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Changelog – Release Build (Minecraft 1.21.1, NeoForge)

This release delivers a fully cohesive RPG‑focused modpack experience, tightly tuned for stability and deep progression. The build integrates a wide range of content mods, combat overhauls, exploration enhancements, and essential libraries into a unified gameplay loop where character build, world interaction, and strategic survival all matter.

Core RPG & Progression

• Introduced Origins: Classes Extended and Origins: Fantasy to expand character identity beyond vanilla, enabling fantasy races and hybrid archetypes.
• Added More RPG Classes – Skill Tree for branching talent paths, letting players craft unique combat identities.
• Integrated Pufferfish’s Skills to layer an additional skill dimension on top of class systems.
• Implemented AttributeFix to ensure meaningful stat scaling and build differentiation as players level up.
• Included Relics and Relics (RPG Series) for powerful, lore‑tied artifacts that fundamentally change playstyles and strategies.

Combat & Enemy Systems

• Enhanced core combat feel with Better Combat for more responsive and impactful hit registration.
• Expanded enemy variety and intelligence via Mowzie’s Mobs and Mutant Monsters, introducing behavior‑rich and mutated foes.
• Added multi‑phase boss encounters through Bosses of Mass Destruction and Bosses’Rise, emphasizing positioning, timing, and resource management.
• Incorporated class‑specific combat mechanics with Rogues & Warriors, Berserker, and Samurai RPG Class to diversify player approaches.

Exploration & World Generation

• Transformed biomes into high‑fantasy landscapes with Terralith for a visually distinct and immersive world.
• Revamped iconic structures via YUNG’s Better Strongholds and added diverse new builds with Repurposed Structures.
• Introduced a dedicated archeology system through Better Archeology, rewarding exploration with relics, lore fragments, and powerful items.
• Enriched settlements and dungeons with Dungeons and Taverns and Village Taverns (RPG Series), turning villages into living hubs for quests, trade, and stories.

World Interaction & Immersion

• Improved mob behavior and adaptivity with AI‑Improvements, making enemies smarter and more dynamic.
• Expanded raid mechanics into evolving threats tied to player reputation via It Takes a Pillage Continuation.
• Added a structured quest framework with FTB Quests to guide discovery while preserving player freedom.
• Deepened survival mechanics by integrating AppleSkin for precise hunger/saturation feedback, Healthy Water for hydration management, and Animal Feeding Trough for sustainable animal husbandry.

Visuals, UI, & Polish

• Enhanced visual quality with Iris shader support, Immersive Armors, and Clay Overhaul for a cohesive, high‑quality look.
• Added polished interaction animations via Animated Hearts, Eating Animation, and Better Animations Collection.
• Improved navigation and information access with Xaero’s Minimap and Jade, keeping the UI intuitive without breaking immersion.

Technical & Library Integration

• Ensured seamless mod interoperability with core libraries: Architectury, GeckoLib, Curios API, and Cloth Config.
• Standardized configuration handling with YetAnotherConfigLib and Fzzy Config for easier tweaking.
• Optimized memory usage and fixed common issues via Ferrite Core and ModernFix to maintain stability under heavy mod load.