VentureCraft: Shadow of the Void

Major Changes

New Mechanic - Furled Maps

• Some Mobs now have varying chances to drop a specific Map to a rare structure!
• This feature is custom-made for VentureCraft using tools from LootJS and Irons Spells
• The Maps function just like Buried Treasure Maps once used
• Each Map tells you what Structure it locates, and what Dimension it works in
• Only use these Maps in their required Dimensions otherwise they won't work!

New Mechanic - Structure Restrictions

• Structures that are not meant to be explored early will now be Restricted
• Restricted Structures can still be entered, but you cannot Build, Place Blocks, or Interact with objects
• This serves to block OP loot in the early game and prevent accidental Boss spawning
• Restricted Structures will notify players that get too close
• Restrictions can be lifted by completing Quests and progressing as normal!

New Mechanic - Boss Recovery

• If all Players engaged in a Bossfight die, the Boss will heal to full HP
• This prevents cheesing Bossfights if your group is too weak

Multiplayer Scaling Overhaul

• Modifications to Loot Tables are now coded directly into Loot Tables with LootJS
• This means LootBags dropped by Bosses in Multiplayer should now drop Lore Books!
• LootBags are now color-coded depending on what Boss they drop from
• Keep in mind, this only applies to Multiplayer!

Weapon Recipe Overhauls

• Weapons now have totally overhauled crafting recipes similar to Armor Sets
• Expect many recipes to be totally different, some may no longer be craftable
• This is to balance out the Weapon Progression and make it more cohesive

Removed Boss - Nether Gauntlet

• The Nether Gauntlet was removed due to a documented bug in the BOMD mod (Damage Upstream)
• The bug is fixed in newer Minecraft Versions, but the mod-maker refuses to backport the fix
• Since no alternatives exist and I didn't want to publish my own mod just to fix this, the Boss was just removed
• The Boss's drop, Blazing Eye, is now Craftable

Progressive Difficulty Overhaul

• Difficulty scaling now causes a lot more changes to occur, which are all listed here
• Higher Difficulties now cause Bleeding Effects to last longer (+4 Seconds for Expert and +8 Seconds for Master)
• Nightmare Stalkers, Zombie Bruisers, Skeleton Thrashers and Dire Hound Leaders now only spawn in Expert Difficulty
• Lifestealers, Missionaries and Sir Pumpkinhead now only spawn in Master Difficulty
• Elite Skeletons, Piglin Brutes, and Piglin Alchemists may now spawn naturally under specific conditions when in Expert or Master Difficulty
• Undead Armies now have new enemies:
  • Infested Zombies and Bogged Skeletons (Normal Difficulty)
  • Elite Skeletons and the Ancient Demon Lord (Expert Difficulty)
• Health and Damage scaling of enemies at higher difficulties is now much more noticeable:
  • 15% Damage and 30% Health increase in Expert Difficulty
  • 45% Damage and 90% Health increase in Master Difficulty
  • This DOES NOT APPLY to Bosses
• New Enemy Groups may appear as you explore:
  • Skeleton Squad (2-4 enemies, Normal Difficulty):
    • Skeleton (0-4)
    • Bogged (0-3)
    • Stray (0-4)
  • Zombie Squad (2-4 enemies, Normal Difficulty):
    • Zombie (0-4)
    • Infested Zombie (0-3)
    • Husk (0-4)
  • Undead Army Scouts (3-5 enemies, Normal Difficulty):
    • Zombie (0-5)
    • Husk (0-5)
    • Stray (0-5)
    • Skeleton (0-5)
    • Bogged (0-4)
    • Infested Zombie (0-4)
  • Piglin Deployment (2-4 enemies, Expert Difficulty):
    • Piglin (1-4)
    • Piglin Alchemist (0-3)
  • Skeleton Assault Team (2-4 enemies, Expert Difficulty):
    • Skeleton Demoman (1)
    • Elite Skeleton (1-3)
  • Zombie Professionals (2-4 enemies, Expert Difficulty):
    • Zombie Clown (0-4)
    • Zombie Lumberjack (0-4)
    • Barrel Zombie (0-4)
    • Zombie Fisherman (0-4)
  • Piglin VIP (2 enemies, Master Difficulty):
    • Piglin (1)
    • Piglin Brute (1)
  • Skeleton Muscle (2-4 enemies, Master Difficulty):
    • Skeleton Thrasher (0-4)
    • Mutant Skeleton (0-4)
  • Zombie Muscle (2-4 enemies, Master Difficulty):
    • Zombie Bruiser (0-4)
    • Mutant Zombie (0-4)

