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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 21/08/2026

Thank you all so much for another successfully funded campaign! I really hope you all enjoy your new cuddly companions once they ship later this year, and that they help you celebrate The Aether's 15th anniversary with us Next up we'll be detailing some new updates for The Aether II so stay tuned 👀

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 21/08/2026

Just over 20 minutes left!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 20/08/2026

It's the final day of the Aerbunny Plushie 2.0 campaign! Make sure to get your order in before the campaign ends! www.makeship.com/products/aer...

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 13/08/2026

We are entering the FINAL WEEK of the Aerbunny Plush rerun! We're already over 70% funded, so we really only need a final push to get the campaign over the finish line. If you missed out on the Aerbunny the first time round, make sure to pick one up for yourself before the campaign ends!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 01/08/2026

Make sure to pick up your Aerbunny before the campaign is over!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 29/07/2026

Yes, likely 26.1.2 next to match Aether IIs LTS version but we may look at porting further if it seems appropriate.

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 22/07/2026

The Aerbunnies have returned!! Don't Panic!! To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the mod's release we have partnered with Makeship to run a special 2.0 release of the wonderful Aerbunny Plushie! www.makeship.com/products/aer... Spread the word, THE AERBUNNIES ARE BACK!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 22/07/2026

Today, July 22nd 2026, marks 15 years since the release of the original Aether mod Please enjoy this special anniversary artwork and message written by the Aether Team Lead, Katie Payn, to commemorate this amazing milestone

Anniversary artwork featuring a Glowstone Aether Portal in the shape of the number 15 in front of landscape images of various Aether Projects. Text below the Glowstone Portal image reads "15 years exploring the skies together, Thank you all for making The Aether a special place for us all"

Today, July 22nd 2026, marks 15 years since the release of the original Aether Mod for Minecraft by our team's founders. Since then our team has expanded and our roster has rotated over time. Talented engineers, artists, musicians, community managers, and designers have joined the team, developed their skills and talents, and left to work on bigger and better projects and teams including Mojang, Hypixel Studios, Skybound Entertainment, and more. But our team's core philosophy of delivering awe-inspiring experiences in breathtaking worlds has remained the same.

10 years ago I became the steward of this project as its Team Lead. Since then, we have fleshed out The Aether's world, remastered the original mod and brought it back into the mainstream of Minecraft modding, revived and enriched the project's long-awaited sequel The Aether II, launched an amazing collaboration with the Origin Realms server, launched official merchandise with Makeship, and most recently finally released an official version of The Aether on the Minecraft Marketplace with Aether Legends.

This all represents an absolute resurgence in The Aether Project, with now over 120 million downloads on Curseforge, over 2000 Makeship plushes sold, and thousands of new fans brought in by our various collaborations and new releases. The project is now in the healthiest state it has ever seen since its inception, and we are incredibly excited to continue evolving this world via updates to our existing projects and incubating new projects going forward. So please look forward to new content and project announcements over the next few years.

We absolutely could not have achieved any of this without all of you, so shout out to our Patrons, people who put aside their hard-earned money long term to help keep our project afloat over the last decade, and shout out to all of you who have continued to play, enjoy, and talk about The Aether Project over the years.

I also want to shout out a few important people wh…

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 17/06/2026

Download now modrinth.com/mod/aether-ii www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc...

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 17/06/2026

The Aether II Alpha 4 is here! This update introduces the Shifting Glass loot item for dodging and dashing, The Aerbunny Bell companion item, as well as the aquatic Prismallard mob! You can also find improved biome visuals and new structure generation alongside many bug fixes and improvements!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 22/05/2026

We're incredibly proud to announce that The Aether is officially coming to Bedrock for the first time this summer! In collaboration with Spark Universe, Aether Legends will debut on the Minecraft Marketplace on July 14th Learn more about this new project at: aetherlegends.gg

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 05/05/2026

Download now modrinth.com/mod/aether-ii www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc...

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 05/05/2026

We've released a new hotfix for The Aether II on 26.1.2 This patch includes numerous fixes for crashes and other issues found following the release of Alpha 3 and some back end additions and changes, check out the changelog on modrinth for more details modrinth.com/mod/aether-i...

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 02/05/2026

Yeah we're hoping people hop onto this yearly LTS structure, the jump to Vulkan next update will likely make updating a bit painful for many devs so I can see people gravitating to 26.1 naturally anyway but I do hope the community can organise a little bit for long term support

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 02/05/2026

Likely we'll shift to 27.1 once it drops yeah

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 30/04/2026

There are also many many bug fixes, so make sure to check out the changelog! Download now modrinth.com/mod/aether-ii www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc... Changelog modrinth.com/mod/aether-i...

