# Thoughts on the modpack and what mods fit that vision

## Core gameplay direction

- Slow but approachable
- Building-focused
- Exploration-driven
- Large biomes and dramatic cliffs
- Tech progression is optional
- A no-tech path remains viable
- Magic should feel distinct from Ars

## Terrain goals

- Large cliffs and vast biomes
- One slightly elevated island keeps the player base close together
- Large rivers and open travel routes

## Tech direction

- Keep the tech side simple and flexible
- RF-based systems are a good baseline
- Mekanism generators
- Simplified TFMG
- Diesel generators phased out
- Keep CC: Tweaked
- Keep Create

## Magic direction

- Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks
- Easy world-shaping magic tools
- A magic loop that complements exploration instead of taking over

## Exploration goals

- Vibrant journeys with other mods in the world
- Village overhaul
- Bunkers for gun acquisition, while military guns stay uncraftable
- Many new bosses and major encounters
- A plane/travel mod like Man of Many Planes
- Nether stays dangerous and active, with Hellish Trials added
- End remains barren and simple at first, but hides complex structures deeper in

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## Key notes

Keep gameplay simple while still offering something for everyone:

- Farming
- Bosses
- Tech
- Building
- Exploration
- Wizardry

Balance is important: ammo and guns should be difficult to craft and find, while more relaxed systems like farming and survival play should be highly rewarding.

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# Mods that make this possible

## Gameplay

- Serene Seasons and a greenhouse-style mod
- Enhanced AI
- Dungeon and structure mods such as L'Ender's Cataclysm, End's Phantasm, Man of Many Planes, Hellish Trials, and other small structural additions
- Nether: Atmospheric Nether
- End: End's Phantasm + Nullscape
- Overworld: Lithosphere + C2ME, with notick disabled and Lithosphere cliffs adjusted to be steeper
- A small tech lineup: Mekanism, TFMG, CC: Tweaked, Create
- Keep these mods optional rather than forcing them onto everyone
- Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks + Cataclysm spellbooks + GTBC's addons

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## Final note

Many magic mods also expand exploration and progression, which makes magic more central than it first seemed. That is fine; it strengthens the pack's identity and fits the overall direction well.

I will keep building on this as I refine the balance between magic, tech, and exploration.

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## Currently working on

- fix cataclysm bad terrain gen
- try to overhaul caves
- end city update
- large caves and cliffs (need to find lithosphere config or compat mod)

## Features planned

- add farming gear and rewards
- add building gear and rewards
- finalize tech compat etc
- reward exploration a lot

## Personal notes

FUCK cataclysm their terrain gen is shit cant fix cookie cutter issue 
gonna struggle with this for weeks to eventually find out I propably won't be able to fix it
end city overhaul will be annoying because nobody mods this for neoforge for some reason atleast not on modrinth
WHAT FUCKING mod do I need to actually overhaul the world good
What farming gear what rewards how reward how how how how HELP
ooooo tech mmmm yes nom