
Amethyst Nether
Amethyst Nether is a datapack and mod that transforms the Nether with new content.
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About this Mod
Amethyst Nether is a datapack and mod that transforms the Nether by giving it a new appearance, adding biomes, structures, mobs, items, recipes, advancements, and more.
📝 Description
The project was released in December 2022. It was created by amethyst137 and continued by bbschef, who is currently in charge. It is recommended to use Amethyst Nether in new worlds, and it cannot be removed once applied without a reset (reading the wiki is recommended to learn how to apply it correctly).
World generation uses custom noise values and density functions to modify the terrain, giving it a more cavernous appearance. It includes rivers, caves, canyons, and more.
✨ Features
Biomes
Vanilla biomes are modified and new biomes are added. For more information, read below.
Vanilla
Basalt Deltas
Biome with negative temperature. It is usually found near warped-type biomes. The terrain contains big basalt columns, lava pools, gravel patches, and other features. This gives the biome a dusty appearance. Magma Cubes are very common (70%), while Ghasts are uncommon (30%). Locate with /locate biome minecraft:basalt_deltas.
Crimson Forest
Biome with positive temperature. It is usually found near soul-type biomes. The terrain contains big crimson fungi, weeping vines, fallen fungi, and crimson vegetation. This gives the biome an overgrown appearance. Hoglins are very common (70%), while Piglins are uncommon (30%). Locate with /locate biome minecraft:crimson_forest.
Nether Wastes
Biome with neutral temperature and humidity. It can be found around all Nether biomes. The terrain contains netherrack hills, lava pools, gold and quartz rocks, and other features. This gives the biome a barren appearance. Zombified Piglins are very common (70%), Ghasts are uncommon (20%), and Magma Cubes are rare (10%). Locate with /locate biome minecraft:nether_wastes.
Soul Sand Valley
Biome with negative humidity. It is usually found near crimson-type biomes. The terrain contains big basalt pillars, basalt rocks, cracked nether fossils, and skeleton skulls. This gives the biome a desolate appearance. Skeletons are very common (60%), while Ghasts are common (40%). Locate with /locate biome minecraft:soul_sand_valley.
Warped Forest
Biome with positive humidity. It is usually found near basalt-type biomes. The terrain contains big warped fungi, twisting vines, fallen fungi, and warped vegetation. This gives the biome an eerie appearance. Endermen are common (100%). Locate with /locate biome minecraft:warped_forest.
Modded
Basalt Caves
Biome with generally negative temperature and humidity. It is usually found above basalt-dominated biomes. The terrain contains blackstone blobs, big amethyst geodes, gravel patches, and other features. This gives the biome a cavernous appearance. No mobs naturally spawn in this biome. Locate with /locate biome an:basalt_caves.
Basalt Flows
Biome with generally negative temperature and humidity. It is usually found below basalt-dominated biomes. The terrain contains big lava flows, floating basalt formations, and other features. This gives the biome a volcanic appearance. Striders are common (100%). Locate with /locate biome an:basalt_flows.
Black Peaks
Biome with negative temperature and humidity. It is usually found near basalt- and soul-type biomes. The terrain contains big blackstone spikes, amethyst geodes, and amethyst clusters. This gives the biome a jagged appearance. Skeletons are very common (70%), while Ghasts are uncommon (30%). Locate with /locate biome an:black_peaks.
Crimson Plains
Biome with positive temperature. It is usually found along the edges of crimson-type biomes. The terrain contains lava lakes, gold rocks, crimson vegetation, and other features. This gives the biome a sparse appearance. Hoglins are very common (80%), while Piglins are uncommon (20%). Locate with /locate biome an:crimson_plains.
Nether Beyond
Biome with neutral temperature and humidity. It is located above the Nether bedrock roof. The terrain contains no features. This gives the biome an empty appearance. No mobs naturally spawn in this biome. Locate with /locate biome an:nether_beyond.
Nether Caves
Biome with generally positive temperature and humidity. It is usually found above netherrack-dominated biomes. The terrain contains netherrack blobs, big amethyst geodes, and other features. This gives the biome a cavernous appearance. No mobs naturally spawn in this biome. Locate with /locate biome an:nether_caves.
