Aftonite Additions

Changelog

Shader Support

• Added shader-readable emission maps for Aftonite items, shields, worn armor, and Aftonite Ore.
• Reduced equipment emission to 50% strength.
• Aftonite Ore retains its signature emission independently of the shader’s ore-glow toggle.
• Glow effects require compatible shaders and emission settings.
  
  

End Tower

• Converted the End Tower from a world-generation feature into a registered structure.
• Added support for /locate structure aftonite_additions:end_tower.
• Connected all six chests to the existing End City-style loot table, including the chance to find an Aftonite Upgrade Smithing Template.
• Removed fixed chest contents and saved loot seeds so newly generated towers roll fresh loot.
• Preserved the tower’s design and Shulker spawner.

Existing towers won’t be registered retroactively. Explore new chunks to find towers generated with the updated system.

Fixes & Improvements

• Netherrack Redstone Ore now lights up and emits particles when stepped on, hit, or interacted with.
• Its activated light level matches vanilla redstone ore.
• Adjusted the dropped Shulker Bullet model to prevent ground clipping.
  
  

Requirements & Optional Extras

No additional mods are required beyond the appropriate mod loader for your Minecraft version.

• JEI — optional: Displays recipes, including the custom brewing recipes.
• Shaders — optional: Compatible shader packs can render Aftonite’s glowing details when material emission is enabled.
• Oculus + Embeddium — optional: Used for shader support in the current Minecraft 1.20.1 setup.

Shader compatibility varies. Some shader packs require additional block mappings for their built-in ore-glow toggles. The local Complementary compatibility mapping used during testing is separate from the Aftonite mod download.

Without shaders, Aftonite uses normal Minecraft lighting.