# Blood Magic: Neo Vitae 3.4.0
**The Neo Vitae Release** - A complete rewrite for NeoForge 1.21.1
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## Highlights
- **NeoForge 1.21.1** - Full port to modern Minecraft and NeoForge
- **New Name, Same Blood Magic** - Now "Blood Magic: Neo Vitae" - a maintained fork with active development
- **Drop-in Compatible** - Same mod ID, works with existing worlds
## Technical Improvements
- Modernized codebase using Data Components (replacing NBT)
- Data-driven configuration via DataMaps for rituals, sigils, and sacrifice values
- Clean, documented API for addon developers
- Codec-based recipe serialization for better datapack/KubeJS support
- Blood Altar recipes now support component transfer (input → output)
## What's New
- Unified rune system supporting both built-in and custom rune types
- Encapsulated Blood Altar internals with proper API access
- Improved Living Armor system architecture
- Separated dungeon data from main saved data
## Links
- **Issues/Bugs**: https://github.com/Saereth/BloodMagic/issues
- **Source**: https://github.com/Saereth/BloodMagic
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*For the full rewrite details, see metadata/changelogs/3.0.4.md in the repository.*
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