Vastu Arkanus

This change log details the significant updates and rebalancing of the Vastu Arkanus modpack, marking a crucial transition from Minecraft 1.18.2 to 1.20.1. Our focus has been on improving performance, stability, and overall gameplay quality by streamlining the mod selection and updating to the latest Minecraft features.

Key Changes & Version Transition:

• Minecraft Version Update: The modpack has been fully updated from Minecraft 1.18.2 to 1.20.1. This brings all the new features, blocks, mobs, and performance improvements of Minecraft 1.20.1, along with updated mod functionalities.

• Mod Rebalancing & Optimization: A significant number of mods have been re-evaluated. Some were removed due to compatibility issues, redundancy, or to enhance overall game performance and stability. New, carefully selected mods have been added to complement the pack's vision of deep exploration, adventure, magic, and creative building, while maintaining a smoother gameplay experience.

Removed Mods (from previous 1.18.2 list):

• Create Ecosystem (Full Removal):

  • Create : Teleporters

  • Create Cafe

  • Create

  • Rechiseled: Create

  • Create : Misc & Things

  • Create: Central Kitchen

  • Create Ore Excavation

  • Create: Liquid Fuel

  • Create Stuff 'N Additions

  • Flywheel (Legacy) (Dependency)

  • Iris & Oculus Flywheel Compat (Dependency of Flywheel)

• YUNG's Mods (Removed for Stability/Optimization/Conflicts):

  • YUNG's Better Nether Fortresses (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's Bridges (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's Better Dungeons (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's Better Desert Temples (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's Better Strongholds (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's API (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's Better End Island (Forge/NeoForge)

  • Traveler's Titles (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's Better Witch Huts (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's Better Ocean Monuments (Forge/NeoForge)

  • YUNG's Extras (Forge/NeoForge)

• Performance/Utility/Other (Removed for Conflicts/Redundancy/Outdated):

  • Misa's Realistic (Resource Pack - Replaced by Faithful)

  • Backpacked

  • ConnectedTexturesMod (Functionality integrated via Fusion (Connected Textures))

  • Connectivity

  • Pet Tracker

  • Creeper Overhaul

  • spark

  • Lil' Wings

  • Inventory Profiles Next

  • Traveler's Backpack

  • Better Copper / Armor and Tools

  • [DISCONTINUED] Macaw's Furnitures - Biomes O' Plenty

  • Macaw's Biomes O' Plenty

  • Clumps

  • Lightspeed - Launch optimizations

  • Botarium

  • MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod (Legacy) (Replaced by MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod: Refurbished and Macaw's)

  • Colds Gauntlets

  • Simple Hats

  • Delightful

  • Barbarians

  • Castle in the Sky

  • Mimic Mod

  • The Impossible LIbrary

  • Modern Life

  • [DISCONTINUED] Macaw's Fences - Biomes O' Plenty

  • Macaw's TerraformersMC

  • Better Animals Plus

  • Extra Classes

  • Oculus (Replaced by Rubidium for shaders)

  • Starlight (Forge) (Potential conflict/redundancy with ModernFix/Rubidium)

  • CodeChicken Lib 1.8.+

  • Better Fps - Render Distance[Forge]

  • FramedBlocks

  • Crafting Tweaks

  • The Salt

  • Baby Delight (A Farmer's Delight Add-on)

  • Lazy DataFixerUpper(LazyDFU) [FORGE]

New Additions (for 1.20.1):

• New Content & Gameplay Mechanics:

  • The Lost Castle [NeoForge/Fabric] (New structure generation)

  • Athena (New utility library, potentially for structures or worldgen)

  • Data Anchor (New utility mod)

  • Human Companions (Adds companions to the game)

  • Waystone Towers (Expansion for Waystones)

  • Spartan Weaponry Addon Toolkit (Adds more weaponry options)

  • Supplementaries Squared (Addon for Supplementaries)

  • Realm RPG: Quests & Rewards (New questing system)

  • EpheroLib (New library)

  • Realm RPG: Dragon Wyrms (Adds new dragon mobs)

  • Realm RPG: Fallen Adventurers (Adds new adventurer mobs/encounters)

  • Realm RPG: Creep & Crop (New farming/creeper related content)

  • Vanilla Expanded - Orcz (Adds Orc content)

  • Tetra (Modular item system)

  • Tetra's Delight (Integration with Farmer's Delight)

  • Apothic Attributes (Enhances character attributes from Apotheosis)

  • Bettas (Adds Betta fish)

  • Rechiseled: Chipped (Adds more intricate block variations combining elements of both)

  • Dragon Mounts: Legacy (Adds mountable dragons)

  • Farsight [Forge/Neo] (Render distance utility)

  • Capybara [Forge] (Adds Capybara mobs)

  • MoreVanillaArmor (Adds more vanilla-style armor sets - Note: This was also in the old list, but re-listed here as a new "addition" within the context of the 1.20.1 update, assuming a new version was used.)

  • Pollution of the Realms (Environmental mechanics)

  • Untamed Wilds (Adds new wild animals and creatures)

  • Ars Nouveau (Magic mod)

  • Realm RPG: Sea Dwellers (Adds new aquatic content/mobs)

• Quality of Life & Utility Additions:

  • Almost Unified (Unifies items from different mods)

  • Puzzles Lib [Forge & Fabric] (New library)

  • Blueprint (New library)

  • MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod: Refurbished (Updated furniture mod)

  • SmartBrainLib (Forge/Fabric/Quilt) (New library, likely for mob AI)

  • Hourglass (Time-related utility)

  • Konkrete [Forge/NeoForge] (New library)

  • CorgiLib (New library)

  • Just Enough Professions (JEP) (Adds villager profession recipes to JEI)

  • Apoli (Forge) (Dependency for Origins)

  • FTB Chunks (Forge) (Claiming/chunk management)

  • FTB Teams (Forge) (Team management)

  • Resourceful Lib (New library)

  • AI Improvements (Optimizes mob AI)

  • Kotlin for Forge (Dependency for some mods)

  • mutil (Utility library)

  • Controllable (Adds controller support)

• Visual & Sound Enhancements:

  • Complementary Shaders - Reimagined and Complementary Shaders - Unbound (New shaders options, if Oculus was removed)

  • BSL Shaders (Another shader option)

  • Dark Paintings (New painting options)

  • Macaw's Paintings (Adds more painting options)

  • Faithful 32x and Faithful 64x (Resource Packs)

• Macaw's Expansions (More Building Options):

  • Macaw's Stairs

  • Macaw's Trapdoors

  • Macaw's Holidays

• Other Noteworthy Additions/Updates:

  • FTB Library (Forge) (Updated FTB core library)

  • Jade Addons (Neo/Forge) (Addon for Jade)

  • Serene Seasons Extended (Expansion for Serene Seasons)

  • AddonsLib (New library)

  • Modonomicon (For in-game guidebooks)

  • Obscure API (Forge) (New library)

  • Quark (Extensive vanilla-friendly additions)

  • GeckoLib (Animation library)

  • PlayerRevive (Adds player revive mechanics)

  • Trash Cans (Convenient item disposal)

  • TrashSlot (In-inventory trash slot - Note: This was also in the old list, but re-listed here as a new "addition" within the context of the 1.20.1 update, assuming a new version was used.)