The Aether in All the Mons

This pack includes The Aether version 1.5.10. It adds a sky dimension that floats high above the Overworld, with floating islands, structures, lots of clouds, and new items, mobs and dungeons.^[1][2]

The pack's quest book gives the mod its own chapter, "The Aether", in the "Exploration" group. It is chapter 66 of 70 in the book and has 72 quests.^[2]

How the quest chapter flows

• The chapter opens with "Aether Portal" quest, which asks for glowstone and a water bucket. After it comes "The Aether" quest, completed by entering the dimension.^[2]
• From "The Aether" quest the chapter branches into the basics: "Zanite" quest, "Altar" quest, "Gravitite" quest, "Skyroot Trees" quest, "Holystone" quest, "Ambrosium" quest, "Incubator" quest, "Freezer" quest, "Aerclouds" quest and a quest in "The Aether". Two mob quests, "Sheepuff" quest and "Aerwhale" quest, branch off there too.^[2]
• Gear quests hang off those materials. "Zanite" quest leads to Zanite tools, weapons and armor and to "Nature Staff" quest. "Gravitite" quest leads to Gravitite tools, weapons and armor. Skyroot Trees and Holystone each have their own tools and weapons quests.^[2]
• The dungeon quests are a chain of keys. "Bronze Key" quest comes after The Slider, "Gold Key" quest comes after Sun Spirit, and "Silver Key" quest comes after Valkyrie Queen. "10 Victory Medals" quest follows Silver Dungeon.^[2]
• Bronze Key unlocks quests for Hammer of Kingbdogz, Sentry Boots, Flaming Sword, Cloud Staff, Phoenix Bow, Shield of Repulsion, Lightning Knife, Valkyrie Lance and Neptune Armor. Gold Key leads on to Iron Bubble and Life Shard. Sun Altar comes after Sun Spirit.^[2]

Thirty of the 72 quests in this chapter are not shown in the material I had, so check the quest book itself for them.^[2]

Same as in the All the Mods 10 7.0 guide

Welcome to the sky! This section covers the first things worth crafting once you start playing with The Aether in this pack. Each recipe card below shows the exact in-pack recipe, so you can see what this pack actually uses.^[3]

Your first tools

Start with Skyroot gear. The Skyroot Axe is the first tool to make, and a Skyroot Bucket is also crafted from Skyroot materials.^[3]

Skyroot AxeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any skyroot tool crafting	any skyroot tool crafting
any skyroot tool crafting	any skyroot stick
Empty slot	any skyroot stick

Recipe id: aether:skyroot_axe

Skyroot BucketMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any skyroot tool crafting	Empty slot	any skyroot tool crafting
Empty slot	any skyroot tool crafting	Empty slot

Recipe id: aether:skyroot_bucket

Once you're mining Holystone, upgrade to Holystone tools. Grab the Holystone Pickaxe first, then the Holystone Sword, Holystone Axe and Holystone Shovel as you need them. Holystone matters beyond tools too: the Altar, Freezer and Incubator recipes all use it, so keep a good stack.^[3]

Holystone PickaxeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Holystone	Holystone	Holystone
Empty slot	any skyroot stick	Empty slot
Empty slot	any skyroot stick	Empty slot

Recipe id: aether:holystone_pickaxe

Holystone SwordMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Holystone

Holystone

any skyroot stick

Recipe id: aether:holystone_sword

Light and a place to sleep

Make some Ambrosium Torch next. They light up your base, and you'll need them later for the Incubator.^[3]

4× Ambrosium TorchMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any ambrosium gem

any skyroot stick

Recipe id: aether:ambrosium_torch

A Skyroot Bed is a nice early craft too. The mod even has an advancement for finally sleeping in the Aether.^[3][4]

Skyroot BedMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any wool	any wool	any wool
any plank crafting	any plank crafting	any plank crafting

