# BLADEWORKS Grind Pack
**An endless-grind NeoForge 1.21.1 modpack built around Create, combat progression, and player-driven economy.**
*Built by [BLADEWORKS](https://bladeworks.dev) · Hosted on the SCOPENET homelab*
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## Overview
BLADEWORKS Grind Pack is a Create-centric modpack designed around a **nearly endless progression loop**. It blends deep automation, souls-like combat, extensive magic systems, player-driven economy, and comprehensive exploration into a single cohesive experience.
The pack is optimized for long-form multiplayer on dedicated servers, with careful attention to performance at scale and a progression system designed to reward both casual grinders and hardcore min-maxers.
## Features
- **Create-Centric Automation** — Create and 15+ addons form the foundation of all progression
- **Souls-Like Combat** — Epic Fight + skill trees, Apotheosis affixes, and a full magic system via Iron's Spells & Ars Nouveau
- **Deep Exploration** — 4 biome overhauls, 40+ structure mods, 5 new dimensions, and hundreds of new mobs
- **Player-Driven Economy** — Numismatic currency, player shops, and no admin intervention
- **Unique Travel** — Trains, airships (Valkyrien Skies), small ships, aircraft, and gliders
- **Quest-Guided Progression** — 200+ FTB Quests spanning early game to endgame
- **Server-First Design** — BlueMap, LuckPerms, FTB Chunks claiming, and full backup infrastructure
## System Requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|-----------|---------|-------------|
| **Client RAM** | 6 GB allocated | 8 GB allocated |
| **Client CPU** | Quad-core 3.0 GHz | Modern 6-core+ |
| **Client GPU** | GTX 1060 / RX 580 | GTX 1660 / RX 5700+ |
| **Server RAM** | 12 GB allocated | 16 GB allocated |
| **Server CPU** | 4 cores @ 3.5 GHz+ | 6 cores @ 4.0 GHz+ |
| **Storage** | 15 GB free | 25 GB free (SSD) |
> The server is tuned to run within a 4-core, 16 GB system budget. The client is tuned to run smoothly at 8 GB allocated RAM.
## Quick Start
### Client Installation
1. Install [Prism Launcher](https://prismlauncher.org/) (recommended) or your preferred launcher
2. Download the latest pack release from the [Releases](../../releases) page
3. Import the `.zip` into your launcher
4. Allocate at least 6 GB of RAM to the instance
5. Launch the game and wait for first-load shader compilation (~2 minutes)
### Server Installation
```bash
# Clone the server files
git clone https://git.bladeworks.dev/blade/bladeworks-grind-pack.git
cd bladeworks-grind-pack/server
# Run the installer
./install.sh
# Edit server.properties and eula.txt
nano server.properties
nano eula.txt
# Start the server
./start.sh
```
See [docs/SERVER_SETUP.md](docs/SERVER_SETUP.md) for detailed deployment instructions, including Pyrodactyl panel integration.
## Mod Categories
⚙️ Create & Addons (18 mods)
Create, Create: Crafts & Additions, Create: Slice & Dice, Create: Ratatouille, Create: Bells & Whistles, Create: Let The Adventure Begin, Create: Enchantment Industry, Steam 'n' Rails NeoForge, Create: Modern Train Parts, Create: Garnished, Create: Arcane Engineering, Create: Compat O' Plenty, Create: Dreams & Desires, Create: Structures, Create: Copycats+, Create: Deco, Ars Creo, Ars Énergistique
⚔️ Combat & Skills (~24 mods)
Epic Fight + Skill Tree, Better Combat + Apotheosis Compat, Elenai Dodge 2, Combat Roll, Simply Swords, Spartan Weaponry suite, Apotheosis, More RPG Classes + Skill Tree, Iron's Spells 'n' Spellbooks + Dynamic Skill Trees, Champions, Cataclysm, and more.
🧙 Magic Systems (~19 mods)
Ars Nouveau + addons, Occultism, Hexerei, Mahou Tsukai, Malum, Enigmatic Legacy, Reliquary Reincarnations, Ice and Fire: Dragons, Artifacts, Theurgy, Forbidden & Arcanus, and more.
🏗️ Tech & Automation (~32 mods)
Applied Energistics 2, Refined Storage 2, Mekanism suite, Immersive Engineering, Industrial Foregoing, Thermal series, Powah, EnderIO, Pneumaticraft, RFTools suite, Sophisticated Storage/Backpacks, and more.
🌾 Farming & Food (~19 mods)
Farmer's Delight + all addons (Hearth and Harvest, Nether's Delight, End's Delight, Seasonal Delight), Pam's HarvestCraft 2, Nether Agriculture, Serene Seasons, Cooking for Blockheads, Spice of Life, Aquaculture 2, and more.
