Block Farms v1.8.4 — Tier Progression Rework

New Progression System

Completely reworked the farm tier upgrade progression to reduce early-game rushing and improve long-term balance.

Added 4 New Upgrade Items

New craftable progression items are now required to upgrade farm tiers:

• Tier Upgrade Core I

• Tier Upgrade Core II

• Tier Upgrade Core III

• Tier Upgrade Core IV

These items replace the old direct upgrade crafting method.

Progression Balance Changes

• Farm progression is now slower and more rewarding.

• Higher tier farms now require dedicated upgrade materials.

• Recipes are more expensive and scale properly with progression.

• Early-game automation has been nerfed to avoid overpowered starts.

Loot Chest Integration

Upgrade items can now also be obtained through loot chests.

Supported Gameplay Sources

• Dungeon chests

• Village loot

• Structure loot

• Exploration rewards

This creates an alternative progression path through exploration instead of pure crafting.

Recipe Rework

All farm upgrade recipes were redesigned.

Changes

• Increased material costs

• Better tier scaling

• More meaningful resource investment

• Improved survival progression pacing

UI Improvements

• Upgrade requirements now display the new upgrade items correctly.

• Tier upgrade interface updated for clarity.

Localization

Added proper item translations:

• English names

• Updated item descriptions

Technical Changes

Added

• New item definitions

• New textures

• New crafting recipes

• Loot table support

• Updated UI references

Modified

• Tier upgrade recipes

• Upgrade requirement checks

• Resource pack item textures

• Translation files

Goal of This Update

This update focuses on:

• Better survival balance

• Slower and healthier progression

• Increased exploration value

• More rewarding late-game farms

• Reduced overpowered automation rush