A NeoForge 1.21.1 modpack built around exploration, loot progression, and quality-of-life improvements.

The pack combines ProjectE and Apotheosis as the primary progression systems, supported by Champions, Artifacts, Relics, and a large collection of dungeon and structure mods.

Major Mods

Progression

ProjectE
Apotheosis
Champions
Artifacts
Relics

Exploration

When Dungeons Arise
Dungeon Crawl
Twilight Forest
YUNG's Better Structures
Structory
Towns and Towers

World Generation

Tectonic
Incendium
Nullscape

Storage & Travel

Sophisticated Backpacks
Sophisticated Storage
Waystones

Quality of Life

EMI
Jade
Xaero's Minimap
Xaero's World Map
Inventory Profiles Next
Mouse Tweaks
Lootr

Audio & Visual

Sound Physics Remastered
AmbientSounds
Presence Footsteps
Sodium
Iris
Complementary Shaders
Distant Horizons

Design Goals

Improve exploration without changing the core Minecraft gameplay loop.
Increase loot and gear progression through Apotheosis and Champions.
Provide long-term progression through ProjectE.
Add useful quality-of-life features without introducing large automation or technology mods.
Keep performance reasonable while supporting shaders and enhanced world generation.

This pack is intended for players who enjoy exploring structures, collecting upgrades, improving gear, and gradually progressing from early-game survival to late-game ProjectE power.

Pack Philosophy

This pack is built around exploration and character progression rather than automation.

The intended gameplay loop is:

Explore → Fight → Loot → Upgrade

The world is filled with structures, dungeons, and points of interest that reward exploration. Progression comes from finding better equipment, improving enchantments, collecting rare drops, and gradually expanding what is possible through Apotheosis and ProjectE.

ProjectE is not intended to skip progression. Instead, it serves as a long-term goal that rewards players who invest time into gathering resources, building EMC infrastructure, and working toward late-game transmutation.

Talvern's Bar and Grill

AmbientSounds 6

Amendments

Apotheosis

Apothic Attributes

Apothic Enchanting

Apothic Spawners

AppleSkin

Architectury API

Artifacts

Balm

Bookshelf

BSL Shaders

Champions Unofficial

Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)

Common Network

Complementary Shaders - Reimagined

Complementary Shaders - Unbound

Configured

Controlling

CreativeCore