Vestiges of the Present

Challenges are added to the game through a lore progression, in which an unknown creature hands out tasks. Each challenge is meant to work with any mods installed in the pack, so balance is not fixed by the mod author. Bosses from other mods are scaled: their health and damage are multiplied by four, they gain 100 armor points and armor toughness, take 90% less damage, regenerate a share of their maximum health over time, and can be covered by shields and over shields, which differ in how they absorb damage (the command /vestiges help explains the difference).

Completing challenges grants Vestiges, which are tools for both player versus player and player versus environment play. Mobs spawn with a high chance of wearing random armor from the pack, and drops from mobs and bosses allow negative enchantments that exceed normal enchantment limits. Challenges can be set to end at a lower maximum if some bosses or mobs cannot be summoned. The mod also adds Accessories with varied bonuses. Installation requires Curios API, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. Files target 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License, and the source code is public.