The Lost Era Modpack

The Lost Era focuses on providing the full modded Minecraft experience without hundreds of hours spent in research and the information overload that comes with it.

Specifically, it is tailored to guide players who wish to learn about mods and their features on the go, bit-by-bit, enabling them to set out their own gameplay experience.

It is a one-size-fits-all kitchen sink but with structured gameplay around Tech, Magic and anything in between to choose from, so regardless of personal taste there is something for everyone.

While being packed full of content, its low system requirements ensures that no one is left out.

📋 Mod List: 184

🔮 Magic (count: 18)

• Ars Magica 2 by Mithion
• Automagy by Tuhljin
• Blood Magic by WayofTime
• Botania by Vazkii
• Electrobob's Wizardry by Electroblob77
• Forbidden Magic by SpitefulFox
• Forgotten Relics by Aizistral
• Gadomancy by Makeo
• Magia Naturalis by TrinaryBrain
• Magic Bees by MysteriousAges
• Thaumcraft 4 by Azanor
• Thaumic Dyes by Amerem
• Thaumic Exploration by Flaxbeard
• Thaumic Horizons by Kentington
• Thaumic Tinkerer by pixlepix
• Traveller's Gear by BluSunrize
• Witchery by Emoniph
• Witching Gadgets by BluSunrise

⚙️Technology (count: 28)

• Applied Energistics 2 by AlgorithmX2
• Binnie Mods by Binnie567
• Buildcraft by AlexIIL
• Buidcraft Compat by asie
• Compact Kinetic Generators by PinkaLulan
• Compact Machines by Davenonymous
• Compact Solars by cpw
• Forestry by SirSengir
• Gravisuite by SeNtiMeL
• Gregtech 4 by GregoriusT
• Industrialcraft 2 by The IC2 Dev Team
• Mekanism Community Edition - Core by maggi373 
• Mekanism Community Edition - Generators by maggi373
• Minechem by jakimfett
• Minefactory Reloaded by PowerCrystals
• Modular Powersuits by MachineMuse
• Nuclearcraft by tomdodd4598
• NVL Warpdrive Extensions by NVLMagic
• OpenComputers by Sangar
• Open Modular Turrets by keridos
• Open Security by Michiyo
• Railcraft by CovertJaguar
• Redstone Arsenal by TeamCoFH
• RF Tools by McJty
• Steve's Carts by Vswe
• Thermal Dynamics by TeamCoFH
• Thermal Expansion by TeamCoFH
• WarpDrive by LemADEC

✨Miscellaneous (count: 20)

• Campfire Backport by connor135246
• Cooking for Blockheads by BlayTheNinth
• Crops++ by StreamHero
• Extra TiC by GlazzMaker
• Extra Utilities by RWTema
• Iguana's Tinker Tweaks by Iguana_man
• Metallurgy by Team Metallurgy
• OpenBlocks by OpenMods
• Floodlights by keridos
• Pam's HarvestCraft by MatrexsVigil
• ProjectRed Base by MrTJP
• ProjectRed Compat by MrTJP
• ProjectRed Integration by MrTJP
• ProjectRed Lighting by MrTJP
• ProjectRed Mechanical by MrTJP
• qCraft by Daniel Ratcliffe
• Random Things by Lumien231
• Tinker's Construct by mDiyo
• Tinker's Mechworks by mDiyo
• Wireless Redstone CB Edition by chicken_bones

🔎 Information Displays (count: 8)

• Not Enough Items by chicken_bones
• NEI Addons by bdew
• NEI Integration by Tonius11
• NEI Additions by TimeConqueror
• Thaumcraft NEI Plugin by DjGiannuzz
• Waila by profmobius
• Waila Harvestability by squeek502
• Waila Plugins by tterrag1098

🎓 User Experience (count: 17)

• Antique Atlas by Hunternif
• Antique Atlas Minimap by kenkron
• Better Horse Hud by DouweKoopmans
• Controlling by jaredlll08
• Dynamic Surroundings by OreCruncher
• Dynamic Lights by atomicstrykergrumpy
• Hardcore Wither by thor12022
• Hardcore Darkness by Lumien231
• Hunger Overhaul by iguana_man
• InfiniBows by Myrathi
• Inventory Bogo Sorter by brachy84
• Matmos by Hurricaaane
• Modern Keybindings by mikhailtapio
• Overloaded Armor Bar by Tfarcenim
• Spice of Life (Carrot Edition) by Squeek502
• Thaumcraft Inventory Scan by BlayTheNinth
• Tinker Tooltips by squeek502

🌲 Worldgen (count: 17)

• Aroma1997 Dimensional World by Aroma1997
• BiomesOPlenty by Glitchfiend
• Climate Control by zeno410
• EnderZoo by crazypants
• Et Futurum Requiem by Roadhog360
• Grimoire of Gaia by Silentine_
• Hardcore Ender Expansion by chylex
• Immersive Cavegen by TCLProject
• Natura by mDiyo
• Not Enough Pets by AstroTibs
• Real Stars by Bambam01
• Realistic Terrain Generation by WhichOnesPink
• Ruins by d00dv4d3r
• Special Mobs by FatherToast
• Thermal Foundation by TeamCoFH
• Twilight Forest by Benimatic
• Village Names by AstroTibs

🎃 Decoration (count: 6)

• Bibliocraft by Nuchaz
• Bibliowoods[BiomesOPlenty] by Nuchaz
• Bibliowoods[Forestry] by Nuchaz
• Bibliowoods[Natura] by Nuchaz
• Carpenter's Block by Mineshopper
• Chisel by AUTOMATIC_MAIDEN

🧘 Quality of Life (count: 9)