Nether Flows
Biome with generally positive temperature and humidity. It is usually found below netherrack-dominated biomes. The terrain contains big lava flows, floating netherrack formations, and other features. This gives the biome a volcanic appearance. Striders are common (100%). Locate with /locate biome an:nether_flows.
Old Growth Crimson Forest
Biome with positive temperature. It is usually found in the center of crimson-type biomes. The terrain contains huge 2×2 crimson fungi, weeping vines, fallen fungi, leaf litter, and other features. This gives the biome an ancient appearance. Hoglins are very common (70%), while Piglins are uncommon (30%). Locate with /locate biome an:old_growth_crimson_forest.
Old Growth Warped Forest
Biome with positive humidity. It is usually found in the center of warped-type biomes. The terrain contains huge 2×2 warped fungi, twisting vines, fallen fungi, leaf litter, and other features. This gives the biome an ancient appearance. Endermen are very common (100%). Locate with /locate biome an:old_growth_warped_forest.
Sulfur Fields (not yet added)
Biome with negative temperature and humidity. It is usually found near basalt- and soul-type biomes. The terrain contains sulfur springs, lava pools, sulfur spikes, and other features. This gives the biome a toxic appearance. Sulfur Cubes are very common (100%). A gas mask is required for safe exploration. Locate with /locate biome an:sulfur_fields.
Warped Plains
Biome with positive humidity. It is usually found along the edges of warped-type biomes. The terrain contains lava lakes, quartz rocks, warped vegetation, and other features. This gives the biome a sparse appearance. Endermen are very common (100%). Locate with /locate biome an:warped_plains.
Wart Heap
Biome with positive temperature and negative humidity. It is usually found near crimson- and soul-type biomes. The terrain contains big heap fungi, nether wart patches, red and brown mushrooms, and other features. This gives the biome a fungal appearance. Zombified Piglins are very common (70%), Ghasts are uncommon (20%), and Skeletons are rare (10%). A gas mask is required for safe exploration. Locate with /locate biome an:wart_heap.
Structures
Artificial and natural structures are added. For more information, read below.
Artificial
Bastion Castle
This is a Piglin bastion-style castle. It features large bridges and towers, along with a main castle that contains multiple rooms. It includes chests and barrels with five types of loot tables. Piglin swordsmen, crossbowmen, and axemen can be found around the structure. Locate with /locate structure an:bastion_castle
Bastion Gallery
This is a Piglin bastion-style gallery. It features two towers and a main platform with lava below. It includes chests and barrels with three types of loot tables. Piglin swordsmen, crossbowmen, and axemen can be found around the structure. Locate with /locate structure an:bastion_gallery
Bastion Prison
This is a Piglin bastion-style prison. It features two towers and multiple cells containing imprisoned Sporebacks. It includes chests with three types of loot tables. Piglin swordsmen, crossbowmen, and axemen can be found around the structure. Locate with /locate structure an:bastion_prison
Red Fortress
This is a red fortress very similar to the vanilla Nether Fortress. It features large bridges and long corridors. It contains chests with one type of loot table. Wither Skeletons, Skeletons, and Blazes can be found around the structure. Locate with /locate structure an:red_fortress
Natural
Basalt Vent
This is a smoke vent made of basalt. It releases smoke into the environment. Locate with /locate structure an:basalt_vent
Blackstone Vent
This is a smoke vent made of blackstone. It releases smoke into the environment. Locate with /locate structure an:blackstone_vent
Mobs
Ghosted
This is a Skeleton variant that spawns in the Soul Sand Valley. It is a skeleton infused with soul fire. When it attacks, it can set the player on fire. When it dies, it may drop fire charges. Summonable with /loot give @s loot an:uncraftable/eggs/ghosted_spawn_egg
Sporeback
This is a Zombified Piglin variant that spawns in the Wart Heap. It is a Piglin infected by heap fungus. It can release spores and attack both Piglins and players. When it dies, it may drop heap funglets. Summonable with /loot give @s loot an:uncraftable/eggs/sporeback_spawn_egg
Items
Uncraftable functional items are added. For more information, read below.
