Eternal Tales

Update trailers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LapW90V0kYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99UYpWIuIQo

Finally, the hardest and story-heavy update is ready! Prepare for the one last fight! And meetigng with old friends(?) Since there’s a lot of story content here, the changelog will be split into several parts, and the further you go, the more spoilers there will be. Read accordingly, depending on how much you want to know about the update before playing it

Unfortunately, due to a lack of time, I didn’t manage to add some items that are supposed to come after the story’s finale, they’ll be added soon, so this isn’t the end of the Arkemers!

To start with, here’s the spoiler-free section. Just a guide on how to begin the new update’s storyline. The update is built around a quest, which means you need to make sure you don’t have any other active quests to start with. Next, this update starts after previous mod’s finale. Therefore, Unahzaal must be defeated. And finally, the new content. After defeating Unahzaal in the overworld, you’ll see small structures in the sky. You need to reach them and activate them using Ageagoria — an item that has been dropping from Unahzaal for five years and is only now being put to use, since this update was planned a very long time ago.

This will start the story of the new update, and from here on out there will be spoilers with walkthrough tips.

When you activate a structure with Ageagoria, a dungeon will appear that you’ll need to complete. You’ll figure everything out as you go, and the quest NPCs will guide you. There will be a total of 6 dungeons with different challenges. Again, the NPCs will tell you where to find them. The only thing I really want to prepare you for is the battle against the final boss, Tetragrammaton.

Tetragrammaton Battle Let’s start with the recommended gear. Great Emblem is MANDATORY. Without it, there’s a high chance you’ll be one shoted Great Unahzaal Armor and the final weapon corresponding to your class (Restored Astral for the Warrior, Rocket's Gun for the Ranged, Bloody Anchor for the Mage, Curious Eye for the Summoner) The Ultimate Two would also be a good addition, as it has immunity to many types of damage and can stun bosses when they attack you

Upon entering the final arena, the Tetragrammaton will begin summoning bosses.

First, he will summon the boss Quetzalcoatl. Its mechanics are as follows: it is a segmented boss. Only its head can take damage. The segments can shoot and summon mobs. If you damage the segments enough, they will stop functioning and lose their abilities. Quetzalcoatl’s head has a rapid-fire attack where it fires very quickly for a short period of time. It also has a pull attack. Be prepared to be pulled in for damage. You can avoid this by keeping a safe distance during the fight or by getting stuck in blocks.

Let’s also talk abour boss’s minions:

• Arkemer Warbot - a mob that simply attacks at close range
• Arkemer Wargun - a ranged mob
• Arkemer Band - a mob that splits into 3 more mobs upon death
• Arkemer Healing Tank - the most important of the minions; it can very quickly heal all Arkemer bosses within a large radius and attack you. These should be destroyed first

Also, when any of the minions are near the bosses, they grant a small regeneration effect to the bosses

When Quetzalcoatl is at 50% health or lower, a second boss Chac-Mool will be summoned. Chac-Mool will also summon bosses when he reaches 50% HP, so the number of bosses in the arena by the end of the fight depends entirely on you, but it is recommended to defeat Quetzalcoatl before moving on to Chac-Mool so you can focus on the other bosses Chak-Mool primarily attacks at close range but also has a hammer attack. When he strikes the ground, he attacks everyone within a certain radius, knocks them into the air, and stuns them. Chak-Mool can also grant himself a speed boost for a short time. Chak-Mool can also begin summoning projectiles in the form of black holes falling from the sky, which explode and inflict Sun Flames and Aetherium Poison effects.

When Chak-Mool has 50% or less HP, he summons two bosses at once Adam and Eve. It is recommended to finish off Chak-Mool first or start with Eve, as she is the most dangerous boss at this point. Eve fires slow-moving projectiles, but they still deal a lot of damage and also heal Eve very effectively. Be even more wary of Eve’s melee attacks—they deal even more damage; a few seconds is enough to die from them. Eve can also teleport to the player. It’s best to dodge the teleport to avoid a melee attack. Eve doesn’t teleport instantly and has an animation before teleporting; she becomes two-dimensional and then disappears. If you move during this, she will most likely not have time to attack you.

