BTWR [Alpha]

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🚧 Alpha — Expect bugs, incomplete systems, and ongoing rebalancing. We are always looking for developers to help with the project. Feedback is welcome, but everything is subject to change.

## What is BTWR?

BTWR brings back the harsh, methodical survival that made Better Than Wolves stand out:

• Progression that forces you to think, not just grind
• Systems that interact in meaningful ways
• Mechanics that punish shortcuts and reward planning

Every block, machine, and decision matters.

## Core Philosophy

This modpack is built around a few non-negotiable ideas:

• Survival should be earned — no handouts, no easy skips
• Automation is a reward — not something you rush in 20 minutes
• The world is hostile — and it stays that way
• Time matters — progression is deliberate and paced

If you try to play it like vanilla, it will push back hard.

## Features

### ⚙️ Mechanical Progression

Mechanical systems provided by the (https://modrinth.com/mod/better-with-time) mod, including power, processing, and automation chains that require real infrastructure. Tweaked to fit the "hardcore" nature of modern Better Than Wolves.

### 🌾 Harsh Survival

Food, farming, and resource gathering are rebalanced to demand planning and long-term thinking.

### 🔥 Meaningful Tech Tree

No bloated tech mods — every unlock has a purpose and a cost.

### 🪓 Early-Game Struggle

The beginning is slow, dangerous, and intentional. Getting established is an achievement.

### 🧱 Cohesive Design

Everything is tuned to fit together — no random mods slapped in.

## What Makes It Different?

BTWR is a modern "port" of BTW: Community Edition which is the continuation of the last version of the original mod.

Better Than Wolves at it's core is a tech mod which allows advanced automation and redstone interaction, but in late years of BTW's development the original developer (FlowerChild) overhauled the mod to have a very difficult early game. This gives the player a sense of achievement when hard tasks are accomplished so everything feels earned.

A very good explanation of BTW is that, while it is a total overhaul mod it still perserves that vanilla Minecraft feel. This trait gives the user the experience of Minecraft as if they're playing for the first time again.

## Mod list

BTWR is comprised of many smaller(side) mods, data packs & resource packs.

Here is the list of currently released ones:

+ [🐺 BTWR: Core](https://modrinth.com/mod/btwr-core) + [📚 BTWR: Shared Library](https://modrinth.com/mod/btwr-shared-library) + [🛡️ Mobs Always Drop](https://modrinth.com/mod/mobs-always-drop) + [🌲 Sturdy Trees](https://modrinth.com/mod/sturdy-trees) + [🏔️ Tough Environment](https://modrinth.com/mod/tough-environment) + [🔥 Self-Sustainable](https://modrinth.com/mod/self-sustainable) + [🏃‍♂️ Im 'movens](https://modrinth.com/mod/im-movens) + [💧 Hardcore Fluid Overhaul](https://modrinth.com/mod/hardcore-fluid-overhaul) + [🌑 In The Gloom](https://modrinth.com/mod/in-the-gloom) + [⛏️ Bind](https://modrinth.com/mod/bind) + [⚙️ Better With Time: HC Tweaks](https://modrinth.com/mod/bwt-hc-tweaks) + [🐄 Animageddon](https://modrinth.com/mod/animageddon) + [🌱 Vegehenna](https://modrinth.com/mod/vegehenna) + [🛌 Nomad's Rest](https://modrinth.com/mod/nomads-rest) + [🧱 Piston Packing](https://modrinth.com/mod/piston-packing) + [❤️ Hardcore Spawn](https://modrinth.com/mod/hardcore-spawn) + [🚫 No Nerdpoling](https://modrinth.com/mod/no-nerdpoling) + [💀 Decaying Spawners](https://modrinth.com/mod/decaying-spawners)