diff --git a/STORY/02-items.md b/STORY/02-items.md
index e7bcdbf..08ce155 100644
--- a/STORY/02-items.md
+++ b/STORY/02-items.md
@@ -26,11 +26,17 @@ The Protocol's emitter. Must stay powered. It holds the world together.
 The TARDIS-blue glass of the Second Renegade Flight. Purely decorative;
 some say it hums near Doors.
 
+## Protocol Tome
+
+The Flight's last briefing. Given once at the start of the Protocol; right-click
+it to open the guidance book. It carries the whole of the Dark Photon Protocol.
+
 ```lang
 {
 	"item.scicraft.photon_core": "Photon Core",
 	"item.scicraft.photon_fragment": "Photon Fragment",
 	"item.scicraft.void_stabilizer": "Void Stabilizer",
+	"item.scicraft.protocol_tome": "Protocol Tome",
 	"block.scicraft.quantum_lattice": "Quantum Lattice",
 	"block.scicraft.renegade_glass": "Renegade Glass",
 
@@ -48,6 +54,9 @@ some say it hums near Doors.
 	"tooltip.scicraft.quantum_lattice.3": "Right-click with a Void Stabilizer to push back the tide.",
 	"tooltip.scicraft.renegade_glass.1": "The TARDIS-blue glass of the Second Renegade Flight.",
 	"tooltip.scicraft.renegade_glass.2": "Decorative. Some say it hums near Doors.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.1": "The last briefing of the Second Renegade Flight.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.2": "Right-click to open the guidance book.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.3": "It carries the whole of the Protocol.",
 
 	"jei.scicraft.photon_fragment.1": "The Darker carry these.",
 	"jei.scicraft.photon_fragment.2": "Slay Wardens, Mutant Monsters, or Born in Chaos mobs to recover them.",
@@ -60,6 +69,7 @@ some say it hums near Doors.
 	"jei.scicraft.quantum_lattice.2": "Powered by steel, circuits, and Photon Cores, it holds the world together.",
 	"jei.scicraft.quantum_lattice.3": "Right-click it with a Void Stabilizer to push back the global Corruption Tide.",
 	"jei.scicraft.renegade_glass.1": "The TARDIS-blue glass of the Second Renegade Flight.",
-	"jei.scicraft.renegade_glass.2": "Decorative. Crafted around a Photon Fragment."
+	"jei.scicraft.renegade_glass.2": "Decorative. Crafted around a Photon Fragment.",
+	"jei.scicraft.protocol_tome.1": "The Flight's briefing. Right-click it to open the quest book."
 }
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/STORY/05-dialogue.md b/STORY/05-dialogue.md
index 0644fad..d206bbc 100644
--- a/STORY/05-dialogue.md
+++ b/STORY/05-dialogue.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Every message the player can see. These keys are referenced from scripts via
 - **tide_mid** — the world is waking; darkness begins.
 - **tide_high** — the Darker press against the world.
 - **seal_fail** — reserved for when the Lattice can't close a door.
+- **tome_given** — spoken when the Protocol Tome is first handed over.
 
 ```lang
 {
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ Every message the player can see. These keys are referenced from scripts via
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_low": "The seal holds. The tide is calm.",
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_mid": "A Door stirs somewhere. The dark is waking.",
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_high": "The Darker press against the world. The Protocol calls.",
-	"scicraft.phrases.seal_fail": "The Lattice sputters. It needs more power — and a Stabilizer."
+	"scicraft.phrases.seal_fail": "The Lattice sputters. It needs more power — and a Stabilizer.",
+	"scicraft.phrases.tome_given": "A Protocol Tome settles into your hands. Right-click it to read the Flight's last briefing."
 }
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client_pack/config/resourcepackoverrides.json b/client_pack/config/resourcepackoverrides.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41adbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_pack/config/resourcepackoverrides.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "schema_version": "1",
+  "failed_reloads_per_session": 3,
+  "default_packs": [],
+  "default_overrides": {},
+  "packs": {
+    "vanilla-live-2.0.0.zip": {
+      "title": "Vanilla Live",
+      "description": "Bundled vanilla feel enhancements",
+      "defaultPosition": "top",
+      "compatibility": "COMPATIBLE",
+      "fixedPosition": false,
+      "required": true,
+      "hidden": false
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client_pack/index.toml b/client_pack/index.toml
index 4e50033..6b55fb1 100644
--- a/client_pack/index.toml
+++ b/client_pack/index.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ hash = "50b08c291f4daf1119b4b9052b299bb751e3c561191c99535edc00b223362b2b"
 file = "config/mekanismcovers.json"
 hash = "87ca59b5d0f51af04e15197fb5072c99964b33ac0e75352654f393c8d977a520"
 
+[[files]]
+file = "config/resourcepackoverrides.json"
+hash = "f2515aa748afe1a19f7fe9c9bd1c5b407cd2ab837432e8b401268d05a2931eec"
+
 [[files]]
 file = "config/sodium-options.json"
 hash = "44478bef0973f1aa587c0493568a5cbc5426233b611f14bd2be489b5b862fa7f"
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ hash = "f28c058ada8ac482f4ff5de9694e91651461bb16e8468042f9665d0ff65c93cf"
 
