I'll definitely be downloading it from CurseForge and checking it out. Thanks for the heads up on using Roughly Enough Items and GeckoLib, I'll be sure to install those as well.
I don't have much experience with Java or pixel art, but I'd love to bounce some ideas off you and provide feedback. I joined your Discord server and I'm looking forward to chatting with you and other members of the
40K community.
By the way, have you checked out
https://modbay.net/ ? It's a great resource for finding and sharing Minecraft mods, and it could help you get more exposure for your mod.