Recipe id: aether:skyroot_bed

Your first workstations

The Altar needs Zanite, so it's your goal once you find a Zanite Gemstone. It's worth it: you use the Altar to obtain Enchanted Gravitite, which leads to the Gravitite gear.^[3][4]

AltarMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Holystone	Holystone	Holystone
Holystone	any zanite gem	Holystone
Holystone	Holystone	Holystone

Recipe id: aether:altar

The Freezer works with Icestone. One of its uses is freezing accessories, which even earns you an advancement.^[3][4]

FreezerMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Holystone	Holystone	Holystone
Holystone	Icestone	Holystone
Skyroot Planks	Skyroot Planks	Skyroot Planks

Recipe id: aether:freezer

The Incubator builds on the Ambrosium Torch you made earlier, so craft it once your torches are sorted.^[3]

IncubatorMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Holystone	Holystone	Holystone
Holystone	Ambrosium Torch	Holystone
Holystone	Holystone	Holystone

Recipe id: aether:incubator

Early accessories

The Aether adds an accessories button to your inventory and creative menus. Cheap first accessories to fill those slots include Leather Gloves, Iron Gloves and Golden Gloves.^[3][4]

Iron GlovesMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot

Empty slot

any iron ingot

Recipe id: aether:iron_gloves

Iron RingChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

4 × any iron ingot

Recipe id: aether:iron_ring

Golden RingChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

4 × any gold ingot

Recipe id: aether:golden_ring

Iron PendantChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any string	any string	any string
any string	Empty slot	any string
Empty slot	any iron ingot	Empty slot

Recipe id: aether:iron_pendant

Golden PendantChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any string	any string	any string
any string	Empty slot	any string
Empty slot	any gold ingot	Empty slot

Recipe id: aether:golden_pendant

Unverified How to reach the Aether, how to get Skyroot Planks and Skyroot Sticks, where to find Zanite and Ambrosium, what the Incubator does, and how Skyroot and Holystone tools compare are not covered by the available sources.

The Aether has no in-jar guidebook and no reusable documentation in the sources I have, so this section sticks to what the pack's language file, configs and recipe dump actually show. That covers the three machine blocks, the Aether-specific recipe types, what the pack changed, and the config switches that affect how play works.^[5][6][7]

The machine blocks

The mod ships an Altar, a Freezer and an Incubator as blocks. Advancements show what the Altar and the Freezer are for. One asks you to use an Altar to obtain Enchanted Gravitite. The other asks you to use a Freezer and Icestone to freeze an accessory.^[5]

The sources give no GUI layout, fuel use, processing times or automation rules for any of these blocks, so I won't guess at them. For the Incubator there is only the block name.^[5]

Aether recipe types

Besides normal crafting, the mod adds its own recipe types: aether:enchanting and aether:freezing. The dump lists 9 enchanting recipes, and one freezing recipe turns a Cold Aercloud into a Blue Aercloud.^[7]

Blue AercloudMod recipe

Freezing (aether)

• Cold Aercloud

Recipe id: aether:blue_aercloud_freezing

Two of the enchanting recipes turn music discs into Aether discs. Any disc accepted by the mod's music disc tag becomes the Blue Music Disc, and a vanilla Strad disc becomes the Sepia Music Disc.^[7]

Blue Music DiscMod recipe

Enchanting (aether)

• any accepted music disc

Recipe id: aether:aether_tune_enchanting

Sepia Music DiscMod recipe

Enchanting (aether)

• Music Disc Strad

Recipe id: aether:chinchilla_enchanting

The Blackened Music Disc uses plain smelting instead, starting from a vanilla Stal disc.^[7]

Blackened Music DiscMod recipe

Smelting

• Music Disc Stal

Recipe id: aether:klepto_smelting

Ambrosium Ore can go in a furnace or a blast furnace, and either gives an Ambrosium Shard. A Block of Ambrosium breaks back down into 9 shards.^[7]