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json"
-hash = "d2126d3b09f8048309675d7a9f79776c1b01070c43bd8b3a0caa2f1f7862f3db"
+hash = "0a1431213db887fa66c494aa5a6ce947866764cf443e9d9d4edea09f3804f020"
 
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/block/quantum_lattice.png"
@@ -68,6 +72,10 @@ hash = "570aef9ed9b12d2742790a0c4c2f6a1f0471f182cc3e357756aa3d23d2b5e332"
 file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/photon_fragment.png"
 hash = "8cca8f9112faff47d1ca0726ee793869de19da8646166a5cda14a1628b67b203"
 
+[[files]]
+file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/protocol_tome.png"
+hash = "a8fd4ca7e04d2e17f61512d1864f89c71582f58ff43199831d935ef0f6cde329"
+
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/void_stabilizer.png"
 hash = "52b18e603aa0eaf9a900159a24fabbe24f594ada7595a26c1265b77701d8e682"
@@ -80,6 +88,10 @@ hash = "e92d824f6929e88523ae0b12e12328ee6b4e483da22d9d51ae7290feb9299c91"
 file = "kubejs/client_scripts/02_jei_info.js"
 hash = "e192ce4474877cf8d51ad6f4196f127aa3f0821b943aa772d53fed7f2819338a"
 
+[[files]]
+file = "kubejs/client_scripts/03_protocol_tome.js"
+hash = "04d1c24d4fe6a8dd71d5cd36257a1f4d76a1e62e8723ff3de9edf5ab20f57b1e"
+
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/data/scicraft/advancements/protocol/first_signal.json"
 hash = "c545af1e4e6dfcf5049ec19d309fe736777b8e322f95f73cf577efd790bb04f0"
@@ -140,9 +152,13 @@ hash = "de77b992da96b9cd6e1fcf8fd365aaa876099c37a28628bc44781ce30bdea127"
 file = "kubejs/server_scripts/04_loot.js"
 hash = "f280f2eeb997b4ba3e18dd168c675ea2fa0a9848f68f6db158806628712abc3a"
 
+[[files]]
+file = "kubejs/server_scripts/05_protocol_tome.js"
+hash = "1cd8e15c94c6d034cb376b038afbcc10b9cb08e6fc77f4a8127c7221ae63305b"
+
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js"
-hash = "89c614bc202780b86b84423ce5d0306beb5667b89db2fcf8fc6ed0a71c587218"
+hash = "be188bd038a724a1449d5bb36a7c9679651b50468a786b597e2f6f563f9d1932"
 
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/3dskinlayers.pw.toml"
@@ -249,6 +265,11 @@ file = "mods/connected-glass.pw.toml"
 hash = "ba633190e61bd7b32e412cb628a83fdd09b53b7ef8a036f1669687c719a99cc2"
 metafile = true
 
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/continents.pw.toml"
+hash = "34fb32f369ccbfccf0e6e3085d823969338f22eee16524d8c62b29938653cdd8"
+metafile = true
+
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/copycats.pw.toml"
 hash = "e002fab16a9b9ef0a35844030339612a38d3c58b0b93e97a34eb43ddc9108be7"
@@ -584,6 +605,11 @@ file = "mods/libipn.pw.toml"
 hash = "0d2a00252d64ed7d2d9b19994f7accb780304be61f3903d36e810714b414c6cb"
 metafile = true
 
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/lithium.pw.toml"
+hash = "51e129832b04acd57da470fc41725bad5e101b6a6b1d4901fd8ea7a92b14e13d"
+metafile = true
+
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/lithostitched.pw.toml"
 hash = "0e1046e1bb16b42706ba58700f294787dc8fe643518bc5fb26eeaea8e96fd320"
@@ -719,6 +745,11 @@ file = "mods/reintegrated-chipped.pw.toml"
 hash = "70674900e545ac727d245a2ab269ab63db6ef94b862548a55e36b31fcd7aaa70"
 metafile = true
 
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/resource-pack-overrides.pw.toml"
+hash = "b8101dca20d054277d99e75b43dd8db44dea64a761d2ab69fdda9f6d59d9e6f1"
+metafile = true
+
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/resourceful-lib.pw.toml"
 hash = "aa83553db30adc47f86010f6443340251323a62ee3f9415a0c4332cb6d502419"
@@ -819,6 +850,16 @@ file = "mods/supplementaries.pw.toml"
 hash = "2a2b9478b96d83d7ab8d62f17a4acc68332df7efaecad3b584f781b589a22228"
 metafile = true
 
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/tectonic.pw.toml"
+hash = "fef2f8085bbdf6d398b02c87225ad9ccf9cc5d71edde13cd18e12a154764c84e"
+metafile = true
+
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/terralith.pw.toml"
+hash = "81c5c05f9ed4c07b9f027ff6c421939bb04e476075091f135d34aaa05af1f950"
+metafile = true
+
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/the-doctor-who-client-mod.pw.toml"
 hash = "133badb6d33d880f47ad59a60dd3916231168ba07701c957aee1f781d5d54a5a"
@@ -849,6 +890,14 @@ file = "mods/worldportal.pw.toml"
 hash = "5a4ae7824648c6b90b67dd6d913b5516f8ea180f72ac83d6c810293bcb535f06"
 metafile = true
 
