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Beautiful animal models with great sizes that feel realistic, the animations and behaviors are also incredibly smooth. The animals behave how you would expect, though Jaguars are only hostile when they're completely starving. I wish this was configurable as more aggressive cats would fit my pack better.

There are place-able pelts and a craft-able decorative ivory block set. The ivory itself is obtained through a trust mechanic with the live animals, where you feed them to gain trust and they allow you to cut off a portion of their horns/tusks (with a chance of angering them and requiring more food to calm them). This may be a reference to the dehorning done by conservationists and is a nicer gameplay alternative to poaching the animals. There are also some armor, weapon, and utility pieces that can be crafted that feel very thought out and not overpowered.

They also have client-side config options for disabling some screen effects to reduce motion sickness, a very nice addition I appreciate! Spawn weights and whether an animal spawns at all is controlled by their common config.

At the time of this review, they had just wrapped up their first batch of animals in what is referred to as the Safari update. They have a very clear roadmap on their discord showing they have many more animals planned. I won't spoil them here, but it looks like they plan on adding around 6 animals per update (5 animals and one ambient bird), with each update being themed around a specific region. I'm very much looking forward to the future updates!

This mod has beautiful biomes with varied terrain. It includes not only the classic Overworld land biomes, but also cave biomes, ocean biomes, and some Nether biomes. The Prismachasm cave biome is my absolute favorite of the bunch! An amazing biome mod, I highly recommend it if you're looking for a lot of biome diversity.

While the original devs announced they are stepping away from the project, an experienced dev has taken over the project for 1.21+. Their additions so far match the feel of the original lineup, loving the new wisteria on 1.21.

While the concept of this mod sounds useful in theory, the bloated micro-transaction shop that tags along with the peer-to-peer gameplay causes problems. Often times it seems the shop menu is still invisible in the background while I play with friends, leaving floating text/icons or offset player models in GUIs/menus. Do yourself a favor and use one of the many peer-to-peer alternative mods. E4MC and Cloudflared are some great options.

I've sunk in over 60 hours in this pack after playing the Sunlit Valley version. Both packs are crafted exceptionally well, with a lot of love and attention to detail. The integration between all the different gameplay elements makes play feel flexible and you don't feel punished for focusing on the elements that you like the best. Can't wait to see what the next big update brings!

This pack is crafted with a lot of love. You can see it in the art and the sheer amount of integration there is between all the elements. I love how you aren't guided down a single path, but you are free to explore what interests you. For example, if you're not into slime ranching, there are alternative ways of getting the materials they would give you. This theme continues for all the elements. There is also SO much to do. I've sunk in about 40 hours and I'm still not at the end game. You can definitely speedrun to the end but you are free to take your time and enjoy everything.

I have a very old PC and it performs surprisingly well for a pack with over 300 mods. I get some initial FPS drops when I first load in but the game is rather smooth. I go without shaders, otherwise the FPS drops are constant.