The Nova Matrix: Terminal Velocity (Revamp)

Terminal Velocity is the expert Nova Matrix pack. This isn’t cozy survival with extra mods — it’s apocalypse engineering.

You’re operating a facility in a world where storms are violent, the surface is irradiated, and the only long-term answer is shelter, resilience, and automation.

Important: This file is the modern revamp build (Minecraft 1.21.1 / NeoForge). The legacy 1.12.2 pack is preserved in older files.

What this pack is about

• Shelter matters. A roof is survival. A hardened shelter is progression.
• The environment is the main antagonist. Mobs are problems — the sky is worse.
• Exploration is a mission, not a hobby. You go out for resources, then you get back inside.
• Industry is a response to pressure. Automation buys time and stability.

Core mechanics (Phase 1)

Radiation (Fallout Protocol)

• Radiation exposure scales from 0 → 100
• Shelter tiers matter: EXPOSED / SHELTERED / HARDENED
• Decontamination: wash off radiation in water only when safe/hardened
• PPE matters: full armor set blocks debuffs/damage (armor becomes your “time outside” timer)

Storm pressure

• Weather is gameplay. Expect real storm windows that change how you move and operate.
• Rare city scavenging (intended setup)
• The Overworld is meant to be Lost Cities (Wasteland) with cities extremely rare
• Cities are “mission targets”, not constant noise

World setup (do this for the intended experience)

When creating a new world:

• World Type: The Lost Cities
• Profile/Preset: Wasteland
• City chance: set to 0.0003 (rare cities)

If you don’t do this, the pack still runs — but you won’t get the intended “rare city mission” gameplay loop.

Starting out

You’ll start with a basic bunker setup designed for small groups:

• Multiple bunks (co-op friendly)
• Basic starter supplies
• A built-in Patchouli Survival Manual: Terminal Velocity: Survival Manual

Shaders (included)

This pack includes Hysteria Shaders via Iris + Sodium.

Recommended shader settings for compatibility with Weather2:

• Disable shader clouds / volumetric clouds
• Keep bloom low (readability matters)
• Don’t crank night darkness unless you want brutal nights

Performance notes

This revamp build is intentionally lean and includes performance tooling/mods.

• Recommended RAM: 8GB (more if you push render distance or shaders)
• spark is included for profiling if something feels wrong.

Mod list (v0.1.0 baseline)

Core:

• Fallout Protocol (Terminal Velocity custom systems)
• The Lost Cities
• Weather2 + CoroUtil
• Mekanism (+ Generators)
  Quality / UX:
• JEI
• Jade
• AppleSkin
• Patchouli
• Xaero’s Minimap + World Map
  Performance / Tools:
• Sodium + Iris
• ModernFix
• FerriteCore
• spark

(Plus small Mekanism helper add-ons for JEI/Jade display)

Roadmap (high level)

• v0.2: loot spine + world shaping + storm/radiation tuning
• v0.3+: deeper systems (filtration, advanced decon, contamination hooks, etc.)

Expect frequent changes early — this is the foundation release.

Credits

All mods/shaders belong to their respective authors. Huge thanks to the modding community that makes this possible.