This is TheMechanicalMachine's (that's me) Machination. What does that mean? I've built this modpack from the ground up with fun and enjoyment at its core. With the help of many wonderful mods, this modpack is designed to be challenging yet rewarding. This will be a complete guide to all that this modpack has to offer, and trust me, that's a lot. Do be warned though, this is my first modpack and it's still a work in progress with one known bug. Still, it's very stable and very fun. Let's look at a brief overview of the mods with the most impact to gameplay followed by a brief description of what to expect:
Exploration
The Aether: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/aether
The Twilight Forest: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/the-twilight-forest
Realistic Terrain Generator: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/realistic-terrain-generation
Davinci's Vessels: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/davincis-vessels
Waystones: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/waystones
Mo' Creatures: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mo-creatures
Millenaire: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/millenaire
Mowzie's Mobs: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mowzies-mobs
Weather: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/weather-storms-tornadoes
Better Nether: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/betternether
Better Caves: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/yungs-better-caves
Better Mineshafts: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/yungs-better-mineshafts-forge
Hooked: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/hooked
Wall-Jump: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/wall-jump
Traveler's Backpack: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/travelers-backpack
Doggy Talents: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/doggy-talents
Action & Adventure
Health and Hunger Tweaks: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/health-and-hunger-tweaks
Spartan Weaponry: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/spartan-weaponry
Gravestone: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/gravestone-mod
Illagers+: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/illagers
Lootr: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lootr
Level Up! Reloaded: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/level-up
Mob Grinding: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mob-grinding-utils
Spartan Shields: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/spartan-shields
Better Combat: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/better-combat-rebirth
Battle Towers: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/atomicstrykers-battle-towers
Roguelike Dungeons: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/roguelike-dungeons
Infernal Mobs: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/atomicstrykers-infernal-mobs
Bloodmoon: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/bloodmoon
Bountiful (Bounty Board): https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/bountiful
Building / Crafting
Tinker's Construct: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tinkers-construct
Tinker's Armory: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/constructs-armory
Tinkers' Tool Leveling: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tinkers-tool-leveling
Toolbelt: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tool-belt
ProjectE: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/projecte
Ore Excavation: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ore-excavation
Decocraft: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/decocraft
Trinkets and Baubles: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/trinkets-and-baubles
Bountiful Baubles: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/bountifulbaubles
Carry On: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/carry-on
Treecapitator: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/treecapitator-updated
OpenBlocks Elevator: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/openblocks-elevator
Inventory Pets: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/inventory-pets
Vanilla Plus Tools: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/vanilla-tools
Culinary Construct: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/culinary-construct
Desconstruction Table: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/deconstruction-table
Disenchanter: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/the-disenchanter-mod
Quality Tools: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/quality-tools
Roost: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/roost
Quark: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/quark
Effortless Building: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/effortless-building
Iron Chests: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/iron-chests
Iron Furnaces: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/iron-furnaces
Multiplayer Co-op
Cosmetic Armor Reworked: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cosmetic-armor-reworked
Xaero's Minimap: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/xaeros-minimap
Player Revive: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/playerrevive
Morpheus: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/morpheus
Ping: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ping
What to Expect
From the moment you spawn in, the world was designed to be heavily explored. With multiple mods that spawn unique structures and dungeons to be explored and raided, to new custom villages that manage and grow themselves, you must find where you fit in this world. Weather can now impact your survival, with tornadoes, dust storms, and blizzards being real threats. New unique weapons and armor from the Spartan Armory or Tinker's Construct will help you survive. Level up skills enhancing your abilities both on and off the field of combat.
If combat isn't your forte, this modpack has your back. With mods like effortless building and decocraft, you can build the home of your dreams in record time. Upgrade your chests for more storage, or furnaces for faster cooking, you can now add actual elevators to your home. Cook custom sandwiches using the ingredients of your choice. Even tame and train your very own puppers, making him unkillable (thought he can still be temporarily 'knocked out') so you never have to worry about losing your beloved pet while exploring. He'll even come to your rescue if you train him properly.
With multiple new dimensions to explore, you have more locations to conquer. Enter the Twilight forest and take on powerful bosses, or enter the Aether, a new mystical land full of mystery and wonder.
Multiple new multi-player friendly mods make gameplay easier with friends. Only half the server at any given time needs to sleep to skip the night thanks to Morpheus. Did you get overrun by zombies or gunned down by a Skeleton archer? Don't worry, with player revive, if a buddy is nearby, they can revive you before you bleed out, allowing you to continue your adventure without needing to respawn. Exploring a dungeon with friends and you found the way forward, but they're off in another room? Stop saying, "over here", you can now PING where you want to draw their attention, and a temporary waypoint will pop up on their screen showing them the way. Customize your avatar with whatever armor you want, or hide your armor and show off that awesome skin, all while still gaining the benefits of the armor equipped.
TheMechanicalMachine's Machination is designed to be fun and engaging. It's built for exploration, combat, building, crafting, and thriving! It's comfortably designed with multiplayer in mind. I'm constantly finding ways to improve the experience. If you tried it out and enjoyed it, let me know. If something was lacking or broken, let me know that, too. I love feedback. I hope you have fun!
Known Issues:
Health and Hunger Tweaks has successfully changed how health and hunger works. Unfortunately, actually accessing the health menu and using any of the items from the mod crash the game. I'm currently working on fixing this. In the meantime, it's advised not to access the health menu or use the healing items until a fix can be implemented.