Way Back When...

After years of playing different minecraft versions, watching nostalgic let's play series', 
looking at different debates & arguments between beta and modern mc fans 
I decided that I wanted to try and resolve many issues by creating this modpack.
Do mind that I am a beta minecraft fan - though not the most hardcore one.

In short I came up with the idea to mash new & old minecraft but also introduce extensions to already existing content/ game mechanics. I believe that many recent updates such as aquatic or caves & cliffs do indeed bring great features to the game, however I also think that beta minecraft has a better visual style and is less loaded with useless content (such as a panda mob that can't be tamed and doesn't drop anything).
Hopefully this modpack can reward all kinds of playstyles by expanding upon existing content (or restricting useless features) so that the builder and the explorer can both have fun in their own unique ways!

-OVERWORLD Ores are generally rarer and more likely to be found in caves rather than when strip mining
-NETHER has new generation thanks to incendium and a lot more generated structures
-END has new generation thanks to Nullscape and some more structures
-ABYSS CAVE is a new dimension added just to help with getting recources
(added via below bedrock caves mod)
-MODERNER BETA adds many old minecraft world-gen options, however you can also play with vanilla 1.20.1 worldgen!

-Sparse structures makes overworld structures 3 times rarer to encounter
-Villages have more varied sizes
-Vanilla structures have all been upgraded via JUNG's mod suite
-A lot of structures can now be located with items from the mod "Greater Ender Eyes"
-New village visitors are rare villagers that appear in villages and dissaper after some time!

-A map atlas has been added to the game
-A cave map with the ability to track caves
-A portal linking compass has been added
-An end respawn anchor has been added
-Better Loot has been added for most structures
-Greater Eyes of Ender are ender eyes that will lead you to many structures! They can be crafted.
-Deserts now have a bit more content with dry grass, cactus flowers & quicksand found in them
-Swamps now have an additional specific tree type, decaying kelp that can be turned into
"super-farmland" & toxic gass that can be collected and made into special gas lamps

-Old textures & new ones "oldified" with resourcepacks
-Some grass blocks are now shorter to not obstruct the view as much
-Beta 1.3 Smooth lighting system
-Super dark darkness
-Dynamic light system with the old lighting (can be disabled/ work with blocky lighitng)
-Cave Dust particles
-Old water colors & lighting
-More mob variants textured in beta/vanilla style
-Some new minecraft mobs removed (like wandering traders & camels)
-Added ambient fireflies & firefly bushes that add ambience
-Added more rain ambient noises
-Added 5 new bookshelf texture variants

-Extended to last bout 13min day / 13min night
-Added special nighttime events such as blood-moon, harvest-moon etc. via Enhanced Celestials + addons to make some nights unskippable
-Added seasons that affect weather, foliage & crop growth via Fabric Seasons
-TNT's harder beds mod makes it so you have to craft beds via bed matresses (require more wool), they can't be placed in complete darkness & can only be collected with shears or silk touch tools

-Old combat system (no hit delay)
-Dual wielding mechanic added
-Sword blocking mechanic added back
-Shields kept but only block some dmg & have tiers
-Armor & damage rebalances to account for increased difficulty & 2 more armor tiers above netherite
-Axes don't deal overpowered damage
-All upgrade templates are now craftable!
-Added 3 quivers via Simple Quivers mod!
-Different armors now have different weight so the strongest armors make you move a bit slower
-Having a shield equipped in the offhand now makes you walk slower
-Added more crossbow variants via Crossbow Expansion
-Added more bow variants via More Bows: Restrung! (modified by my ideas)
-Tridents are now craftable via Better Tridents
-Added full set of turtle armor with added effects via Full Turtle Armor
-Copper tools & armor added (work like stone, but are faster & less durable)
-Amethyst tools & armor added (they're like diamond but have less durability)
-Warden tools & armor added as an upgrade to netherite
-Ruby tools & armor added, they're more durable than diamond but dont deal more dmg
-Dragon armor added as a final armor tier giving 92% damage reduction!

-Old food system (no hunger)
-Custom food item stacking
-Eating animation retained
-High nutrition food good for combat, low nutrition good to refill smol health amounts
-More golden foods
-Potions buffed by allowing combined potions
-Added strawberries, coffe, nether foods & pears
-Added new berry variants
-Added new small glass vials & big glass jars to store potions in (glass vial potions can be quickly drank)
-Added cactus juice made from cactus flower!

-Inmis mod adds old-school textured simple backpacks (they have been limited to 2 smaller backpacks, one ender pouch and the huge endless backpack as a reward for killing the ender dragon)
-Added Craftable bundles 

-Give less loot
-Old despawn mechaincs (like in beta mc animals despawn & spawn more frequently)
-Breeding kept as a game mechanic
-Added hog as a chonkier pig that gives more food & Grizzly bear in taiga biomes
-Sheep no longer drop food
-Bees are now smaller in size
-Villagers have different skin tones & eye colors!

-Starting from 270 coordinates on X,Z slowly get tougher so exploring becomes more dangerous
the farther you travel
-Get stronger the lower you are so caves become harder to explore
-Max amount of naturally spawned monsters around you is 90
-Get stat boosts once you complete certain advancements like going to the nether, getting diamonds etc.

-Added a Copper Hopper that filters items
-Minecarts can travel much faster & be connected with chains to form trains!
-Nerfed elytra & made it customizable (can be dyed and trimmed)
-Mending enchantment nerfed via Mending Nerf (now just makes it so that the required material doesn't use up)
-Added a Rainbow lamp that can display different colors!
-Added more pumpkin carving patterns
-Sprint removed but paths now increase speed, also feathered boots boost walking speed as well
-Added a new mechanic to fishing - now when you catch an entity it will spawn as one when the fishing rod is retracted via Fishing Real
-Anvil repairing is now possible by right-clicking it with an iron ingot
-ENCHANTING  is expanded, you can craft your normal enchant table, but also an upgraded version that allows enchanting specific buffs and specific levels