+[[files]]
+file = "resourcepacks/vanilla-live-2.0.0.zip"
+hash = "bba4fa885e20385c97cbe30815a91169b6bc78a7dd72334086208db12c31f3a9"
+
+[[files]]
+file = "shaderpacks/MakeUp-UltraFast-8.6g.zip"
+hash = "992b4076cb5141062f5da84b0812ba1f81acb5eb121f8a7a11d45d3a7c24b195"
+
 [[files]]
 file = "shaderpacks/README.md"
-hash = "28abbd2f7005b8c65fd1d1bae88aa47f05ffdcebd4339c23a1102a2ae46b3bf0"
+hash = "7d14a4fd606d77b8e87930ee7c8736cfa4443710c015e7929dcfb03653193473"
diff --git a/client_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json b/client_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json
index 635983c..76280ee 100644
--- a/client_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/client_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	"item.scicraft.photon_core": "Photon Core",
 	"item.scicraft.photon_fragment": "Photon Fragment",
 	"item.scicraft.void_stabilizer": "Void Stabilizer",
+	"item.scicraft.protocol_tome": "Protocol Tome",
 	"block.scicraft.quantum_lattice": "Quantum Lattice",
 	"block.scicraft.renegade_glass": "Renegade Glass",
 	"tooltip.scicraft.photon_core.1": "Dark photons — the binding force of the Door.",
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@
 	"tooltip.scicraft.quantum_lattice.3": "Right-click with a Void Stabilizer to push back the tide.",
 	"tooltip.scicraft.renegade_glass.1": "The TARDIS-blue glass of the Second Renegade Flight.",
 	"tooltip.scicraft.renegade_glass.2": "Decorative. Some say it hums near Doors.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.1": "The last briefing of the Second Renegade Flight.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.2": "Right-click to open the guidance book.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.3": "It carries the whole of the Protocol.",
 	"jei.scicraft.photon_fragment.1": "The Darker carry these.",
 	"jei.scicraft.photon_fragment.2": "Slay Wardens, Mutant Monsters, or Born in Chaos mobs to recover them.",
 	"jei.scicraft.photon_fragment.3": "You can also extract one from an Echo Shard and Glowstone Dust.",
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@
 	"jei.scicraft.quantum_lattice.3": "Right-click it with a Void Stabilizer to push back the global Corruption Tide.",
 	"jei.scicraft.renegade_glass.1": "The TARDIS-blue glass of the Second Renegade Flight.",
 	"jei.scicraft.renegade_glass.2": "Decorative. Crafted around a Photon Fragment.",
+	"jei.scicraft.protocol_tome.1": "The Flight's briefing. Right-click it to open the quest book.",
 	"advancements.scicraft.protocol.root.title": "The Dark Photon Protocol",
 	"advancements.scicraft.protocol.root.description": "The last signal of the Second Renegade Flight has found you. Rebuild the Lattice.",
 	"advancements.scicraft.protocol.first_signal.title": "The Signal",
@@ -55,5 +60,6 @@
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_low": "The seal holds. The tide is calm.",
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_mid": "A Door stirs somewhere. The dark is waking.",
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_high": "The Darker press against the world. The Protocol calls.",
-	"scicraft.phrases.seal_fail": "The Lattice sputters. It needs more power — and a Stabilizer."
+	"scicraft.phrases.seal_fail": "The Lattice sputters. It needs more power — and a Stabilizer.",
+	"scicraft.phrases.tome_given": "A Protocol Tome settles into your hands. Right-click it to read the Flight's last briefing."
 }
diff --git a/client_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/protocol_tome.png b/client_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/protocol_tome.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f4f5fb
Binary files /dev/null and b/client_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/protocol_tome.png differ
diff --git a/client_pack/kubejs/client_scripts/03_protocol_tome.js b/client_pack/kubejs/client_scripts/03_protocol_tome.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..475d010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_pack/kubejs/client_scripts/03_protocol_tome.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SCICRAFT — The Dark Photon Protocol
+// Client: open the FTB Quests book when the server says the Tome was used.
+// The server sends 'scicraft:open_quests' on Tome right-click.
+
+NetworkEvents.fromServer('scicraft:open_quests', event => {
+	try {
+		Java.loadClass('dev.ftb.mods.ftbquests.client.FTBQuestsClient').openGui()
+	} catch (err) {
+		console.warn('Protocol Tome: could not open FTB Quests GUI', err)
+	}
+})
diff --git a/client_pack/kubejs/server_scripts/05_protocol_tome.js b/client_pack/kubejs/server_scripts/05_protocol_tome.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..509f52f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_pack/kubejs/server_scripts/05_protocol_tome.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// SCICRAFT — The Dark Photon Protocol
+// Protocol Tome: starter item that makes the FTB Quests guidance unmissable.
+// - Given to each player once on first login.
+// - Right-clicking it opens the FTB Quests book on the client.
+
+const TOME_SC = {
+	item: 'scicraft:protocol_tome',
+	channel: 'scicraft:open_quests',
+	give_flag: 'scicraft_got_tome'
+}
+
+// Give the Tome once per player on first login.
+PlayerEvents.loggedIn(event => {
+	const player = event.player
+	if (player.persistentData.contains(TOME_SC.give_flag)) return
+	player.persistentData.putBoolean(TOME_SC.give_flag, true)
+	// Give on the next tick so the player is fully in-world first.
+	event.server.scheduleInTicks(10, () => {
+		if (!player.isOnline()) return
+		player.give(Item.of(TOME_SC.item))
+		player.tell(Text.translate('scicraft.phrases.tome_given'))
+	})
+})
+
+// Right-clicking the Tome asks the client to open the FTB Quests book.
+ItemEvents.rightClicked(event => {
+	if (event.item.id !== TOME_SC.item) return
+	if (event.player.crouching) return
+	event.player.sendData(TOME_SC.channel, {})
+	event.cancel()
+})
diff --git a/client_pack/kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js b/client_pack/kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js
index 25f2a72..40fad70 100644
--- a/client_pack/kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js
+++ b/client_pack/kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ StartupEvents.registry('item', event => {
 		.texture('scicraft:item/void_stabilizer')
 		.maxStackSize(1)
 		.tag('scicraft:stabilizer')
+
+	// Protocol Tome — given on first login; opens the FTB Quests guidance book.
+	event.create('scicraft:protocol_tome')
+		.texture('scicraft:item/protocol_tome')
+		.maxStackSize(1)
+		.glow(true)
 })
 
