Test Versions

Every member of the ModPack Discord has access to the public test version of the ModPack. This version is put out to help me eliminate bugs before pushing new features and fixes to the main branch. Testing is not for everyone, as there’s risks inherent with testing, and not everyone wants to accept that risk in order to use new features earlier. The biggest risk of using test versions is that it’s possible that you will lose data. This can be caused by changes to data structures before release, or bugs that get introduced during testing. This data will be ModPack related data, not your save game or anything required by the vanilla game, but even so, some of the ModPack related data can take users hours to create, and losing it may really not be something they want to deal with.

If you do decided to accept the risk, you get to use new ModPack features earlier than other users, and you get to use the ModPack after a game update a lot faster than those who do not want to use test versions, but there’s a few things that you need to be aware of:


 * 1) Test versions are for testing. If you don’t want to report problems, I don’t need you to use the test version.
 * 2) Test versions get updated, sometimes a lot. If you’re unwilling to keep up with updates, please don’t use the test version.
 * 3) Test versions will have more bugs. I know I already mentioned that, but it’s true, so it bears mentioning again.

In order to start using the ModPack’s test version, you need to find the test-version-uploads channel on the ModPack Discord. This channel has a pinned post with the link to the most recent test version, and update/patch notes for the test versions. Download the ModPack archive using this link and extract and install like any other update. Be sure to re-patch!

If you decide not to use the test version, that’s totally fine. As I pointed out, no software is bug-free, but this is especially true of the test versions, and I applaud your self-awareness to realize that this is not something you want to deal with. I wish all users had this level of understanding, as there have been people in the past who just wanted the new features as fast as possible without any of the hassle, and couldn’t handle things when reality got in the way.