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About this modpack

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Step into a world where gears grind, steam hisses, and magic pulses beneath the surface. Cogwork Continuum is a carefully curated steampunk-fantasy modpack that merges mechanical mastery with mystical might, offering a sandbox ripe for engineers, explorers, and enchanters alike.

Craft vast contraptions with the Create mod and its many powerful add-ons. Unleash arcane potential through systems like Iron's Spells & Spellbooks or Ars Nouveau. Brave dangerous dungeons, face down epic bosses, and traverse unique dimensions and places from the skies of the Aether to the icy abysses of Aquamirae.

With enhanced combat mechanics, rich exploration content, and robust automation systems, Cogwork Continuum delivers a gameplay experience that’s both cinematic and deeply technical — whether you’re a redstone novice or a steampunk savant.

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Core Features

• ⚙️ Create-powered Engineering & Automation
• ✨ Optional Magic Progression
• 🌍 Expanded Worldgen & Unique Dimensions
• ⚔️ Overhauled Combat with BetterCombat
• 🎮 High Performance + Quality-of-Life Mods
• 🧩 Synergistic Mod Selection, Minimal Bloat

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<details> <summary>Click to expand: Core Mods & Features Breakdown</summary>

🛠 Create & Add-ons <br> The mechanical heart of Cogwork Continuum. Use rotating shafts, sequenced gearshifts, conveyor belts, and mechanical arms to build:

• Complex farms
• Logistics systems
• Decorative steampunk contraptions

Includes several Create extensions (e.g. Encased, Steam 'n' Rails) for expanded utility and visual flair.

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🔮 Magic Systems <br> Whether you're a spell-slinging scholar or prefer a purely mechanical route, you’ll find options here:

• Iron’s Spells & Spellbooks for structured, tiered spell progression
• Atlas’ Additions expands ISS with elemental weapons and curios
• Ars Nouveau (in optional packs) for free-form spell crafting

Magic is entirely optional and balanced for tech-first playthroughs.

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⚔️ Combat & Exploration Enhancements <br>

• Better Combat brings fluid weapon animations and real collision-based attacks
• Cataclysm adds challenging bosses and Dark Souls-inspired dungeons
• Twilight Forest, Blue Skies, and others add lush new worlds to explore

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📦 Quality of Life Mods <br>

• Carry On lets you move chests, machines, and even mobs with your hands
• Jade, Waystones, Controlling, and more smooth out the experience

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📸 Immersion & Aesthetics <br>

• Exposure adds analog cameras, film rolls, lightroom development, and photography
• FramedBlocks allows you to build with any texture
• Supplementaries, Decorative Blocks, and other mods help you bring your steampunk world to life

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Technical Requirements

• Client: 4GB RAM minimum (6–8GB recommended)
• Server: 6GB RAM for up to 10 players (8–12GB recommended)

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Bugs, Issues & Suggestions

Join us on Discord to report bugs or suggest mods/config tweaks!

https://discord.gg/zT2FF4nuwR

Issues are tracked and forwarded to mod developers when necessary.

<br> <br> Credits for Mods from Curseforge:

• Apotheosis and Apothic Attributes from ShadowsofFire
• Apotheosis
• Apothic Attributes

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• Ars Elemental from Alexth99
• Ars Elemental

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• Citadel and Rats from sbom_xela
• Citadel
• Rats

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• Create Recycle Everything from nocubeyt
• Create Recycle Everything

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• Sophisticated Backpacks and Sophisticated Core from P3pp3rF1y
• Sophisticated Backpacks
• Sophisticated Core

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• Too Many Glyphs from derringercubed
• Too Many Glyphs

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• NoMoWanderer from TheJDill
• NoMoWanderer

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• FramedBlocks from XFactHD
• FramedBlocks

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• Placebo from ShadowsofFire
• Placebo

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