The overall goal of this pack is to greatly expand the content in general, while also increasing the difficulty some. I've done my best to leave out incredibly unbalanced mods (like ones that give you creative flight for possesing a single item) while at the same time adding some powerful mods that require game progressing. Some of the mobs added are quite strong and can be stumbled upon even in the early game. However, the purpose of that is not to make the game unplayably difficult, but to demonstrate a power level you should hope to achieve. Finally, there's mods included that make base/farm building more interesting/expansive.
The Essentials Mod is included for multiplayer, but can obviously be disabled at your convenience.
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