The Nova Matrix - New Beginnings

# The Nova Matrix: New Beginnings — Changelog
## Version 1.2 (Modrinth Edition)

This release is the **Modrinth-compatible** build of New Beginnings. A few mods were swapped/removed to meet Modrinth distribution rules while keeping the pack’s gameplay identity intact.

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## ✅ Added
- **Open Parties and Claims** (server-friendly teams + claims)
- **Open Parties and Claims PvP Support**
- **LuckPerms** (true permissions / ranks backbone)
- **Simple Quests** (questing replacement)
- **When Dungeons Arise** (major structure/dungeon expansion)
- **Oh The Biomes We’ve Gone** (world variety / biomes)
- **Oh The Trees You’ll Grow** (tree/biome ecosystem expansion)
- **CC: Tweaked** (now included cleanly for this release)
- **CorgiLib** (library dependency)

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## ❌ Removed / Replaced (Modrinth compliance + parity)
### FTB stack removed (licensing / Modrinth distribution)
- FTB Backups 2
- FTB Chunks (+ Xaero compat)
- FTB Essentials
- FTB Library
- FTB Quests
- FTB Ranks
- FTB Teams
- FTB XMod Compat
- FTB JEI Extras

**Replacements:**  
- Claims/teams → **Open Parties and Claims**  
- Ranks/perms → **LuckPerms**  
- Quests → **Simple Quests**

### Worldgen + structure swaps
- **Biomes O’ Plenty** removed  
  - *(and Macaw’s Biomes O’ Plenty add-on removed as a result)*
- **Deeper Additional Structures** removed

### Other removals
- Easy Villagers
- Pam’s HarvestCraft 2 – Fantasy

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## 🔁 Changed
- **World generation direction updated:** the pack now uses **Oh The Biomes We’ve Gone** (+ trees) instead of BoP.
  - Expect **new chunks** to generate differently.
  - Existing chunks won’t retroactively change.

- **Server progression utilities reworked:** claims/teams/ranks/quests are now based on **Open Parties & Claims + LuckPerms + Simple Quests** instead of the FTB stack.

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## 🧾 Credits & Links (new / improved)
- Added a dedicated **Credits / Useful Links** section to the Modrinth page to better respect mod author requirements and help players find documentation quickly.

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## ⚠️ Upgrade Notes (important if you’re updating an existing world)
- **Claims/teams will not migrate** from FTB systems to Open Parties & Claims — players will need to **re-claim**.
- **Quest progress may not migrate** from FTB Quests to Simple Quests depending on how your previous save was configured.
- Any changes to **biomes/structures** mostly affect **newly explored terrain**.

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