A breathtaking start

Crypt1c's packs never fail to impress me, but this is another level.
Keeping in mind the mod is in VERY early stages, so while I've experienced some quest confusions and other frustrations, these mostly come from things that I assume are as of now incomplete.
This is one of the most beautiful and aesthetically pleasing packs I have played, period, with top tier polish, from the menu, the gui, even the quest book surprised me. The beauty is maintained throughout the whole experience, the textures for all the custom items and the items from UniversUtil, the design of the several custom dimensions, it is all very polished.
Nihil took my breath away, and has mechanics I never even knew were possible in Minecraft!
I'm also particularly fond of the "lore" within the quest book, really makes me excited and I feel like I'm not just playing any other modpack, I hope more packs do this in the future.

Spoilers for the first questline
When I realized I'd be making an mole of hydrogen by forming the protons and neutrons to make the atom, from the quarks and gluons I harvested myself, I was honesty giddy, it is such a cool feature and I wish this gimmick was used more than once as I think it's the coolest element.

That having been said I'm very excited to play a pack with alchem and project E, a combination I haven't personally experienced since alchemical exchange, and with all respect to that pack I believe this is going to take the cake by far.