

Previously in Minecraft, the only real way to form a group with others without having to worry about things such as friendly fire were from overlaying plugins such as factions or towny over a Minecraft server. The Aether introduces several huge mechanical features to enhance the experience both in the Aether and everywhere else in Minecraft.įirst of all is the party system. Myself and Jaryt also regularly stream our development on Twitch: Wondering how the mod’s coming along? We use Facebook, Twitter and Reddit to share development updates. Brave adventurers who wish to explore this forgotten paradise merely only have to compose a portal out of glowstone and ignite it with a bucket of water.įor various Aether-related questions, please refer to this document: The Aether is a “hostile paradise”, composed of floating sky islands filled with strange creatures and great mysteries. We haven’t added all the features we want to yet, but we will definitely be working on more content updates in the future. As is, this is the first Alpha release for this version of the Aether, and it is for Minecraft 1.5.1. In addition to adding a new dimension, the Aether adds a number of different features, items, mobs, music, dungeons and blocks. Our goal is to rework the Aether to be the best experience it can be in a multiplayer context and to improve on where we fell short previously. The official Aether server is provided by As usual, make sure to post any bug reports you find to the forum But don’t fret, we’ve tried our best to make this initial release as bugless as possible. This means that it could be highly unstable in some areas. The current version of the mod is in its first Alpha stage. Much has changed since the days of the Aether I, but it still remains a collaboration between people from various different disciplines with a shared goal of creating a new and unique dimension. The Aether II is the sequel to the Aether I.