 StartupEvents.registry('block', event => {
diff --git a/client_pack/mods/continents.pw.toml b/client_pack/mods/continents.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f7cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_pack/mods/continents.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Continents"
+filename = "Continents_1.21.x_v1.1.12.jar"
+side = "both"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/bQ5TJA1E/versions/3hhSlpEU/Continents_1.21.x_v1.1.12.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "11561bd4f8c1f315376a7807669397f5f4c9d2419df83597fbc073d7f59a51708b854ab7361e4e305bb91ec3c8dbbfd17bef5f28a95fa193f9ef5d5b32f9a1a4"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "bQ5TJA1E"
+version = "3hhSlpEU"
diff --git a/client_pack/mods/lithium.pw.toml b/client_pack/mods/lithium.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0b28db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_pack/mods/lithium.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Lithium"
+filename = "lithium-neoforge-0.15.4+mc1.21.1.jar"
+side = "both"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/gvQqBUqZ/versions/DDUrRVCA/lithium-neoforge-0.15.4%2Bmc1.21.1.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "2735da2088b88a8bdcd4ad02a2b6fffbfd3925557cefd4fa54b5477dfb9e582ea7f521300c060f57dff1325dd21bff276b7333363ad3371ed6893e3de9eca9cd"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "gvQqBUqZ"
+version = "DDUrRVCA"
diff --git a/client_pack/mods/resource-pack-overrides.pw.toml b/client_pack/mods/resource-pack-overrides.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2db74e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_pack/mods/resource-pack-overrides.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Resource Pack Overrides"
+filename = "ResourcePackOverrides-v21.1.0-1.21.1-NeoForge.jar"
+side = "client"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/YsFycamt/versions/xf3H2eJV/ResourcePackOverrides-v21.1.0-1.21.1-NeoForge.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "9a15db96ffc86bc93624392c22c2aaea4ad4a7267c20ff528ff2dd61d8d84b9db611fc24673fba5b5d0bac318b4ce1e9d1725085ce2fad68f4231afa6bbb43c4"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "YsFycamt"
+version = "xf3H2eJV"
diff --git a/client_pack/mods/tectonic.pw.toml b/client_pack/mods/tectonic.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f623a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_pack/mods/tectonic.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Tectonic"
+filename = "tectonic-3.0.26-neoforge-21.1.jar"
+side = "both"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/lWDHr9jE/versions/vNrkxC3z/tectonic-3.0.26-neoforge-21.1.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "7f91f69f6985cf5d0533dc0a645286f40b9625e0a67e405969d153497923a9b2e6b88e436b017eb969a1fbe28d02850d87152a06f2c01dc55779814912d770ef"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "lWDHr9jE"
+version = "vNrkxC3z"
diff --git a/client_pack/mods/terralith.pw.toml b/client_pack/mods/terralith.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e145eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_pack/mods/terralith.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Terralith"
+filename = "Terralith_1.21.1_v2.6.2_Neoforge.jar"
+side = "both"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/8oi3bsk5/versions/IY93YaEe/Terralith_1.21.1_v2.6.2_Neoforge.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "35298f1682567f63dc16658b04cee5498b30819f1c05f9712b4480d7f5eb17059db3b13ab14f81a05fe257149d11ced2cce2030d3727c1747edd8657c53e2a85"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "8oi3bsk5"
+version = "IY93YaEe"
diff --git a/client_pack/pack.toml b/client_pack/pack.toml
index d4da167..4f77878 100644
--- a/client_pack/pack.toml
+++ b/client_pack/pack.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pack-format = "packwiz:1.1.0"
 [index]
 file = "index.toml"
 hash-format = "sha256"
-hash = "8ea3e4a55e075d409c4f033ab269cf1704e27fbb61d3056d1cc2287bb31fe2b4"
+hash = "f67dec64fdf8212db06b444519aa39e36598b68628e49ee821642ce896fc7ce5"
 