Ambrosium ShardMod recipe

Smelting

• Ambrosium Ore

Recipe id: aether:ambrosium_shard_from_smelting

Ambrosium ShardMod recipe

Blasting

• Ambrosium Ore

Recipe id: aether:ambrosium_shard_from_blasting

9× Ambrosium ShardMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Block of Ambrosium

Recipe id: aether:ambrosium_shard_from_ambrosium_block

Stonecutting

The dump counts 40 stonecutting recipes that take Aether blocks and make Aether blocks. Aerogel is a good example of why it matters. Crafting gives 6 slabs, while the stonecutter gives 2 slabs per block, so use the crafting table for slabs. Stairs go the other way: crafting gives 4 per craft and the stonecutter gives 1.^[7]

6× Aerogel SlabMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Aerogel

Aerogel

Aerogel

Recipe id: aether:aerogel_slab

2× Aerogel SlabMod recipe

Stonecutting

• Aerogel

Recipe id: aether:aerogel_slab_from_aerogel_stonecutting

Create automation in this pack

The recipe dump marks several Create recipes for Aether items as added or changed by the pack, so you can automate them. The recipes below cover Ambrosium Ore (the crushing result also includes Holystone), turning Aether Dirt into an Aether Dirt Path, and making an Aether Grass Block from Aether Dirt.^[7]

Ambrosium Shard, Ambrosium Shard, Holystone, Nugget of ExperienceChanged by the pack

Crushing (create)

• Ambrosium Ore

Recipe id: create:crushing/compat/aether/ambrosium_ore

Aether Dirt PathChanged by the pack

Pressing (create)

• Aether Dirt

Recipe id: create:pressing/aether_dirt_path

Aether Grass BlockChanged by the pack

Filling (create)

• Aether Dirt
• 500× Water

Recipe id: create:filling/compat/aether/aether_grass_block

Create's cutting also covers Skyroot. The pack adds recipes that strip a Skyroot Log into a Stripped Skyroot Log and cut Skyroot Planks into a Skyroot Button. The dump counts 13 Create cutting recipes in total for Aether items.^[7]

Stripped Skyroot LogAdded by the pack

Cutting (create)

• Skyroot Log

Recipe id: create:cutting/runtime_generated/compat/aether/skyroot_log_to_stripped_skyroot_log

Skyroot ButtonAdded by the pack

Cutting (create)

• Skyroot Planks

Recipe id: create:cutting/runtime_generated/compat/aether/skyroot_planks_to_skyroot_button

The pack also changed the smithing upgrade for the Netherite Gloves. It takes Diamond Gloves, the netherite upgrade template and a netherite ingot.^[7]

Netherite GlovesChanged by the pack

Smithing Transform

• Diamond Gloves
• Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template
• any netherite ingot

Recipe id: aether:netherite_gloves_smithing

Config switches that change how it plays

• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Gives starting loot on entry]] is true. When you enter the Aether you receive a Book of Lore and Golden Parachutes.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Gives player Aether Portal Frame item]] is false, so you are not handed a portal frame item when you create a world.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Modpack.Enables Immersive Portals compatibility]] is true. It enables code and data pack features for modifying Aether Portals when Immersive Portals is installed.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Data Pack.Add Temporary Freezing automatically]] and [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Data Pack.Add Ruined Portals automatically]] are both false, so those Aether data packs are not added to new worlds automatically.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Repeat Sun Spirit's battle dialogue]] is true, so the Sun Spirit's dialogue plays through every time you meet him.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-startup.toml#Gui.Enables random trivia]] is false, so loading screens don't show random trivia and tips.^[8]

The pack's quest book covers The Aether in a 72-quest chapter in the Exploration group (chapter 66 of 70). It starts with "Aether Portal" quest, which asks for Glowstone and a Water Bucket. "The Aether" quest follows once you step through the portal, and almost every other quest in the chapter hangs off it.^[2]

