The Forgotten

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The Forgotten is a Minecraft horror mod focused on environmental changes, audio cues, and distant entities. The intensity of these events increases over time.

Tension System

The mod calculates a Tension level for each player based on their environment.

Factors Increasing Tension:

• Staying underground.
• Remaining in dark areas.
• Being isolated from other players.

High Tension Events:

• Auditory effects (footsteps or block-breaking sounds).
• Simulated chat messages from other players.
• Increased entity sightings.

Entities

• Apparitions: Silent entities that watch from a distance and de-spawn when observed.
• The Tormentor: An invisible entity in deep caves that digs towards the player.
• The Observer: An entity located within the Trial dimensions.
• The Hunter: A hostile entity in the Trial dimensions. If it catches a player, the world save file is deleted. (IF safe mode is disabled)

Sign Dialogue

Players can communicate with entities by placing a sign and writing specific questions. The text on the sign will be replaced with a response.

The Trial

The Trial is a series of dimensions used to end the mod's effects.

1. Access: Apparitions may drop a ######## Compass*.
2. Navigation: The compass directs the player to an entrance located deep underground.
3. Dimensions:
   • The Corridors: Stone hallways.
   • The Library: An archive structure.
   • The Mineshaft: A labyrinthine tunnel system.

Completion: Successfully finishing the Trial permanently disables the mod's effects for that player.

Reawakening

To reactivate the mod's features after completing the Trial:

1. Place a sign.
2. Write the text: /summon reawake.
3. Right-click the sign. Note: Events will return with higher frequency and aggression.

Configuration

Settings are adjustable via config files or the Cloth Config menu:

• Feature Toggles: Enable or disable entities, sounds, structures, and dimensions.
• Tension Tuning: Set the growth rate for tension in different conditions (solitude, storms, underground).
• Event Scheduling: Define the probability of entity appearances and sounds.
• Safety: Set an "Audience Radius" to prevent events when multiple players are in close proximity.
• Safe Mode: Makes sure your worlds are safe.

Technical Information

• Multiplayer: Supported; Tension levels are tracked per-player.
• Modpacks: Authorized for use in modpacks and derivative works.

The Forgotten

The Forgotten is a horror mod that focuses on subtlety instead of jumpscares. It uses small environmental changes, distant sounds, and figures you'll see standing in the distance watching you. The horror builds slowly over time.

The mod tracks tension for each player based on where you are and if you're alone. Being underground, in the dark, or isolated increases your tension. Higher tension means events happen more often. You'll hear footsteps behind you, blocks breaking nearby, or get chat messages from players who didn't actually type anything. Sometimes you'll see something standing far away.

There's an optional way out. Apparitions sometimes drop notes with coordinates that point to hidden pits. These pits teleport you to the Corridor Dimension, which is just endless cobblestone hallways with almost zero visibility. You need to find and press 3 trial buttons scattered throughout the corridors while dealing with aggressive apparitions. If you complete the trial, you're permanently free from all the mod's effects.

Everything is configurable. You can turn off any feature or change how often things happen. The mod is harder on solo players in caves and easier on groups or people on the surface.

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