REMOVED TEMPERATURE:
- The temperature mod was removed as some species may spawn in the nether, leading to dying up to overheat or related problems. (The seasons and their effects will still be available)
TIERS:
- For a more RPG approach, now items and armours have tiers, such as rare or legendary, these can be reforged to change stats or rarities.
- Now as you progress, you can unlock skills on a skill tree! (Highly configurable)
IMPROVED DETAILS:
- Now roads lead to villages.
- Villages have been improved.
- Now you may find taverns, towers or small towns.
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS:
- Some mods that didn't seem very necessary have been removed to decrease RAM and CPU usage!
MORE ORIGINS:
- Now you can be a goblin, elf or siren, there's plenty more to choose.
IMPROVED GAMEPLAY:
- Now with a per-to-per free server hosting, making you able to host a world directly powered by Essential mod.
- Now you can have cosmetics.
- Friends list and socials added in-game, you can now send messages, join your friends in worlds, or share screenshots, all in-game, powered by Essential Mod.
IMPROVED WORLD DYNAMICS:
- Mountains are now higher, and the oceans can get way deeper, have fun exploring your new world.
COFFINS:
- You don't have to be scared of losing your items anymore, now, when you die, your items will be stored on a convenient block for you to collect when you are able to.
NEW REACTIVE MUSIC:
- Head on to Reactive Music Mod's configuration, to choose between 2 different music playlists that play reactively with your gameplay.