Incendium for Minecraft

Review Incendium

Incendium

Incendium is a vanilla-style mod that will significantly improve the Nether by adding new biomes, structures, and mobs to it.

Biomes

This mod adds eight new biomes to the Nether and also expands its size, so its maximum height is now 192 blocks. The biomes are quite elaborate, but the mod does not bring any new blocks to the game.

Ash Barrens

The first new biome of the Nether is called the ash barrens. There is practically nothing there but basalt, blackstone, and ashes. Sometimes the barrens border the crimson forest, and their blocks of basalt fuse, making the biome seem more lively.

Infernal Dunes

The infernal dunes are one of the largest biomes of this mod. They mainly consist of the red sand, red terracotta, and dead bushes. This biome is very dangerous, as there are lava puddles and magma blocks everywhere. They are not the only danger, though, as this place is full of blazes with increased regeneration. The biome is very spacious, and you can find a lot of quartz there.

Inverted Forest

The inverted forest is the warped forest in which trees grow on the ceiling.

Quartz Flats

One of the most unusual biomes in the modification is the quartz flats. It wholly consists of the smooth quartz blocks, lava, and soul fire. Besides being a very valuable biome due to the smooth quartz, it is very dangerous due to a large number of ghasts guarding the area. The unusual atmosphere of the biome is contributed by the falling quartz particles.

Toxic Heap

Another unusual biome is the toxic heap. It consists of lava as well as yellow and green terracotta. You will often see slimes hunted by phantoms there. The slimes in the entire biome are poisoned, though, so if they jump on you, you will suffer the Poison effect. However, it is possible to guess the toxicity of the biome before encountering the slime, as toxic green particles fall everywhere.

Volcanic Deltas

The volcanic deltas are a small area mainly consisting of lava, basalt, magma, and blackstone blocks. Given the abundance of lava, the only inhabitants of the biome are the striders. Ashes are constantly falling there, also contributing to the atmosphere.

Weeping Valley

The weeping valley is quite a rare but large biome. Once you are there, you will get immediately immersed in the darkness thanks to the low brightness level, terrible wind, and constant crying of ghasts, which are actually not there. The only inhabitant of the weeping valley is the skeleton.

Withered Forest

The last but most sinister biome is the withered forest. It is very dark and consists mainly of the blackstone and wither trees. The latter turned into the usual and smooth basalt long ago. Sometimes you will find the crying obsidian on them. The sound of the wind and the terrible screams of the phantoms contribute to the atmosphere of a dead biome. Besides the phantoms, the wither skeletons live there.

Structures

The new unique Nether biomes are not the only thing the mod can boast, as it adds nine more elaborate and sometimes very large structures to the game. The first of them is the forbidden castle.

The forbidden castle is incredibly huge and hides a lot of both resources and dangers. It has just one entrance in the form of the central giant arch guarded by a brutal piglin in the diamond armor. It is patrolling this place and cannot be bypassed, so you will have to fight it. After entering the arch, you will find a long open hallway leading to the staircase and other parts of the castle. On the sides, you will find various sections, such as the hoglin enclosure and training camp. If you walk the main hallway all the time, you can reach the throne.

Abandoned Tower

The next structure to consider is the abandoned tower. It generates only in the quartz flats biome. It is called abandoned not for nothing, as it is entirely covered with cobwebs and cracks. The tower is not completely abandoned, though, as skeletons await you there. On the top floor, you will find chests with quite valuable resources.

Infernal Altar

The infernal altar is a spherical structure that generates only in the infernal dunes. The altar itself is inside this sphere. It is very easy to get in, as the entrance is located on all four sides. Inside, you will find small separated segments of all eight biomes and the altar surrounded by lava in the center. This structure is unsafe, as it is inhabited by the blazes and magma cubes.

Nether Reactor and the Pipeline

The Nether reactor is the next structure located in the toxic heap biome. When you come across it, you will immediately understand that it is precisely the cause of the pollution. Near the reactor, there will almost always be broken pipes, inside which you can find blaze spawners. The broken pipeline is considered a separate structure and can be found independently from the reactor. You can get into the latter from any side, but you will not be able to safely walk on it, as everything inside is full of lava. In such a situation, blazes and a caged ghast pose a big threat. In the center and on the sides, you will find barrels with a chest containing valuable loot. However, the most valuable chest is at the very top, so you will have to make your way there dealing with the blazes and ghast. In the barrel on the top, you can find a shield that blocks radiation.

Piglin Village

The piglin village is a structure that generates in the crimson forest. Its houses are located at different levels due to the uneven surface of the Nether, so they are connected by a platform of the crimson planks. Besides, they have different sizes, but the most noteworthy house is the smithery.

Quartz Kitchen

The quartz kitchen is another structure that generates in the quartz flats biome. It is quite a big building with a lot of hostile mobs. Most of it is occupied by the kitchen. You can get inside from the main entrance located in a small garden. In the center of the structure, there is a staircase leading to the abandoned tower.

Ruined Lab

In the withered forest biome, you can find a spherical ruined lab resembling the above infernal altar. However, it is many times more dangerous than the latter, as the wither skeletons with rapid regeneration live there in large numbers. They have captured a piglin and are holding it there in a cage.

Sanctum

The sanctum is a huge shrine that generates in the quartz flats biome. It is not safe because of the numerous pillagers living inside. Besides the benches, the shrine has rooms with various useful resources.