Galaxy Odyssey

*Also available on [Technic](https://www.technicpack.net/modpack/galaxy-odyssey.1592370)!* I know from personal experience that hosting your own server can be tricky, and may require machine resources you don't have—especially for *Galaxy Odyssey*. So I've decided to join up with [Sparked Host](https://billing.sparkedhost.com/aff.php?aff=2770). [](https://billing.sparkedhost.com/aff.php?aff=2770) Use [my affiliate link](https://billing.sparkedhost.com/aff.php?aff=2770) and code `ASTROTIBS` for a discount on hosting your Galaxy Odyssey (or other!) server: [Sparked Host via AstroTibs](https://billing.sparkedhost.com/aff.php?aff=2770) --- ### **Note:** * First installation takes a while! You will look at a black MC screen for some time as the pack downloads the all of the pack's mods. * In order to run this pack as a server, you must convert a downloaded/installed version. Read the included `server_prep_README.txt` file for instructions. * This is a high-impact modpack. Make sure you dedicate at least 5GB of ram in your launcher—preferably more. This means you will need 64-bit Java. Similarly, I recommend you add [Java args](https://pastebin.com/raw/HKZaXMrB) in your Launcher, if able * The modpack is also **difficult**. Read the [Starter's Guide](https://gitgud.io/AstroTibs/galaxy-odyssey/-/wikis/Starters-Guide)! ### Making a server? Extract the contents of **server_prep.zip** and read the README for more info. It will take your client-side installation and convert it to a server-compatible version. ---  ***Galaxy Odyssey*** is the result of years of assembling, customizing, and fine-tuning a modpack in order to create my ideal Minecraft experience. *Galaxy Odyssey* emphasizes three core philosophies: ### 1. Challenge * *GO* is swarming with creatures and dangers: random variations on vanilla mobs, all-new mobs, multiple new bosses, a much tougher Ender Dragon, abandoned wizard towers lined with traps, and labyrinthine subterranean dungeons! * In addition to health and hunger, players must stay hydrated, keep an eye on their body temperature, and avoid spending too much time underground from risk of suffocation or creeping insanity! * Unsupported structures will collapse and loose or damp ground can cascade in a landslide. ### 2. Progression * Players begin with access only to their hotbars, and must spend experience points to unlock their inventory slots. * Vanilla-style tools and weapons cannot be crafted (except for hoes): these must be created via [Tinkers' Construct](https://tinkers-construct.fandom.com/wiki/Tinkers%27_Construct_Wiki). However, TC tools level up with use, and each level-up unlocks a modifier slot for adding enhancements. * The stats and availability of tool metals/materials across multiple mods has been **strongly** rebalanced, ensuring that every ore has its time to shine! * With the proper (rare) resources, players can **quadruple** their health bar! ### 3. Exploration * *GO* uses Realistic Terrain Generation alongside mods that expand the number of biomes, mobs, structures, foods, and raw materials in the world. * Chest loot has been reworked, as have villager trades—and the villagers now have names! * A library of books, including both useful mod references and journals for light reading, can be dropped by mobs, found in dungeons, or sold by the odd librarian. * Players can build space stations or travel to **multiple** [planets and moons](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/galaxy-space-addon-for-galacticraft) across multiple [star systems](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/galacticraft-add-on-more-planets)! * Other dimensions can be explored, such as the EnviroMine [Deep Caves](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clbYIpDWGXI), an [overhauled End](https://hee.chylex.com/) dimension, the enchanting [Twilight Forest](http://www.benimatic.com/tfwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page), the [dreamworlds](https://sites.google.com/site/witcherymod/spirit-world) of Witchery, and Anu's [fortress purgatory](https://fossils-archeology.fandom.com/wiki/Anu%27s_Castle)! ### You can read more about points 1 and 2 in [this starter's guide](https://gitgud.io/AstroTibs/galaxy-odyssey/-/wikis/starters-guide). --- ## In **Galaxy Odyssey**, you can: * be a [witch, warlock](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/witchery), [enchanter](https://ftb.gamepedia.com/Pearl), [vampire](https://sites.google.com/site/witcherymod/vampirism), or [werewolf](https://sites.google.com/site/witcherymod/lycanthropy) * be a [carpenter](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/carpenters-blocks), [woodworker](https://www.bibliocraftmod.com/), or [lumberjack](https://ftb.gamepedia.com/Lumberaxe) * be a [tree farmer](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/natura), [bee farmer](https://github.com/GrowthcraftCE/Growthcraft-1.7/wiki/Growthcraft-Bees), [sea farmer](https://harvestcraftmod.fandom.com/wiki/Water_Trap), or just a [regular farmer](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/pams-harvestcraft) * be a [gardener](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/garden-stuff), [chef](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cooking-for-blockheads), [baker](https://harvestcraftmod.fandom.com/wiki/Cooking_Utensils), or [brewer](https://github.com/GrowthcraftCE/Growthcraft-1.7/wiki/Growthcraft-Cellar) * be a [painter](https://ftbwiki.org/Paint_Brush_(OpenBlocks)), [interior designer](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/decocraft), [statue maker](https://wiki.vexatos.com/wiki:statues), [architect](https://ftb.gamepedia.com/Enhanced_Building_Guide), or [stonemason](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/chisel) * be a [cartographer](https://www.bibliocraftmod.com/wiki/atlas/), [surveyor](https://ftbwiki.org/Cartographer), or [landscaper](https://ftb.gamepedia.com/Excavator_(Tinkers%27_Construct)) * be a master [blacksmith, fletcher, or sword maker](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tinkers-construct) * be a [curiosity collector](https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding-java-edition/minecraft-mods/1291999-unique-artifacts-powerful-randomly-generated-items), a [book collector](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/lost-books), or a [monster trophy collector](http://www.benimatic.com/tfwiki/index.php?title=Trophy_Pedestal) * be a [mineralogist, metallurgist](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/metallurgy), [archaeologist](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/village-names), [chemical engineer](https://wiki.aidancbrady.com/wiki/Chemical_Infuser), [genetic engineer](https://fossils-archeology.fandom.com/wiki/Culture_Vat), [software engineer](https://ocdoc.cil.li/), [rocket engineer](https://wiki.micdoodle8.com/wiki/Tutorials/Galacticraft_Getting_Started_Guide), [nuclear engineer](https://ftbwiki.org/Big_Reactors), or [locomotive engineer](http://railcraft.info/wiki/start) * go [mining for legendary metals](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/metallurgy) * go [diving for enchanted pearls](https://ftb.gamepedia.com/Pearl) * go [hunting for monsters](http://lycanitesmobs.com/) * go [hunting for treasure](https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding-java-edition/minecraft-mods/1291999-unique-artifacts-powerful-randomly-generated-items) * ride a [speed boat](https://ftb.gamepedia.com/Speed_Boat), [steam ship, or airship](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/davincis-vessels) * ride a hand-bred [chocobo that you raised](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/chococraft-plus) * travel to [faraway lands](https://imgur.com/a/DZz69) * travel to [faraway planets](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/galaxy-space-addon-for-galacticraft) * travel to [faraway star systems](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/galacticraft-add-on-more-planets) * travel to [faraway dimensions](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/hardcore-ender-expansion) * bring [dinosaurs back from the dead](https://fossils-archeology.fandom.com/wiki/Prehistoric_Creatures) * send [escaped demigods back to the dead](https://fossils-archeology.fandom.com/wiki/Anu) ### Or you could do all of the above. ---  Since Sept 2017, I have been publishing an ongoing *Galaxy Odyssey* [survival series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmfXmLFadpVZEI97h9fXgMxmYKGItZaua) on my YouTube channel, for which this modpack is the backbone. The pack has gradually evolved since that time, but you can get a sense of what the pack has to offer by watching any random episode. I also have a [Discord server](https://discord.gg/ysKmmqe) where you can talk about the modpack, or any of my various mods, or just hang out. Special thanks to [KibaTheBarbarian](https://www.technicpack.net/profile/1476626) for helping me create and test this modpack for its public release. —Tibs