Adam has only ranged attacks. When his arrows hit a mob or a block, they create Radioactive Clouds, and the rain from these clouds attacks everyone beneath them

When Adam and Eve have less than 50% HP, the final boss Tetragrammaton himself is summoned. He has both melee and ranged attacks, which also summon Radioactive Clouds and heal Tetragrammaton. He can also summon Black Holes. When the Tetragrammaton has 50% or less HP, he will drop to one knee. During this time, he cannot be attacked and will regenerate. A passage will open behind his throne, which you must rush through. There you will find the Arkemer Servers. You must destroy them. As soon as the Tetragrammaton finishes regenerating to full health, it will teleport you to its location and close the passage. If you haven’t managed to destroy all the Servers, it will kneel again and open the passage. You need to repeat this until you destroy all the Servers. After that, the Tetragrammaton will no longer kneel, and you will be able to kill it

And now, the full changelog

Changes compared to Beta-4 for those who played it:

• 6 new structures for generating 6 new Arkemer dungeons, activated upon completing the quest and containing various puzzles
• Qμ3TƵ∆LC0A†L (Quetzalcoatl), C4ΛC_M0ΘL (Chak Mool), A∆Λм (Adam), EשΞ (Eve), TЄ†Я∆9ГAмMΛ⊥0П (Tetragrammaton) - new bosses, which were already described above
• Aetherium Forge - a new crafting station
• Aetherium Imbued Arkemer Armor - new endgame armor. Features a new customization interface and many abilities
• Seraphim - a new sword, an upgrade to the Restored Astral
• Aetherium - a new material
• Hard Disk Drive - a new material
• Solid State Drive - a new material
• Infinite State Drive - a material for a future update
• Black Hole - a new mob. Pulls in and attacks the player
• Two new tracks and music disks by Arterionix and irill Litvinenko
• Earthquake - a new effect that causes the screen to shake
• Reprogramming - a new effect that causes glitches on the screen
• Herald of Unahzaal - a new NPC
• Flecheresha Stone can now be crafted at the Aetherium Forge
• You can now build in Creative mode in the world of Unahzaal
• The Ridges of Madness (the ocean of acid at the bottom of the world of Unahzaal) have been removed, as they caused lag in the world of Unahzaal, especially with shaders

Full changelog:

Added:

• 6 new structures for generating 6 new Arkemer dungeons, activated upon completing the quest and containing various puzzles
• Qμ3TƵ∆LC0A†L (Quetzalcoatl), C4ΛC_M0ΘL (Chak Mool), A∆Λм (Adam), EשΞ (Eve), TЄ†Я∆9ГAмMΛ⊥0П (Tetragrammaton) - new bosses, which were already described above
• Aetherium Forge - a new crafting station
• Aetherium Imbued Arkemer Armor - new endgame armor. Features a new customization interface and many abilities
• Seraphim - a new sword, an upgrade to the Restored Astral
• Aetherium - a new material
• Hard Disk Drive - a new material
• Solid State Drive - a new material
• Infinite State Drive - a material for a future update
• Black Hole - a new mob. Pulls in and attacks the player
• Two new tracks and music disks by Arterionix and Kirill Litvinenko
• Earthquake - a new effect that causes the screen to shake
• Reprogramming - a new effect that causes glitches on the screen
• Herald of Unahzaal - a new NPC
• Arkemer Orichalcum Ingot
• Arkemer Key. Can activate the Arkemer Force Field Generator
• Arkemer Key Core and Arkemer Key Ring. Can be combined to craft the Arkemer Key
• Arkemer Force Field Generator. Can deactivate the Force Field and activate certain mechanisms. Tek also has a security mode in which 10 random Arkemer mobs spawn; these must be defeated to activate the mechanism
• Force Field. An indestructible block for dungeons
• Arkemer Shredder. A block that you can walk through slowly, but while taking damage
• Set of the new Arkemerry tree
• Smithing Template Arkemer Upgrade
• Aetherium Ice. Can be destroyed to obtain Liquid Aetherium. Typically used for “checkpoints” so that players can access certain areas while progressing through a dungeon
• Wormhole Block. Can teleport the player, activate certain mechanisms, and place blocks
• Arkemer Cube. A new entity designed for pressing plates
• Arkemer Cube Controller. Pulls the Arkemer Cube toward the player when held
• Arkemer Pressure Plate
• Arkemer Vine and Moss
• Arkemer Banner Template
• Arkemer Gravity Platform. A new entity that can move mobs and the player. It has both vertical and horizontal modes
• Arkemer Platform Depot. A block that can configure the platform. It can set coordinates, mode, and direction
• Test Block. Can drop any item from the mod or vanilla Minecraft
• Arkemer Warbot. A new mob
• Arkemer Wargun. A new shooting mob
• Arkemer Band. A new mob that spawns 3 Arkemer Minions upon death
• Arkemer Minion. New mob
• Arkemer Healing Tank. Can regenerate Arkemer mobs and attack the player from a distance
• Arkemer Security Block. Appears when the Arkemer Force Field Generator is activated in security mode. Summons 10 random Arkemer mobs that must be defeated to activate the mechanism
• Arkemer Ladder
• Arkemer Server. A mob involved in the final battle (see above)
• Aetherium Poison. A new effect that attacks the player
• The /summonquetzalcoatl command for testing Quetzalcoatl
• Unahzaal Chthonic and Great Armor now provide 5 and 10 levels of Health Boost, respectively, as stated in their descriptions
• Long Weapon Effect. A new effect that increases mobs' attack range
• Fin Sword now has a different and larger model in the hand, as well as +1 to attack range

