Arcane Ascension Mod for Minecraft 1.4.5

This is an official update to the Arcane Ascension mod, by:

• Murayama (MTG artist Dan Scott)
• Areus
• Pheenixm and dgary.

The main feature of the mod is the mystical floating islands. You will find many new mysterious ores, and forge the strongest armour known to man, which can be imbued with special effects.

Screenshots and Recipes:

[spoiler]OresEmpyrium

A rare magic crystal said to be able to imbue items with arcane abilities. These paragons are so powerful they even cause the earth itself to defy gravity and raise into the air. They also infuse the soil so special plants grow from the earth.

Mining it will give you an Empyrium Paragon.

Prometheum

A volatile fuel used in a Prometheus Chamber. It can be found in the regular world but it’s more common in the Nether.

When mined it drops Prometheum Embers.

Adamantium

This metal is the hardest material in existence. It’s also the only metal capable of being enhanced with an Empyrium Paragon. A regular furnace doesn’t get hot enough to smelt it. It must be smelted in a Prometheus Chamber. The metal is so hard it can only be smelted with Prometheum. When smelted it returns an Adamantium Ingot.

Trace-Stone

Some stone has trace amounts of other ores in it. Normally the amounts are too small to be detected let alone extracted. Through the wonders of the Prometheus Chamber these ores will no longer go to waste.

Arcane Constructs

Prometheus Chamber

This is the only machine capable of harnessing the power of Prometheum and the only thing that gets hot enough to smelt Adamantium. It’s able to smelt items slightly faster than a regular furnace and is able to extract ores from Trace Stone.
Here’s a shot of the Prometheus Chamber GUI in action. There are 10 output slots for the different material returned from Trace-Stone.

The recipe:

I recognize the gold and obsidian but what’s that thing in the middle you say? Well glad you asked!

Empyrium Core

This is needed to craft a Prometheus Chamber. This is a very powerful and volatile item and great care must be taken with it. Throwing it can have catastrophic consequences. However, since it doesn’t destroy ores it can be a very valuable mining tool in the proper hands.
Before:

After:

The recipe:

Glimmerwood Trees

Glimmerwood trees spawn all over, and only on floating islands.

They emit light and act the same as any other regular tree would.

Floating Islands

These are places where Empyrium is concentrated to the point the earth has risen into the air. This is also the only place Glimmerwood trees grow naturally though the saplings can be planted anywhere regular trees would grow.

Havenbloom

Empyrium can be very difficult to find. Fortunately these flowers grow anywhere there’s a high concentration of Empyrium. Look for the flower and you’re sure to find the prize.
This flower can also be burned in the Prometheus Chamber to repair any items made with Adamantium or Glimmerwood. This is very useful since an item must be at 100% in order to be upgraded.
Future plans: This flower will repel mobs so they can be planted outside your base as protection.

Arcane Tools and Armour

Adamantium Pickaxe

This is one of the only tools worthy of being crafted in Adamantium. All other tools are considered too mundane to use an ore as precious as Adamantium on.
Mining Speed: Same as gold.

Durability: 1600 uses.

It’s crafted with Adamantium Ingots and Glimmerwood sticks
The recipe:

Enchanted Pickaxe

On right click is mines the block your looking at with a silk touch effect and drops it at your feet, but

costs 10 times the durability.(it also picks up ice and glass )

Mining Speed: Same as gold.

Durability: 2400 uses.

Crafted with Adamantium ingots Glimmerwood sticks and a Empyrium Paragon.

Adamantium Sword

Damage: 5 hearts

Durability: 1600 uses

The recipe:

Glimmerwood Bow

Last longer than a normal bow.

Does more damage that normal bow.

(Hopefully shoots homing arrows if I can code it)

Ascendant Gaunlets

Tier 1
This acts as a pickaxe, shovel and sword all in one.

Mining Speed: Same as iron.

Digging Speed: Same as iron.

Durability: 1600 uses.

Damage: 8 health (4 hearts)

The recipe:

You can then upgrade this to the next level.
Tier 2

Mining Speed: Same as diamond.

Digging Speed: Same as diamond.

Durability: 1600 uses.

