diff --git a/EntityCulling-Forge/build.gradle b/EntityCulling-Forge/build.gradle
index f434904..7902c43 100644
--- a/EntityCulling-Forge/build.gradle
+++ b/EntityCulling-Forge/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ checkPropertyExists("modName")
 checkPropertyExists("modId")
 checkPropertyExists("modGroup")
 checkPropertyExists("minecraftVersion") // hard-coding this makes it harder to immediately tell what version a mod is in (even though this only really supports 1.12.2)
-checkPropertyExists("apiPackage")
 checkPropertyExists("accessTransformersFile")
 checkPropertyExists("usesMixins")
 checkPropertyExists("mixinsPackage")
@@ -34,37 +33,13 @@ checkPropertyExists("containsMixinsAndOrCoreModOnly")
 // Optional properties: we can assume some default behavior if these are missing
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("modVersion", "")
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("includeMCVersionJar", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("autoUpdateBuildScript", false)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("modArchivesBaseName", project.modId)
 propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("developmentEnvironmentUserName", "Developer", "DEV_USERNAME")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("generateGradleTokenClass", "")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("gradleTokenModId", "")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("gradleTokenModName", "")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("gradleTokenVersion", "")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("useSrcApiPath", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("includeWellKnownRepositories", true)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("includeCommonDevEnvMods", true)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("noPublishedSources", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("forceEnableMixins", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("enableCoreModDebug", false, "CORE_MOD_DEBUG")
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("generateMixinConfig", true)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("usesShadowedDependencies", false)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("minimizeShadowedDependencies", true)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("relocateShadowedDependencies", true)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("separateRunDirectories", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("versionDisplayFormat", '$MOD_NAME \u2212 $VERSION')
-propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("modrinthProjectId", "", "MODRINTH_PROJECT_ID")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("modrinthRelations", "")
-propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("curseForgeProjectId", "", "CURSEFORGE_PROJECT_ID")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("curseForgeRelations", "")
-propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("releaseType", "release", "RELEASE_TYPE")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("generateDefaultChangelog", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("customMavenPublishUrl", "")
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("mavenArtifactGroup", getDefaultArtifactGroup())
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("enableModernJavaSyntax", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("enableSpotless", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnset("enableJUnit", false)
-propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("deploymentDebug", false, "DEPLOYMENT_DEBUG")
 
 
 // Project property assertions
@@ -72,7 +47,6 @@ propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("deploymentDebug", false, "DEPLOYMENT_DEBUG")
 final String javaSourceDir = 'src/main/java/'
 
 final String modGroupPath = modGroup.toString().replace('.' as char, '/' as char)
-final String apiPackagePath = apiPackage.toString().replace('.' as char, '/' as char)
 
 String targetPackageJava = javaSourceDir + modGroupPath
 
@@ -93,11 +67,7 @@ if (usesShadowedDependencies.toBoolean()) {
 
 java {
     toolchain {
-        if (enableModernJavaSyntax.toBoolean()) {
-            languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
-        } else {
-            languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(8))
-        }
+        languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(8))
         // Azul covers the most platforms for Java 8+ toolchains, crucially including MacOS arm64
         vendor.set(JvmVendorSpec.AZUL)
     }
@@ -108,20 +78,6 @@ java {
 
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
     options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
-
-    if (enableModernJavaSyntax.toBoolean()) {
-        if (it.name in ['compileMcLauncherJava', 'compilePatchedMcJava']) {
-            return
-        }
-
-        sourceCompatibility = 17
-        options.release.set(8)
-
-        javaCompiler.set(javaToolchains.compilerFor {
-            languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
-            vendor.set(JvmVendorSpec.AZUL)
-        })
-    }
 }
 
 tasks.withType(ScalaCompile).configureEach {
@@ -161,17 +117,6 @@ minecraft {
     username = developmentEnvironmentUserName.toString()
     useDependencyAccessTransformers = true
 
-    // Automatic token injection with RetroFuturaGradle
-    if (gradleTokenModId) {
-        injectedTags.put gradleTokenModId, modId
-    }
-    if (gradleTokenModName) {
-        injectedTags.put gradleTokenModName, modName
-    }
-    if (gradleTokenVersion) {
-        injectedTags.put gradleTokenVersion, modVersion
-    }
-
     // JVM arguments
     extraRunJvmArguments.add("-ea:${modGroup}")
     if (usesMixins.toBoolean()) {
@@ -182,17 +127,6 @@ minecraft {
         ])
     }
 