Changed:

• Flecheresha Stone can now be crafted at the Aetherium Forge
• Textures for the following items: Cobalt items, Ruby items, Ice tools, Quartz tools, Netherrack tools, Ancienzyte items, Hyacinthum items, Truadamanite items, Fishsword, Mucunhorn, Cephalopod's Slayer, Warrior Smithing Template, Vivid Smithing Template, Arkemer Dirt, Arkemer Grass Block, Arkemer Stone, Arkemer Stone Bricks, Arkemer Lamp, Arkemer Gas Tube, Arkemer Locks, Suspicious Arkemer Dirt, Arkemer Path, Arkemer Display, Glove of Destinies, Ageagoria
• Super Duper Ultra Mega Epic Universal Raccoon Degubber can now replace blocks with End Gates
• Mist now has a glowing texture
• Crafting the Jewelry Table now uses the Fletcher Table instead of the Crafting Table
• Heavy Cobalt Armor model has been updated
• Spear model has been updated to match the new textures
• Required Sorcery skill level to use the Giant Virus has been reduced to 5, and the Mutated Virus to 7
• Ruby, Netherite, and Cobalt Spears no longer deal melee damage
• Hellish Keyhole is now replaced by a Hell Rock upon activation, so the Piglin Clocktower cannot be entered without all 4 keys
• Hellish Gate can now be activated with a right-click to destroy surrounding blocks after all Hellish Keyholes have been activated
• Crafting recipes, loot tables, structures, and some other minor mod elements have been optimized
• The following structures have been optimized and converted from features to structures: Eden Sdjinn Cage (also known as Eden Prison), Comet Portal, Comet Flying Island Snowflake, Yasiden House 1 and 2, and Nightingale Purgatorium Portal. This also means they can now be found using the /locate command
• Creative mode building is now available in the Unahzaal world

Fixed:

• Naming error in A'Hisi's Hologram in some language translations
• A crash caused by the drop of the Staff of a Thousand Fires from the King of Piglin
• Error in the title of the Vivid Tale
• William could only be summoned at night on Day 0
• Blood Moon and Blue Moon could only rise at night on Day 0
• Hellish Clock and Lunar Sundial reset the day count
• Number of essences required for the Terrarformation Mushroom Powder was not specified in the description
• Ravrite Queen button did not work in the Storyteller's GUI
• Lags in Vulcanech due to bugged generation of the Abissaliel Arena
• Abissaliel Arena now generates without clipping
• Models for The Ultimate One and Two have been updated
• Numerous text errors
• All #forge tags have been copied to #c and #neoforge tags
• Ruby Sword had the Aerolite Sword texture in the inventory

Removed:

• Duplicate achievement for completing the Flecheresha Stone trial
• Removed the Ridges of Madness (the ocean of acid at the bottom of the Unazhaal world), as they caused lag in the Unazhaal world, especially with shaders