The Shadows of Aethro Forge server just got a serious upgrade with six new mods from CurseForge, unlocking new mechanics, deeper progression, and full-blown space travel. Plus — the world border has been expanded so fresh terrain can generate, giving you full access to all the new content.

Here’s what’s new:

🔮 Mystical Agriculture
Grow anything: ores, mob drops, gear materials. It’s farming on steroids.

🪙 Create: Numismatics
Mint your own money with automated coin crafting. Trade systems? Now possible.

🏰 Heralds II (Heralds: Legion)
Custom banners and heraldry to give your colony its own identity.

🎁 Mob Loot Bags
Mobs now drop random loot bags. PvE just got more chaotic and rewarding.

🪐 Ad Astra
Rocket tech, oxygen systems, and planetary exploration — the entire solar system is now in play.

📦 Lootr
Dungeon loot is now instanced per player. No more “first come, first steal.”

🌍 World Border Expansion

We’ve officially expanded the world border to open up new terrain generation. This means:

• New structures can spawn

• New ores and crops can generate naturally

• Exploration just got way more rewarding

🧭 Update your modpack now to access everything:
🔗 https://l.aethro.net/forge-pack

Big update today! Several core mods have been updated, and your colonists are now spreadsheet-obsessed.

🔄 Updated Mods

• MineColonies → 1.1.924

• BlockUI

• GeckoLib

• Create Mod

• Structurize

🏡 Colony Behavior Changes (MineColonies 1.1.924)

• Farmers realized they’ve been neglecting some fields. They’re now tracking their progress on a stolen courier spreadsheet (this won’t backfire, surely).

• They also noticed they were planting crops in areas too dark to grow. They’ve stopped doing that.

• Builders were redoing the same work if a new one picked up a half-finished job. They now leave notes on progress using—yep—another stolen spreadsheet.

• Builder material prefetching now survives when builders switch, to avoid raising suspicion from the couriers.

• Cooks were being lazy with food quality. They’re now distributing top-tier meals, also thanks to a misappropriated spreadsheet.

Make sure your client updates if it hasn’t automatically.
As always, report any issues via Discord—unless you're a courier. Then maybe don’t.

✨ New Feature
Secure Trading has arrived!
You can now safely trade with other players by right-clicking them with an empty hand. No more drop-and-hope deals—trade with confidence.

🔧 Mod Updates
The following mods have been updated to their latest versions to fix bugs and improve performance:

• MineColonies

• Sophisticated Backpacks

• Mine and Slash

• Library of Exile

• Fusion

• Dungeon Realm

• Chat Heads

• Sophisticated Core

• Structurize

⚠️ Required Action
Be sure to update your modpack on CurseForge before attempting to play. Older versions will not be compatible with the server.

Get trading. Get building. Get exploring.
Welcome to the next evolution of Shadows of Aethro.

The Shadows of Aethro Forge server just got a whole lot smarter. We’ve officially launched a dedicated Bugs & Suggestions area to streamline feedback, squash bugs faster, and get community-driven ideas implemented quicker than ever.

Whether you've spotted a broken quest trigger, want a new feature added to your colony experience, or have a balance suggestion—this is now the place to be heard.

Here’s what’s new:

• 🐞 Bug Reports: Report technical issues directly in one clean space, categorized by type (mods, plugins, server behavior, etc.)

• 💡 Suggestions: Have an idea to improve the gameplay loop? Want more quests, new trade options, or plugin tweaks? Drop it here.

• 🔄 Status Tracking: Suggestions and bugs will be marked as Open, Under Review, In Progress, or Completed, so you know where things stand.

• 🔔 Live Discord Updates via RSS: Every new post or update from the Bugs & Suggestions area will now automatically ping in the #forge-updates channel in our Discord. Stay in the loop without checking the forums constantly.

Why this matters:
You shape this world. Shadows of Aethro is meant to grow with its players, and now your voice has a clear path straight to the devs and admins who can make things happen.

Ready to help improve Shadows of Aethro?

Let’s make Shadows better. Together.

Calling all Minecrafters!!

Shadows of Aethro is expanding. If you haven't found yourself in our world; Now's the time to start!

Here's what we're adding this time:

Mods Added:

• Thermal Expansion: Now is the Time of the Machine. Prepare for Industry to take over!!

• Thermal Integration: All must become one. All must be compatible with The Thermal Foundation.

• Achievement Plaques: Achievements but better and prettier.

• Inventory Pets: The dawn of immortal pets. (Just don't forget to feed them!)

Don't be shy! This update isn't going to bite... Maybe just a little nibble though.

Embrace the Chaos.

Aethro: Imagine Your World.