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| Quicksoil | |
|---|---|
| |
  | |
| Sell Value |  2
|
| Transparent | No |
| Luminance | No |
| Blast Resistance | 2.5 |
| Tool | 
|
| Renewable | No |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Flammable | No |
| Drops | Itself |
| Data Value | See Data values |
| ID Name | See Data values |
Quicksoil is a block found abundantly on the edges of Highlands and Irradiated Forests islands.
Obtaining[]
Ferrosite Sand does not require a shovel to be obtained, and so, will drop even if mined with bare hands, but mining it with a shovel is faster.
| Block |  Quicksoil
|
|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.5 |
| Tool | 
|
 Breaking time[note 1]
| |
| Hand | 0.75 |
| Skyroot | 0.4 |
| Holystone | 0.2 |
| Zanite[note 2] | 0.15 - 0.05 |
| Arkenium | 0.1 |
| Gravitite | 0.1 |
Natural generation[]
Quicksoil generates in abundance as coasts covering the fringes of most islands. It only generates in Highlands and Irradiated Forests.
Usage[]
Quicksoil will increase the movement speed of any players or mobs that walk on it up to a maximum speed. While the movement speed increase may be useful, it can be hazardous as players can accidentally fall to their deaths if unaware. Players are unable to sneak on quicksoil, so that method cannot be used to avoid falling off of the block.
Smelting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Quicksoil Glass |
Quicksoil + Any fuel |
|
Tips[]
- Quicksoil is useful for making highways to quickly get around, but be sure to create side-scaffolding to prevent falling from the increase of movement speed. It may be currently more effective than taming Moas, but the only downside is investing more time in building and gathering the materials.
Trivia[]
- In the original The Aether mod, movement speed was affected by how long the player moved on Quicksoil.
- Despite having soil in it's name, Quicksoil appears to be a silica based material (sand) instead of actual soil like Aether Dirt or Dirt. Quicksoil isn't likely made out of calcium carbonate though, as calcium carbonate is formed by organic processes, such as from coral or shellfish.
- Quicksoil used to be able to be enchanted into Quicksoil Glass.
Data values[]
| Block | Namespaced ID |
|---|---|
| Quicksoil
|
aether:quicksoil
|
Issues[]
Issues relating to Quicksoil are maintained on the Aether Issue Tracker. Report issues for Quicksoil there.
History[]
| Aether II: Highlands Alpha | ||
|---|---|---|
| ? | Introduced. | |
| 1.10b1 | Now has a numerical block id of 4117 and spawns more commonly on the fringes of islands and may generate as 'pools' in the middle of islands. | |
| 1.10b3 | Aether Portals no longer generate on quicksoil coasts. | |
| 1.10b5 | Now has a speedcap. Quicksoil Glass is now only obtainable via smelting. | |
| 1.11b1 | No longer affects spectators and no longer affected by sneaking. | |
| 1.11b2 | Islands now generate with small patches of quicksoil further in from the coasts of islands. | |
Gallery[]
A large Quicksoil coast.
Quicksoil • 
| “ | Found at the edge of islands. Speeds up anything on it. Use it with blue clouds for epicness | ” |
| ~ Book of Lore |
- Quicksoil may be considered the Aether's counterpart to the Nether's Soul Sand, given they are both sand type blocks, and affect movement speed in opposite ways.
History[]
The Aether[]
- Initial release: Introduced
- 1.01: Non-generated Quicksoil no longer returns drops with a Skyroot Shovel
- 1.02: Now used to craft Quicksoil Glass