Archived - ProjT Modpack

Overview

ProjT Modpack was a curated Minecraft modpack created and distributed by Project Tick. The project served as the official modpack offering alongside the ProjT Launcher, providing a pre-configured set of mods for the Project Tick community.

Status: Archived — no longer maintained or distributed.

Project Identity

Repository Contents

The modpack repository contained modpack configuration files and promotional assets:

archived/projt-modpack/
├── .DS_Store                    # macOS filesystem metadata (artifact)
├── .gitattributes               # Git line ending and diff configuration
├── COPYING.md                   # GPL-3.0 license summary with copyright notice
├── LICENSE                      # Full GPL-3.0 license text
├── README.md                    # Minimal project README
├── ProjT1.png                   # Promotional image 1
├── ProjT2.png                   # Promotional image 2
├── ProjT3.png                   # Promotional image 3
├── affiliate-banner-bg.webp     # Affiliate banner background
├── affiliate-banner-fg.webp     # Affiliate banner foreground
└── bisect-icon.webp             # Bisect hosting icon

License

The modpack was licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later:

ProjT Modpack - Minecraft Modpack by Project Tick
Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Project Tick

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

Note: This is GPL-3.0-or-later (with the "or any later version" clause), unlike the ProjT Launcher which was GPL-3.0-only.

Promotional Assets

The repository included several promotional images used for marketing and distribution:

Modpack Screenshots

These were likely used on mod platform listing pages (Modrinth, CurseForge) and the Project Tick website.

Affiliate Assets

The affiliate assets suggest the modpack had hosting partnership integrations, specifically with Bisect Hosting, a popular Minecraft server hosting provider.

Distribution

Primary Distribution Channels

The modpack was distributed through:

1. ProjT Launcher — Native integration via the launcher's modpack download dialog
2. Mod platforms — Listed on Modrinth and/or CurseForge for wider discoverability
3. Project Tick website — https://projecttick.org/ (no longer active for this modpack)

Installation Flow

Users could install the modpack through the ProjT Launcher:

1. Open ProjT Launcher
2. Navigate to the modpack browser
3. Search for "ProjT Modpack" or browse curated packs
4. Click Install — the launcher handles mod downloading and configuration
5. Launch the game with the modpack pre-configured

Relationship to ProjT Launcher

The ProjT Modpack was tightly coupled with the ProjT Launcher:

• The launcher's modpack platform integrations (Modrinth, CurseForge, ATLauncher, Technic, FTB) enabled direct modpack installation
• The modpack was the launcher's "showcase" offering — a reference configuration demonstrating what the launcher could manage
• Promotional assets were shared between the modpack and launcher marketing

When the ProjT Launcher was archived, the modpack lost its primary distribution channel and was archived alongside it.

Relationship to MiniCraft Modpack

The ProjT Modpack was a separate project from the MiniCraft Modpack (archived/projt-minicraft-modpack/):

Why It Was Archived

The ProjT Modpack was archived because:

1. Distribution channel archived — The ProjT Launcher, which was the primary distribution mechanism, was itself archived
2. Community consolidation — Project Tick's focus shifted to other projects (MeshMC, corebinutils, cgit, etc.)
3. No standalone value — The modpack configuration files without a corresponding launcher integration had limited utility

Historical Significance

The ProjT Modpack was significant in Project Tick's history because:

• Community engagement — It was one of the first user-facing products, giving the community something to interact with directly
• Platform integration testing — It served as a test bed for the launcher's modpack download and installation workflows
• Branding — The promotional assets established Project Tick's visual identity in the Minecraft modding community
• Ecosystem validation — It validated the end-to-end flow from mod curation → platform listing → launcher installation → gameplay

File Details

.gitattributes

The repository included Git attributes for handling binary files and line endings:

# Binary files should not be diffed
*.png binary
*.webp binary

README.md

The README was minimal:

# ProjT Modpack

This suggests the modpack's detailed description was maintained on the mod platform listing pages rather than in the repository.

Ownership

Maintained by @YongDo-Hyun as defined in ci/OWNERS:

/archived/projt-modpack/                             @YongDo-Hyun

Assets Inventory

Image Assets

The use of WebP for affiliate/banner assets and PNG for screenshots reflects the different quality requirements:

• PNG for screenshots — lossless quality for game imagery
• WebP for banners — smaller file size for web distribution

Mod Content

The repository does not contain the mod files themselves (.jar files) — these were downloaded dynamically through the launcher's mod platform integrations. The modpack definition (which mods, versions, and configurations to include) was stored in the platform-specific manifest format (e.g., Modrinth's modrinth.index.json or CurseForge's manifest.json), which is not present in the archived copy.

This is typical for modpack distribution: the repository contains metadata and marketing assets, while the actual mod binaries are served by the platform CDNs.