i updated the pack and it had the doublecompressed sand in all colors, also the desert is not gone. i deleted the whole marooned folder in my ftb directory, completely downloaded the pack and it is still the same.
edit: even the quests ask for the double and single compressed sand, that is why i noticed it in the first place.
This is really strange as the desolated desert was removed in the 1.5.2 version so should have been gone since then and the new 1.5.3 version no longer has the compressed sands and the the sands quests now ask for smooth and chiseled sandstone, instead of compressed sands. Another indicator to show its the updated version will be that the gold oreberry showing on the Ore-Inspiring quest now shows as an iron oreberry instead. Also when you highlight the 'egg' on the MAIN MENU it should reveal it is version 1.5.3 Can you check those two things to make sure you hav ethe correct version.
In the meantime I'll get onto the moderators and check to make sure they have uploaded the version I actually sent to them rather than an earlier copy. I'm almost out of DL allowance for the month so am unable to download the version they have put on the launcher, but will be able to do it on Wednesday or Thursday this week.
Can anyone else who has downloaded the latest 1.5.3 version confirm whether their copy is showing 1.5.3 on the main menu and also if they still have coloured compressed jungle, swampland or taiga sands in their games?