 [versions]
 minecraft = "1.21.1"
diff --git a/client_pack/resourcepacks/vanilla-live-2.0.0.zip b/client_pack/resourcepacks/vanilla-live-2.0.0.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0b6886
Binary files /dev/null and b/client_pack/resourcepacks/vanilla-live-2.0.0.zip differ
diff --git a/client_pack/shaderpacks/MakeUp-UltraFast-8.6g.zip b/client_pack/shaderpacks/MakeUp-UltraFast-8.6g.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56fd6a3
Binary files /dev/null and b/client_pack/shaderpacks/MakeUp-UltraFast-8.6g.zip differ
diff --git a/client_pack/shaderpacks/README.md b/client_pack/shaderpacks/README.md
index 8316ea0..84354c2 100644
--- a/client_pack/shaderpacks/README.md
+++ b/client_pack/shaderpacks/README.md
@@ -1,41 +1,33 @@
-# SCICRAFT Shader Pack — Complementary Reimagined (r5.4)
+# SCICRAFT Shader Pack — MakeUp Ultra Fast
 
 The modpack uses **Iris Shaders (native NeoForge 1.21.1)** as the shader loader.
-Download **Complementary Reimagined r5.4** and drop it in this folder:
+
+**MakeUp Ultra Fast v8.6g** is **bundled with the pack** — it ships in
+`overrides/shaderpacks/` and Iris auto-loads it on first launch. It's chosen
+for the best quality/performance ratio across all GPU tiers (works on iGPU to
+high-end). License: LGPL-3.0 (redistribution permitted with credit).
+
+To change/reset the default shader settings in-game:
+`Esc → Options… → Shader Packs… → MakeUp Ultra Fast → Shader Pack Settings`.
+
+Recommended for weaker GPUs (4GB VRAM / iGPU): disable Shadows and Depth of
+Field in the shader options first — they're the two heaviest effects.
+
+## Optional: Complementary Reimagined (manual download)
+
+The previous default, **Complementary Reimagined**, is All-Rights-Reserved, so
+it **cannot be bundled** in the mrpack. If you want it, download it yourself and
+drop the zip in this folder (or the instance's `shaderpacks/` folder):
 
 - Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/shader/complementary-reimagined
-  (installer button → "Download jar file", rename to `ComplementaryReimagined_r5.4.zip`)
-- Mirrors: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/shaderpacks/complementary-reimagined
 
-## 4GB VRAM / Performance presets
-
-Open Iris: `Esc → Options… → Shader Packs… → Complementary Reimagined → Shader Pack Settings`.
-
-Recommended for 4GB VRAM graphics cards:
-
-| Setting | Recommended value |
-|---------|-------------------|
-| Preset | **Fast** (Performance mode) |
-| Render Distance | 8 chunks (matches server view-distance) |
-| Antialiasing | OFF |
-| SSAO | Fast |
-| Shadow Quality | 1.0x (0.5x for very weak GPUs) |
-| Shadow Distance | 64 |
-| Bloom | OFF or Low |
-| Clouds | 2D Fast |
-| Water Reflections | Screenspace Fast |
-| Colored Light | OFF |
-| Block Light / Entity Ambient | OFF |
-
-Optional: enable "Vanilla Tweaks → Clear Glass" so Connected Glass mods
-remain visible through shaders.
-
-## Conflicts / Notes
+## Performance notes
 
 - **Iris & Oculus Flywheel Compat** is bundled so Create's Flywheel renderer
-  keeps working with shaders. If you see flywheel errors, toggle the
-  compat mod's config or set Flywheel backend to "INSTANCING" in the
-  Create config.
+  keeps working with shaders. If you see flywheel errors, toggle the compat
+  mod's config or set the Flywheel backend to "INSTANCING" in the Create config.
 - Shaders are **client-only**. The server pack has no shader loader.
 - If FPS drops hard, first lower Shadow Quality and disable Bloom before
   reducing render distance.
+- Optional: enable "Vanilla Tweaks → Clear Glass" so Connected Glass mods
+  remain visible through shaders.
diff --git a/docs/mods.md b/docs/mods.md
index 4ee6a16..83ab480 100644
--- a/docs/mods.md
+++ b/docs/mods.md
@@ -38,6 +38,39 @@ Physics / portals run on **Sable** + **Create Aeronautics** + **IPSable**
 Do not add the Modrinth "Immersive Portals x Sable Bridge" — it is deprecated
 and incompatible with Sable 2.x; IPSable supersedes it.
 
