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## 🕰️ Chrono Dawn - A Time-Manipulation Adventure **Explore a mysterious dimension where time stands still!** Chrono Dawn adds a brand new dimension to Minecraft, filled with unique biomes, powerful bosses, and time-bending artifacts. Master the power of time itself and conquer the challenges of a frozen world. --- ## ✨ Features ### 🌍 New Dimension: Chrono Dawn - **11 Unique Biomes**: Forest, Plains, Desert, Mountain, Ocean, Snowy, Swamp, Dark Forest, Ancient Forest, Prairies, and **Faded Plains** — a withered wasteland with sun-faded grass and bare snags - **Perpetual Twilight**: A dimension frozen in time with stunning orange-gold skies - **Time Distortion Effect**: Hostile mobs move in slow motion while you move at normal speed - **Custom Portal System**: One-way portal travel that can be upgraded to bidirectional ### 🏛️ Epic Structures - **Ancient Ruins** (Overworld): Discover the secrets to enter Chrono Dawn - **Forgotten Library** (Chrono Dawn): Find the blueprints to stabilize the dimension - **Desert Clock Tower** (Chrono Dawn): Obtain rare Enhanced Clockstone - **Guardian Vault** (Chrono Dawn): Face the Chronos Warden boss - **Clockwork Depths** (Chrono Dawn): Challenge the Clockwork Colossus boss - **Phantom Catacombs** (Chrono Dawn): Navigate a maze to find the Temporal Phantom boss - **Entropy Crypt** (Chrono Dawn): Confront the Entropy Keeper boss - **Master Clock** (Final Dungeon): Face the ultimate challenge ### 👹 Powerful Boss Battles - **Time Guardian**: A mini-boss guarding the path to the Master Clock (drops Master Clock Key) - **4 Mid-Bosses** (required for Chrono Aegis crafting): - **Chronos Warden**: Stone guardian in the Guardian Vault - **Clockwork Colossus**: Mechanical giant in the Clockwork Depths - **Temporal Phantom**: Spectral enemy in the Phantom Catacombs maze - **Entropy Keeper**: Decay-themed boss in the Entropy Crypt - **Time Tyrant**: The final boss controlling the flow of time itself ### ⚔️ Ultimate Artifacts Defeat bosses to craft legendary time-manipulating gear: - **Chronoblade**: A sword that can skip enemy attacks - **Time Tyrant's Mail**: Chestplate that can rewind time to avoid fatal damage - **Echoing Time Boots**: Boots that create decoy afterimages when sprinting - **Chrono Aegis**: An activated buff artifact crafted from 4 mid-boss drops that provides major advantages against Time Tyrant (right-click to activate) - **Unstable Pocket Watch**: Swap speed effects with enemies ### 🛡️ ChronoDawn Custom Shields (3 tiers) A tiered line of shields that fit the time-themed dimension — independent from the Chrono Aegis artifact: - **Clockstone Shield** (T1): 400 durability, base tier - **Enhanced Clockstone Shield** (T2): 600 durability, adds Speed I on each successful block - **Entropy Crystal Shield** (T3): 800 durability, adds **Time Echo** that auto-blocks the next hit within 5 seconds after a successful block - All tiers halve incoming Slowness / Weakness / Mining Fatigue duration while held, and raise to block faster than a vanilla shield on MC 1.21.5+ - Crafted via an upgrade chain using Time Wood plank variants (Time Wood → Dark Time Wood → Ancient Time Wood) ### 📖 Chronicle Guidebook - **Chronicle of Chrono Dawn**: An in-game guidebook automatically given when entering the dimension - **Custom UI**: Browse categories, entries, and detailed information about the mod - **Progressive Discovery**: Learn about biomes, structures, bosses, items, and progression steps - **Built-in System**: Fully integrated custom guidebook with no external dependencies ### 👾 Custom Creatures Chrono Dawn features unique mobs that replace vanilla spawns in the dimension: - **Timeline Strider**: Replaces Enderman - a time-distorted entity - **Secondhand Archer**: Replaces Skeleton - precise temporal marksman - **Paradox Crawler**: Replaces Spider - phase-shifting predator - **Epoch Husk**: Replaces Zombie - time-worn undead - **Moment Creeper**: Replaces Creeper - explosive time anomaly - **Forgotten Minute**: Flying hostile mob with unique AI - **Chronal Leech**: Hostile mob that drains time energy - **Ticking Sheep**: Replaces Sheep - shearable for light