[ANGRY PIXEL] The Betweenlands

The Betweenlands mod by the Angry Pixel development team is a massive expansion that adds a completely new dimension to Minecraft with unique atmosphere and complex survival mechanics. This dark and mysterious realm features strange creatures roaming among ancient civilization ruins, where players must adapt to dangerous conditions or perish.

Key Features

• Complete independent survival experience with dozens of hours of gameplay
• New dimension with unique ecosystem and mechanics
• Numerous new creatures and monsters for combat
• Diverse biomes and structures to explore - from majestic fortresses to underground ruins
• Advanced herbalism system with creation of over 30 unique infusions from 14 different plant aspects
• Special farming system with new crop types
• Hundreds of new building blocks including various mechanisms and rich vegetation
• Vast array of items: unique weapons, armor, tools, food, resources, and lore fragments
• Extensive sound palette with atmospheric tracks and musical compositions
• Innovative mechanics: food spoilage, tool corrosion, character decay, and combat system with three gem types
• Random events including weather changes and supernatural occurrences
• Built-in shader effects for visual world enhancement
• Full multiplayer support for cooperative survival with friends

World History

During the era when the Overworld and Nether were born, this dimension existed as a void between worlds. Over time, energy from the Overworld seeped through a rift, allowing life to spread. A civilization inhabiting these lands under the guidance of a Great Druid attempted to harness Nether forces, but dark energies spiraled out of control, causing widespread corruption. The inhabitants turned into Wights, and the Great Druid himself became the Prime Wight, doomed to rule an empire of decay. When a traveler found the path to this dimension, your story began...

Survival Mechanics

Polluted air slowly deteriorates any living creature. This world lacks day/night cycle, and items like clocks, maps, redstone, flint and steel, and compasses become useless. Food from other dimensions quickly spoils, turning into rotten food.

For creating fire, use an octine ingot with moss, cave moss, or thorns - it slowly ignites plants without consuming the ingot itself. This method is essential for starting an infuser. Regular torches don't work - sulfur torches are required instead. Tools from other worlds lose effectiveness, while local tools are subject to corrosion.

Accessing the Dimension

Entry to The Betweenlands opens through creating a portal tree. Detailed information about access methods is available on relevant resources.

Environment

The world is based on swamp theme with animated green sky dotted with mysterious stars. Occasionally, auroras appear - the last glimpses of joy in this dimension. The soil maintains a deathly green hue.

The dimension consists of various biomes: Swamplands, Patchy Islands, Coarse Islands, Sludge Plains, Deep Waters, and Marshes. Some biomes contain middle gem ores. Vegetation is dense and uncontrolled, hiding ruins of ancient civilizations and mysterious structures, including the Wight Fortress.

The underground world includes Lake Caverns where valonite ore and life crystal ore can be found. The main tree type is weedwood tree, though giant specimens also exist. Sap trees, rubber trees, and other species are also present.

The underground system contains various ores: sulfur, slimy bone, octine, syrmorite, valonite, and life crystal. Caves are often spacious, with underground flora and stalactites, accompanied by echoing cave ambiance.

Common Issues

OptiFine Problems

1. Black screen - disable "Fast Render" in OptiFine or The Betweenlands shaders in configuration
2. Invisible objects - disable The Betweenlands shaders or OptiFine shaders via optionsshaders.txt file
3. Crash on startup (1.7.10) - use OptiFine HD U D3

Other Issues

1. Yellow/brown water - update Forge to latest version
2. Graphical artifacts - disable shaders from other mods or The Betweenlands
3. Missing sounds - press F3+T to reload sound system
4. Severe lag - disable The Betweenlands shaders, especially on integrated graphics cards