DIGGICRAFT — THE BEGINNING

Version 1.0 • Final Release (September 7, 2025)

Headline

This is the first final release of Diggicraft — The Beginning. We carefully curated the experience, optimized configs and scripts, and removed features that didn’t fit the vision. The result is a stable, cohesive 1.0 built for long-term worlds.

Highlights

• Polished 1.0 balance pass across early–mid game progression.

• Performance tuned for both client and server to reduce spikes and smooth chunk traversal.

• Curated modlist focused on theme cohesion and reliability.

• Stability first: fewer noisy logs, safer defaults, and trimmed crash-prone combos.

• NeoForge 1.21.1 alignment with refined compat for worldgen and tags.

Design Goals

• Center the experience on discovery, progression, and handcrafted encounters.

• Prefer meaningful additions over feature bloat.

• Keep worlds stable for the long haul with predictable updates and sensible defaults.

Performance & Stability

• Reduced common log spam categories to keep diagnostics readable.

• Adjusted default configs to prevent runaway worldgen in edge cases.

• Profiling pass removed costly features with low gameplay value.

Mod Curation

• Kept & refined: Core adventure, exploration, quality-of-life, ambience, and performance pillars that define the pack’s identity.

• Removed: Overlapping features, noisy utilities, and combinations with recurring compatibility issues.

• Updated: Key libraries and frameworks to match Minecraft 1.21.1 (NeoForge) and modern APIs.

World Generation

• Safer defaults for structure placement to reduce overlaps in dense regions.

• Tag hygiene improvements to support datapack-driven content below Y=0 without unintended interactions.

Balance & Progression

• Tuned early-game loot for a steadier ramp into mid-game.

• Adjusted crafting flows and drop rates to support the intended story-first pacing.

Quality of Life

• Clearer tooltips, saner defaults, and less clutter in recipe discovery.

• Most tweaks remain configurable to fit different server preferences.

Fixes

• Resolved multiple harmless warnings that previously cluttered logs.

• Removed outdated cross-mod hooks that could cause rare initialization issues.

Known Notes

• Worlds created before 1.0 may see minor loot or pacing shifts. Fresh worlds are recommended for the intended experience.

• Allocate sensible RAM and use an up-to-date Java runtime.

How to Update

• Fresh install (recommended): Start a new 1.0 world to experience the curated progression as intended.

• Existing servers: Back up worlds and configs. Review custom datapacks for structure and tag settings before updating.

Thanks

Thank you to everyone who tested, broke, and shaped Diggicraft along the way. Your feedback helped us ship a clean, confident 1.0. Onward!

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Timolicious and 0nbu for helping with the early stages.