-    if (enableCoreModDebug.toBoolean()) {
-        extraRunJvmArguments.addAll([
-                '-Dlegacy.debugClassLoading=true',
-                '-Dlegacy.debugClassLoadingFiner=true',
-                '-Dlegacy.debugClassLoadingSave=true'
-        ])
-    }
-}
-
-if (generateGradleTokenClass) {
-    tasks.injectTags.outputClassName.set(generateGradleTokenClass)
 }
 
 
@@ -253,7 +187,7 @@ repositories {
         maven {
             url "https://repo.codemc.io/repository/maven-public/"
         }
-    if (usesMixins.toBoolean() || forceEnableMixins.toBoolean()) {
+    if (usesMixins.toBoolean()) {
         maven {
             name 'Cleanroom Maven'
             url 'https://maven.cleanroommc.com'
@@ -313,8 +247,12 @@ dependencies {
         transitive = false
     }
 
-    shadowImplementation "com.logisticscraft:occlusionculling:${project.occlusionculling_version}"
+}
 
+if (getFile('dependencies.gradle').exists()) {
+    apply from: 'dependencies.gradle'
+} else if (getFile('dependencies.gradle.kts').exists()) {
+    apply from: 'dependencies.gradle.kts'
 }
 
 // Resource processing and jar building
@@ -346,68 +284,6 @@ processResources {
     }
 }
 
-// Automatically generate a mixin json file if it does not already exist
-tasks.register('generateAssets') {
-    group = 'GT Buildscript'
-    description = 'Generates a pack.mcmeta, mcmod.info, or mixins.{modid}.json if needed'
-    doLast {
-        // pack.mcmeta
-        def packMcmetaFile = getFile('src/main/resources/pack.mcmeta')
-        if (!packMcmetaFile.exists()) {
-            packMcmetaFile.text = """{
-  "pack": {
-    "pack_format": 3,
-    "description": "${modName} Resource Pack"
-  }
-}
-"""
-        }
-
-        // mcmod.info
-        def mcmodInfoFile = getFile('src/main/resources/mcmod.info')
-        if (!mcmodInfoFile.exists()) {
-            mcmodInfoFile.text = """[{
-    "modid": "\${modid}",
-    "name": "\${modname}",
-    "description": "An example mod for Minecraft 1.12.2 with Forge",
-    "version": "\${version}",
-    "mcversion": "\${mcversion}",
-    "logoFile": "",
-    "url": "",
-    "authorList": [],
-    "credits": "",
-    "dependencies": []
-}]
-"""
-        }
-
-        // mixins.{modid}.json
-        if (usesMixins.toBoolean() && generateMixinConfig.toBoolean()) {
-            def mixinConfigFile = getFile("src/main/resources/mixins.${modId}.json")
-            if (!mixinConfigFile.exists()) {
-                def mixinConfigRefmap = "mixins.${modId}.refmap.json"
-
-                mixinConfigFile.text = """{
-  "package": "${modGroup}.${mixinsPackage}",
-  "refmap": "${mixinConfigRefmap}",
-  "target": "@env(DEFAULT)",
-  "minVersion": "0.8",
-  "compatibilityLevel": "JAVA_8",
-  "mixins": [],
-  "client": [],
-  "server": []
-}
-"""
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-tasks.named('processResources').configure {
-    dependsOn('generateAssets')
-}
-
-
 jar {
     manifest {
         attributes(getManifestAttributes())
@@ -473,7 +349,7 @@ def getManifestAttributes() {
     if (usesMixins.toBoolean()) {
         attributes['ForceLoadAsMod'] = !containsMixinsAndOrCoreModOnly.toBoolean()
     }
-    attributes['FMLCorePlugin'] = "dev.tr7zw.entityculling.EntityCullingEarlyLoader"
+    attributes['FMLCorePlugin'] = "${coreModClass}"
     return attributes
 }
 
diff --git a/EntityCulling-Forge/dependencies.gradle b/EntityCulling-Forge/dependencies.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ea22d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EntityCulling-Forge/dependencies.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies {
+    shadowImplementation "com.logisticscraft:occlusionculling:${project.occlusionculling_version}"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2678290..38fef83 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ includeMCVersionJar = true
 # The name of your jar when you produce builds, not including any versioning info
 modArchivesBaseName = entityculling
 
