diff --git a/tools/templates/manifest.rb b/tools/templates/manifest.rb
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+require 'json'
+
+class Project
+  attr_accessor :id, :name, :type, :version, :mc_versions, :modrinth_id, :curseforge_id, :author, :license
+
+  def initialize
+    @mc_versions = []
+    yield(self) if block_given?
+  end
+
+  def to_h
+    {
+      id: @id,
+      name: @name,
+      type: @type,
+      version: @version,
+      mc_versions: @mc_versions,
+      modrinth_id: @modrinth_id,
+      curseforge_id: @curseforge_id,
+      author: @author,
+      license: @license
+    }
+  end
+end
+
+rc_plus = Project.new do |p|
+  p.id            = "rc-plus"
+  p.name          = "Re-Console Plus"
+  p.type          = "modpack" # choices: modpack, datapack, resourcepack
+  p.version       = "26.04.1"
+  
+  # ordered by publish priority
+  p.mc_versions   = [
+    "1.21.11-mr", 
+    "1.21.11-cf", 
+    "1.21.10-mr",
+    "1.21.10-cf"
+  ]
+
+  p.modrinth_id   = "legacy-minecraft"
+  p.curseforge_id = "re-console"
+  p.author        = "omo50, Cjnator38, Technocality"
+  p.license       = "GPL-3.0"
+end
+
+puts JSON.pretty_generate(rc_plus.to_h)
diff --git a/tools/templates/template-unfinished.rb b/tools/templates/template-unfinished.rb
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+{
+  id: "rc-plus", # project folder
+  name: "Re-Console Plus", # project name
+  type: "modpack", # this could be resourcepack, datapack, or modpack
+  
+  version: "26.04.1", 
+  
+# this will be the order versions are published in, so set it up properly. version is equal to folder name
+  mc_versions: [
+    "1.21.11-mr", 
+    "1.21.11-cf", 
+    "1.21.10-mr",
+    "1.21.10-cf"
+  ],
+# your page ids on mr and cf
+  modrinth_id: "legacy-minecraft",
+  curseforge_id: "re-console",
+
+  author: "omo50, Cjnator38, Technocality",
+  license: "GPL-3.0"
+}
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