The Aether II: Genesis of the Void

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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)

Upcoming

• +10 New Aether Biomes
• +10 New Aether mobs
• Lanterns
• The Book of Lore will return greatly expanded
• Moa Armor
• Moa Genetics
• Entities and items that fall through the Aether will return to the Overworld
• Party member coordinates will be near their health
• Aerbears and Aerbear villages
• Angel mobs
• Edison (Merchant NPC)
• Returning Silver Dungeons and Gold Dungeons
• Valkyrie Corpses

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

• Facebook
• Downloads
• Official Website
• Issue Tracker