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.

The Nova Matrix - Terminal Velocity (ReVamp)