Magic Gray Box Project

0.3.0 brings the largest batch of changes so far! From recipe tweaks to system overhauls, there's a lot to cover. This is a BIG changelog. Firstly, we have the new chapter: Originally Compact! * Get yourself some Primogel Goo and begin your entry into the first batch of Just Dire Things recipes * Start building your Compact Crafting projectors and build yourself some Machine Bases * XyCraft and Actually Additions have now been readily implemented * Generate a ton of different building blocks with Extractors, including more useful blocks like Crimsite and Ochrum for renewable Iron and Gold * Flux Crafting is now ready to roll! Be ready to put it to use starting in the next major update. The Sophisticated mod suite (Storage and Backpacks) got a major overhaul: * Storage/Backpack Tiers, Tier Upgrade items, and Stack Upgrades now use Apotheosis' custom smithing template recipe type * Copper tier storage and related recipes have been removed. * EXISTING COPPER TIER STORAGE WILL NOT BE USED OR UPGRADEABLE STARTING WITH THIS UPDATE! * Some upgrades have slightly different recipes * All base upgrades need a Basic Crafting Table, while advanced upgrades need Restonia, Deorum, and Diamatine! * Sophisticated Storage/Backpacks are THAT good (plus there's plenty of alternatives - use those if you need to!) * Omega Tier upgrades fully removed FTB Essentials commands got rebalanced: * /back is now limited to death teleports * Stargate Journey dimensions can not be teleported to or from via commands (still need to get these implemented into progression) * /rtp only works in the Overworld * Workstation commands (/anvil, /echest) are no longer useable * Fake players are now always allowed in claims * Save some mod devs the pain of "why can't I place blocks in my claim with deployers and spell turrets" * Hearthstones can no longer teleport players between dimensions Your starter kit is now WAY better: * Leather armor * Stone tools * Complementary basic-tier backpack * Documentation galore * A few food items * Hearthstone for balanced home teleport needs Enderman Overhaul's new pearls now create a HUGE overhaul: * Some recipes that traditionally allow any Ender Pearl (or Ender Eyes) now require specific pearls * Soul Pearls are used for linked connections and some item collection * Bubble Pearls are used for chunk loaders and other item collection means * Summoner Pearls are used for same-dimension teleportation and Gateway Pearl crafting * Icy Pearls are used for voiding and stabilizing * Crimson Pearls have more varied uses * Ancient Pearls and Corrupted Pearls gate various interdimensional transport means * Warped Pearls are used in miscellaneous recipes, including Waystones, Ender Eyes, and summoning Weak Shulkers Apothic World Tier auto-unlocks are now finalized: * Haven is unlocked on world load * Frontier requires you to slay an Elder Guardian * Ascent requires the Frontier gateway, as well as killed Wither, Dead King, and Wilden Chimera * Summit requires a few Cataclysm bosses, including Netherite Monstrosity and Maledictus, and the Ascent gateway * Pinnacle requires you to journey into the Stargate Dimensions to fight more powerful Cataclysm bossed * (THEY ARE STILL NOT READY!) * Gem and affix rarities per tier will be rebalanced in a later update * Mob attribute changes per tier will be rebalanced in a later update * Socketing and reforging will be rebalanced in a later update Forbidden and Arcanus' Enhancer Relics now have a new (and honestly cooler) way to be obtained: * Artisan Relic is still obtained through Armorsmith, Weaponsmith, and Toolsmith chests * Completing the Overworldian Nights gateway guarantees you a Crescent Moon relic * Completing the Frontier gateway guarantees you an Elementarium relic * Completing the Ascent gateway guarantees you a Divine Pact relic * Slaying Maledictus has a chance of dropping a Maledictus Pact relic * Using Spirit Infusion to enhance a Crimson Gem will allow you to get a Crimson Stone relic There's also a few reworks, which are more on the subtle side: * Create's Train Tracks got a slight recipe change... now you need to do a bit more work to set up a train network! * Spice of Life: Carrot Edition now gives a LOT more hearts, and covers over 90% of the available foods! * Certain Large Ore Deposits may now appear under certain structures (still WIP) Buffs: * Bitumen is now produced during refinery 4x as often * Steel in Arc Furnaces can now also use Coal Coke instead of just Petcoke only * Bundles are now craftable. More early game storage conundrums have been resolved! * Apotheosis' higher rarity materials can now be crushed down into lower rarity ones! * All Hazen n Stuff weapons now drop Malum spirits on kill * Entity Wormholes from Occultism now have twice the RTP range! Nerfs: * Many Apothic Enchanting shelf recipes now require the Basic Crafting Table at a minimum * Immersive Engineering and Actually Additions houses no longer generate * Overworld structures with nether portal rooms no longer generate * Brass can no longer be made in a heated mixer (molten metal overhaul coming soon!) * Spawners can no longer be picked up by contraptions * Ars Rituals now require the Basic Crafting Table at a minimum; some need Advanced instead * Those needing Advanced Crafting can no longer be obtained through villagers * Ritual of Containment has been completely removed * Use Soul Gems to add entities to jars (thanks Ars Ocultas!) * End Rem and Cataclysm eyes are now NUKED! * Recipes for these will come later when the end dimension is ready to be integrated with progression * Drygmies cannot generate drops from bosses anymore * Reset and Cojure Terrain glyphs are now Tier 2 * Explorer's Compass is no longer able to locate progression-required structures * Some of them can be achieved with Ars and Eidolon, so try those out! * Hellish Fortress gateway recipe is now more expensive * Temporal Pouch now requires Advanced Crafting at a minimum Miscellaneous Changes: * All mods updated * Raw Silicon fully removed * More temporary recipe removals have been put into place * Natural Quartz quest no longer necessary for Pestle and Mortar quest * Fix for players who happen to get their Pestle and Mortar from structure loot * Rice crops no longer drop Actually Additions rice (now it drops Farmer's Delight rice, the intended behavior) * Actually Additions' AIOTs removed (Mekanism Paxels will stay intact!) * Mobs no longer spawn with Mekanism tools Mods added: * Cursed Earth Returns