Mods/The Aether

The Aether Collaboration is a content mod which includes the Aether realm, several new blocks, mobs and items as well as a whole new accessory system.

Installing

In order to install the Aether Collaboration you will need three pre-existing mods: ModLoader, AudioMod, and ShockAhPI. Installing these in the wrong order may cause your game to crash. Always make sure that you install modloader first, and the Aether collab last.

Installing is easy, just make sure you make a backup copy of your minecraft.jar-file in the bin-folder before you start. Then just copy the contents of the mods into the minecraft.jar-file.

In some cases the order of installation does not matter, I suggest that you only change the order if You are re-installing The Aether mod.

Features

Patch 1.01

This patch was directed towards bug fixes. The contents of the patch is as follows:

- Moas were untamable/unfeedable. This has been fixed, with Blue Moas requiring 3 Aechor Petals, White Moas requiring 4 Aechor Petals, and Black Moas requiring 8 Aechor Petals. You still need to wait for the Baby Moa to "digest" its food before feeding it again.
- There was an Overpopulation/Underpopulation of Mobs (e.g. Too many Zephyrs, very little Aechor Plants, occasionally no Swets, etc). This has been fixed, by scaling down the Zephyr spawn-rate a lot more.
- Golden Oaks were minable effectively with a Pickaxe instead of an Axe. You should now be able to gain Golden Amber/Skyroot Logs from Golden Oaks with Axes.
- You could not craft Zanite armor, as only the gloves were craftable. This has been fixed, with all recipes added.
- Non-generated Quicksoil was still returning drops with a Skyroot Shovel. This exploit has been patched.
- Icestone used to freeze not only the source block but the stream also. When the source was frozen the stream would stay behind and doesn't go away. This has been fixed so that the source blocks are frozen instead, and the streams disappear afterwards.
- Untamed Moas would follow you when right clicked. This has been fixed.
- Zephyrs used to drop Gunpowder. This has now been changed so that they drop a large stack of Cold Aercloud.

However the spawnrate issues don't seem to be fixed after this update (also see Current Known Bugs).

Aether realm

Aether is a realm in the sky. Its main features are floating islands and solid clouds. Normal torches and Fire cannot be used in the Aether although water works fine. As in the Nether, beds will explode if used. When a player falls from the Aether, they'll be spawned from the sky of the normal world. A player will then usually fall to his death, unless he's on peaceful, riding a moa, or flying pig, or has a Cloud or Golden parachute in his inventory or falls into water.

