Changes From Vanilla

Gameplay Mechanics

Moon phases greatly affect gameplay, as per Lunamatic
Overworld generation is massively overhauled
- new terrain generation algorithms via Tectonic
- new biomes & structures via Terralith
Land is no longer interconnected, and exists as disparate islands and rarely continents, thanks to Continents
Almost every action gives you special skill experience that makes that action easier, thanks to AuraSkills
- In addition to the normal losses on death, dying also erases all progress towards next levels in your AuraSkills profile
Based on the aforementioned experience, mobs will get progressively more difficult as per AuraMobs.
- The difficulty is based on two values, the SUM of ALL players skill levels currently online in a world, and the distance from world origin.
- TRANSLATION: playing together makes everything better!
Cutting the base of a tree will destroy the entire tree, as long as your tool has sufficient durability, and the tree isn't absolutely HUGE
Dying puts all your items into a "Death Chest", that will persist for 10 minutes after your death, after which time both the chest and items will vanish.
Significant mobility added with Xaero's Minimap - allows for setting of nearly limitless teleport points. The tppos command may be used without the minimap, however it comes with the typical "suffocated in a wall" risks.

Craft XP bottles by interacting with an enchanting table while holding an empty bottle. XP bottles cost 11xp to craft, and give an average of 7xp when used, resulting in a typical cost of 4xp/bottle stored.