diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 48c525b..7ad8491 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ whitelist.json
 *.iws
 src/main/resources/mixins.*.json
 *.bat
+*.sh
 *.DS_Store
 !gradlew.bat
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4f92717..d59bbbd 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ modId = DummyCore
 modGroup = DummyCore
 
 # Whether to use modGroup as the maven publishing group.
-# Due to a history of using JitPack, the default is com.github.GTNewHorizons for all mods.
+# When false, com.github.GTNewHorizons is used.
 useModGroupForPublishing = false
 
 # Updates your build.gradle and settings.gradle automatically whenever an update is available.
@@ -39,9 +39,33 @@ remoteMappings = https\://raw.githubusercontent.com/MinecraftForge/FML/1.7.10/co
 # `./gradlew runClient --username=AnotherPlayer`, or configuring this command in your IDE.
 developmentEnvironmentUserName = Developer
 
-# Enables using modern Java syntax (up to version 17) via Jabel, while still targeting JVM 8.
-# See https://github.com/bsideup/jabel for details on how this works.
-enableModernJavaSyntax = true
+# Enables modern Java syntax support. Valid values:
+# - false: No modern syntax, Java 8 only
+# - jabel: Jabel syntax-only support, compiles to J8 bytecode
+# - jvmDowngrader: Full modern Java via JVM Downgrader (syntax + stdlib APIs)
+# - modern: Native modern Java bytecode, no downgrading
+enableModernJavaSyntax = jabel
+
+# If set, ignores the above setting and compiles with the given toolchain. This may cause unexpected issues,
+# and should *not* be used in most situations. -1 disables this.
+# forceToolchainVersion = -1
+
+# Target JVM version for JVM Downgrader bytecode downgrading.
+# Only used when enableModernJavaSyntax = jvmDowngrader
+# downgradeTargetVersion = 8
+
+# Comma-separated list of Java versions for multi-release jar support (JVM Downgrader only).
+# Classes will be available in META-INF/versions/N/ for each version N in this list.
+# Default: "21,25" (J25+ gets native classes, J21-24 gets partial downgrade, J8-20 gets full downgrade).
+# jvmDowngraderMultiReleaseVersions = 21,25
+
+# Specifies how JVM Downgrader API stubs are provided. Options:
+# - shade: Shade minimized stubs into the jar
+# - gtnhlib: GTNHLib provides stubs at runtime (adds version constraint)
+# - external: Another dependency provides stubs (no constraint, no warning)
+# - (empty): Warning reminding you to configure stubs
+# Note: 'shade' option requires you to verify license compliance, see: https://github.com/unimined/JvmDowngrader/blob/main/LICENSE.md
+# jvmDowngraderStubsProvider =
 
 # Enables injecting missing generics into the decompiled source code for a better coding experience.
 # Turns most publicly visible List, Map, etc. into proper List<E>, Map<K, V> types.
@@ -85,13 +109,20 @@ accessTransformersFile =
 # Provides setup for Mixins if enabled. If you don't know what mixins are: Keep it disabled!
 usesMixins = false
 
+# Set to a non-empty string to configure mixins in a separate source set under src/VALUE, instead of src/main.
+# This can speed up compile times thanks to not running the mixin annotation processor on all input sources.
+# Mixin classes will have access to "main" classes, but not the other way around.
+separateMixinSourceSet =
+
 # Adds some debug arguments like verbose output and class export.
 usesMixinDebug = false
 
 # Specify the location of your implementation of IMixinConfigPlugin. Leave it empty otherwise.
 mixinPlugin =
 
-# Specify the package that contains all of your Mixins. You may only place Mixins in this package or the build will fail!
+# Specify the package that contains all of your Mixins. The package must exist or
+# the build will fail. If you have a package property defined in your mixins.<modid>.json,
+# it must match with this or the build will fail.
 mixinsPackage =
 
 # Specify the core mod entry class if you use a core mod. This class must implement IFMLLoadingPlugin!
@@ -117,9 +148,15 @@ minimizeShadowedDependencies = true
 # If disabled, won't rename the shadowed classes.
 relocateShadowedDependencies = true
 
-# Adds the GTNH maven, CurseMaven, Modrinth, and some more well-known 1.7.10 repositories.
+# Adds CurseMaven, Modrinth, and some more well-known 1.7.10 repositories.
 includeWellKnownRepositories = true
 
+# A list of repositories to exclude from the includeWellKnownRepositories setting. Should be a space separated
+# list of strings, with the acceptable keys being(case does not matter):
+# cursemaven
+# modrinth
+excludeWellKnownRepositories =
+
 # Change these to your Maven coordinates if you want to publish to a custom Maven repository instead of the default GTNH Maven.
 # Authenticate with the MAVEN_USER and MAVEN_PASSWORD environment variables.
 # If you need a more complex setup disable maven publishing here and add a publishing repository to addon.gradle.
@@ -140,7 +177,7 @@ modrinthProjectId =
 #       type can be one of [project, version],
 #       and the name is the Modrinth project or version slug/id of the other mod.
 # Example: required-project:fplib;optional-project:gasstation;incompatible-project:gregtech
-# Note: GTNH Mixins is automatically set as a required dependency if usesMixins = true
+# Note: UniMixins is automatically set as a required dependency if usesMixins = true.
 modrinthRelations =
 