New blocks

Name	Description	Image
Aether Dirt	Aether dirt is the basic dirt in the Aether, and will grow into Aether Grass when exposed to sun light. It is much easier to mine than normal dirt found on the surface. Skyroot trees and Golden oaks can grow on it.	File:AetherDirt.png
Skyroot Logs	Skyroot Logs are the main base of Skyroot Trees. They provide the basic essential for your Aether adventures, and can be crafted into four Skyroot Planks.	File:SkyrootLogSide.png
Skyroot Leaves	Skyroot Leaves are the leaf blocks of Skyroot Trees. On chance, they will drop a Skyroot Sapling to replant.	File:SkyrootLeaves.png
Golden Oak Logs	Golden Oak Logs make up the base of Golden Oak trees. They are embedded with Golden Amber, which can be used to craft very powerful Golden Darts.	File:GoldenOak.png
Golden Oak Leaves	Golden Oak Leaves are the leaf blocks of Golden Oak trees. They occasionally drop Golden Oak Saplings and Golden Apples.
Skyroot Sapling	Occasionally dropped from Skyroot Leaves. Skyroot Saplings allow you to replant Skyroot Trees when placed on Aether Dirt or Aether Grass.	File:SkyrootSapling.png
Golden Oak Saplings	Golden Oak Saplings are occasionally dropped from Golden Oak Leaves. They can be replanted into Aether Dirt to regrow a Golden Oak tree.	File:GoldenOakSapling.png
Skyroot Planks	Skyroot Planks can be crafted from Skyroot Logs. They can be used to craft Skyroot Sticks and from there, Skyroot Tools.	File:Plank.png
Holystone	Holystone is the common stone block in the Aether, and can be used to craft Holystone Tools and other blocks such as Incubators and Enchanters.	File:Holystone.png
Mossy Holystone	Mossy Holystone is a rare Holystone block that can be found at the base of an Aether Dungeon entrance.	File:MossyHolystone.png
Cold Aercloud	Cold Aercloud is a very common type of Aercloud found in the Aether. Long strips of them can be found in the formations of clouds. When landing on them they randomly prevent fall damage, though this is an all-or-nothing function. Use them wisely, but be wary when falling from large heights. They can also be crafted into Cloud Parachutes.	File:Aercloud.png
Blue Aerclouds	Blue Aerclouds are slightly rarer than Cold Aerclouds, forming only small cloud formations. They can also be gotten from blue swets. Blue aerclouds bounce mobs, items and the player when coming into contact. They also randomly prevent fall damage.	File:Aercloud.png
Gold Aerclouds	Gold Aerclouds are the rarest type of Aercloud. Alone they do not have any special properties from normal Cold Aerclouds, but they can be crafted into Golden Parachutes which have 20 uses rather than the normal 1.	File:Aercloud.png
Quicksoil	Quicksoil can be found on the sides of islands. When mobs walk on it, their movement speed is increased. However, it takes a while to build up speed. These can be both a good block to abuse its speed, but also a dangerous block to come into contact with.	File:Quicksoil.png
Icestone	Icestone can be found in large chunks, usually on the sides of islands. One placement, they will freeze all water and lava sources around it.	File:Icestone.png
Ambrosium Ore	Ambrosium Ore is a common block found in the Aether. It drops Ambrosium Shards, which can be used for Ambrosia Torches, fueling Enchanters, and even healing.	File:AmbrosiumOre.png
Zanite Ore	Zanite Ore is slightly rarer than Ambrosium Ore, and can be found on the sides of islands. Zanite Gemstones are dropped from these ore blocks, and can be used for a variety of recipes (including Zanite Tools, Armour, and more).	File:ZaniteOre.png
Gravitite Ore / Enchanted Gravitite	Gravitite Ore is the rarest ore-type in the Aether, and can be enchanted into "Enchanted Gravitite" blocks. This ore can be found near the bottom of the islands. Gravitite Ore, by default, will float up into the air. However, Enchanted Gravitite only floats up into the air when powered with redstone. Enchanted Gravitite is required to craft powerful Gravitite Tools and Gravitite Armour.	File:GravititeOre.png File:EnchantedGravitite.png
Pillar	A decorative Pillar block found on the outside of Silver Dungeons.	File:PillarSide.png
Pillar Top	A decorative Pillar Top block found on the outside of Silver Dungeons.	File:PillarTop.png
Ambrosium Torch	Ambrosium Torches are like regular torches, just crafted with Skyroot Sticks and Ambrosium Shards instead.	File:AmbrosiumTorch.png
Enchanter	Enchanters are a new type of tile entity which can be crafted. They require Holystone blocks and one Zanite Gemstone to craft. By default, it uses Ambrosium Shards as fuel, and can repair damaged tools or items; the more damaged the tool is, the more fuel it requires. It can also enchant a few existing items into more powerful versions.	File:EnchanterSide.png
Incubator	Incubators are a new type of tile entity which can be crafted. They require Holystone blocks and one Ambrosium Torch. By default, it used Ambrosium Torches as fuel, and can incubate Moa Eggs into Baby Moas that you can tame.	File:IncubatorTop.png
Locked Chest	Locked Chests are found in Dungeons, and cannot be broken. To acquire their rare loot within, you must obtain a key from the Dungeon Boss.	File:LockedChestFront.png
Dungeon Stones	Decorative blocks found within the Aether Dungeons.	File:AngelicStone.png File:CarvedStone.png File:HellfireStone.png
Dungeon Lightstones	Decorative blocks found within the Aether Dungeons which radiate a small amount of light.	File:LightAngelicStone.png File:LightCarvedStone.png File:LightHellfireStone.png
Aerogel	A slightly transparent block which is resistant to all explosions. Can only be found in Dungeon treasure chests.	File:Aerogel.png

Dungeons

Dungeons in Aether are much more complex than in normal world. Each of them will have a boss which has to be defeated to get the key to open the grey chest located inside the dungeon. Blocks which make up the main structure of the dungeon cannot be destroyed or obtained until the boss of the dungeon is defeated. Player is sent to the Nether if defeated by a dungeon boss.

Bronze Dungeons

Main articles: /Bronze Dungeon and Bronze Dungeon

The entrance of bronze dungeons are located on the sides of normal islands. Bronze dungeons can have a varying number rooms. Non-boss rooms contain sentries which try to kill the player, and sometimes have chests on 4x4 tables. Some of these chests are mimics however. The boss of this dungeon can only be attacked with a pickaxe.