Early tiers: Skyroot, Holystone, Ambrosium

"Skyroot Trees" quest leads to the Skyroot tools and weapons. Skyroot is the same tier as wooden tools, so it can't break Iron or Zanite Ore. In exchange, its tools and weapons double drops: the Pickaxe doubles ores, the Shovel doubles dirt, the Hoe doubles plant drops, the Sword doubles mob drops, and the Axe doubles logs.^[2]

"Holystone" quest is next. You need a pickaxe to mine it. The Holystone Pickaxe can mine Zanite but not Gravitite, and Holystone tools randomly drop Ambrosium Shard when breaking blocks. The Holystone Sword drops shards when hitting mobs, and the Axe drops them when chopping trees. "Ambrosium" quest calls Ambrosium the coal of The Aether: it makes torches, fuels furnaces, and fuels the Altar.^[2]

Zanite and the Altar

"Zanite" quest opens tools, armor, the Nature Staff and the Altar. Zanite tools mine faster as they lose durability, and the Zanite Pickaxe can mine Gravitite. Zanite Armor gives a total of 15 armor points. In this pack, crushing Zanite Ore in Create gives Holystone, 2 Zanite Gemstones and an experience nugget, and the pack changed that recipe.^[2][7]

The Altar enchants certain Aether items (it isn't vanilla enchanting) and repairs Aether or vanilla tools.^[2]

AltarMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Holystone	Holystone	Holystone
Holystone	any zanite gem	Holystone
Holystone	Holystone	Holystone

Recipe id: aether:altar

Gravitite

"Gravitite" quest explains that Gravitite Ore isn't smelted. You enchant it at the Altar instead.^[2][7]

Enchanted GravititeMod recipe

Enchanting (aether)

• Gravitite Ore

Recipe id: aether:enchanted_gravitite_enchanting

Gravitite tools can be right-clicked on the blocks they break to blast them into the sky, and the quest calls them the best tools The Aether has to offer. The Gravitite Sword launches mobs upward, and the Gravitite Axe is the only way to cut Golden Oak trees. Gravitite Armor gives 20 armor points and 8 armor toughness, and wearing all 5 pieces (gloves included) gives you a leap and prevents fall damage.^[2]

Gravitite AxeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any gravitite processed	any gravitite processed
any gravitite processed	any skyroot stick
Empty slot	any skyroot stick

Recipe id: aether:gravitite_axe

The three dungeons

The rest of the chapter is gated by the dungeon keys. Each dungeon has a boss quest, then a key quest, then a set of reward quests.^[2]

• Bronze: "Bronze Dungeon" quest is the easiest dungeon and sits underground. Its boss is "The Slider" quest, which has 400 hearts and needs a pickaxe to damage. Then comes "Bronze Key" quest. After it you'll find the Hammer of Kingbdogz, Sentry Boots, Flaming Sword, Cloud Staff, Phoenix Bow, Shield of Repulsion, Lightning Knife, Valkyrie Lance, Swet Cape and Neptune Armor (15 armor points, 4 toughness).^[2]
• Gold: "Gold Dungeon" quest is also underground, under a mound of Golden Oak trees. Its boss is "Sun Spirit" quest, and the quest follows it with "Gold Key" quest and "Sun Altar" quest. The Gold Key leads to the Iron Bubble, Life Shard, Pig Slayer, Vampire Blade and Phoenix Armor.^[2]
• Silver: "Silver Dungeon" quest is above ground on huge clouds. Its Valkyries have 50 hearts each, and you must collect "10 Victory Medals" quest before "Valkyrie Queen" quest, who has 500 hearts. "Silver Key" quest follows, then the Holy Sword, Valkyrie Cape, Regeneration Stone, Lightning Sword, Invisibility Cloak, and Valkyrie tools and armor.^[2]

Top armor tiers

Phoenix Armor gives 20 armor points and 8 toughness, the same as Netherite, and you take no damage from fire or lava while wearing it. Standing in water with it turns it into Obsidian Armor, which gives up the fire protection for an extra 4 armor toughness. Valkyrie Armor has Netherite stats too, and wearing all 5 parts lets you hold Space to fly for a short time.^[2]