 # Publishing to CurseForge requires you to set the CURSEFORGE_TOKEN environment variable to one of your CurseForge API tokens.
@@ -149,6 +186,11 @@ modrinthRelations =
 # Leave this empty if you don't want to publish on CurseForge.
 curseForgeProjectId =
 
+# Comma-separated supported CurseForge environments: client, server (case-insensitive).
+# Use client or server for mods that only support one environment. Defaults to client,server.
+# These tags describe where the mod can run, not whether installation is required on both sides.
+curseForgeEnvironments = client,server
+
 # The project's relations on CurseForge. You can use this to refer to other projects on CurseForge.
 # Syntax: type1:name1;type2:name2;...
 # Where type can be one of [requiredDependency, embeddedLibrary, optionalDependency, tool, incompatible],
@@ -161,6 +203,12 @@ curseForgeRelations =
 # projects. New projects should not use this parameter.
 # customArchiveBaseName =
 
+# Optional parameter to customize the default working directory used by the runClient* tasks. Relative to the project directory.
+# runClientWorkingDirectory = run/client
+
+# Optional parameter to customize the default working directory used by the runServer* tasks. Relative to the project directory.
+# runServerWorkingDirectory = run/server
+
 # Optional parameter to have the build automatically fail if an illegal version is used.
 # This can be useful if you e.g. only want to allow versions in the form of '1.1.xxx'.
 # The check is ONLY performed if the version is a git tag.
diff --git a/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties b/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62fbedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#This file is generated by updateDaemonJvm
+toolchainUrl.FREE_BSD.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/50d5fe9033e125599b2aa94dc590a27d/redirect
+toolchainUrl.FREE_BSD.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/b15e5055c5b0ea5fda57f6fdafe96572/redirect
+toolchainUrl.LINUX.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/50d5fe9033e125599b2aa94dc590a27d/redirect
+toolchainUrl.LINUX.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/b15e5055c5b0ea5fda57f6fdafe96572/redirect
+toolchainUrl.MAC_OS.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/9064f22734b42ac03e85df04b632e167/redirect
+toolchainUrl.MAC_OS.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/4d0277c49991306ac78048580fe34bcf/redirect
+toolchainUrl.UNIX.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/50d5fe9033e125599b2aa94dc590a27d/redirect
+toolchainUrl.UNIX.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/b15e5055c5b0ea5fda57f6fdafe96572/redirect
+toolchainUrl.WINDOWS.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/e2fccfcc46d573aadfa3c21ecf330564/redirect
+toolchainUrl.WINDOWS.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/aa99913fa6d767d899ffc96082da01ca/redirect
+toolchainVersion=25
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index e644113..eddabd2 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a441313..ad7845b 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
+retries=0
+retryBackOffMs=500
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index b740cf1..249efbb 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 #
-# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+# Copyright © 2015 the original authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
-#   Gradle start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
+#   gradlew start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
 #
 #   Important for running:
 #
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
 #       bash, then to run this script, type that shell name before the whole
 #       command line, like:
 #
-#           ksh Gradle
+#           ksh gradlew
 #
 #       Busybox and similar reduced shells will NOT work, because this script
 #       requires all of these POSIX shell features:
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/3d91ce3b8caaf77ad09f381f43615b715b53f72c/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
@@ -112,7 +114,6 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -170,7 +171,6 @@ fi
 # For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
 if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     APP_HOME=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME" )
-    CLASSPATH=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH" )
 
     JAVACMD=$( cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD" )
 
@@ -203,15 +203,14 @@ fi
 DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 
 # Collect all arguments for the java command:
-#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
+#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
 #     and any embedded shellness will be escaped.
 #   * For example: A user cannot expect ${Hostname} to be expanded, as it is an environment variable and will be
 #     treated as '${Hostname}' itself on the command line.
 
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
-        -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
-        org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
+        -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
 # Stop when "xargs" is not available.
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 25da30d..a51ec4f 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
-@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem  gradlew startup script for Windows
 @rem
 @rem ##########################################################################
 
-@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+@rem Set local scope for the variables, and ensure extensions are enabled
+setlocal EnableExtensions
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
 if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :findJavaFromJavaHome
 set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
@@ -63,30 +65,18 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 
-@rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
+@rem Execute gradlew
+@rem endlocal doesn't take effect until after the line is parsed and variables are expanded
+@rem which allows us to clear the local environment before executing the java command
+endlocal & "%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %* & call :exitWithErrorLevel
 
-:end
-@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
-
-:fail
-rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
-rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
-if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
-if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
-exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
-
-:mainEnd
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
-
-:omega
+:exitWithErrorLevel
+@rem Use "%COMSPEC%" /c exit to allow operators to work properly in scripts
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 6fe010c..bbc1785 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 }
 
 plugins {
-    id 'com.gtnewhorizons.gtnhsettingsconvention' version '1.0.23'
+    id 'com.gtnewhorizons.gtnhsettingsconvention' version '2.0.34'
 }