====== Quark ======
**Quark** is a fully modular Minecraft mod by Vazkii that adds many small, vanilla-style features which you can enable or disable individually. The design goal is simple: anything added by Quark could plausibly fit into vanilla without breaking its gameplay style. 

===== Quick Facts =====
  * **Game:** Minecraft Java Edition  
  * **Version in Shadows of Aethro:** **1.20.1 only**  
  * **Type:** Vanilla-friendly feature pack, fully modular  
  * **Maintainer:** Violet Moon team, lead by Vazkii  
  * **Config UI:** Press the **q** button on the main menu to toggle modules and features on or off. 
  * **Official site:** quarkmod.net (full feature list and spotlights). 

===== Modules and Scope =====
Quark groups features into configurable modules. Common categories include: **Automation, Building, Client, Management, Mobs, Tools, Tweaks, World.** You can toggle entire modules or individual features. 

===== Highlight Features (examples) =====
Below are examples that show the style of Quark. This list is not exhaustive. See the official feature index for all items. 

==== Automation ====
  * **Feeding Trough:** Automates animal feeding and breeding with balancing rules that prevent farm bloat. 
  * **Dispensers Place Blocks:** Dispensers can place many blocks directly, enabling new automation lines. 
  * **Chute:** Accepts items from hoppers and drops them precisely from its center. Redstone togglable. 
  * **Chains Connect Blocks / Chain Linking:** Chains link vehicles and attach to moved blocks for piston contraptions. 
  * **Ender Watcher:** Emits redstone when looked at. Range-based strength on newer versions. 

==== Building & Tools ====
  * **Vertical Slabs, palettes, variant blocks, and decorative sets** to expand building without changing core balance. 
  * **Trowel:** Right-click to place a random block from your hotbar for natural paths and ruins. 
  * **Seed Pouch:** Stores up to ten stacks of seeds and dispenses them conveniently. 
  * **Torch Arrows:** Fire an arrow that places a torch where it lands or ignites entities. Works with dispensers. 
  * **Pickarang:** A boomerang pickaxe that mines blocks at range and returns with drops. Crafted with a **Heart of Diamond** if Stonelings are enabled. 

==== Tweaks & Redstone ====
  * **Inventory QoL:** Sorting, hotbar swap, chest search, crafting helper, auto-walk, and more client niceties. 
  * **Metal Buttons:** Gold for short pulses, Iron for long pulses. 
  * **Randomizer and Inductor components** for compact logic. 
  * **Weather Sensor:** Emits a full signal when raining or snowing, invertible like a daylight sensor. 

==== World & Mobs (not exhaustive) ====
  * **World gen and biome tools** plus renewable loops like **Endermites forming Shulkers** when burrowing into Purpur. 
  * **Stonelings** and other lightweight mobs that drop items used by Quark features in some packs. 

===== In Modpacks and Variants =====
Many packs include a curated subset of Quark features. For example, **RLCraft** documents Quark items like **Ancient Tome** and **Heart of Diamond** that integrate into its recipes and progression. Specific items and availability can differ by pack. Always check the pack wiki or config. 

===== Related Mods and Add-ons =====
  * **Oddities** and **Friends** are listed on the official site as companion content that expands or complements Quark features. Availability varies by version. 
  * **Charm** is a separate mod inspired by Quark that enhances vanilla with optional cross-compat when both are present. It is not required for Quark. 

===== External References =====
  * **Official site and full feature list:** https://quarkmod.net/ 
  * **FTB Wiki overview and item reference:** Quark page and category index. 
  * **MMC Fandom summary with module headings:** Useful for quick navigation. 
  * **RLCraft entries for Quark integration:** Useful for pack-specific items like Heart of Diamond. 
  * **GrayTeamMods overview of feature style:** Examples such as Feeding Trough and chain behavior.