-# Will update your build.gradle automatically whenever an update is available
-autoUpdateBuildScript = false
-
 minecraftVersion = 1.12.2
 
 # Select a username for testing your mod with breakpoints. You may leave this empty for a random username each time you
@@ -42,20 +39,6 @@ minecraftVersion = 1.12.2
 # Alternatively this can be set with the 'DEV_USERNAME' environment variable.
 developmentEnvironmentUserName = Developer
 
-# Generate a class with String fields for the mod id, name and version named with the fields below
-generateGradleTokenClass = com.myname.mymodid.Tags
-gradleTokenModId = MODID
-gradleTokenModName = MODNAME
-gradleTokenVersion = VERSION
-
-# In case your mod provides an API for other mods to implement you may declare its package here. Otherwise, you can
-# leave this property empty.
-# Example value: apiPackage = api + modGroup = com.myname.mymodid -> com.myname.mymodid.api
-apiPackage =
-
-# If you want to keep your API code in src/api instead of src/main
-useSrcApiPath = false
-
 # Specify the configuration file for Forge's access transformers here. It must be placed into /src/main/resources/
 # There can be multiple files in a comma-separated list.
 # Example value: mymodid_at.cfg,jei_at.cfg
@@ -69,28 +52,11 @@ mixinsPackage = dev.tr7zw.entityculling.mixins
 generateMixinConfig = false
 # Specify the core mod entry class if you use a core mod. This class must implement IFMLLoadingPlugin!
 # Example value: coreModClass = asm.FMLPlugin + modGroup = com.myname.mymodid -> com.myname.mymodid.asm.FMLPlugin
-coreModClass =
+coreModClass = dev.tr7zw.entityculling.EntityCullingEarlyLoader
 # If your project is only a consolidation of mixins or a core mod and does NOT contain a 'normal' mod (meaning that
 # there is no class annotated with @Mod) you want this to be true. When in doubt: leave it on false!
 containsMixinsAndOrCoreModOnly = false
 
-# Enables Mixins even if this mod doesn't use them, useful if one of the dependencies uses mixins.
-forceEnableMixins = false
-
-# Outputs pre-transformed and post-transformed loaded classes to run/CLASSLOADER_TEMP. Can be used in combination with
-# diff to see exactly what your ASM or Mixins are changing in the target file.
-# Optionally can be specified with the 'CORE_MOD_DEBUG' env var. Will output a lot of files!
-enableCoreModDebug = false
-
-# Adds CurseMaven, Modrinth Maven, BlameJared maven, and some more well-known 1.12.2 repositories
-includeWellKnownRepositories = true
-
-# Adds JEI and TheOneProbe to your development environment. Adds them as 'implementation', meaning they will
-# be available at compiletime and runtime for your mod (in-game and in-code).
-# Overrides the above setting to be always true, as these repositories are needed to fetch the mods
-includeCommonDevEnvMods = false
-
-
 # If enabled, you may use 'shadowCompile' for dependencies. They will be integrated in your jar. It is your
 # responsibility check the licence and request permission for distribution, if required.
 usesShadowedDependencies = true
@@ -100,14 +66,6 @@ minimizeShadowedDependencies = false
 # If disabled, won't rename the shadowed classes.
 relocateShadowedDependencies = true
 
-# Separate run directories into "run/client" for runClient task, and "run/server" for runServer task.
-# Useful for debugging a server and client simultaneously. If not enabled, it will be in the standard location "run/"
-separateRunDirectories = false
-
-# The display name format of versions published to Curse and Modrinth. $MOD_NAME and $VERSION are available variables.
-# Default: $MOD_NAME \u2212 $VERSION. \u2212 is the minus character which looks much better than the hyphen minus on Curse.
-versionDisplayFormat = $MOD_NAME \u2212 $VERSION
-
 # Gradle Settings
 # Effectively applies the '--stacktrace' flag by default
 org.gradle.logging.stacktrace = all