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 30/04/2026

The Aether II has been ported to 26.1! We're sticking to this drop going forward to build and flesh out The Aether II's content. This updated alpha includes the Golden Wyndberry, which allows you to access the Golden Dandelion mechanic in the dimension, as well as a restored Aether Start config!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 24/04/2026

Its the final day of the plushie campaign! Just under 15 hours remain so get your orders in before time runs out! If we hit 400 sales before the campaign ends our revenue cut goes up by a lot, so if you're wanting to support the mod's development picking up a Plush is a great way to do that!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 24/04/2026

*whispers* ... we're also gonna be doing 2.0s of the previous two for those that missed them the first time 👀 (stay tuned for those in the near future)

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 24/04/2026

We're entering the final day of the Aerwhale Jumbo Plushie campaign so in just over 24 hours you will no longer be able to order one Please if you're interested in picking one up get your order in before the Campaign ends as they will no longer be available after the deadline

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 24/04/2026

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 22/04/2026

Only a couple days left to pick up a Whale for yourself! also heres some bonus pictures from my little plushie photoshoot 😂

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 20/04/2026

We're in the final week of our Aerwhale Plushie campaign! So with just under 5 days remaining, this is the last chance to pick one up for yourself! If we can hit 400 sales before the campaign ends our cut goes up dramatically! So make sure you don't forget to order one if you're interested.

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 20/04/2026

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 14/04/2026

The Aerwhale Makeship campaign has also been extended to April 25th! Make sure to pick one up for yourself before the campaign ends in 10 days time 😄 Every whale adopted to your home helps fund the development of this project! www.makeship.com/products/aer...

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 14/04/2026

We've published a small hotfix for The Aether II on 1.21.11 This includes a few bug fixes alongside some improvements to pendants and new Arkenium Bar blocks to build with! Download it now: www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc... modrinth.com/mod/aether-ii

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Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 07/04/2026

Hey so buying an Aerwhale plush really helps support me financially, which is gonna be crucial for my work on the Aether mods going forward as HRT is extremely expensive. So consider getting yourself a lovely Aerwhale! They're very huggable and are also HUGE.

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 07/04/2026

Our Jumbo Aerwhale Plush Makeship campaign is also over 90% funded! Go pick yours up before the campaign ends later this month! (And reminder we'll be doing 2.0 releases of the Aerbunny and Moa Plushes soon too for those that missed them the first time round) www.makeship.com/products/aer...

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Aerwhale Jumbo Plushie

Floating gently through The Aether's skies right into your home! It's the brand new Jumbo Aerwhale Plush! A guardian of the peaceful ecology of The Aether's world, this soft and squishy rendition of t...

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 07/04/2026

Download now on Curseforge and Modrinth www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc... modrinth.com/mod/aether-ii

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 07/04/2026

The Aether II has been updated to 1.21.11! Along with the port, Alpha 2 brings various new ruin structures across multiple biomes, new blocks to build with, and new loot to add to your arsenal! Rebalanced biome distribution and tweaked world generation also enriches exploration gameplay!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 03/04/2026

On a related note the Jumbo Aerwhale Plush is already almost 2/3 funded after just over a week! So please check it out if you haven't already and help get it to its funding goal! www.makeship.com/products/aer... Hope everyone has a nice weekend 😄

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 03/04/2026

Hey guys just a little note here, Im currently working on a video going through our short and long term plans for The Aether II and discussing how our project is funded and maintained to be more transparent about our financial situation going forward. So expect that to drop in the next few days!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 27/03/2026

Our Jumbo Aerwhale Plush is already over 1/3 funded after just one day! Make sure to check out the campaign and help get it funded 😁

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 26/03/2026

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 26/03/2026

We're so happy to announce that we've once again partnered with Makeship to bring you guys another Aether Plush! This time we've gone with the absolutely most requested design, The Aerwhale! Purchasing this jumbo plush helps directly fund The Aether II's development, so please check it out!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 01/03/2026

Development of the Aether mods is made possible by our supporters on Patreon! Consider pledging to help future development: www.patreon.com/TheAetherTeam

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 01/03/2026

Download now for 1.21.8: www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc... modrinth.com/mod/aether-ii Listen to the new additions to the soundtrack here: sunsette.bandcamp.com/album,/the-a...

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 01/03/2026

Nearly two years after the project's revival, The Aether II has finally entered Public Alpha Testing! Explore The Aether's Holy Isles, a greatly expanded and reimagined version of the classic dimension, featuring new biomes, mobs, resources, structures, and a reworked Sentry Ruins dungeon.

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Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 20/02/2026

Still got lots to do, many bits of content to produce over public alpha testing, but already this is easily the best version of the project I've worked on in my 14 years on the project. I hope players agree with us and I hope everyone who worked on the project in the past is proud of the end result

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Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 20/02/2026

In other news We're aiming to release The Aether II into public alpha testing at the end of February, after roughly 21 months of development following the project's revival in 2024 Genuinely so proud of my small team, really hope people love The Aether II as much as we do!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 06/02/2026

This year is already off to a mad start, in part because of the extra attention our collab with Origin Realms, we hit 5 million downloads per month for the first time ever in January! Thank you everyone who has played and enjoyed our mods! Here's to hopefully a very good 2026 for the project!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 06/02/2026

It really warms my heart to see the Aether remaster so enthusiastically adopted by the community, and I'm really excited to properly debut the reboot of The Aether II to everyone very soon! We at the team really think we've crafted something special for everyone

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 06/02/2026

I've been informed that roughly 50 million of those downloads were in 2025, so we've been seeing a genuinely maddening rise in download frequency in the last couple years! This hopefully shows how healthy and strong the MC modding community is, with an ever increasing player base of awesome people!

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The Aether @aether-mod.net · 06/02/2026

We recently passed a monumental milestone with 100 *million* total downloads across all our projects on @curseforge.com This time two years ago we celebrated 30 million downloads, so in the last two years alone we got a staggering 70 million downloads! Aether 1 itself has passed 60M alone!

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