Damage: 11 health(5.5 hearts)

Special Abilities:

– Right click on a mob to pick it up.. Right click again to fling them away. This uses 5 durability. (Very glitchy)

– Requires nether wart for use.

The recipe: (Requires Ascendant Gauntlet Tier 1)

Upgrade again if you like.
Tier 3

Mining Speed: Same as gold.

Digging Speed: Same as gold.

Durability: 1600 uses.

Damage: 14 health (7 hearts)

Special Abilities:

– Right click on a mob to pick it up. It cannot attack you while held. Release to throw the mob 10 blocks in the air. This uses 1 durability. (Very glitchy)

– Right click on a block to super punch. This causes an explosion that doesn’t harm entities or ores but does mine other blocks.

– Requires gunpowder to use.

The recipe: (Requires Ascendant Gauntlet Tier 2)

Adamantium Helms

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

The recipe:

Once you have this you can upgrade it using Empyrium.
Tier 1

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities:

– Allows wearer to breathe underwater

Catalyst: Raw Fish

The recipe:

Once you have this you can upgrade it again with Empyrium.
Tier 2

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities:

– Allows wearer to breathe underwater

– Gives you the ability to climb vertical surfaces like a spider

Catalyst: Spider eyes

The recipe:(requires Ascendant Helm Tier 1)

This can then be upgraded to, you guessed it:
Tier 3

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):

– Allows wearer to breathe underwater

– Gives you the ability to climb vertical surfaces like a spider

– Heals half a heart of health every 5 seconds.

Catalyst: golden apple

The recipe:(requires Ascendant Helm Tier 2)

Adamantium Chestplates

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

The recipe:

Wash, rinse, repeat.
Tier 1

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):

– Hold spacebar while falling to glide to a safe landing.

Catalyst: Feather

The recipe:

Tier 2

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):

– Hold spacebar while falling to glide to a safe landing.

– Any mobs that come within 4 blocks of wearer are set on fire.

Catalyst: Blaze Powder

The recipe: (Requires Ascendant Chestplate Tier 1)

Tier 3

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):

– Hold spacebar while falling to glide to a safe landing.

– Any mobs that come within 4 blocks of wearer are set on fire.

– Double tap spacebar to fly. Flying uses up 1 durability per second.

Catalyst: Ghast tears

The recipe: (Requires Ascendant Chestplate Tier 2) Same as above, just use ghast tears.

Adamantium Leggings

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

The recipe:

Tier 1

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):

– Speed is 1.5X normal

Catalyst: sugar

The recipe:

Tier 2

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities:

– Speed is 2X normal

Catalyst: Ender Pearls

The recipe: (Requires Ascendant Leggings Tier 1)

Tier 3

Protection: same as Diamond

Durability: Slightly more than Diamond

Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):

– Speed is 2.5X normal

Catalyst: Glistering Melons

The recipe: (Requires Ascendant Leggings Tier 2)

Adamantium Boots

Protection: same as Diamond
Durability: Slightly more than Diamond
The recipe:

Tier 1
Protection: same as Diamond
Durability: Slightly more than Diamond
Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):
– Double jump.
– Fall damage reduced 25%.
Catalyst: Bones
The recipe:

Tier 2
Protection: same as Diamond
Durability: Slightly more than Diamond
Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):
– Triple jump.
– Fall damage reduced to half.
Catalyst: Slime balls
The recipe: (Requires Ascendant Boots Tier 2)

Tier 3
Protection: same as Diamond
Durability: Slightly more than Diamond
Special Abilities (to be implemented in future updates):
– Quad jump.
– No fall damage.
Catalyst: Magma Cream
The recipe: (Requires Ascendant Boots Tier 2)
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Installation:

• 1) Install the latest version of Minecraft Forge into the minecraft.jar
• 2) Drop the mods .zip into the mods folder.

Changelogs:

v0.5.0 PR2

• Added config options to disable overworld prometheum ore generation and to change island spawn rate.
• Changed the tracestone returning prometheum embers in the prometheus chamber to clay.
• Fixed ascendant speed legs.
• Added fall damage reduction to boots.
• Armor is now visible in 3rd person mode and in the inventory.