Bronze Dungeon Video Guide

Silver Dungeons

Main articles: /Silver Dungeon and Silver Dungeon

These dungeons are located within Parthenons in the sky. These have multiple floors, each with multiple rooms. The rooms have chests inside them. Most of the chests are fake while others contain some items. Silver dungeons are inhabited by Valkyries which only attack when the player attacks them. Killing a Valkyrie yields a victory medal. The boss of this dungeon can only be attacked by showing 10 medals to the boss. The Silver dungeon boss can be attacked with any weapon.

Silver Dungeon Video Guide

Gold Dungeons

Gold dungeons are located within spherical islands with a lots of golden oak trees growing on them. This dungeon only has a boss room in it. The boss cannot be killed by attacking it directly and must be killed another way.

Gold Dungeon Video Guide

Dungeon Rewards

Name	Description	Reward Type	Image
Golden Feather	The Golden Feather is an accessory that allows the player to float slowly when falling. This also prevents fall damage for the player.	Silver Dungeon
Iron Bubble	The Iron Bubble is an accessory that prevents drowning underwater.	Gold Dungeon
Regeneration Stone	The Regeneration Stone is an accessory that heals the user over time.	Silver Dungeon
Invisibility Cloak	The Invisibility Cloak is a cape that may be worn to make the player invisible.	Silver Dungeon
Valkyrie Lance	The Valkyrie Lance is a strong weapon with extended reach.	Bronze Dungeon
Vampire Blade	The Vampire Blade is as strong as a Diamond Sword and heals the user when they strike an enemy.	Gold Dungeon
Phoenix Bow	The Phoenix Bow fires flaming arrows when used.	Bronze Dungeon
Life Shard	A very rare item that adds an extra heart to the maximum health of the player.	Gold Dungeon
Gummie Swets (Gold & Blue)	Stackable source of food that heals the player.	All Dungeons
Book of Lore	The Book of Lore shows the details of the item you place in it. There are 3 books, a surface book, a nether book and an aether book.	All Dungeons
Phoenix Armour	The description of the armour from the Book of Lore says that the armour prevents lava and fire damage and is weak to water but that it has a secret.	Gold Dungeon
Neptune Armour	A full set of this armour will allow the player to swim faster.	Gold Dungeon
Hammer of Notch	A strong hammer with a special ability that sends a projectile that pushes any NPC it comes in contact with as well as damages them.	Bronze Dungeon
Pig Slayer	An infinite use weapon that 1-hits pigs and pigmen.	Gold Dungeon
Flaming Sword	A strong sword that sets the enemy ablaze when striked.	Bronze Dungeon
Lightning Sword	A strong sword that strikes lightning on those you hit.	Silver Dungeon
Lightning Knives	Can be thrown at enemies. Lightning will strike what ever they hit. Can be stacked to 16, but can be found in dungeons in stacks higher than 16.	Bronze Dungeon
Cloud Staff	Can summon 2 mini-zephyrs that shoot ice balls at anything you attack.	Unknown
Swet Cape	An aesthetic cape with a picture of a swet on it.	Unknown
Shield of Repulsion	When equipped, all projectiles will bounce off you while you are standing still.	Unknown
Holy Sword	A sword that does more damage to undead enemies.	Silver Dungeon
Obsidian Armour	A "cooled" version of Phoenix Armour that provides incredible protection.	Gold Dungeon

New Mobs

Allied

• Moa (tamed)
• Flying Pig (tamed)

Passive

• Aerwhale
• Ikarus
• Moa
• Flying Pig
• Sheepuff

Neutral

• Mimic
• Valkyrie
• Slider (Bronze boss)
• Sun Spirit (Gold boss)

Aggressive

• Aechor Plant
• Cockatrice
• Sentry
• Swet
• Zephyr

Current Known Bugs

• Aerwhales tend to get stuck in the terrain all the time.
• Swets occasionally spawn on peaceful difficulty.
• Tamed Moas despawn.
• Spawn rates still seem to be off after update 1.01 with the spawn rates of Zephyrs, Aerwhales and Cockatrices way too high, and those of all other mobs too low.
• Black Moas only jump 6 times instead of 8.
• Black Moa babies only take 7 instead of 8 Aechor Petals to grow into an adult.
• Golden Oaks drop Skyroot Logs instead of Golden Oak Logs, but they can still randomly drop Golden Amber.

Suggested pages

• Swet
• Accessories
• Gold Dungeon
• Cockatrice