+## World generation (both packs, NEW worlds only)
+
+The overworld is overhauled for a realistic, "real world server" feel:
+- **Terralith 2.6.2** — ~100 new biomes (realistic + light fantasy) using only
+  vanilla blocks, plus immersive structures. *Stardust Labs license*: usable in
+  a modpack unmodified with credit.
+- **Tectonic 3.0.26** (MIT) — grander, more varied terrain shaping.
+- **Continents 1.1.12** — reshapes the world into continents separated by large
+  oceans and island chains. *Stardust Labs license* (credit required).
+- All three depend on **Lithostitched** (already in the pack).
+
+> **Important:** worldgen only applies to **newly generated chunks**. Existing
+> worlds will not change — start a fresh singleplayer world (or new server seed)
+> to see the continents/biomes.
+
+## Bundled shader & resource packs (client-only)
+
+- **Shader pack: MakeUp Ultra Fast v8.6g** (LGPL-3.0) — bundled in
+  `shaderpacks/`, auto-loaded by Iris. Best quality/performance across GPU
+  tiers. Complementary Reimagined is **ARR** so it can't be bundled — it stays
+  an optional manual download (see `shaderpacks/README.md`).
+- **Resource pack: Vanilla Live 2.0.0** (CC-BY-SA-4.0) — bundled in
+  `resourcepacks/`, force-enabled via **Resource Pack Overrides** (MPL-2.0,
+  `config/resourcepackoverrides.json`).
+
+## FTB Quests guidance
+
+The **Protocol Tome** (`scicraft:protocol_tome`) is given once on first login;
+right-clicking it opens the FTB Quests guidance book (server → client packet via
+KubeJS → `FTBQuestsClient.openGui()`). The quest book is also reachable via the
+FTB Library sidebar button and keybind. Quest files ship in both packs under
+`config/ftbquests/quests/` (server-authoritative).
+
 ## Pause-menu / ESC cleanliness (client config overrides)
 
 The pause screen can get cluttered by mod config buttons. Shipped overrides in
diff --git a/server_pack/index.toml b/server_pack/index.toml
index d054f4e..a4a9709 100644
--- a/server_pack/index.toml
+++ b/server_pack/index.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ hash = "303cb8e93c8d1989960f77c50575cbfb6e055870fb317373405c2e6b81e0211b"
 
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json"
-hash = "d2126d3b09f8048309675d7a9f79776c1b01070c43bd8b3a0caa2f1f7862f3db"
+hash = "0a1431213db887fa66c494aa5a6ce947866764cf443e9d9d4edea09f3804f020"
 
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/block/quantum_lattice.png"
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ hash = "570aef9ed9b12d2742790a0c4c2f6a1f0471f182cc3e357756aa3d23d2b5e332"
 file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/photon_fragment.png"
 hash = "8cca8f9112faff47d1ca0726ee793869de19da8646166a5cda14a1628b67b203"
 
+[[files]]
+file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/protocol_tome.png"
+hash = "a8fd4ca7e04d2e17f61512d1864f89c71582f58ff43199831d935ef0f6cde329"
+
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/void_stabilizer.png"
 hash = "52b18e603aa0eaf9a900159a24fabbe24f594ada7595a26c1265b77701d8e682"
@@ -40,6 +44,10 @@ hash = "e92d824f6929e88523ae0b12e12328ee6b4e483da22d9d51ae7290feb9299c91"
 file = "kubejs/client_scripts/02_jei_info.js"
 hash = "e192ce4474877cf8d51ad6f4196f127aa3f0821b943aa772d53fed7f2819338a"
 
+[[files]]
+file = "kubejs/client_scripts/03_protocol_tome.js"
+hash = "04d1c24d4fe6a8dd71d5cd36257a1f4d76a1e62e8723ff3de9edf5ab20f57b1e"
+
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/data/scicraft/advancements/protocol/first_signal.json"
 hash = "c545af1e4e6dfcf5049ec19d309fe736777b8e322f95f73cf577efd790bb04f0"
@@ -100,9 +108,13 @@ hash = "de77b992da96b9cd6e1fcf8fd365aaa876099c37a28628bc44781ce30bdea127"
 file = "kubejs/server_scripts/04_loot.js"
 hash = "f280f2eeb997b4ba3e18dd168c675ea2fa0a9848f68f6db158806628712abc3a"
 
+[[files]]
+file = "kubejs/server_scripts/05_protocol_tome.js"
+hash = "1cd8e15c94c6d034cb376b038afbcc10b9cb08e6fc77f4a8127c7221ae63305b"
+
 [[files]]
 file = "kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js"
-hash = "89c614bc202780b86b84423ce5d0306beb5667b89db2fcf8fc6ed0a71c587218"
+hash = "be188bd038a724a1449d5bb36a7c9679651b50468a786b597e2f6f563f9d1932"
 
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/ae2-import-export-card.pw.toml"
@@ -194,6 +206,11 @@ file = "mods/connected-glass.pw.toml"
 hash = "ba633190e61bd7b32e412cb628a83fdd09b53b7ef8a036f1669687c719a99cc2"
 metafile = true
 
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/continents.pw.toml"
+hash = "34fb32f369ccbfccf0e6e3085d823969338f22eee16524d8c62b29938653cdd8"
+metafile = true
+
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/copycats.pw.toml"
 hash = "e002fab16a9b9ef0a35844030339612a38d3c58b0b93e97a34eb43ddc9108be7"
@@ -474,6 +491,11 @@ file = "mods/laserio.pw.toml"
 hash = "0d7ce37fd00f170025118f0e3fbeef7f4e7147c332b1a5a4e924950eb5e36bc0"
 metafile = true
 