🗺️ Exploration & World Gen (~36 mods)
Terralith, Tectonic, BYG, Regions Unexplored, YUNG's full suite (11 mods), When Dungeons Arise, Towns & Towers, MVS/MES, Twilight Forest, The Aether, Undergarden, Deeper and Darker, Alex's Mobs, Alex's Caves, Ice and Fire, Cataclysm, and more.
🚂 Travel & Transport (~12 mods)
Create trains, Steam 'n' Rails, Immersive Aircraft, Small Ships, Valkyrien Skies + Eureka + Tournament, Paragliders, Waystones, Caelus API, and more.
🏠 Building & Decoration (~25 mods)
Full Macaw's suite (11 mods), Every Compat, MrCrayfish's Furniture Refurbished, Supplementaries, Quark, Decorative Blocks, Chisels & Bits, Framed Blocks, Architect's Palette, and more.
📜 Questing & Economy (~9 mods)
FTB Quests + Library + Teams + Optimizer, QuestShop, Numismatic Overhaul, Player Shops, NeoEssentials, Real Economy
⚡ Performance & QoL (~35 mods)
Embeddium, Oculus, FerriteCore, ModernFix, Canary, Clumps, LazyDFU, Distant Horizons, Entity Culling, Dynamic FPS, JEI, Jade, AppleSkin, Inventory HUD+, Curios, and more.
See the full mod list in [docs/MODLIST.md](docs/MODLIST.md).
## Progression Overview
The quest system is organized into progressive chapters, each gating the next:
1. **Survival Basics** — Stone tools to your first water wheel
2. **Create Fundamentals** — Stress, kinetics, and your first automation chain
3. **Combat Awakening** — Choose your combat path (weapon, magic, or hybrid)
4. **World Exploration** — Dimensional travel and structure hunting
5. **Magic Mastery** — Advance through Ars Nouveau or Occultism
6. **Industrial Tier** — AE2, Mekanism, and full factory automation
7. **Economic Integration** — Open a player shop, join the server economy
8. **Endgame** — Apotheosis maxed affixes, complete AE2 network, and the final grind loop
## Server Infrastructure
The official BLADEWORKS server runs on:
- **Host:** SCOPENET homelab (Proxmox-managed)
- **Panel:** [Pyrodactyl](https://pyro.host) for admin control
- **Map:** [BlueMap](https://map.bladeworks.dev) — live 3D world map
- **Permissions:** LuckPerms with tiered ranks
- **Backups:** FTB Backups 2 (every 2 hours, 12 retained)
- **Monitoring:** Spark profiler + Prometheus/Grafana
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome — whether it's quest writing, balance feedback, bug reports, or config tweaks.
### Reporting Issues
Open an issue on Gitea with the following:
- Crash report or log file (attached or linked via [mclo.gs](https://mclo.gs))
- Steps to reproduce
- Your client/server specs
- Which pack version you're running
### Pull Requests
1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/my-change`)
3. Make your changes
4. Test locally on a clean server instance
5. Submit a PR with a clear description
## Roadmap
- [x] Phase 1: Create foundation stable
- [ ] Phase 2: Combat layer complete
- [ ] Phase 3: World gen and exploration tuned
- [ ] Phase 4: Magic integration
- [ ] Phase 5: Tech and storage tier
- [ ] Phase 6: Farming, food, and economy
- [ ] Phase 7: Building and immersion polish
- [ ] Phase 8: Server infrastructure hardened
- [ ] Phase 9: Full quest tree written
- [ ] Phase 10: Beta testing and soft launch
- [ ] v1.0.0 Public release
See [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) for the full 50-step development plan.
## License
This modpack is distributed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
Individual mods retain their original licensing. All credit for mod content goes to their respective authors. This pack is a compilation and configuration project, not a redistribution of mod source code.
## Credits
- **Pack author:** Blade ([@SCOPEDD](https://twitch.tv/SCOPEDD))
- **Core mod:** [Create](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/create) by simibubi
- **Questing framework:** [FTB Quests](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/ftb-quests-forge) by FTB Team
- **Every mod author** whose work makes this pack possible — full attribution in [CREDITS.md](CREDITS.md)
## Links
- 🌐 **Website:** [bladeworks.dev](https://bladeworks.dev)
- 🗺️ **Live Map:** [map.bladeworks.dev](https://map.bladeworks.dev)
- 📺 **Twitch:** [twitch.tv/SCOPEDD](https://twitch.tv/SCOPEDD)
- 💬 **Discord:** *(add invite)*
- 📦 **CurseForge:** *(add link when published)*
- 🔧 **Modrinth:** *(add link when published)*
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*Built with obsession in Bloomsburg, PA.*