• Biome Stats by Prospector
• EnderStorage by chicken_bones
• Ironchest by cpw
• Ironchest Minecarts by ganymedes01
• Storage Drawers by jaquadro
• Test Dummies by bonusboni
• ObsidiPlates by Myrathi
• Switches Continued by Myrathi
• Waystones by BlayTheNinth

📚 Libraries (count: 19)

• Animation API by thehippomaster21
• AppleCore by squeek502
• Aroma1997Core by Aroma1997
• Baubles Expanded by Jss2a98aj
• Bd Lib by bdew
• CodeChickenCore by chicken_bones
• COFH Core by TeamCoFH
• Forge Multipart by chicken_bones
• Forge Relocation by MrTJP
• CropLoadCore by SreamHero
• EnderCore by SleepyTrousers
• Mantle by mDiyo
• MrTJPCore by MrTJP
• McJTY Lib by McJty
• Metallurgy Core by Team Metallurgy
• Numina by machinemuse
• OpenMods Lib by OpenMods
• Unimixins by makamys
• Yam Core by yuesha_yc

📈 Optimizations (count: 5)

• AI Improvements by QueenOfMissiles
• Bigger Packets Please! by ElNounch
• Core Tweaks by makamys
• FoamFix by asie
• Squidless by hilburn

🔧 Patchers (count: 17)

• Already Decorating Fix by TCLProject
• Archaic Fix by embeddedt
• Aroma Dimensional Fix by Bambam01
• ASP + GS Patcher by Chocohead
• Born in a Barn by Speiger
• BugTorch by jss2a98aj
• Buildcraft Oil Tweak by Vexatos
• Careful Cast Corrector by Speiger
• Dynamic Lights Patch by Bambam01
• GT4 Uncomplications by Bambam01
• GTNH Lib by mitchej123
• HodgePodge by mitchej123
• No Mob Spawning On Trees by oldjunyi
• Thaumcraft 4 Tweaks by glease
• Traveller's Gear Neo by Alexdoru
• Uncomplications by Aroma1997
• Witchery Patch by TheSatanicSanta

🧰️ Utilities (count: 6)

• Advanced Backups by MommyHeather
• Astraeus Mercy by Bambam01
• Default World Generator by FireBall1725
• Dimensional Flight Ban by ScarleTomato
• Guide API by TeamAmeriFrance
• Oauth by sintinium
  

🚧 Developer Tools (count: 14)

• Better Questing by Funwayguy
• CraftPresence by CDAGaming
• Custom Main Menu by Lumien231
• DefaultServerList by glowredman
• Enhanced Lootbags by yuesha_yc
• Item Blacklist by DoubleDoorDev
• It's The Little Things by Zlepper
• McInstanceLoader by hrudyplayz
• Modern Splash by kappa-maintainer
• ModTweaker 2 by joshiejack
• Minetweaker by StanH
• Pokepatch by Powoke
• Regional Water by Vexxel
• TX Loader by glowredman

The questing system in this pack contains over 3,600 quests, all focused on making both modded and vanilla contents accessible to players of any background.

It strays away from linear progression opting instead for progression trees where players define their own gameplay to allow for more player expression and reduce information overload/burnout.

This was created with multiplayer in mind where even players of opposing preferences can play together without compromise.

Additional progression trees were also especially curated in an effort to explore non-conventional gameplay styles. 

 At completion of any class tree line you will know by heart all the content & mechanics available, enabling you to unlock their full potential in any project you put your mind into.

These will only be available after they complete the basic quests that ensures the player has an understanding of the survival essentials.

The contents of this pack adheres to the concept where each class has something unique to offer.

As such the modpack introduces balance using custom recipes, configurations and ore generation modifications. This is done organically without "hardcore style" recipes requiring difficult to obtain components simply for the sake of it being hard.

This brings on an important point as what you once knew to be a tried and true overpowered mechanic, is very likely absent in the Lost Era.

The concept of freedom the pack offers relies entirely on individual preference for you to be true to your heart's wants.

Ultimately, every category offers something unique and valuable to the table, each with their own strengths and weaknesses and radically different playstyles.

One of the aspects that have led to the success of Minecraft has been its widespread accessibility to virtually any system.
To remain true to its philosophy many months were spent fine-tuning the performance of the pack for the optimal performance-to-content ratio, ensuring compatibility to as many Toasters™ as possible.

As such, every playstyle has been fully fleshed out with minimal to no overlapping content, greatly reducing the feature bloat you would usually find in the average kitchen sink packs that would diminish your performance.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires Java 8

Regardless if one plays on fully equipped LED NASA computers or on their Grandma's IBM Personal Computer everyone can get together with their friends with no restrictions.

Toasters = Low-End PCs

In the base game, the survival aspect is incredibly safe with no real dangers outside of the earlygame, making much of the modded content overkill in nature.

This has been remedied by building upon the original survival Minecraft experience with a focus on making those once banal mechanics relevant once more without adding complexity to the overall experience.

Aspects of the game such as food, shelter and a way to defend yourself are no longer trivial, exploring caves will be much more ominous with a diversity of enemies while dungeons are a whole lot more menacing requiring some healthy precaution.

The game will continue to maintain a healthy amount of challenge so players can fully utilize and appreciate the quality of life the once overlooked mid and lategame content modded Minecraft provides.

Special thanks to:

• SeraphSanshiro - for supporting me over the past 2 years and providing the eye candy designs to go with it. 
• BamBam01 - for fixing and creating so many of the much needed tailor-made mods for the pack.
• Swedish Kaito - for his huge achievements in revealing exploits and bugs.
• PoWoKe - for baby-proofing the pack and greatly improving many QoL features.
  
• TCLProject - for contributing to the magical branch of the quest system and identifying major crashes.

...and everyone who has contributed to the closed beta helping me refining the experience. 

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