The Aether II: Genesis of the Void

**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

### **Artwork**

* Oscar Payn
* Hugo Payn

### **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

## References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/q1693pwxiAc?t=2m20s
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/q1693pwxiAc?t=2m40s
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5natRa83Fwk
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZvHa9cApCE
5. ↑ https://ask.fm/kingbdogz/answers/112290512141
6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/658522140894575/?type=3&permPage=1
7. ↑ https://youtu.be/eiLCghYHR08?t=21m55s
8. ↑ https://youtu.be/UONw9AlIdB8?t=2m40s
9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/481709915242466/?type=3
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16. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AetherMod/photos/a.216761868403940.52790.172320626181398/483239308422860/?type=3
17. ↑ http://www.aetherii.com/forums/m/18024753/viewthread/20902219-community-lore/post/95106627#p95106627
18. ↑ https://twitter.com/devaether/status/427205526057779200
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20. ↑ http://www.aetherii.com/forums/m/18024753/viewthread/25746009-bronze-dungeon-ruins-confirmed-for-mutation/post/112334796#p112334796
21. ↑ https://twitter.com/DevAether/status/352396936923455488
22. ↑ https://twitter.com/DevAether/status/422461709438054400
23. ↑ https://ask.fm/kingbdogz/answers/112294226701
24. ↑ http://www.aetherii.com/forums/m/18024753/viewthread/12530132-updates-in-mutation-mostly-confirmed
25. ↑ https://youtu.be/UONw9AlIdB8?t=16m15s
26. ↑ https://ask.fm/kingbdogz/answers/112289257485