WARNING:

THIS UPDATE WILL BREAK EXISTING WORLDS, WORLDS MADE BEFORE THIS UPDATE WILL NO LONGER LOAD FROM 1.3 ONWARDS

Worldgen:

• Completely Reworked the Terrain Engine to be larger-scale, more impressive, and more "continental" without having large swaths of ocean. Also replicates Beta cliffs/crazy terrain better.
• Added the Moor biome
• Added the Tundra biome (Replaces the Ice Desert)
• Added the Meadow biome
• Added the Dark Forest biome
• Added the Dry Plains biome
• Added the Tundra biome
• Added the Flower Field biome
• Added the Swamp biome
• Added the Marsh biome
• Added the Reef biome
• Added the Blueshroom Caves biome
• Added the Underground biome
• Made Generation Changes to the Shrubland and Badlands biomes
• Added Heather, which spawns in Moors and Tundras
• Added Red Lichen, which spawns in Tundras
• Added Cattails, which spawns in Swamp-type Biomes
• Added Willow Trees, which spawn in Swamps
• Added Magnolia Trees, which spawn in Flower Fields
• Added Rocks, a new overworld Groundcover
• Added Watergrass, a new plant which spawns underwater
• Added Various Corals which spawn underwater in Reefs (Thanks to the CoralReef mod for the textures)
• Added Large Blueshrooms, which spawns in Blueshroom Caves and can be bonemealed from Blueshrooms

General Changes:

• Added EMI Info for lots of the "Complex" blocks and items in Taproot.
• Forward Ported the Old Achievement Screen
• Changed the Creative Inventory Order
• Added a Spawn Eggs Tab to the Creative Inventory
• The Slip (Nether) now has Moodier, Red Lighting
• Added a “Gamma Fade” similar to the Legacy Console Editions, which can be enabled in ATA’s Client Configs
• Keg Brewing now takes 10 Minutes instead of 5 Minutes
• Changed the Armour/Offhand Slot Icons in the Inventory
• Changed the Night Sky to be more Colourful and Realistic
• The Sun and Moon now Orbit the world realistically, allowing them to both appear in the sky at the same time.
• Changed Name Tags to be closer to Classic name tags
• Changed Map Colours to be more Realistic and Accurate
• Made Biome Blending Smoother
• Added 2 New Cave Music Tracks (written by me!)
• Lava is now slightly redder
• Changed the Early Loading Screen
• Ported all Mod and Datapack Structure Removals to the Structurify Mod

Blocks & Items:

• Added Columns, a new block type with connected vertical texturing. They come in Stone, Scoria, Sandstone, and Quartz (Replaces the Quartz Pillar)
• Added 2 New Door & Trapdoor Types, Windowed and Flat
• Added Slip (Nether) versions of most Overworld Ores named after the IRL Ores/Minerals the resource is commonly found in
• Sandy Bricks now have an Updated "New Programmer" texture
• Added Sandy Quoins
• Added Iron and Gold Piles, decorative Piles of Nuggets that act like Slabs
• Added Gravel, Sand, Coarse Dirt, Slipstone, and Soul Sand Paths, which are made by using a Hammer on the respective blocks
• Added the Hammer
• Added the Superheated Shovel
• Superheated Pickaxes now use less fuel over all (The Fuel Requirement was balanced around Axes)
• Added Diver’s Brew,  a new Alcohol made of Clove Coral, which grants Water Breathing & Slowness
• Orchids have been renamed to actual species of Orchids
• Desert Grass has been renamed to Sandy Grass
• Spleaves no longer break under a player when the player is sneaking
• Cyan Roses now actually generate in Jungle-type biomes
• Igneous Coal Ore now has an Emissive Texture
• Re-added Lightning Rods (Which are now made of Iron)

Entities:

• Slightly Reduced the Spawn Rates of Hostile Mobs to be a bit closer to the Vanilla amount
• When Riding a Pig, swapping your Carrot on a Stick to your offhand will make the Pig stop completely
• Slightly Increased the riding speed of Pigs
• Creeper Texture has been updated to the Beta Leaves texture instead of the Earlier Leaves Texture

Fixes:

• Updated the Crusher GUI texture
• Fixed Mob Spawns in Shrubland and Badlands biomes
• Chisels No Longer Drop 1 Slab from Double Slabs, instead they now simply break the Topmost Slab.
• Many things have been migrated from NostalgiaSquaredTweaks to Autumn's Taproot Tweaks to improve compatability and performance.
• NSTweaks blocks now have their map colours set correctly and will show up on the Atlas
• Added Particles Interactions Compat to certain ATA and NSTweaks blocks
• Spleaves no longer block all light
• Removed Herobrine
• Added White Eyes

Mod Changes:

• Removed Smooth Skies
• Updated Several Mods