blue wool, wool regrows after eating grass - **Chrono Bovine**: Friendly cow-equivalent that drops cookable Chrono Bovine Meat - **Chrono Ursid**: Neutral polar-bear-equivalent sized to match vanilla polar bears - **Temporal Caprid**: Goat-equivalent mob - **Timebound Rabbit**: Small wildlife found in Plains and Faded Plains - **Pulse Hog**: Hostile boar-like mob - **Secondwing Fowl**: Chicken-based mob - **Chrono Turtle**: Friendly water creature - **Glide Fish**: Water creature with cookable food items ### 🌲 New Content (highlights) - **Custom Wood Types**: Time Wood, Dark Time Wood, and Ancient Time Wood — full block sets; tall variants now generate as 2×2 mega trunks - **Small Ambient Structures**: Watchmaker's Camp, Hourglass Monolith, Old Sundial, Petrified Adventurer (snowy variant), Time Cairn, Time Well, and Upside-Down Tree scattered across Chrono Dawn biomes - **Cave Decoration**: Temporal Stalactites and Stalagmites with tip + frustum variants, enhanced fall damage, and cascading column breaks - **Aquatic Plants**: Temporal Kelp, Temporal Seagrass + Tall variant, Lumen Polyp (underwater light source), and Dawn / Dusk / Twilight / Eternal Chrono Coral in the Chrono Dawn ocean and swamp - **Lighting Blocks**: Time Torches in 3 colors (Orange / Pink / Purple) and Temporal / Dawn / Dusk Lanterns - **Faded Plains terrain**: Faded Temporal Grass, Parched Temporal Dirt, and Temporal Dead Bush surface flora - **Custom Foods**: Fruit of Time (Haste), Glide Fish (raw / cooked), Chrono Bovine Meat (raw / cooked), Dried Temporal Kelp (vanilla-parity quick food) - **Time Hourglass, Portal Stabilizer, Time Clock**, ChronoDawn Custom Shields (3 tiers), and more - **Special Blocks**: Reversing Time Sandstone, Unstable Fungus, Mossy Temporal Stone Bricks (with stairs/slab/wall), Clockwork Dial, Chrono Cobweb - **Tunable Worldgen**: Per-ore generation parameters and Ancient Ruins placement exposed via `config/chronodawn.toml` — see [Configuration Guide](https://github.com/ksoichiro/ChronoDawn/blob/main/docs/configuration.md) --- ## 📖 How to Play ### Step 1: Find Ancient Ruins Explore the Overworld to discover **Ancient Ruins**. Mine **Clockstone Ore** and craft the **Time Hourglass**. ### Step 2: Enter Chrono Dawn Build a portal frame using **Clockstone Blocks** (minimum 4×5, maximum 23×23). Activate it with the **Time Hourglass** to enter the dimension. **⚠️ Warning**: The portal becomes one-way after entry! You'll need to find a way back. ### Step 3: Find the Forgotten Library Explore Chrono Dawn to locate the **Forgotten Library**. Discover the **Portal Stabilizer** recipe to unlock bidirectional travel. ### Step 4: Stabilize the Portal Craft the **Portal Stabilizer** using **Enhanced Clockstone** from the **Desert Clock Tower**. Use it on your portal to enable free travel between dimensions. ### Step 5: Defeat the Mid-Bosses - Defeat **Chronos Warden** in the Guardian Vault to obtain **Guardian Stone** - Defeat **Clockwork Colossus** in the Clockwork Depths to obtain **Colossus Gear** - Defeat **Temporal Phantom** in the Phantom Catacombs to obtain **Phantom Essence** - Defeat **Entropy Keeper** in the Entropy Crypt to obtain **Entropy Core** ### Step 6: Craft Chrono Aegis - Use the 4 mid-boss drops to craft **Chrono Aegis**, an activated buff artifact (right-click to activate) - Chrono Aegis provides significant advantages against the Time Tyrant final boss for 10 minutes ### Step 7: Conquer the Final Boss - Defeat the **Time Guardian** mini-boss to obtain the Master Clock Key - Use the Master Clock Key to access the **Master Clock** dungeon - Face the **Time Tyrant** and claim ultimate power over time ### Step 8: Craft Ultimate Artifacts Use **Fragments of Stasis Core** (dropped by the Time Tyrant) to create legendary artifacts with time-manipulating abilities. --- ## 🎮 Gameplay Features ### Time Manipulation Mechanics - **Time Distortion**: Hostile mobs in Chrono Dawn move extremely slowly - **Reversing Time Sandstone**: Blocks that regenerate after being broken - **Unstable Fungus**: Blocks that apply random speed effects when stepped on - **Time Clock**: Cancel enemy attacks with a cooldown-based utility item ### Portal