👾 Persistent Snapshot: Required on Server

✨ Overview

This is the official “Required on Server” release of Magic Materials — the core server-side pack that standardizes gameplay, mod compatibility, and progression across all Magic Materials community servers.

All servers wishing to participate in the Magic Materials ecosystem must run this version to ensure:

• 🔄 Cross-server compatibility
• ⚙️ Consistent features and progression
• 🧱 Shared technical foundations
• 🌐 Unified player experience

This pack is fully self-hostable, empowering community admins to run their own servers while staying aligned with the broader Magic Materials network.

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🌌 Features

🪄 Magic, Mysticism & Myth

Channel ancient energy and explore the arcane arts. Core mods for spellcraft, rituals, and magical expression include:

• Mana and Artifice – foundational spellcasting and runic systems
• Dragon Mounts: Legacy & patches – raise and ride dragons into battle
• Dragon Magic And Relics – wield legendary draconic powers
• Asoteria – mystical realms where myth meets reality
• Joy of Painting – artistic creativity for builders and mages alike

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🧑‍🌾 Civilization, Villagers & Companions

Expand your settlements, form societies, and recruit loyal allies.

• Villager Workers – villagers perform jobs like farming, mining, and logging
• Villager Quests – complete quests to earn rewards and reputation
• Villager Names – every villager gets a unique identity
• Villager Recruits – enlist villagers as guards and adventurers
• Guard Villagers & Gourd Guards! – enhance your settlement’s defense
• Ribbits, Ribbits: Croaks, & Guard Ribbits – amphibian companions and defenders

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🐉 Nature, Creatures & Survival

Explore lush environments, dynamic societies, and natural challenges.

• Creatures Expanded – introduces diverse wildlife and new biomes
• Factions And Curiosities – dynamic NPC societies and emergent encounters
• Tree Harvester & Ore Harvester – automate resource gathering
• Open Parties and Claims – cooperative gameplay and land protection
• Starter Kit – early-game essentials for new adventurers
• Nether Weather – adds atmospheric depth to the Nether

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⚙️ Automation & Technology

Lay the foundation for industrial expansion and interdimensional infrastructure.

• Create, Mekanism, RFTools, and Applied Energistics 2 — the core suite of engineering, energy, and automation mods
• Balanced integration between magic and machinery
• Ongoing community collaboration to refine tech–magic synergy

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🚀 Exploration & Travel

Venture beyond the overworld into new realms and realities.

• Dimensional Doors – hidden pocket dimensions and mysterious labyrinths
• Lodestone Warps – simplified teleportation and travel anchors
• Future updates will include flight systems, space exploration, and cross-world transport mechanics

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🖥️ Server Hosting Requirements

• Mandatory for all Magic Materials-compatible servers

• Recommended minimum specs:

  • 🧠 6–8 GB RAM
  • 💾 SSD storage
  • 🐧 Linux-based hosting preferred

• Self-hosting supported — share your instance on Discord to join the network and appear in the Community Server Directory

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💬 Community & Development

Magic Materials thrives on community collaboration. Every hosted server helps refine the shared experience.

• 🧩 Feedback-driven updates – Report bugs, suggest features, and shape new releases

• 🏗️ Host your own project – Contribute to the network with custom events or themed servers

• 🌍 Future development goals:

  • Expanded spellcraft and relic systems
  • Space and interdimensional exploration
  • Cross-server economies and player hubs
  • Modular integration for community-created content

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🌐 Join the Network

• Join the discussion and register your server via Discord
• Share updates, collaborate, and help shape the next phase of the Magic Materials ecosystem
• Ensure your server uses this “Required on Server” pack to remain compatible with official and partner worlds