Minecraft Mod & Modpack Reviews

At the time of this review, i've completed the first four chapters.

Pros

The Crafting Recipes are really unique and fun to automate.
Every Chapter introduces 1-2 unique Crafting Methods, because of that every chapter offers a new unique way to automate that chapter.

Cons

In Chapter 3: where you totally do not have to build a Oil Processing Line. One of the first step is distilling Crude in to three different Fluid, which you then distill even farther.
I feel like the Ratios for the Fluids this Outputs should be adjusted, most recipes at the end of the line are really slow, because you always have to wait for one Fluid, while the other Buffer is basicall instantly full.

Talk about an absolutely stunning showcase of AE2 potential! Adding Quantum Computers, Assembler Matrix, Quantum Armor, and more just keeps AE2 fresher than ever! If anyone felt like they were getting tired of AE2 (impossible, I know!) or finished AE2 progression, this mod adds an additional layer that refreshes the progression and allows for even more optimization and complex recipe handling! Plus the armor is arguably some of the best ever! Not a must have, but certainly a HUGE positive to have in any modpack!

I've never had a playthrough with AE2 that didn't have this complimenting it! Perfect QoL and additional machinery to enhance the already wonderful and perfect AE2! I love this mod so much, especially all the extended pattern providers and wireless connectors. Saves a lot of headache where the original AE2 would make players go the extra mile with using the basic, non-extended machinery. This should all be in regular AE2 already, it's just that good!

I always use this mod whenever I can for viewing my player's saturation values. Works perfectly as advertised, been using it for years and never had an issue once. Honestly surprised it isn't incorporated into vanilla because it's just that good!

Project Expansion adds additional ProjectE QoL, items, functionality, and tech compatibility! It's a fantastic addition to ProjectE for anyone who wants to integrate it more into their automated setups and wants more features and progression out of ProjectE! I find that it's a must have! The performance could be better under heavy load, but if you aren't sending through tens of thousands of items through a transmutation interface!

ProjectE, a fork of Equivalent Exchange 2, perfectly captures the energy, no pun intended, of Alchemy and equivalent exchange. This mod is incredibly fun to play with, albeit a bit too OP to add into modpacks. Want to feel like a real Alchemist? You'll be set with this! Adds a ton of classic items as well, such as dark and red matter armor, weapons, and tools, and rings that enable various abilities! Live like a god with this mod!

I've never had any issues with Embeddium! It does everything that you'd expect from a Sodium fork! All the optimizations I need are present and work well with my Forge installations. I enjoy being able to adjust the performance settings I need.

An incredible technical feat! Distant Horizons allows players to continue seeing the chunks that they've loaded while exploring the world. This allows for massive landscapes that can be viewable at any distance! Minecraft has never felt so large and vast with it's fairly low render distances. This mod is a MUST for me personally nowadays, and with shaders, it's even more beautiful!

Oculus is great for Forge builds, but as it runs off an older fork of Iris, it struggles in some areas. Any improvements that Iris has made in the last couple years, such as recent Distant Horizons support, is completely lost on this. Just wish it still got updates for bugfixes!

Sodium carries Minecraft to heights that Optifine struggled to reach. Coming through as a modding-friendly option for advanced quality adjustment, it absolutely dominates at giving players the opportunity to adjust various performance settings. Been using it for years, no complaints here. It does what it's supposed to and it does it well!