Spectral Seas

The Situation

You met your Grandad but once, but his colorful garb, theatrical mannerisms, and wild tales of life on the open sea left a permanent impression. Father always spoke disdainfully of the old man, but this did nothing to dim your fascination. When he passed on, he left you a modest inheritance and an exceedingly dull family business. It was no surprise when you sold off the enterprise and joined a merchant crew as a deckhand.

In retrospect, it should also have been no surprise when the ship was set upon by pirates and you were hurled overboard in shark-infested waters.

You very nearly drowned, and now you've washed ashore upon an unknown island, with nothing but a bundle of rations, your Grandad's nasty old cutlass, and a tattered book that a sailor thrust in your hand shortly after the ship disembarked.

It will be dark sooner than you know, and you're getting hungry. Hopefullly some trace of Grandad's swashbuckling blood will keep you alive long enough to get out of here.

The Short Form

Spectral seas is a exploration-focused modpack inspired by pirate movies, Age of Sail swashbuckling and my fevered imagination.

Big Impressive Features

• Custom terrain generation that creates a world of deep, endless oceans dotted with islands of various sizes
• Build and sail a ship with Small Ships - with a custom upgrade system and many custom integrations.
• Sharks and various other marine friends courtesy of Hybrid Aquatic
• Mysteries and magic via Spectrum
• More mysterious structures and explorer maps than you can shake a stick at.
• Antique Atlas 4 for mapping, with many customizations (structure markers, interaction with vanilla maps, and even a compass HUD with AA4 markers)
• Pillagers? No! Pirates, with flamboyant clothing and flintlock pistols.
• Cruel and unusual restrictions on Nether travel!
• Speaking of the Nether, it's a dark mirror of the overworld, with the same terrain overlaid with Nether biomes and lava seas.
• A nice guidebook in old-timey language full of jokes that probably only amuse me!
• A bunch of things I probably forgot because I'm tired!

The Fine Print

The pack has entered public Beta! This release comes with my personal guarantee: if it breaks in half, you get to keep both halves.