Glowroot Caves

Glowroot is a mod that entirely shapes a new underground cave biome made primarily to provide background of the glow squid, from the 2020 Minecraft mob vote. Based on the uniqueness of the glow squid's properties, an entirely new cave biome, the Glowroot Caves, is added within this mod, to primarily expand upon the lore and backstory behind the glow squid's introduction, and provide a sense of lore to any player's world.

The video below provides a small look at some of the features and mechanics in Glowroot.

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The mod introduces one main key factor, the Glowroot Caves! This new bright glowing biome will spawn around the overworld in caves, usually found at lower cave levels. These bright caves will be home to tons of new luminescent plants and flowers, mobs, and a large amount of new technology. 
 
(Check the gallery for photos of the actual caves!)

Harnessing the power of light from the trees on the overworld surface, these caves re-use that energy, through roots, to light up and grow the flora of these caves. Old scientists have harnessed that energy to create technological advancements, which you can discover within the caves. You can re-use the power of the glowing flora, through the Glowroot Node, to form rare Chrysoprase crystals. Use these new materials found within the cave to create tons of new rare pieces of technology, to help make mining easier! From mining helmets, flashlights, to even cannons, theres tons of new pieces of equipment to craft that will help make your mining experience easier and efficent. Try to explore the caves, and find all the things you can craft!

The mod introduces a few new additional mobs that can spawn within the biome! They all have unique properties and abilities, with some that can dazzle and blind players, to others that can mine blocks for you! All the mobs, and their names, are shown below:

The mobs and their functions:

The Glowroot Golem is a passive mob, tameable using leaves and petals found within the caves. It's entirely rideable, even without a saddle, and will knock enemies away with its large horns. If you right click with a drill head onto the golem, you can make it mine blocks infront of it while riding!

The Glowroot Zombie is a hostile, common mob, usually seen wandering the caves. They can also naturally occur, when a regular zombie stands too long on glowrooted stone. They inflict dazzling to their enemies, and cause a large blinding explosion once killed. Beware!

The Glowroot Quadcopter is a hostile, flying mob, that is particularly quiet but dangerous. If you get too close, it'll try to hover above you, and release glowbangs above your head. Make sure to bring a bow!

The Glowroot Hermit is a hostile, small critter, that is just as cute as it is deadly. It will attempt to grab you with the claws on its head, as if you were an item. You could try to jam its claws by dropping your own items, but that still won't stop it. If you do get stuck, shift to try and get out!

Within Glowroot, there are multiple new mechanics that can be created and tooled with within the mod, mainly through the new energy systems and mechanics. Using Chrysoprase, a rare crystal found within the caves made from light, and the natural stone and flora of the cave, you can craft these new items through a process of forging and smelting. You can forge unpure items and blocks to become their purest forms, and use them to create powerful new items, blocks, and other things. Explore the caves and learn the ancient systems, and explore the usefulness of these new mechanics!