
Challenge Advancements
A collection of custom advancements achievable in the mid to late-game, complete with unique reward items.
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About this Mod
This Datapack adds thirteen advancements (two of which are hidden).
The advancements can be found in-game under the 'Challenge Advancements' tab with the green book:

Each advancement comes with a reward banner as a sort of trophy, these banners are not craftable in vanilla survival due to having more than six layers.

The reward for the 'An Acquired Taste' advancement is a Bundle containing Music Discs with songs which you can't normally play in a jukebox in Survival. (including Alpha, Chrysopoeia, Dragon Fish, Wet Hands, pokopoko & more).
Due to technical limitations I can't put each individual song on it's own disc.
This Datapack uses the jukebox_song experimental setting, any custom Music Discs lose their sound events (which is what makes them play different songs) when the Datapack is uninstalled.

Roadmap:
- Backport at least as far back as 1.18
List of all advancements not hidden:

Text Version with Extra Details:
"Challenge Advancements" - A collection of custom advancements by Haunted_Magma & TheButterflyKing
The root advancement. It's granted when the player picks up or drops any item.
"Indiana Jones" - Explore every naturally generated structure
Structures treated like Features, like Desert Wells & Monster Rooms, don't count towards this advancement.
"For The Record!" - Collect all Music Discs acquirable by getting a Skeleton to shoot a Creeper
"An Acquired Taste" - Listen to every Music Disc
Thanks to ioblackshaw of the Minecraft Commands Discord server for help with this advancement's reward item as well as everything in the jukebox_song file.
"All-Terrain Expert" - Use Leather Boots to walk on Powder Snow, breathe longer while swiming underwater with a Turtle Shell, walk on Soul Sand unhindered with the Soul Speed enchantment, wear gold armour to convince Piglins you're worth keeping around & avoid burning your feet on a Magma Block with the Frost Walker enchantment.
This advancement references armour pieces & enchantments that are useful in specific situations, like how Leather Boots help with Powder Snow & Gold armour pacifies Piglins.
"A Jack Of All Trees" - Collect one of every Sapling, Mushroom & Fungi
This advancement's title references the saying 'A jack of all trades but master of none.'
"Dedicated Gardener" - Collect every type of flower
This advancement completes with either a Dandelion or Golden Dandelion & an open or closed Eyeblossom.
"Titan Slayer" - Slay all Bosses & Mini-Bosses
The five Mobs that need to be killed for this advancement are: The Ender Dragon, The Wither, a Warden, an Elder Guardian & a Ravager.
"Knight of the Realm" - Ride a Horse whilst wearing a full set of Iron armour & wielding an Iron Sword or Spear & a Shield, & don't forget your steed's Iron Horse Armour
This advancement completes with any mount wearing Iron Horse Armour, not just horses.
"The Nether's Champion" - Ride a Happy Ghast & equip yourself with a full set of golden armour enchanted with Fire Protection IV, Soul Speed III Boots, a Fire Aspect II Golden Sword & a Flame Bow
"The Ocean's Champion" - Wear a Turtle Shell & Depth Strider III Boots, whilst wielding a Riptide III enchanted Trident, & under the effect of Breath of the Nautilus, Dolphins Grace & Conduit Power Thanks to dragonmaster95 of the Minecraft Commands Discord server for helping make this advancement work as intended.
"Bow Before Me" - Acquire a full set of fully enchanted Netherite armour & Elytra, a Totem of Undying & fully enchanted Channelling Trident & Density Mace
This advancement completes with any combination of the mutually exclusive armour enchantments.
Hidden Advancements (Spoilers)

"Smited" - You were just struck by lightning...
This advancement is granted when lightning strikes within three blocks of the player. Channeling Tridents & Lightning Rods count.

"Being Sneaky Are You?" - Drink a Potion of Invisibility
This advancement does not announce to chat when a player completes it.
Available Versions
How to Install Challenge Advancements on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Challenge Advancements". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.2-rc-1, 26.2-snapshot-1 (+19 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Challenge Advancements server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Challenge Advancements compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Challenge Advancements officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.2-rc-1, 26.2-snapshot-1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Challenge Advancements – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Challenge Advancements consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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