LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ENGINEERS AND ASPIRING PILOTS, WELCOME TO THE RATUFA'S UNLICENSED AVIATION! 

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind experience as you explore a world made of vast floating islands in the sky! In this modpack, you will get thrown into a neverending archipelago and will be forced to gather resources and automate production to be able to construct fully functional planes and airships to reach even new, undiscovered islands. 

Create Whatever You Imagine

At the center of this experience is the Create mod, followed by 20+ carefully curated and hand-picked Create addons, including well-known titles such as The Factory Must Grow (TFMG), Create: Deco, Steam n' Rails, Create: Big Cannons, and most importantly, Create: Aeronautics! 

Use Create: Aeronautics to build flying machines, experiment with custom designs, and explore the skies with vehicles built from your own imagination. You can travel between distant islands, develop your own methods of transportation, and see just how far your engineering skills can take you. 

With the Create mod, you can automate your whole survival world to build intricate factories and design complex production systems, or start the Industrial Revolution with your friends. But why stop here? Strap a diesel engine to the back of your plane and watch youself accelerate past the speed of sound, but be careful, because going too fast might make you slip and fall off your ship. Whether you're building a compact automated workshop or an industrial complex that spans an entire island, the possibilities are endless!  

Eat Lost of Yummy Food

And if you thought that building machines here and there was all you could do, then you'd be terribly wrong. If engineering isn't your strong point, you can always hitch a ride on your friends' vehicles and explore the world with them, or you could dedicate yourself to cooking delicious meals with Kaleidoscope Cookery and its subsequent addon, Kaleidoscope Tavern. These two mods allow you to set up your own kitchen and prepare a variety of dishes, each with their own unique properties and benefits. 

Explore the Unknown

What's an adventure without a few surprises along the way? As you travel across archipelagos, you'll encounter all sorts of creatures and discover plenty of interesting things hidden throughout the world. Whether you're searching for them or just stumbling upon them, there's always something waiting a few islands away thanks to Nature's Spirit and Mowzie's Mobs. So don't get too comfortable on your home island, there's a whole world out there to discover. 

Build Your Own World

Of course, not everything has to be about machines and automation. With Create: Deco and a few other building mods, you can turn your island into just about anything you want it to be. With many block varieties and decorative details, you can build a cozy little home or a massive industrial complex. 

The Skies are Yours to Conquer

Forget the usual continents and endless plains. The world is made up of floating islands scattered across a seemingly endless sky. Each island is an opportunity to explore, expand, and build your own outposts to find new ways to transport resources, and maybe get a chance to encounter some unique creatures. 

Since between islands are large stretches of open skies, having a reliable means of transportation is basically essential for your survival, so what are you waiting for? Build according to your own creativity and let your engineering skills grow. 

And remember, shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. 

Important Info for Running the Modpack Smoothly

Despite doing all the optimization that I could, this is still a decently heavy modpack. Therefore for people playing on PCs or powerful laptops, I recommend allocating around 5 to 6 GB of RAM when downloading to ensure it runs smoothly and everything has time to load correctly. 

If you are using a low-end laptop with 8GB RAM, allocating 4GB to this modpack should still be sufficient to make it run without crashing, although you might have to change some settings (especially Distant Horizons LOD quality, CPU load, and LOD Render Distance) to reduce load on your CPU and GPU. 

Optional: 

For playing on servers, it is best to preload chunks using Distant Horizon's built in chunk generator to prevent lag spikes caused by chunks loading on the spot as you play. 

You can add this custom Java Argument in profile options to change the default G1 garbage collector to a faster and more efficient one called Generational ZGC. 
Copy-paste this in the text box labelled "Additional Arguments" in Profile Options under the Advanced Settings tab: 

-XX:+UseZGC -XX:+ZGenerational -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch -XX:+DisableExplicitGC -XX:+UseStringDeduplication