Nexus Infection

Additions:

+Heartlen:
-A hostile mob found in Nexus Hives
-Has 65 HP and deals 8 melee damage
-Can break most blocks, excluding Nericin, Dreaded Bone Blocks, Nexus Cores, Hive Blobs, and Nexium Cores
-Can be slowed down for 10 seconds by breaking a glowing Hive Blob block inside Nexus Hives
-Drops: up to 2 Heartlen Pieces

+Brainlet:
-A hostile mob that can spawn when breaking Nexium Cores, or be spawned by Torment Roots
-Has 30 HP and deals 5 melee damage
-Spawns lethal Nexus Gas shortly after dying, which lasts for 2 seconds
-Drops: up to 3 Nexus Skins

+Torment Root:
-A hostile mini‑boss that can be summoned by inserting a Nexium Heart into the Heart of a Nexus Hive
-Has 160 HP and deals 8 melee damage
-Can spawn up to 4 Torment Tentacles, which deal 6 melee damage and are stationary like the Torment Root
-Can spawn up to 2 Brainlets
-Uses Nexus Jaws to damage the Player; these are spawned above the Player and emit Nexus Saliva, which deals 3 damage when stood under
-Can be stunned for 3 seconds by breaking a Hive Blob inside Nexus Hives; while stunned it cannot attack the Player in melee range
-Drops: up to 6 Nexium and a Nexium Tentacle

+Nexus Hive:
-Once a Nexus Tumor finishes corrupting its surroundings, it dies and creates a Nexus Hive underground if there is enough space
-Nexus Hives have 2 variants: Grand and Small
-Grand Hives are created when there are no Torment Tentacles in a 100×100×100 area
-Small Hives are created when there is at least one Torment Tentacle in that area
-Made of Nericin, Acid Piles, Acid Goo, Nexus Acid, Dripping Nericin, and Dreaded Bone Blocks
-Grand Hives feature Heartlens, Nexium Cores, Hive Blobs, and a Hive Root, which can be used to summon the Torment Root with a Nexium Heart
-Small Hives feature Heartlens and Nexium Cores

+Hive Root:
-A block found in Grand Hives used to summon the Torment Root with a Nexium Heart
-Emits heartbeat sounds

+Nericin:
-A tough material found in Nexus Hives and as part of Nericin Tentacles
-Can be crafted using a Dead Nexus and 8 Nexus Skins
-Can be used to craft Nericin Stairs, Slabs, Walls, Pillars, and Dripping Nericin
-Dripping Nericin is crafted using 4 Nericin and 1 Radiant Ash, and emits falling acid particles when nothing is below it
-Nexus Tentacles in corrupted biomes are now made of Nericin instead of Dead Nexus

+Acid Goo:
-A partially transparent block crafted using 4 Acid Piles
-Found within Nexus Hives

+Nexium Core:
-A glowing block found only in Nexus Hives
-Drops up to 2 Nexium when broken without Silk Touch
-Has a chance to spawn a Brainlet when broken

+Nexium:
-A new material obtainable only in Nexus Hives
-Used to craft a Nexium Heart with 3 Nexium and a Heartlen Piece
-Can be converted into a Nexium Ingot after defeating the Torment Root; using a Nexium Tentacle and 8 Nexium creates the ingot
(Note: the Nexium Tentacle is not consumed when crafting a Nexium Ingot)

+Nexium Ingot:
-Can be used to create Nexium Marks using 2 Nexium Ingots and 7 Cobblestones,
-A Block of Nexium using 9 Nexium Ingots,
-Or to craft Entangled Sticks using a Stick, 2 Vines, Radiant Mushrooms and a Nexium Ingot

+Nexium Mark:
-Prevents Visitors and Infectors from spreading the Nexus in a 60×60×60 area
(Note: Infectors can still spawn Nexus Tumors)
-Also prevents Coarse and Dead Nexus blocks from spreading within a 50×50×50 area

+Heartlen Piece:
-Obtainable by killing Heartlens
-Used to craft a Nexium Heart or to brew Health Boost potions

+Coarse:
-A block that is created when Dead Nexus spreads while a Nexus Tumor or Infector is within a 100×100×100 block area, and no Nexium Marks are within 50×50×50
-Spreads while a Heartlen is within 200×200×200, generating Dead Nexus Roots, Radiant Mushrooms, Nexus Meat, Nexus Acid, and Nericin Tentacles

+2 New Advancements
+End of Torment:
-Defeat the Torment Root within a Nexus Hive

+Dead End:
-Place a Nexium Mark to stop the Nexus from spreading

Changes:

Nexus Tumor:
-Can no longer appear randomly in the Overworld
-Increased lifespan
-Decreased HP from 90 to 50
-Places Nexus Cores more often and in a more closed area
-Creates a Nexus Hive underground if there is enough space - either a Grand Hive (no Torment Tentacles nearby) or a Small Hive

Visitor:
-Can now spawn Infectors if there are no Nexium Marks within a 60*60*60 block area
-No longer spreads Nexus if a Nexium Mark is within that area

Infector:
-No longer spreads Nexus if a Nexium Mark is within 60×60×60, but can still spawn Nexus Tumors

Deceiver:
-Now despawns nearby Infectors and Wreckeds
-Reduced the Slowness effect applied after it blinds the Player

Sinister Blizzard, Blizzard Eye, Ruinn:
-Removed

Entangled Stick:
-Recipe changed to: a Stick, 2 Vines, Radiant Mushrooms, and a Nexium Ingot
-Giving an Entangled Stick to a Tangler now increases its HP from 70 to 140
Changed texture

Creative Inventory:
-Renamed the creative tabs to Nexus Infection Blocks and Nexus Infection Items