Banners
Bridge Banner
This is an uncraftable banner that can only be found in Red Fortresses. It is red in color and features a blaze as its design. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:uncraftable/functional/bridge_banner
Greed Banner
This is an uncraftable banner that can only be found in Grand Bastions (any type). It is gold in color and features a piglin snout as its design. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:uncraftable/functional/greed_banner
Heads
Ghosted Skull
This is a skull obtained by killing a Ghosted, with a 5% drop chance. It has a unique sound when placed on top of a note block. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:uncraftable/functional/ghosted_skull
Piglin Brute Head
This is a head obtained by killing a Piglin Axeman, with a 5% drop chance. It has a unique sound when placed on top of a note block. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:uncraftable/functional/piglin_brute_head
Sporeback Head
This is a head obtained by killing a Sporeback, with a 5% drop chance. It has a unique sound when placed on top of a note block. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:uncraftable/functional/sporeback_head
Recipes
Recipes and craftable items are added. For more information, read below.
Equipment
Gilded Netherite Helmet
Requires a netherite upgrade smithing template, a netherite helmet, and a gold block to upgrade. Grants +4 armor, +3 armor toughness, +15% knockback resistance, and reduces burning time by 20%. Durability: 468.
Gilded Netherite Chestplate
Requires a netherite upgrade smithing template, a netherite chestplate, and a gold block to upgrade. Grants +9 armor, +4.5 armor toughness, +25% knockback resistance, and reduces burning time by 40%. Durability: 681.
Gilded Netherite Leggings
Requires a netherite upgrade smithing template, netherite leggings, and a gold block to upgrade. Grants +7 armor, +4 armor toughness, +20% knockback resistance, and reduces burning time by 30%. Fire-resistant when dropped. Durability: 638.
Gilded Netherite Boots
Requires a netherite upgrade smithing template, netherite boots, and a gold block to upgrade. Grants +4 armor, +2.5 armor toughness, +10% knockback resistance, and reduces burning time by 10%. Durability: 553.
Gilded Netherite Shield
Requires a netherite upgrade smithing template, a shield, and a gold block to upgrade. Grants +10% knockback resistance and +60% explosion knockback resistance. Fire-resistant when dropped. Durability: 420.
Food
Crimson Soup
This is a food item crafted using 1 red mushroom, 1 crimson fungus, 1 nether wart, and 1 bowl. It restores +6 hunger and +1.2 saturation. When consumed, it has a 30% chance to grant fire resistance for 30 seconds. It is stackable. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:craftable/food/crimson_soup
Enchanted Golden Carrot
This is a food item crafted using 8 gold blocks and 1 carrot. It has the same hunger and saturation values as a golden carrot. When consumed, it grants invisibility for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, jump boost II for 30 seconds, night vision for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, and speed I for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:craftable/food/enchanted_golden_carrot
Warped Stew
This is a food item crafted using 1 brown mushroom, 1 warped fungus, 1 porkchop, and 1 bowl. It restores +8 hunger and +1.6 saturation. When consumed, it has a 30% chance to grant nausea for 30 seconds. It is stackable. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:craftable/food/warped_stew
Misc
Bomb
This is an item crafted using 1 string, 2 gunpowder, 1 fire charge, and 1 iron ingot. It is an explosive that can be thrown using right-click. It is recommended to use it with caution. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:craftable/misc/bomb
Crimson Funglet
This is an item crafted using 8 bone meal and 1 crimson fungus. When placed on any type of nylium, it grows a crimson fungus. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:craftable/misc/crimson_funglet
Gunpowder
This is an item crafted using 1 coal (charcoal can also be used), 1 bone meal, and 1 glowstone dust. It is useful for crafting bombs.
Heap Funglet
This is an item crafted using 8 bone meal and 1 nether wart. When placed on soul soil, it grows a heap fungus. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:craftable/misc/heap_funglet
Warped Funglet
This is an item crafted using 8 bone meal and 1 warped fungus. When placed on any type of nylium, it grows a warped fungus. Givable with /loot give @s loot an:craftable/misc/warped_funglet
Mechanics
Piglin Infection
Hoglins, Piglins, and Piglin Brutes receive the weakness effect while inside the Wart Heap biome. If they are near heap fungus, they transform into undead mobs. They can become Sporebacks and attack both Piglins and players.
