arttykun

I absolutely loved Pixelmon, so I was skeptical when cobblemon was announced. That was until I played BCG+

There is something extremely charming about the models, they mesh extremely well into Minecraft without having to forgo important details. The cobblemon regional versions of Pokémon are well designed, especially the different Torterra biomes. Pokémon showdown handles the battles, but catching and using items is done outside the battle UI, making it feel less separated.

What makes cobblemon stand out the most to me is the add-on ecosystem. I love mods that allow others to build on top of the the groundwork, adding "missing" features, compatibility with other mods, or even just fun new content. Cobblemon makes this extremely accessible, allowing creatives to add new pokemon via datapacks.

While I wouldn't add this to every modpack/server, I absolutely adore packs that incorporate cobblemon.

I loved MCE1 and was following the development of this pack closely. Played it in a server and had a decent amount of fun with it. That being said, it still has the shortcomings of a kitchen sink pack. I do enjoy the custom content added.

I tried to give it a fair shake, but it was just generic. If you want it for a server where it has all the mods your group wants, it's fine, but otherwise there are better kitchen sinks out there.

Have you ever thought getting a crafting table was too easy? Well this is the mod for you. The worldgen is wonderful and alternative progression is extremely engaging. It turns minecraft into a whole new game. The only thing keeping it away from 5 stars is the performance issues such a detailed worldgen and physics addition can cause. Still my go-to mod when I want challenge.

If you only have a few mods with one or two overlapping keybinds, you'll be fine without. But most of the time you'll want some way to search keybinds so you can actually use mods properly. If a pack doesn't have this for some reason, I highly recommend downloading it!

Hands down one of my favorite tech mods, tied only with oritech. It definitely got weird in 1.10 and 1.12 with requiring special dyes and primitive versions of machines, but it's re-found its footing and still remains competitive with other tech mods when it comes to ore processing. Its logistics is the main selling point as you can stack different types of pipes in the same space.

That being said, it could use a bit of a face lift. Textures have not changed throughout versions that much if at all and several machines share the same texture. It would also be nice for newer versions to re-implement machines from older editions, but I understand it's going to take some time.

I really like it on the surface. Vanilla enchanting is bad and Apotheosis takes the vanilla style and makes it useable. The spawner mechanics are also really nice, I love being able to change what mob is in a spawner and how fast it can be.

My biggest gripe is with the adventure module, it throws the balance of most packs off. While the world tier system has made this less of an issue, it can still throw off the power curve of packs that just throw it in there

Disclaimer: I've only played the playtest versions, but 1.0.0 is the closest version I can select

Sunlit valley was already one of my favorite modpacks, so adding another dimension to the gameplay loop made it even better. Love that you can choose when you want to deal with most cobblemon elements.

Same performance issues as normal sunlit. And while you can drag a SV world into this pack, it's best to start a new world for the added cobblemon world gen

I love packs that let me buy and sell items, so this pack is perfect for me as that's the core gameplay loop. One of the few packs I've enjoyed playing on public servers. There is so much charm and effort put into every aspect of the pack.

The only reason I can't give it 5s across the board is the performance issues on servers.