New Feature - Tips

• On the Pause Screen, Tips may occasionally appear
• These can include information such as:
  • Lesser known Vanilla mechanics
  • Random Aether facts and mechanics
  • Important VentureCraft mechanics

Bleeding Effect Improvements

• Bleeding can now be inflicted by nearly every Weapon
• Bleeding is now much more likely to happen when taking damage from enemies
• Armor Toughness now only reduces Bleeding Chance by 2% per point (Previously 3%)

Shader Support

• Not fully tested, use at your own risk
• Compatible with Moon Events
• Euphoria Patches available for Complementary users
• Pre-installed Shaderpacks:
  • BSL Shaders
  • Bliss Shaders
  • Complementary Shaders Reimagined
  • Complementary Shaders Unbound

Boss Rebalancing

• Slightly reorganized the order (mainly in Chapter 3)
• Doubled Decaying King's Damage
• Massively Buffed Void Worm's Damage and Health
• Slightly Buffed Frostmaw's Damage and Health
• Frostmaw, Umvuthi, and Ferrous Wroughtnaut no longer scale stats and loot in multiplayer due to various bugs
• Slightly Buffed Netherite Monstrosity's Damage
• Massively Buffed Health and Damage of Revenants
• Buffed Health and Damage of Prowler Drones
• Buffed Harbinger's Damage
• Massively Buffed Obsidilith's Health and Damage
• Slightly Buffed Void Blossom's Damage
• Slightly Buffed Night Lich's Damage
• Buffed Gob's Health
• Buffed Super Sniffer's Health
• Buffed Returning Knight's Damage
• Buffed Fallen Icon's Damage
• Slightly Buffed Final Boss's Damage

Minor Changes

• Added 3 more Lorebooks
• Demon Hearts now drop from all Demon types, with a chance to get a Demon Chunk from stronger Demons
• Nether Fishing now pulls up items instead of live fish
• Removed broken eyes for locating Bosses that did not work (replaced with Furled Maps!)
• Removed Pocket Magnets
• Removed Aqua Grandmasters due to overspawning and performance issues
• Removed the "Posture Breaker" and "Incendiary Attachment" Enchantments due to them having no usage
• Removed some useless items that were still obtainable
• Added more uses for many meat types
• Added new food items for Alex's Caves, Cataclysm, and Upgrade Aquatic
• Added more Gateways
• By Default, a Keybind now exists to directly open the Quest Screen (O key)
• Undead Army Enemies are now automatically highlighted

Fixed Issues

• Fixed a long standing issue where Thallasium was marked as a requirement for furniture recipes
• Fixed a long standing issue where Thallasium items were craftable with Iron, and vise versa
• Removed Dynamic Crosshairs to fix guns not having visible crosshairs
• All Enchantments now have descriptions available
• Golden Grove Biomes now display properly
• Fixed notifications such as "No Soulbound Weapon" appearing when using unrelated abilities
• Fixed some bosses despawning when a player dies in multiplayer
• Fixed a lot of recipe conflicts and inconsistencies
• Fixed some loot not being per-player
• Lava Sponges should now convert to Infernal Sponges

New Mods

• Even More Gateways
• Alexs Caves Delight
• Abnormals Delight
• Cataclysm Delight
• Tips
• Oculus
• Euphoria Patches
• Enhanced Celestials Shader Support
• ImmediatelyFast
• Radium
• Neruina

Updated Mods

• Farmer's Structures
• Sinytra Connector
• Loot Integrations
  • Structory addon
  • DNT addon
  • Dungeons Plus Addon
  • Dungeons Enhanced Addon
  • Moog's Addon
  • Towns and Towers Addon
  • Better Archeology Addon
  • Ice and Fire Addon
  • Medieval Buildings Addon
  • Awesome Dungeons Addon
  • Dungeons Arise and Co Addon
• Moogs Nether Structs
• Trials Chambers

Removed Mods

• Dynamic Crosshairs
• Better FPS
• Structure Essentials