End's Phantasm

!(https://imgur.com/55UNNnj.png) > Banner by (https://modrinth.com/user/Fyoncle) !(https://i.imgur.com/dovXyIK.png) ### I always really liked the End dimension. And always waited for it to finally get some love and get updated. ### **Except... It never was. So I decided I'd do it myself.** The goal for End's Phantasm is to make the End dimension a place the player has an interest in going to, and for it to be better integrated into the main game loop. Survival starting from the End is also made possible. Shine bright, like the stars above! !(https://i.imgur.com/dovXyIK.png) # Biomes <details> <summary>Dreaming Den</summary> See this strange looking forest? Silently watched over by the Fallen Stars of the End sky, grow *Vivid Nihilium* and *Pream Trees*. These last have yellow and blastproof wood, just like Endstone! They also yield *Pream Berries* from their foliage, which also *heal* you when eaten. !(https://imgur.com/b0s18s7.png) Now let's look at the other side of the mirror. *Below the Dreaming Den* is the *Underisland*, which could be considered a sub-biome. The roof is covered in *Oblivion*, a strange void corrupted moss that can be used as a repair material for anything, and *Oblivines*. You can latch to them not to fall, and they grow *Oblifruits*, which have a chance not to be consumed on use! !(https://imgur.com/8v4KUl1.png) Lastly, scattered both above and below the biome are glowing *Crystal Spikes*. They are mainly useful for crafting decorative blocks, but the ones below the islands have a chance to be Voided, which can be crafted into tools that mine faster the more experience you have, acting as an upgrade to gold. In this new place spawn two new mobs, the **Crystie** and the **Behemoth** Crysties are little crystal fairies, with an explosive filiation with End Crystals. Would you dare to hit one, it would then attempt to dive straight into you to explode in a sparkly bang, or simply when it dies. Behemoths are lazy giants sleeping anywhere on the ground of the Dreaming Den. Be careful though, as getting too close will wake them up, and they're quite grumpy! They are immune to knockback and ranged attacks, but drop powerful physical enhancing meat when defeated. </details> <details> <summary>Acidburnt Abysses</summary> Legends have it that centuries ago, when more Dragons ruled over the End, one of them went mad and ravaged the starry landscapes below, destroying all life and letting islands scarred with acid waste and cracks. That is, of course, only legends and nightmares. Or is it? Dreams have proven to come true. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/JGfljjtd/images/40dc72f9186db9419a5d5f5cc8bf3758cc3f19c6.png) Although, the environment adapted, growing plants made of obsidian and pulling nutrients from the everlasting acid. Rocks formed from melted endstone, bringing and concentrating all kinds of minerals from within the islands. Formed a biome reminiscent of both the deepest oceanic floors and the lushiest jungles: Meet the **Acidburnt Abysses**. Sour Sludges are a variant of slimes that bounce around in this place, inflicting adventurers with potent Corrosion, making them more vulnerable to all damage. Below thrives a rather peculiar lifeform, here in the **Choral Riff**. Choral learnt to live off the void's echoes and whispers, gaining all sorts of musical properties. It can be used to craft **Subwoofers** to push entities when powered, and **Choral Arrows** to unleash the power of music right in your foe's face! If you keep your eyes peeled, you might spot a Dormant Polyppie embedded in Choral. Bring it back home and wake it up with a playing jukebox. They can be given discs to *play them on loop*, carried on your back for *music on the go*, and have *cosmetic variants* with other types of coral! </details> # General Changes <details> <summary>Progression</summary> First of, one thing might quite surprise you: when jumping in the End portal, you don't spawn directly on the main island, ready to face the Dragon (unless you turned this off in the configs). That is because *the portal now brings you to the outer End islands*. It also plays a credits like cutscene to give newcomers explanations and tips on this strange new world. To go fight the Dragon, you simply have to wander around a bit and find a Gateway that will take you to the fight. This simple but decisive change finally brings the End in the main game loop, as it allows more casual players to explore it as an extra step before "finishing the game". Because of this, *the Elytra has been nerfed* and can't be boosted until the Dragon is killed. You still get to enjoy gliding around, but it's not so overpowered. </details> <details> <summary>Challenges</summary> Phantasm adds new combat experiences to the End, in the form of **Challenges**. In some structures, such as *atop Shattered Towers, in End City Ships, and in