i have yet to see an end-game such as DJ2’s.

god, simply amazing, totally worth the grind.

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performance definitely becomes a hassle eventually, ad idem to any highly-intricate heavy modpack, so beware of lagspiking (although I didn’t experience many crashes).

Was Nietzsche a great philosopher? Was Proust an incredible author, or a bedridden noble with a serious addiction to pen and paper? Perhaps by answering these questions one can determine the quality of Divine Journey 2. Is it always an excellent pack? No. There are moments, especially regarding the progression through various later dimensions and the tedious and tortuous process of nested chapter 28 crafting, where one would be excused, nay triumphed! For the suggestion that Divine Journey 2 was a mistake, a farce, the ultimate proof of the Sunk Cost Fallacy. But then, when you cross the thicket, beaten and battered from poison ivy and stinging nettle, when you emerge into the glorious glade of Rigorous Automation, then, my friends, you may see the light. “No!” Cried the audience, “Eureka!” shouted the actors, so the play went on. Divine Journey, it seems, could not be adored from the rows, the pews, ye weary folks gathered at the foot pedestal of Modded Minecraft. No, tis the actors, those beneficent clamorous and bored actors, they are those who love this pack. Those who spend their days pondering and playing. No passive consumer may enjoy. Viewer beware. Restricted from All Ages. Rejoice!

Best modpack ever played. This is beyond imagination. Just perfect (a bit old nowadays but still perfect)

One of the greatest packs I have ever played, I will not forget my journey with it. Perfect balancing and cohesive progression, with an engaging initial hook and a uniquely satisfying ending. It may have taken me 2 years of on and off playing and 796 hours total, but I don’t regret a second spent with this pack. If you want a challenging 1.12 Expert experience without gregtech that you can really sink your teeth in to, I haven’t found anything better yet!

First time I finished a modpack. It was fun, it was interesting, it was divine.

Time to complete: ~500 hours

DJ2 takes you on a tightly-tailored journey through a wide variety of mods. Progression is carefully structured to ensure a curated experience through each of the modpack’s 30 chapters, with most chapters building on the work done in previous chapters. This progression applies not only to the tech aspects of the pack, but also to the exploration aspect, with various dimensions being gated behind achieving certain tech milestones, and then further tech advancement being gated by needing materials acquired through exploration.

The mods featured range from ubiquitous mods like Mekanism to less-frequently-seen mods like Bewitchment and Divine RPG. Many of the mods, especially those in later chapters, pose unusual-but-not-insurmountable automation challenges that helps to break up the typical endgame recipe-encoding-simulator portion of many expert modpacks.

If I had to choose a weak element for the pack, it would be the exploration segments, particularly those featuring the Divine RPG dimensions. The custom-made structures are really neat, but the mobs in these dimensions range from annoying-behavior-with-unbelievably-annoying-sound-effects to incredibly-frustrating-and-now-I-hate-all-ents. Practically speaking, though, these represent a small fraction of the time most players will spend playing the pack.