IRON & IVORY

Welcome to Iron & Ivory, a focused dungeon-searching and RPG adventure built for players who love tactical gameplay without the bloat of massive modpacks. Delve into dangerous structures, master precision combat, and survive the depths.

[PROJECT STATUS: ALPHA] Please Note: This modpack is currently in active Alpha development. The core experience is fully playable, but I am planning to add more content, fine-tune the balance, and expand the adventure in future updates. I would love your feedback! If you find any bugs, have balance suggestions for the combat, or want to share your thoughts on the dungeon loot, please leave a comment. Your input will directly shape the future of the pack!

KEY FEATURES

Dungeon Searching: Explore massive, complex underground structures and ruins packed with unique encounters.

Advanced Combat Overhaul: Fluid weapon animations and a precision melee system that rewards skill and timing.

Immersive Survival & Utility: Set up custom campsites on long journeys and utilize smart storage systems to manage your hard-earned treasures. Performance Friendly: A clean, carefully selected mod list designed to keep your game running smoothly while maintaining a cohesive aesthetic.

INSTALLATION & RECOMMENDATIONS Allocated RAM: 4GB - 6GB is recommended for smooth performance. Shaders: Fully compatible with performance-friendly shaders if your system supports them!

## PRO-TIPS FOR ADVENTURERS
* *Use Bounty Boards:* Check upgraded villages for bounty boards to trade your extra resources and mob drops for coins.
* *Master Combat:* Manage your stamina and use manual blocking. Rushing blindly into dungeons will get you killed instantly.
* *Control Spawns:* Use torches and high ground to bottleneck enemies if you get overwhelmed by the dungeon spawn rates.
* *Tune the Difficulty:* Use the Easy Mob Control configurations to adjust enemy spawn dynamics to your personal preference.
* *Stop Laptop Lag:* Run the chunk pre-generator (Chunky) before playing to completely wipe out world-generation stutter.
## RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
* *Solo Play:* Do not play on standard vanilla Hardcore mode because this modpack is extremely difficult. If you still want a hardcore challenge, it is highly recommended to add a mod like Limited Lives to give yourself extra lives instead.
* *2 Players:* Download the Hardcore Revival and Essential mods. Make sure to go into the settings and disable the extra background features in Essential to keep the experience clean.
* *4+ Players:* Play the base game with just Essential and Hardcore Revival installed. You can also optionally add a hardcore lives mod to keep the group challenge balanced.
## UPDATE LOG
### Patch 1.1.0 — The Expansion, Performance & Spacing Update (June 2026)
This major update expands progression, economy, and world generation while optimizing performance and fixing visual glitches.
#### Bug Fixes & Removals
* *Removed Fresh Animations & Fresh Moves:* Fixed model and animation clashing issues with the Epic Fight system.
* *Removed Wavey Capes:* Prevented camera clipping glitches while running and fighting.
* *Removed Simple Impact Frames:* Eliminated aggressive screen stuttering during high-damage combat combos.
#### Combat, Progression & Armor Additions
* *Added Pufferfish's Skills:* Integrated a full RPG-style leveling and skill tree framework.
* *Added Pufferfish's Skills (Iron's Spellbooks Compat):* Linked magic to leveling, allowing spellcasting to grant skill points.
* *Added Shield Expansion:* Introduced off-hand progression with wooden, stone, iron, and diamond shield tiers.
* *Added Conquest's Medieval Armors and Weapons:* Added highly detailed 3D knight armor sets and weaponry.
* *Added Guard Villagers:* Towns are now populated with armed guards to protect against monsters.
#### Medieval Economy & Magic Additions
* *Added Coins JE:* Introduced physical copper, silver, and gold currency along with coin sacks.
* *Added Bountiful:* Added functional bounty boards to villages for trading resources for coins.
* *Added Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks (Scroll Description):* Added detailed descriptions to scroll tooltips so you know what spells do.
#### World Generation & Structure Balancing
* *Added ChoiceTheorem's Overhauled Villages (CTOV):* Replaced vanilla villages with massive, fortified medieval towns.
* *Added Tectonic:* Overhauled world generation to introduce massive mountain ranges and deep oceans.
* *Added Medieval Structures:* Added safe, low-threat ruined towers and taverns for early-game looting.
* *Added Sparse Structures (by Maxence):* Integrated the official version of Sparse Structures to cleanly space out dungeons and eliminate overlapping clutter.
#### Performance Optimizations
* *Added Chunky:* Integrated a powerful chunk pre-generator to let you pre-load world terrain while AFK, removing exploration lag.
* *Added Structure Essentials:* Optimized structure lookup tags to drastically lower server tick lag.

Iron&Ivory - RPG Adventure