The pack changed the smithing recipe for Netherite Gloves.^[7]

Netherite GlovesChanged by the pack

Smithing Transform

• Diamond Gloves
• Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template
• any netherite ingot

Recipe id: aether:netherite_gloves_smithing

The clearest link between The Aether and another mod in this pack is Create. The recipe data for this pack has two Create crushing recipes that take Aether ores as their input, and both are marked as changed by the pack. Treat them as this pack's version of the recipes, not as stock mod behavior.^[7]

Crushing Aether ores with Create

Crushing Ambrosium Ore gives you Ambrosium Shard and Holystone, plus a Nugget of Experience as a bonus.^[7]

Ambrosium Shard, Ambrosium Shard, Holystone, Nugget of ExperienceChanged by the pack

Crushing (create)

• Ambrosium Ore

Recipe id: create:crushing/compat/aether/ambrosium_ore

Crushing Zanite Ore gives you Zanite Gemstone and Holystone, again with a Nugget of Experience on the side.^[7]

Zanite Gemstone, Zanite Gemstone, Holystone, Nugget of ExperienceChanged by the pack

Crushing (create)

• Zanite Ore

Recipe id: create:crushing/compat/aether/zanite_ore

Both ores are important Aether progression materials. Ambrosium is the Aether's coal-like fuel, and Zanite is the material the Aether's tools and armor are built from.^[2]

Unverified The quest text available for this section only covers Aether items. It doesn't show any quest that needs items from both The Aether and another mod, so no quest-based integrations are confirmed here. Other mods may connect to The Aether in ways that aren't covered by these sources.

The Aether has its own chapter in the quest book, plus a small thread in the Cobblemon legendaries chapter. "The Aether" sits in the Exploration group as chapter 66 of 70 and holds 72 quests. It covers the portal, the materials, the mobs and the three dungeons.^[2][9]

Getting in

1. "Aether Portal" quest asks for Glowstone and a Water Bucket. The quest text jokes about building a 4x5 Glowstone rectangle like a Nether Portal and pouring water in it.^[2]
2. "The Aether" quest comes after the portal and is a dimension task: you just have to arrive in the Aether.^[2]
3. Almost everything else in the chapter hangs off that quest.^[2]

Materials and gear

Four material quests open their own mini-chains, each with a weapons, tools and armor step:^[2]

• "Zanite" quest (Zanite) leads to "Zanite Weapons" quest, "Zanite Tools" quest, "Zanite Armor" quest and "Nature Staff" quest.^[2]
• "Gravitite" quest (Gravitite) leads to "Gravitite Weapons" quest, "Gravitite Tools" quest and "Gravitite Armor" quest. It asks for Enchanted Gravitite, not raw ore.^[2]
• "Skyroot Trees" quest (Skyroot Trees) leads to "Skyroot Tools" quest, "Skyroot Weapons" quest and "Skyroot Boat and Bucket" quest.^[2]
• "Holystone" quest (Holystone) leads to "Holystone Tools" quest and "Holystone Weapons" quest.^[2]

Also unlocked straight from The Aether: "Altar" quest (the Altar), "Ambrosium" quest, "Freezer" quest, "Incubator" quest, "Aerclouds" quest and a quest in "The Aether".^[2]

Mobs

Most mob quests are kill tasks that open right after The Aether. They include "Aechor Plant" quest, "Blue Swet" quest, "Golden Swet" quest, "Moa" quest, "Zephyr" quest, "Cockatrice" quest, "Mimic" quest, "Flying Cow" quest, "Phyg" quest, "Aerbunny" quest, "Sheepuff" quest and "Aerwhale" quest. There is also "Whoops!" quest, a dimension quest for falling out of the sky.^[2]

Dungeon progression

The dungeons are where the chapter branches most. Each follows the same pattern: find the dungeon, beat its boss, claim the key, then pick up the gear quests behind the key.^[2]

