[Axanthic Studios] Lands of Icaria for Minecraft

Review [Axanthic Studios] Lands of Icaria

It is a rather rich mod that adds a new ancient Greek dimension with numerous biomes and more than 30 new creatures.

To build a portal, you need to travel through the nether and obtain a considerable quantity of quartz for its structure. Besides, you need to find new creatures – red pyromancer revenants. They look like wither skeletons. However, this mob is wearing some clothes and has a bag in its hand. Besides, it has red eyes. It is an aggressive creature, which attacks you with grenades. When exploding, they form a green flame. The mob has 20 health points, so it’s a problem to kill it. When killed, it drops bones, as well as Greek fire grenades and eternal fur. You can use grenades in the same way as the pyromancer. The fur will replace regular leather, and you can use it in crafting.

You can use the fur to craft the eternal leather by simply placing the fur on a workbench. You can craft the eternal leather into the eternal armor. In terms of characteristics, it is no different from leather armor, but it doesn’t look the same. Each part of the armor has a standard craft.

To construct a portal, you will need quartz pillars and quartz slabs. Besides, you have to create a new block – a quartz pillar head. This block is crafted with a quartz pillar block and chiseled quartz. After that, you need to build a structure consisting of 6 quartz pillars, 2 pillar heads, and 6 quartz slabs. Throw a Greek fire grenade to activate the portal.

Once you enter this world, you may notice that it consists of floating islands. Initially, you spawn on the smallest island. If you change your mind about exploring this dimension, there is a portal to the overworld behind you. It consists of local blocks.

The upper island is the safest during the daytime. The lower islands are very dark, no matter whether it is day or night. Besides, they are full of dangerous mobs. When in this dimension, you can visit 4 biomes, among which there is the steppe, the desert, and the mossy biome.

Each biome has its own features. The desert consists of new blocks, and there are even blocks of granite. At the edges, the desert is surrounded by silky sand, which is covered with sticks and gravel. Occasionally, you can find some water, which is unusually colored. The desert is the emptiest biome.

During the daytime, you can meet only one creature – the jellyfish. They look similar to regular mushrooms and are colored red. The jellyfish can both walk on the ground and soar in the air. They are friendly creatures. Even if you attack them, they won’t touch you. They have only 10 health points. When you kill them, you can get some jellyfish jelly. When it gets dark, the jellyfish turn white. However, their characteristics won’t change. They will continue peacefully soaring in the air.

The desert becomes most dangerous at night. During this time, you can meet 5 new creatures. Among them are night cats colored black. They resemble regular wolves, but they make cat sounds. They are hostile creatures and deal 2 damage units per bite. Killing them is quite easy since they have only 16 health points. When killed, they drop raw night cat meat, which is very satisfying when fried.

The arachne drone is a very small spider with white eyes. It looks similar to the standard spider but much smaller. Despite its size, it is still dangerous. Like a regular spider, it has 16 health points and takes away 2 health points per bite. They can drop regular spider eyes, as well as the arachne string.

You may occasionally encounter scorpions during the daytime. They are hard to notice with the naked eye since their color matches the color of the desert sand. Scorpions are hostile creatures and you should be afraid of them. At night, scorpions change their color and turn into something icy. However, the color affects nothing. So, these mobs are extremely dangerous both during the day and at night. A scorpion takes away about 5 health points per bite and inflicts the poison effect, thus making you die in pain. It is hard to kill it – it has good armor and 30 health points. It is better not to approach scorpions since you cannot get anything good from them. When killed, a scorpion drops nothing except experience.

The arachne has the same color as its small counterpart, but this creature is larger and has a strange body structure. This mob is quite dangerous and it’s better not to meet it without any weapons. The arachne has 40 health points. When killed, it drops the same items as from the small spider – the spider eye and the arachne string.

Some of these creatures can be found in other biomes, including forests. There are about 4 types of new creatures living in the forests. Among them is the droughtroot forest hag. This creature looks rather scary. It consists of tree bark and has leaves on its back and head. Despite their appearance, these mobs will never attack you if you do not attack them first. It is a neutral creature. It is better not to get close to it since it has as many as 50 health points. Its attacks are strong and it can kill you with 3 hits. With each hit, you will fly up a few blocks and thus receive fall damage. It makes sounds that are characteristic of endermen. If you manage to kill it, you will get dry wood and dead saplings.

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You can use the saplings to grow a new dead tree. Its wood can be used as standard wood, for example, to create planks further used to get sticks, fences, stairs, and other blocks.

If you combine 4 dry wood planks, you will get a new workbench. It differs from the regular workbench only in its appearance and interface that changes its color. However, its features remain the same.

The olive forest hag is another similar creature living in the forest. This creature also consists of wood and leaves, but it is a bit lighter. There are local steppe flowers on its belly and a sprout of olives on its shoulder. The hag is a neutral creature, and if not attacked, it will not cause you any harm. If you decide to attack it without armor, get ready for defeat since the hag can kill you with 2 hits. It also has 50 health points, so it will take quite a long time to kill it. When killed, the hag drops the olive wood and black olives. You can eat them to replenish 2 hunger points.

Another forest dweller is the national forest hag. It looks similar to the previous ones, but it is white and a large mushroom on its shoulder covers the hag’s head. Besides, this hag has a cape of leaves behind. Its character is similar to that of other hags. It is also neutral and can kill you with a few hits. It has 50 health points. When killed, it drops the national wood, which looks similar to birch, as well as the relevant sapling.

The steppe is rich in flowers, of which there are about 7 species. They include snapdragons, sunflowers, purple bromeliads, chamomiles, etc. You can use these flowers as decorations or craft them into dyes.

Boars are the most common inhabitants of the steppe. They are found in small groups of 3-4 boars. They are rather small creatures, even smaller than regular pigs. But unlike pigs, these creatures are dangerous. They are neutral creatures and will not attack you first. If you decide to attack them, the whole group of boars will fight you back. A boar has 10 health points and takes away 2 health points per hit. When killed, it drops raw boar meat that can be cooked. They also drop regular leather.

Deer are also found in small groups. Sometimes these groups include baby deer. They make similar sounds to cows. Deer are more dangerous than boars. Each deer takes 4 health points with its horns. But it only has 10 health points. Deer will not attack you first since they are neutral creatures. When killed, a deer drops raw meat and fur.

Snails also live in the steppe. They can be large or small. They all look similar to each other. Each snail has a skull on its back. An adult snail has 17 health points, while a baby snail has only 9 health points. The snail is a friendly creature and will not attack you under any circumstances. If you kill a snail, you will get snail cream.

When in this dimension, you don’t need your equipment from the overworld. At the initial stage, you can use bones and laurel planks to create basic tools, among which there is a pickaxe, a shovel, an ax, and a spear that you can throw by clicking on the right mouse button. They all have standard crafting.

The structure of the lower islands is almost no different from the upper island. It is always dark on the lower islands that are inhabited by only night creatures. Besides, you can find a lot of crystals that will be useful for crafting.

Walking around the upper island, you may come across an unusual village. Do not rush to visit this village without any equipment since the locals might not be happy to meet you. By the way, you can find many new items in their houses.

The soldier is one of the villagers. It is an aggressive creature. It has a sword and can kill you with a few hits. Despite its small amount of health, which is only 20 health points, it has very good armor. You can kill the soldier to get bones and fur.

Another villager is the civilian. It looks like the skeleton, but this one has some kind of cape. It is an aggressive creature but does not pose a particular danger. It takes away 2 health points with one hit. You can get bones and fur if you kill it.

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