Awesome Concept, mid execution

There is so much unnecessary content it jars me. Besides the fact that the challenge is almost entirely 8 different large alien mods with virtually zero coremodding to tie them together.
The amount of mechanics required is insane! I don't mind a little Create integration but that much in a modpack that's supposed to be about shooting aliens is crazy!
It takes 20 minutes to load a world and if there isn't a ton of structures in your area you're cooked. Like come on, I want to blow the Flood to bits, not knap rocks and rub sticks together for fires! You can't even break glass without a pickaxe or whatever! Give me a rock and I'll show you who DOESN'T need a pickaxe to break a window!
To their credit, this modpack did integrate Cosmic Horizons, which technically isn't playable yet. But to invest 40 something hours just to aimlessly wander in space seems a little much. I play games to have fun, not work. And with this modpack, you will be WORKING. And in the end, it's more draining than satisfying.
I don't hate the modpack. Obviously a lot of effort went into it. There are just important aspects of the pack that need attention and are being ignored.