The Aether: Redux
ModExplore new biomes and a revamped dungeon in a sky world.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 17 months−6 points
- Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−4 points
- Some modpacks removed it−3 points
C at most after 12 months without a release.
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
8 points lost19 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.17 months ago (29 May 2025). 281 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 70% of these points. The grade cannot go above C after 12 months without a release. 8 / 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 and NeoForge. 77% of the 516 popular Forge 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
3 points lost12 / 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.68 of the 381 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (18%) See the 68 modpacks7 / 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
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Zepalesque/The-Aether-Redux 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Zepalesque/The-Aether-Redux 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.19,813,993 4 / 4Track record
2 points lost6 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.4 years, 113 releases 6 / 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
50.8 of the 64 points that apply = 79 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
The Aether: Redux expands the Aether with new biomes, creatures, items, and environmental changes, while also rebuilding the original Bronze Dungeon and adding configurable visual upgrades. Its landscapes range from the flower-strewn Gilded Groves and colorful Skyfields to snowy Frosted Forests and Glacial Taiga, mushroom-rich Cloudcaps, dangerous Blight, and bush-filled Skyroot Shrublands. These biomes bring distinctive inhabitants, including Shimmercows and snail-like Mykapods in the Cloudcaps, and hostile Cockatrices and Blightbunnies in the Blight. The Mykapod can be fed Shimmerstools to shed pieces of its shell, which are used to craft the Snailshell Shield for partial knockback resistance. New accessories and weapons add practical effects: the Airbound Cape lets players fly, the Sentry Ring makes melee hits emit damaging embers, and the Spear of the Blight can inflict Inebriation. Redux also upgrades models for Aether animals, with a configuration option to use the originals instead, and provides in-game controls for its asset overrides and other mod settings. World generation, biome tints, water colors, and the Bronze Dungeon rework can be adjusted through configuration, and optional compatibilities include falling leaves from Aether: Genesis and Ancient Aether.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 6 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 6 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 5 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., User interfaceChanges 4 game code files in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., World generationChanges 3 game code files in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created., Inventory and itemsChanges 3 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 3 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
Adds 274 blocks, 72 items, 4 mobs, 12 boats, 2 projectiles, 4 other entities, 8 biomes, 307 recipes, 6 advancements, 5 loot tables, 66 sounds and 1 key binding.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Zepalesque
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 19.8M
- Created
- 29 May 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 2 files in your config folder.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.3 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of its one file, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images, sounds and code history and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found22 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found771 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found40 of 122 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file739 code files read
Compatibility
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2,133 modpacks include The Aether: Redux in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Better MC [FORGE] - BMC421.1M downloadslast version with it 9 Oct 2026
Cisco's Fantasy Medieval RPG [Ultimate]5.1M downloadslast version with it 28 Feb 2024
SteamPunk [LPS]3M downloadslast version with it 21 Sep 2024
Better MC [FORGE] BMC32.5M downloadslast version with it 22 Nov 2023
MineColonies: Dimensional Adventure1.2M downloadslast version with it 15 Oct 2023
Medieval MC [FORGE] - MMC41.2M downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
Soulrend - Dark Fantasy RPG Soulslike1.1M downloadslast version with it 28 Mar 2025
Prominence™ Classic1.1M downloadslast version with it 12 Jul 2024
Chosen's Modded Adventure920K downloadslast version with it 3 May 2024
Medieval MC [FORGE] MMC3680K downloadslast version with it 23 Nov 2023Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with The Aether: Redux. Share: how many of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux also have that mod.
The AetherCModin 100% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 76% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 75% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
Deep AetherBModin 75% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
YUNG's Better Jungle TemplesAModin 71% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
YUNG's Better End IslandAModin 68% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
L_Ender's CataclysmBModin 68% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
YUNG's Better Witch HutsAModin 67% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
Deeper and DarkerAModin 64% of the modpacks with The Aether: Redux
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 63% of the modpacks with The Aether: ReduxLatest 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.