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/lithium.pw.toml"
+hash = "51e129832b04acd57da470fc41725bad5e101b6a6b1d4901fd8ea7a92b14e13d"
+metafile = true
+
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/lithostitched.pw.toml"
 hash = "b44ca90546d8fbf059a68aa34ed1106825fb99b8e1570d1edc16bec38af8a0e8"
@@ -679,6 +701,16 @@ file = "mods/supplementaries.pw.toml"
 hash = "2a2b9478b96d83d7ab8d62f17a4acc68332df7efaecad3b584f781b589a22228"
 metafile = true
 
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/tectonic.pw.toml"
+hash = "fef2f8085bbdf6d398b02c87225ad9ccf9cc5d71edde13cd18e12a154764c84e"
+metafile = true
+
+[[files]]
+file = "mods/terralith.pw.toml"
+hash = "81c5c05f9ed4c07b9f027ff6c421939bb04e476075091f135d34aaa05af1f950"
+metafile = true
+
 [[files]]
 file = "mods/thevoiddimension.pw.toml"
 hash = "41d3d7c6960b26b3f26eb532a3499c71ae976d2e434732d88e0ca56f7fd3b376"
diff --git a/server_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json b/server_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json
index 635983c..76280ee 100644
--- a/server_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/server_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/lang/en_us.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	"item.scicraft.photon_core": "Photon Core",
 	"item.scicraft.photon_fragment": "Photon Fragment",
 	"item.scicraft.void_stabilizer": "Void Stabilizer",
+	"item.scicraft.protocol_tome": "Protocol Tome",
 	"block.scicraft.quantum_lattice": "Quantum Lattice",
 	"block.scicraft.renegade_glass": "Renegade Glass",
 	"tooltip.scicraft.photon_core.1": "Dark photons — the binding force of the Door.",
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@
 	"tooltip.scicraft.quantum_lattice.3": "Right-click with a Void Stabilizer to push back the tide.",
 	"tooltip.scicraft.renegade_glass.1": "The TARDIS-blue glass of the Second Renegade Flight.",
 	"tooltip.scicraft.renegade_glass.2": "Decorative. Some say it hums near Doors.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.1": "The last briefing of the Second Renegade Flight.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.2": "Right-click to open the guidance book.",
+	"tooltip.scicraft.protocol_tome.3": "It carries the whole of the Protocol.",
 	"jei.scicraft.photon_fragment.1": "The Darker carry these.",
 	"jei.scicraft.photon_fragment.2": "Slay Wardens, Mutant Monsters, or Born in Chaos mobs to recover them.",
 	"jei.scicraft.photon_fragment.3": "You can also extract one from an Echo Shard and Glowstone Dust.",
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@
 	"jei.scicraft.quantum_lattice.3": "Right-click it with a Void Stabilizer to push back the global Corruption Tide.",
 	"jei.scicraft.renegade_glass.1": "The TARDIS-blue glass of the Second Renegade Flight.",
 	"jei.scicraft.renegade_glass.2": "Decorative. Crafted around a Photon Fragment.",
+	"jei.scicraft.protocol_tome.1": "The Flight's briefing. Right-click it to open the quest book.",
 	"advancements.scicraft.protocol.root.title": "The Dark Photon Protocol",
 	"advancements.scicraft.protocol.root.description": "The last signal of the Second Renegade Flight has found you. Rebuild the Lattice.",
 	"advancements.scicraft.protocol.first_signal.title": "The Signal",
@@ -55,5 +60,6 @@
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_low": "The seal holds. The tide is calm.",
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_mid": "A Door stirs somewhere. The dark is waking.",
 	"scicraft.phrases.tide_high": "The Darker press against the world. The Protocol calls.",
-	"scicraft.phrases.seal_fail": "The Lattice sputters. It needs more power — and a Stabilizer."
+	"scicraft.phrases.seal_fail": "The Lattice sputters. It needs more power — and a Stabilizer.",
+	"scicraft.phrases.tome_given": "A Protocol Tome settles into your hands. Right-click it to read the Flight's last briefing."
 }
diff --git a/server_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/protocol_tome.png b/server_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/protocol_tome.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f4f5fb
Binary files /dev/null and b/server_pack/kubejs/assets/scicraft/textures/item/protocol_tome.png differ
diff --git a/server_pack/kubejs/client_scripts/03_protocol_tome.js b/server_pack/kubejs/client_scripts/03_protocol_tome.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..475d010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_pack/kubejs/client_scripts/03_protocol_tome.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SCICRAFT — The Dark Photon Protocol
+// Client: open the FTB Quests book when the server says the Tome was used.
+// The server sends 'scicraft:open_quests' on Tome right-click.
+
+NetworkEvents.fromServer('scicraft:open_quests', event => {
+	try {
+		Java.loadClass('dev.ftb.mods.ftbquests.client.FTBQuestsClient').openGui()
+	} catch (err) {
+		console.warn('Protocol Tome: could not open FTB Quests GUI', err)
+	}
+})
diff --git a/server_pack/kubejs/server_scripts/05_protocol_tome.js b/server_pack/kubejs/server_scripts/05_protocol_tome.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..509f52f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_pack/kubejs/server_scripts/05_protocol_tome.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// SCICRAFT — The Dark Photon Protocol
+// Protocol Tome: starter item that makes the FTB Quests guidance unmissable.
+// - Given to each player once on first login.
+// - Right-clicking it opens the FTB Quests book on the client.
+
+const TOME_SC = {
+	item: 'scicraft:protocol_tome',
+	channel: 'scicraft:open_quests',
+	give_flag: 'scicraft_got_tome'
+}
+
+// Give the Tome once per player on first login.
+PlayerEvents.loggedIn(event => {
+	const player = event.player
+	if (player.persistentData.contains(TOME_SC.give_flag)) return
+	player.persistentData.putBoolean(TOME_SC.give_flag, true)
+	// Give on the next tick so the player is fully in-world first.
+	event.server.scheduleInTicks(10, () => {
+		if (!player.isOnline()) return
+		player.give(Item.of(TOME_SC.item))
+		player.tell(Text.translate('scicraft.phrases.tome_given'))
+	})
+})
+
+// Right-clicking the Tome asks the client to open the FTB Quests book.
+ItemEvents.rightClicked(event => {
+	if (event.item.id !== TOME_SC.item) return
+	if (event.player.crouching) return
+	event.player.sendData(TOME_SC.channel, {})
+	event.cancel()
+})
diff --git a/server_pack/kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js b/server_pack/kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js
index 25f2a72..40fad70 100644
--- a/server_pack/kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js
+++ b/server_pack/kubejs/startup_scripts/registry_blocks.js
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ StartupEvents.registry('item', event => {
 		.texture('scicraft:item/void_stabilizer')
 		.maxStackSize(1)
 		.tag('scicraft:stabilizer')
+
+	// Protocol Tome — given on first login; opens the FTB Quests guidance book.
+	event.create('scicraft:protocol_tome')
+		.texture('scicraft:item/protocol_tome')
+		.maxStackSize(1)
+		.glow(true)
 })
 
