Adventure Catalyst

1.2 (April 16th, 2026)

The Arthropod Update

Additions

• Added Dragonfly and Amber Ant to Arthropods mob tag.
• Added new Bane of Arthropods bonus loot mechanics for arthropod mob kills:
  • Enchantment level-based bonus drops using two unique loot tables for each arthropod mob along with a shared loot table for Level V.
  • Basic loot tables for Levels 1 and 2.
  • Premium loot tables for Levels 3 through 5.
  • Sweep kills at higher enchantment tiers use basic-table drops.
  • Premium drops are limited via a short chain window + cooldown. This is to force the basic table drop in mob grinders.
    • The limit is currently 2 drops every 15 seconds, after of which a separate 15-second cooldown is started that is reset back to 15 seconds anytime the bonus loot is dropped.
  • Added drops:
    • Silverfish
      • Basic Loot Table: 45% Clay Ball x2-4, 35% Gravel, 20% Calcite.
      • Premium Loot Table: 45% Iron Ingot, 35% Bottle o' Enchanting, 15% Eye of Ender, 5% Potion of Invisibility.
    • Dragonfly
      • Basic Loot Table: 45% Phantom Membrane, 35% Giant Moatstool Cap x1-2, 20% Mangrove Propagule.
      • Premium Loot Table: 45% Lapis Lazuli x1-2, 30% Gel Ball, 20% Leaping Potion, 5% Slow Falling Potion.
    • Spider
      • Basic Loot Table: 45% Sand, 35% Vines, 20% Cobwebs.
      • Premium Loot Table: 45% Coal x1-3, 30% Bottle o' Enchanting, 15% Splash Potion of Instant Health II, 10% Splash Potion of Harming II.
    • Cave Spider
      • Basic Loot Table: 45% Tuff, 35% Glow Berries, 20% Cobwebs.
      • Premium Loot Table: 45% Redstone x2-4, 30% Bottle o' Enchanting, 15% Splash Potion of Regeneration, 10% Splash Potion of Poison II.
    • Endermite
      • Basic Loot Table: 50% Amethyst Shard x4-8, 50% Enderpearl.
      • Premium Loot Table: 50% Enchorus Pie, 40% Chorise Pearl Tea, 10% Ender Chest.
    • Bee
      • Basic Loot Table: 50% Honey Bottle, 50% Honeycomb.
      • Premium Loot Table: 60% Honey Block, 25% Beehive, 15% Nymph Lotus.
    • Amber Ant
      • Basic Loot Table: 70% Running Ooze Block, 30% Experience Amber Bead.
      • Premium Loot Table: 45% Century Egg, 35% Globule, 20% Ant Pheromones.
• Added new Amber Block variants (stairs, slabs, wall).
• Added Amber Bricks and variants.
• Added new functionality to Running Ooze Block, allowing players to bridge downwards by crouching while placing a block on it.
• Added new Dragonfly animations.
• Drenched can now be bucketed.

Changes

• Dragonflies now avoid Soul Lanterns. If repelled by one long enough, they will disengage from the player and flee.
• Updated Dragonfly model and textures.
• Updated Dragonfly stamina bar colors.
• Saddled Dragonflies can be sheared to retrieve their saddle.
• Dragonflies can now fly closer to water when riding them.
• Dragonflies now stay within a small distance from where they were last dismounted.
• Tamed Dragonflies can now be lead.
• Experience Amber Beads placed by the Preservation I effect (obtained from non-enchanted Century Eggs) now start to decay after one in-game day, losing approximately two levels per day.
• Boomers and Drenched can no longer ride boats or minecarts.
• Doubled the durability of Bandage.
• Changed crafting recipe for Sunken Shroomlight to make it easier to farm.
• Sunken Seagrass, Sunken Vines, and Frogbit are now compostable.
• Changed Glowberry Jam recipe to require 2 Glowberries (increased from 1).
• You can no longer use offhand items when sliding.
• Various Minor Changes.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that consumed off-handed items instead of Oozeball upon using Oozeball.
• Fixed Dragonflies teleporting upwards near waterfalls.
• Dragonflies now drop their saddle when killed.
• Fixed Frog spawning rates in Sunken Swamp biome.
• Fixed Anthills not dropping their inventory when broken.
• Fixed Subterannean Mode placing world spawn near mineshafts instead of inside them.
• Fixed missing subtitles.
• Added missing Century Egg and Slickball (x9 from Slick Block) crafting recipes.
• Various Minor Fixes.