diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 444d044..60f9c12 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-	id 'fabric-loom' version '1.5-SNAPSHOT'
+	id 'fabric-loom' version '1.6-SNAPSHOT'
 	id 'maven-publish'
 }
 
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ dependencies {
 	annotationProcessor modImplementation("io.wispforest:owo-lib:${project.owo_version}")
 
 	if (project.use_fabricae_ex_nihilo.toBoolean()) {
-		modImplementation "maven.modrinth:j9JARqmz:vkrmmrFW"
+		modImplementation "maven.modrinth:fabricae-ex-nihilo:1.0.0+mc.1.20.1"
 	} else {
-		modCompileOnly "maven.modrinth:j9JARqmz:vkrmmrFW"
+		modCompileOnly "maven.modrinth:fabricae-ex-nihilo:1.0.0+mc.1.20.1"
 	}
 
 	if (project.use_mythic_metals.toBoolean()) {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1ff09a7..02c2a27 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,24 +7,24 @@ org.gradle.parallel=true
 minecraft_base_version=1.20.1
 minecraft_version=1.20.1
 yarn_mappings=1.20.1+build.10
-loader_version=0.15.3
+loader_version=0.15.10
 
 # Mod Properties
 mod_version=1.1.1+1.20
 modid=hephaestusplus
 maven_group=com.konsola5
 archives_base_name=hephaestusplus
-hephaestus_version=3.6.4.266
+hephaestus_version=3.6.4.273
 mantle_version=1.9.265
 configtoolkit_version=1.0.0
 yacl_version=3.0.3+1.20
 tr_energy_version=3.0.0
-owo_version=0.11.1+1.20
+owo_version=0.11.2+1.20
 cca_version=5.2.0
 # Mythic Metals: https://modrinth.com/mod/mythicmetals
-mm_version=0.18.2+1.20
+mm_version=0.19.7+1.20.1
 # Alloy Forgery: https://modrinth.com/mod/alloy-forgery
-af_version=2.0.21+1.20
+af_version=2.1.2+1.20
 # leethium moment
 leetheum_version=mc1.20-0.11.2
 # Mixin Extras
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ac72c34..a80b22c 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/src/main/java/konsola5/hephaestusplus/HephaestusPlus.java b/src/main/java/konsola5/hephaestusplus/HephaestusPlus.java
index 887c0ed..de2dd46 100644
--- a/src/main/java/konsola5/hephaestusplus/HephaestusPlus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/konsola5/hephaestusplus/HephaestusPlus.java
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public void onInitialize() {
         // Proceed with mild caution.
         MixinExtrasBootstrap.init();
         HephPlusRegistry.init();
-        // The Metallurgium tier, surprised that mods generally don't initialize tiers like that
+        // The Metallurgium tier, Forge-style tiers are weird
         if (!TierSortingRegistry.isTierSorted(MetallurgiumTier.instance)) {
-            if (TierSortingRegistry.getSortedTiers().size() != 0) {
+            if (!TierSortingRegistry.getSortedTiers().isEmpty()) {
                 TierSortingRegistry.registerTier(MetallurgiumTier.instance,
                         new ResourceLocation(HephaestusPlus.MOD_ID + ":metallurgium"), List.of(TierSortingRegistry.getSortedTiers().get(TierSortingRegistry.getSortedTiers().size())), List.of());
             } else {