• Bronze: "Bronze Dungeon" quest, then "The Slider" quest and "Sentries" quest. The Slider leads to "Bronze Key" quest, which opens "Hammer of Kingbdogz" quest, "Sentry Boots" quest, "Flaming Sword" quest, a quest in "The Aether", "Phoenix Bow" quest, "Shield of Repulsion" quest, "Neptune Armor" quest, "Lightning Knife" quest, "Valkyrie Lance" quest and "Swet Cape" quest.^[2]
• Gold: "Gold Dungeon" quest, then "Sun Spirit" quest, which leads to "Gold Key" quest and "Sun Altar" quest. The Gold Key opens "Iron Bubble" quest, "Life Shard" quest, "Pig Slayer" quest, "Vampire Blade" quest and "Phoenix Armor" quest. Phoenix Armor then leads to "Obsidian Armor" quest.^[2]
• Silver: "Silver Dungeon" quest, then "10 Victory Medals" quest, then "Valkyrie Queen" quest, then "Silver Key" quest. The Silver Key opens "Holy Sword" quest, "Valkyrie Cape" quest, "Regeneration Stone" quest, "Lightning Sword" quest, "Valkyrie Tools" quest, "Valkyrie Armor" quest and "Invisibility Cloak" quest.^[2]

The Legendaries chapter

The Cobblemon "Legendaries" chapter (chapter 17 of 70, 99 quests) also uses the Aether dungeons. "Aether Dungeons" quest is a dimension quest that opens after "Catching Legendaries" quest. It tells you to clear the Bronze, Silver and Gold dungeons to claim the Loyal Three, and notes that the Pecharunt Doll turns up among Aether loot.^[9]

• "Munkidori" quest: the Bronze Dungeon boss.^[9]
• "Fezandipiti" quest: the Silver Dungeon boss.^[9]
• "Okidogi" quest: the Gold Dungeon boss.^[9]
• "Pecharunt" quest: opens after all three of those plus "Non-Altar Summoning" quest, and asks for Pecharunt Doll. You need Okidogi, Munkidori and Fezandipiti all in your party to call it.^[9]

Eight quests in that chapter are not covered here for lack of room. They are all in the quest book.^[9]

The Aether has a handful of options that change how you get in and how the mod talks to you. Here is exactly how this pack sets them, so you know what to expect before you build your first portal.^[6][8]

Getting into the Aether

• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Gives player Aether Portal Frame item]] is false. You are not handed an Aether Portal Frame item when you create a world, so you have to make your own way there.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Gives starting loot on entry]] is true. When you enter the Aether you get a Book of Lore and Golden Parachutes as starting loot.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Modpack.Enables Immersive Portals compatibility]] is true. This turns on the code and data pack features that modify Aether Portals when Immersive Portals is installed.^[6]

Messages, menus and dialogue

• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Repeat Sun Spirit's battle dialogue]] is true. The Sun Spirit's dialogue plays through in full every time you meet him.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Reposition attack message above hotbar]] is false. If you hit the Slider with the wrong item, the message stays in chat instead of showing above the hotbar.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Use default Accessories' menu]] is false, so the pack uses the Aether's own Accessories menu rather than the default Accessories one.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Gameplay.Show Patreon message]] is false, so the message linking the mod's Patreon does not show.^[6]
• [[config:config/aether-startup.toml#Gui.Enables random trivia]] is false. You will not see random trivia and tips at the bottom of loading screens.^[8]

Optional data packs

Both [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Data Pack.Add Ruined Portals automatically]] and [[config:config/aether-common.toml#Data Pack.Add Temporary Freezing automatically]] are false. That means the Aether Ruined Portals and Aether Temporary Freezing data packs are not added to new worlds automatically in this pack.^[6]

Unverified The available files only show the values this pack uses, not the mod's own defaults, so it is unverified which of these options the pack changed from default.