Nether Update Expanded
ModNew biomes, blocks, and ores to explore in the Nether.
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Points lost
- No release in 23 months−20 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Many modpacks removed it−5 points
- Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−4 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
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Maintenance
16 points lost11 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.23 months ago (1 Dec 2024) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 2 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
5 points lost10 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.9 of the 38 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (24%) See the 9 modpacks5 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
10 points lost0 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.52,310 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.9 years, 26 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
23.7 of the 64 points that apply = 37 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Nether Update Expanded extends the Nether with new biomes, materials, foods, equipment, and mechanics while keeping a vanilla-plus style. Its fungal jungles come in purple elder and pink dragon variants, with their own wood types and harvestable elderberries or dragonfruit; the frosted Nether adds icy wastes where placed water freezes, plus frosted forests, sleetberries, fortresses, and fossils. The open crimson valley has no fungi or piglins, but remains hazardous because hoglins, zombified piglins, and aggressive zoglins can appear there. Mining is expanded with netherrack-based ores for coal, iron, lapis lazuli, redstone, emeralds, diamonds, and the new material verbo, alongside blackstone counterparts and plasphite deposits whose zaronite shells can contain materials ranging from basalt and obsidian to nuggets, diamonds, and verbo shards. Verbo can be mined or found in plasphite and crafted into a multipurpose pickaxe that also works as a sword, axe, and shovel; verbo-based blocks slowly nitrogenize, with the process affected by dimension and proximity to sources such as fire, lava, and magma blocks. Players can also make iron, gold, diamond, or netherite arm guards for the offhand. Elderberries from elder fungal jungles provide food and can be made into juice, syrup for buffing foods such as bread and baked potatoes, cookies, or pie; dragonfruit from dragonfruit cacti is nutritious and can help counter burning, levitation, poison, and withering.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 256 blocks, 66 items, 11 mobs, 5 biomes, 1 dimension, 385 recipes, 1 advancement, 5 loot tables and 20 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 2 of vanilla Minecraft's loot tables.
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- Creator
- DaRealHerobrine
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 52K
- Created
- 15 Nov 2020
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Discord
Security
No harmful code found
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AI
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Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it51 modpacks include Nether Update Expanded in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 1 Mar 2024
Ladys Magical Decocraft7.8K downloadslast version with it 17 Sep 2024
ColoCraft - Modern Adventures5.6K downloadslast version with it 21 Feb 2024
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ModestCraft2.6K downloadslast version with it 5 Dec 2022
The Haunted SMP 2.02.1K downloadslast version with it 4 May 2024
The Bearded Crew Modpack1.9K downloadslast version with it 31 Jan 2025
Clockwork Islands1.7K downloadslast version with it 31 May 2024
StandardModCraft (Discontinued)1.4K downloadslast version with it 1 Aug 2023
AnUnMi1.2K downloadslast version with it 17 Jan 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Nether Update Expanded. Share: how many of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded also have that mod.
When Dungeons AriseAModin 53% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
BlueprintAModin 53% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
Nether's DelightCModin 51% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
The AetherCModin 49% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
YUNG's Better End IslandAModin 49% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
Ars NouveauAModin 47% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 47% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
Ender's DelightAModin 45% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
Bygone NetherCModin 43% of the modpacks with Nether Update Expanded
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 43% of the modpacks with Nether Update ExpandedLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.