Unpassable Roof
Starting at height Y=156, Ender Pearls become unstable and break when they hit bedrock, releasing purple particles. This prevents players from passing through the bedrock roof.
Ore Distribution
Ancient Debris
Ancient Debris can be found throughout the Nether from Y=0 to Y=160. It is recommended to mine in flow-type biomes, where there is a 50% chance that Ancient Debris generates exposed, touching lava. In cave-type biomes, there is a 50% chance + ×1.67 multiplier that it generates exposed, touching air.
Coal Ore
Coal Ore can be found throughout the Nether from Y=0 to Y=160. It is recommended to mine on the floor or along basalt walls in the Basalt Deltas biome.
Gold Ore
Gold Ore can be found throughout the Nether from Y=0 to Y=160. It has a ×1.67 multiplier in all crimson biomes. It is recommended to mine on the floor or along netherrack walls in crimson biomes.
Iron Ore
Iron Ore can be found throughout the Nether from Y=0 to Y=160. It is recommended to mine on the floor or along basalt walls in the Basalt Deltas biome.
Quartz Ore
Quartz Ore can be found throughout the Nether from Y=0 to Y=160. It has a ×1.67 multiplier in all warped biomes. It is recommended to mine on the floor or along netherrack walls in warped biomes.
Reset & Technical Details
Technical information is provided. For more details, read below.
Adjust mob spawn rates
- Use the datapack version of the project.
- Open the ZIP file.
- Navigate to the biome file you want to adjust:
data → an → worldgen → biome(for a custom biome).data → minecraft → worldgen → biome(for a vanilla biome).
- Open the selected biome file.
- Locate the
"spawners"section. - Adjust the mob weight values as you like and save the changes.
Note:
It is recommended to keep the total at 100. For example, in Soul Sand Valley, you can lower the skeleton weight from 75 to 65 and raise the ghast weight from 25 to 35.
Remove a specific custom entity
- Use the datapack version of the project.
- Open the ZIP file.
- Navigate to
data → an → function → entitiesand opensort_entity.mcfunction. - Locate the section for the entity you want to remove.
- Delete the entire line and save the changes.
The selected custom entity will no longer be generated.
Remove a specific custom item
- Use the datapack version of the project.
- Open the ZIP file.
- Navigate to
data → an → recipe → (select the category)and delete the item recipe. - Navigate to
data → an → advancement → recipe → (select the category)and delete the item recipe advancement. - Save the changes.
If the item is also added through a loot table:
- Complete all previous steps first.
- Navigate to
data → an → loot_table → chests → grand_bastionand open the loot table file. - Find
"type": "minecraft:loot_table"and replace its value with"an:uncraftable/empty". - Save the changes.
Remove all custom entities
- Use the datapack version of the project.
- Open the ZIP file.
- Navigate to
data → an → function → timerand open1s.mcfunction. - Locate the
## entities sortingsection. - Delete the entire line and save the changes.
Custom entities will no longer be generated.
Remove unpassable roof
- Use the datapack version of the project.
- Open the ZIP file.
- Navigate to
data → an → function → timerand opentick.mcfunction. - Locate the
### ender_pearl. - Delete the entire line and save the changes.
Ender pearls will now behave as in vanilla.
Reset
- Leave the Nether and exit the world.
- Make a backup of your world.
- Install NBTExplorer.
- Open the backup using NBTExplorer.
- Open
/datapacksand delete the datapack. - Delete the
/DIM-1folder. - Open
/level.dat. - In
Data → DataPacks → Enabled, delete Amethyst Nether. - In
Data → WorldGenSettings → dimensions, deleteminecraft:the_nether. - Save the changes.
The Nether is now fully reset, and you can install a newer version of Amethyst Nether or any other datapack or mod.
📌 Notes
- Not compatible with datapacks or mods that change Nether world generation, such as Incendium, Amplified Nether, BetterNether, or Biomes O' Plenty.
- Compatible with datapacks or mods that add Nether structures, such as Dungeon and Taverns or Uncovery.
- Still in development; new content will be added in future versions. For updates, join the Discord.
Available Versions
How to Install Amethyst Nether on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Amethyst Nether". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+8 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Amethyst Nether server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Amethyst Nether compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Amethyst Nether officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Amethyst Nether – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Amethyst Nether consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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