usage.
### Server Pack
- Updated dedicated server pack for Beta 1.3.0.
- Required for servers using the new progression, recipe, loot, and custom item changes.
### Coming Next
A larger advancement overhaul is planned for a future update, expanding the Builders and Backpacks progression page to better represent the pack's revised progression and exploration milestones. Overall, this will help revisit the balancing of the prior parts of this modpack.

