The Aether II: Genesis of the Void or The Aether II is the sequel to The Aether mod, and is set primarily in the Aether dimension. The mod is a complete redo of the original mod and includes a large variety and interesting features. An alpha version of The Aether II: Genesis of the Void was released June 9th, 2013.
Development Team[ | ]
Programmers[ | ]
- Brandon Pearce
- Emile van Krieken
- Angeline
Music[ | ]
- Emile van Krieken
Lore[ | ]
- Oscar Payn
Artwork[ | ]
- Oscar Payn
- Hugo Payn
Community Manager[ | ]
- Brandon Potts
Quality Assurance[ | ]
- Jon Lachney
Former[ | ]
- Jaryt Bustard (programmer)
- Lukas Mayrhofer (programmer)
- Elijah Brown (artwork)
- Steve Alan Versace (lore)
- ThePumpkinSpice (artwork)
- SethWhiteFox (artwork)
Changes[ | ]
New Blocks[ | ]
- Green, Purple, and Storm Aerclouds (each with unique properties)
- Continuum Ore (drops Continuum Orbs)
- Skyroot Crafting Table (functionally like a normal one)
- Slider Labyrinth Totem (teleports to the new Slider's Labyrinth)
- Orange Trees (new crop plant)
New Items[ | ]
- Mouse Ear Cap
- Crystal EXP Bottle (allows you to store EXP)
- Piggy Bank (allows you to store coins)
- Continuum Orb (gives random items, consumed on use)
- Cornstarch Bowl
- Skyroot Bowl
- Enchanted Berry
- Wyndberry
- Rainbow Strawberry (increases mining speed and resistance)
- Orange
Gameplay[ | ]
- Night now comes naturally as opposed to only appearing when using a Sun Altar
- Quicksoil was largely buffed
- Enchanted Gravitite was given a new texture
- Books of Lore button removed
- Gravitite Armor has received new textures
- Wyndberries now drop from Carrion Sprouts and can be enchanted into Rainbow Strawberries
Mobs[ | ]
- Zephyrs have received numerous changes
- They now have a new model and texture
- They no longer shoot out snowballs
- They can now knock players upwards, resulting in players taking fall damage
- They now tilt while flying
- Aerwhales have received a new texture and have lower spawn rates (as of current build, are removed)
- Swets now have lower spawn rates
- Poison Darts from Aechor Plants now give the nausea and poison effect to players as opposed to tinting their screen and making them move uncontrollably
- Cockatrices have received numerous changes
- Their purple markings also now glow at night, but this does not give off actual light
- Their models have been greatly improved
- Aerbunnies can no longer be hit if they are above you, and will not take damage if they collide with blocks due to players jumping
- Carrion Sprouts have had their models slightly changed, removing their heads and instead having the petals up and covered, like a shield.
Dungeons[ | ]
- Dungeon blocks can no longer be broken, with the exception of Carved Stone and Divine Stone
- Dungeon Keys do not drop as items, and are instead kept inside a GUI
Misc[ | ]
- An optional Aether II launcher is available
- It is self-updatable.
- Multiplayer is not currently supported in the 1.10.2 build
- New inventory options, such as Book of Lore (currently removed).
- Donators now can change textures of Moas
- The only current Moa textures are Valkyrie Moa, Phoenix Moa, and Classic Moa
- New Menu API
- Includes Official Aether Server button
- In the Official Aether Server, donators will have a donator tag to the left of their username in the chat
- However, as of right now, the Official Aether Server is down, so this function will not work.
- Allows players to choose different title screens
- Lets players select music they want to play at the title (not in the 1.10.2 build at the moment)
- Includes Official Aether Server button
Upcoming[ | ]
- +10 New Aether Biomes[1]
- +10 New Aether mobs[2]
- Lanterns[3]
- The Book of Lore will return greatly expanded[4]
- Moa Armor[5]
- Moa Genetics[6]
- Entities and items that fall through the Aether will return to the Overworld[7]
- Party member coordinates will be near their health[8]
- Aerbears and Aerbear villages[9][10][11][12][13]
- Angel mobs[14][15][16]
- Edison (Merchant NPC)[17]
- Returning Silver Dungeons and Gold Dungeons[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
- Valkyrie Corpses[26]
History[ | ]
- Initial release: Introduced
- 1.6.4.3: Fixed a memory leak with animal spawning within in the Aether dimension
- 1.6.4.4: Beds now work in the Aether, including the new Skyroot Bed.
- 1.7.10-1.2:
- Fixed Purple Aerclouds not generating in the Aether.
- Fixed Aerwhales not spawning in the Aether.
- 1.7.10-1.3: Made the Aether burnable
- 1.7.10-1.5: Added a configuration option for the Aether Biome ID
- 1.7.10-1.6: Fixed beds not working in the Aether dimension
- 1.10.2: Added the new models, removed and changed tons of mobs, added new items, etc.
See Also[ | ]
- Getting started
- Build your Basic House
- Wiki Ruleset
External Links[ | ]
References[ | ]
- ↑ https://youtu.be/q1693pwxiAc?t=2m20s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/q1693pwxiAc?t=2m40s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5natRa83Fwk
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZvHa9cApCE
- ↑ https://ask.fm/kingbdogz/answers/112290512141
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/658522140894575/?type=3&permPage=1
- ↑ https://youtu.be/eiLCghYHR08?t=21m55s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/UONw9AlIdB8?t=2m40s
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/481709915242466/?type=3
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/478679778878813/?type=3
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/474492755964182/?type=3
- ↑ http://www.aetherii.com/forums/page/1/m/18024753/viewthread/12530132-updates-in-mutation-mostly-confirmed
- ↑ https://youtu.be/eiLCghYHR08?list=PLECxplR5ILuE5Z9P92zKZdakiOoaKeQ06
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/472258486187609/?type=3
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/161lbu/i_am_a_lead_developer_for_a_minecraft_mod_called/c7rylql
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/483239308422860/?type=3
- ↑ http://www.aetherii.com/forums/m/18024753/viewthread/20902219-community-lore/post/95106627#p95106627
- ↑ https://twitter.com/devaether/status/427205526057779200
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/601020039978119/?type=3
- ↑ http://www.aetherii.com/forums/m/18024753/viewthread/25746009-bronze-dungeon-ruins-confirmed-for-mutation/post/112334796#p112334796
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DevAether/status/352396936923455488
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DevAether/status/422461709438054400
- ↑ https://ask.fm/kingbdogz/answers/112294226701
- ↑ http://www.aetherii.com/forums/m/18024753/viewthread/12530132-updates-in-mutation-mostly-confirmed
- ↑ https://youtu.be/UONw9AlIdB8?t=16m15s
- ↑ https://ask.fm/kingbdogz/answers/112289257485
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