Release V0.0.1 – New Beginnings

Core Changes

• Baseline tech progression locked in

  • Mekanism + Generators + Additions + Tools + Lasers + Turrets & Fences + Weaponry form the main tech and power backbone.
  • Extreme Reactors and Draconic Evolution added as late-game power and endgame toys.
  • Applied Energistics 2 + Applied Mekanistics + AE2 JEI Integration for proper digital storage and autocrafting.

• World & exploration

  • Biomes O’ Plenty, ChoiceTheorem’s Overhauled Villages, Towns and Towers, Lithostitched, Aquaculture 2 and Small Ships massively expand worldgen, structures, fishing and travel.
  • Better Days, AmbientSounds 6, Visuality: Reforged and Zombie/Arthropod expansion mods add mood, atmosphere and higher stakes at night.

• Combat & danger

  • [UNOFFICIAL] TaCZ NeoForge Port + Elite X Quality Guns add modern firearms, with Mekanism: Weapons/Weaponry and Simply Swords rounding out melee and tech combat.
  • Arthropod Phobia Expansions and Zombie Nightmare introduce horror-flavored mobs and bosses for players who wander too far or get careless.
  • Security Craft provides defenses, locks and anti-grief tools for bases and outposts.

Player Systems & Progression

• Ranks, playtime ladder & kits

  • FTB Ranks + FTB Essentials configured for a full playtime ladder:
    • Guest → Member → Elite → Veteran, with staff ranks on top.
  • Each rank has:
    • Custom chat tags
    • Different homes, RTP behavior and claim limits (via FTB Chunks integration).
  • Rank-based daily kits configured via FTB Essentials:
    • Starter kit on first join, then Member / Elite / Veteran kits with 24h cooldowns.

• Claims, teams & mapping

  • FTB Chunks + FTB Teams provide team-based claiming and protections, with claim limits scaling off the team owner’s rank.
  • Xaero’s Minimap + Xaero’s World Map + FTB Chunks x Xaero Compat are the primary map/waypoint solution.
  • FTB minimap is disabled server-side so Xaero fully handles navigation while still showing FTB claims.

• Economy & shops

  • Previous GUI-based economy mod removed; replaced with Money and Sign Shops for a physical, sign-driven shop/economy system.
  • Currency is handled via /money and /money pay, with:
    • Server shops using [server-buy] / [server-sell] signs for buying/selling to the “server.”
    • Planned player shops using [buy] / [sell] signs once the economy matures.
  • Spawn market is built around these sign shops so players physically walk into a shop, right-click signs, and trade.

• Quests & guidance

  • FTB Quests and GuideME + Patchouli are in place to support a proper questbook / “how to play this pack” guide in future updates.
  • JEI + FTB JEI Extras + Jade + AppleSkin provide recipe lookup, machine info and food/satiety details.

Survival, Farming & Building

• Farming & food

  • Full Pam’s HarvestCraft 2 suite (Crops, Trees, Food Core, Food Extended, Fantasy) for deep farming and cooking gameplay.
  • Tree Harvester and Clumps help early-game grinding feel less miserable.

• Storage & quality of life

  • Sophisticated Backpacks + Iron Chests + More Useful Copper for better storage options.
  • Easy Villagers for compact, server-friendly villager handling.
  • Waystones for fast travel between key locations and towns.

• Base building & aesthetics

  • Entire Macaw’s suite (Doors, Windows, Trapdoors, Roofs, Stairs, Bridges, Fences/Walls, Paths, Lights, Furniture, Biomes O’ Plenty integration) for detailed builds.
  • Security Craft for secure bases, vaults and protected infrastructure.

Performance & Client Experience

• Performance first

  • Sodium, FerriteCore, ModernFix, Entity Culling, ImmediatelyFast and Fzzy/Poly/YACL/Collective/MonoLib stack to keep performance sane even with shaders and big bases.
  • Clumps and other small optimizations reduce XP orb and entity lag.

• Shaders & visuals

  • Iris Shaders included and tested with Complimentary Shaders Reimagined.
  • Better Days, Visuality: Reforged and AmbientSounds 6 improve lighting, particles and soundscape to match the “New Beginnings” vibe.

Misc / Under the Hood

• Core libraries: Architectury, Balm, Brandon’s Core, CodeChicken Lib, CreativeCore, ZeroCore, Gabou’s Libs, AddonsLib, Cristel Lib, GlitchCore, Kotlin for Forge, etc.
• FTB Backups 2 added for scheduled server backups and quick recovery from crashes or player-induced disasters.
• GuideME present for future in-game guidebook(s) that will document ranks, kits, economy, and progression paths.

This is the first proper release of the pack in its current direction:

• Tech progression is stable,
• Worldgen is locked