 StartupEvents.registry('block', event => {
diff --git a/server_pack/mods/continents.pw.toml b/server_pack/mods/continents.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f7cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_pack/mods/continents.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Continents"
+filename = "Continents_1.21.x_v1.1.12.jar"
+side = "both"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/bQ5TJA1E/versions/3hhSlpEU/Continents_1.21.x_v1.1.12.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "11561bd4f8c1f315376a7807669397f5f4c9d2419df83597fbc073d7f59a51708b854ab7361e4e305bb91ec3c8dbbfd17bef5f28a95fa193f9ef5d5b32f9a1a4"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "bQ5TJA1E"
+version = "3hhSlpEU"
diff --git a/server_pack/mods/lithium.pw.toml b/server_pack/mods/lithium.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0b28db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_pack/mods/lithium.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Lithium"
+filename = "lithium-neoforge-0.15.4+mc1.21.1.jar"
+side = "both"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/gvQqBUqZ/versions/DDUrRVCA/lithium-neoforge-0.15.4%2Bmc1.21.1.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "2735da2088b88a8bdcd4ad02a2b6fffbfd3925557cefd4fa54b5477dfb9e582ea7f521300c060f57dff1325dd21bff276b7333363ad3371ed6893e3de9eca9cd"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "gvQqBUqZ"
+version = "DDUrRVCA"
diff --git a/server_pack/mods/tectonic.pw.toml b/server_pack/mods/tectonic.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f623a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_pack/mods/tectonic.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Tectonic"
+filename = "tectonic-3.0.26-neoforge-21.1.jar"
+side = "both"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/lWDHr9jE/versions/vNrkxC3z/tectonic-3.0.26-neoforge-21.1.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "7f91f69f6985cf5d0533dc0a645286f40b9625e0a67e405969d153497923a9b2e6b88e436b017eb969a1fbe28d02850d87152a06f2c01dc55779814912d770ef"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "lWDHr9jE"
+version = "vNrkxC3z"
diff --git a/server_pack/mods/terralith.pw.toml b/server_pack/mods/terralith.pw.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e145eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_pack/mods/terralith.pw.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "Terralith"
+filename = "Terralith_1.21.1_v2.6.2_Neoforge.jar"
+side = "both"
+
+[download]
+url = "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/8oi3bsk5/versions/IY93YaEe/Terralith_1.21.1_v2.6.2_Neoforge.jar"
+hash-format = "sha512"
+hash = "35298f1682567f63dc16658b04cee5498b30819f1c05f9712b4480d7f5eb17059db3b13ab14f81a05fe257149d11ced2cce2030d3727c1747edd8657c53e2a85"
+
+[update]
+[update.modrinth]
+mod-id = "8oi3bsk5"
+version = "IY93YaEe"
diff --git a/server_pack/pack.toml b/server_pack/pack.toml
index 1e00216..67b1226 100644
--- a/server_pack/pack.toml
+++ b/server_pack/pack.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pack-format = "packwiz:1.1.0"
 [index]
 file = "index.toml"
 hash-format = "sha256"
-hash = "64d85c7310d2075abdaf4d49c5834c766bb0904f19c4c0b924e4b2f0a9da1f70"
+hash = "46114e199bfa15e8e5fb48a5eb13347c8570e8170ee5ed370ad0addb0fd291f2"
 
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 minecraft = "1.21.1"