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<h2><strong>Better Days Display</strong></h2>

<p><strong>A polished and multiplayer-friendly day counter datapack for Minecraft 1.21.x, with milestone celebrations, rewards, and dedicated version packages for full compatibility.</strong></p>

<p><em>Track your survival journey day after day, celebrate key milestones, and add a little extra life to your world without cluttering your gameplay.</em></p>

<p><strong>Settings command:</strong> <code>/function betterdays:settings/open</code></p>

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<h2><strong>🌟 Features</strong></h2>

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<li><strong>Visual Day Counter:</strong> Displays the current survived day in the action bar in a clean vanilla-friendly style.</li>
<li><strong>Milestone Celebrations:</strong> Unique milestone moments for days like 1, 7, 13, 25, 42, 50, 75, every hundred, legendary numbers like 404, 666, 777, 888, 999, and every thousand up to 10,000.</li>
<li><strong>Special Effects & Rewards:</strong> Some milestones include fun effects, sounds, or small thematic rewards to celebrate progress.</li>
<li><strong>Roleplay Flavor:</strong> Milestones use custom titles and messages instead of generic “milestone reached” text.</li>
<li><strong>Per-Player Progress:</strong> Each player tracks their own survived days independently in multiplayer.</li>
<li><strong>Robust Day Tracking:</strong> The datapack tracks survived days per player using a safer internal system designed for regular long-term worlds.</li>
<li><strong>One-Time Milestones:</strong> Milestone events trigger once per player, avoiding spam and duplicate rewards.</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight:</strong> No mods required, no setup commands for normal use, just install and play.</li>
<li><strong>Version-Specific Releases:</strong> Separate packaged versions are prepared for the different Minecraft 1.21.x datapack formats for the best compatibility possible.</li>
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<h2><strong>📦 Minecraft Version Support</strong></h2>

<p>This project supports the <strong>Minecraft 1.21.x</strong> family through separate ready-to-use datapack packages.</p>

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<li><strong>1.21 - 1.21.1</strong></li>
<li><strong>1.21.2 - 1.21.4</strong></li>
<li><strong>1.21.5</strong></li>
<li><strong>1.21.6 - 1.21.8</strong></li>
<li><strong>1.21.9 - 1.21.10</strong></li>
<li><strong>1.21.11</strong></li>
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<p><strong>Important:</strong> download the zip that matches your exact Minecraft version.</p>

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<h2><strong>📦 Installation</strong></h2>

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<li>Download the zip for your exact Minecraft version.</li>
<li>Place it in your world’s <code>datapacks</code> folder.</li>
<li>Run <code>/reload</code> in-game if needed.</li>
<li>Survive and watch your day counter grow.</li>
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<p><strong>This is a datapack</strong>, so it works in vanilla, modded Minecraft, singleplayer, and servers as long as the correct version package is used.</p>

<p>You can also use a global datapack loader if you want it available in every world.</p>

<p><strong>To open the settings menu in-game:</strong> <code>/function betterdays:settings/open</code></p>

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<h2><strong>🧩 What’s New in v1.1</strong></h2>

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<li>First polished public release of Better Days Display.</li>
<li>Cleaner internal structure and more consistent datapack logic.</li>
<li>Improved survived-day tracking and safer initialization flow.</li>
<li>Dedicated release packages for the Minecraft 1.21.x version line.</li>
<li>Better overall reliability for long-term worlds and multiplayer use.</li>
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<h2><strong>📢 Credits</strong></h2>

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<li>Created by <strong>LevelsFR</strong></li>
<li>Part of the <em>Our Story</em> collection</li>
<li>Designed to stay close to Minecraft’s vanilla feel</li>
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