System - **One-Way Entry**: Initial portal travel is one-way, creating survival tension - **Dimension Stabilization**: Use Portal Stabilizer to unlock bidirectional travel - **Multiple Portals**: Create portal networks after stabilization ### Boss Mechanics - **Dynamic AI**: Each boss has unique attack patterns and abilities - **Phase Transitions**: Time Tyrant becomes more powerful below 50% health - **Proximity Spawning**: Temporal Phantom spawns when you enter the boss room - **Loot Rewards**: Defeat bosses to obtain crafting materials for ultimate artifacts --- ## 🛠️ Technical Details ### Multi-Loader Support This mod is built with **Architectury** and supports **both Fabric and NeoForge**! - Download the correct version for your mod loader - Shared codebase ensures consistent experience across loaders ### Requirements - **Minecraft**: Java Edition 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, or 1.21.11 - **Mod Loader** (version depends on Minecraft version): - **For 1.21.1**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.116.7+, OR NeoForge 21.1.209+ - **For 1.21.2/1.21.3**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API, OR NeoForge 21.2.0-beta+/21.3.0-beta+ - **For 1.21.4**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.110.5+, OR NeoForge 21.4.0-beta+ - **For 1.21.5**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.121.0+, OR NeoForge 21.5.96+ - **For 1.21.6**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.128.2+, OR NeoForge 21.6.20-beta+ - **For 1.21.7**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.129.0+, OR NeoForge 21.7.25-beta+ - **For 1.21.8**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.129.0+, OR NeoForge 21.8.0-beta+ - **For 1.21.9**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.134.1+, OR NeoForge 21.9.16-beta+ - **For 1.21.10**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.138.4+, OR NeoForge 21.10.64+ - **For 1.21.11**: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.141.3+, OR NeoForge 21.11.38-beta+ - **Dependencies**: - **Architectury API** 13.0.8+ (for 1.21.1), 14.0.4+ (for 1.21.2/1.21.3), 15.0.1+ (for 1.21.4), 16.1.4+ (for 1.21.5), 17.0.6+ (for 1.21.6), 17.0.8+ (for 1.21.7/1.21.8), 18.0.3+ (for 1.21.9), 18.0.8+ (for 1.21.10), or 19.0.1+ (for 1.21.11) ### Compatibility - Works with most dimension and world generation mods - Compatible with performance mods (Sodium, Starlight, etc.) - Datapack-friendly worldgen configuration --- ## 📚 Documentation - **Player Guide**: Detailed walkthrough and tips ([View on GitHub](https://github.com/ksoichiro/ChronoDawn/blob/main/docs/player_guide.md)) - **Developer Guide**: For developers and contributors ([View on GitHub](https://github.com/ksoichiro/ChronoDawn/blob/main/docs/developer_guide.md)) - **Wiki**: Coming soon! --- ## 🐛 Bug Reports & Suggestions Found a bug or have a suggestion? Report it on our [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/ksoichiro/ChronoDawn/issues) page! --- ## 📷 Screenshots Check out the **Gallery** above for screenshots showcasing: - The mysterious Chrono Dawn dimension - Epic boss battles against Time Guardian, Temporal Phantom, and Time Tyrant - Ancient structures and dungeons - Ultimate time-manipulating artifacts --- ## 🤝 Credits - Built with [Architectury](https://github.com/architectury/architectury-api) - Special thanks to the Minecraft modding community! --- ## 📜 License & Permissions **License**: LGPL-3.0 - Copyright (C) 2025 Soichiro Kashima **Source Code**: Available on [GitHub](https://github.com/ksoichiro/ChronoDawn) **Freedom to Use**: ✅ Free to use, modify, and redistribute under LGPL-3.0 terms **Modpack Inclusion**: ✅ Allowed - You may include this mod in modpacks **Redistribution**: ✅ Allowed - You may redistribute this mod (must remain LGPL-3.0) --- ## 🔗 Links - **GitHub Repository**: [https://github.com/ksoichiro/ChronoDawn](https://github.com/ksoichiro/ChronoDawn) - **Discord**: [Coming soon] - **CurseForge**: [Link to CurseForge page] --- **Developed for Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.1 / 1.21.2 / 1.21.3 / 1.21.4 / 1.21.5 / 1.21.6 / 1.21.7 / 1.21.8 / 1.21.9 / 1.21.10 / 1.21.11** Master time. Conquer Chrono Dawn. 🕰️