The Astral Expanse

Uncover the origins of Endermen and explore the shattered realm they once called home.

About The Astral Expanse

The Astral Expanse reveals the mysterious origins of Endermen by expanding Minecraft's End dimension and adding a new realm to explore. Discover ancient Observer Outposts throughout the End, collect rare Voidinium ore, and ultimately activate a forgotten gateway to the Astral Realm - the shattered homeland of the beings who sacrificed their humanity to survive dimensional collapse. There is a story that is actually built into the mod broken down into four books found at the Observers Outposts in the End Midlands find them all to understand the story. If asked by enough people, I will make a spoiler specifically for the stories in the books to give context to the mod. This mod is meant to build on the vanilla Minecraft by trying to add to the story without straying too far from vanilla. I balanced things as best as I could to keep this aspect true. I have a lot in mind for this mod, as I am very excited, I am also a college student so time is a commodity. I am very welcome to help, message me. As for suggestions just leave them below, I will be working on a bug fixing system eventually. Given time this will be the cool mod you expect it to be.

This mod is in active development some feature may not be added yet. Properties & textures may change for the better. Some items exist without full functionality yet as well, but everything will have a purpose in time.

Current Features

Voidinium Ore, Tools, Armor: A rare purple ore found beneath End islands that can be crafted into equipment with unique properties (requires netherite pickaxe, may change in the future)
Observer Outposts: Ancient structures throughout the End containing fragments of the Endermen origin story
Ender Wisps: Ethereal wisp like mobs that float around erratically, drops materials for unique potions

Getting Started

Your journey begins after defeating the Ender Dragon where you the dragons void infused heart and a map that will lead you to an outpost. Here you'll discover ancient records of the first fragments of the Endermen's tragic history. Each outpost contains a map to its sibling location, gradually the records will reveal the story of a civilization facing extinction.

Voidinium Tools & Armor

Voidinium

Crafting

Smelting

MUST BE SMELTED IN A BLAST FURNACE REQUIRES EXTREME HEAT

Voidinium Armor

Crafting

Properties

Teleportation ability, shift and right click with an item in hand to teleport 25 blocks

Voidinium Tools

Crafting

Mobs

Ender Wisp

A spiritual wisp originally from both the End and the Astral realm. They drop an interesting glowing dust used in potions to create an elixir of harming and mending of the users soul.

Drops

Coming Soon

I am currently focused on completing Phase 2 of my project, with Void Prowlers in active development alongside the fractal meter and Mini Endermen. Coming soon, you can expect the Fractal Meter soon in a smaller update to help finding Voidinium deposits just give the player and edge. Eventually we will implement a unique Endermen Trading System that exchanges specific ores for rare items most of which will only be obtainable by the trading system. Once these features are completed, development will shift to Phase 3's Ancient Gateway Shrine and portal mechanics, which will utilize the Dragon Egg to activate a pathway to the Astral Realm. Future phases will introduce the new dimension itself, featuring Astralite ores and everything that comes with it, ancient structures, possibly tameable Astral Dragons, and the Matriarch boss. If you are interested in more info check the spoiler below that has everything I am focusing on adding, don't be afraid to comment suggestions do no message me unless absolutely necessary.

Current Development

Phase 1: End Enhancement & Foundations ✓

✓ New End Ore: Voidinium
✓ Ender Wisps
✓ Enhanced Dragon Drops
✓ Initial Lore Implementation

Phase 2: Observer Network & Exploration (Current)

✓ Observer Outpost Structures
✓ Lore Books System
⟳ Void Prowlers
✓ Mini Endermen
✓ Fractal Meter
✓ Endermen Trading System

Phase 3: Gateway Shrine & Portal

📅 Ancient Gateway Shrine
📅 Activation Mechanism
📅 Portal Visual Effects
📅 Two-Way Travel System

Phase 4: Astral Realm Implementation

📅 Astral Realm Dimension
📅 Astralite Stellar Formations
📅 Basic Ancient Structures
📅 Essence Pools and Environment

Phase 5: Boss & Advanced Content

📅 The Matriarch Boss
📅 Astral Dragons
📅 Astral Remnants
📅 Advanced Ancient Structures

Phase 6: Completion & Integration

📅 Complete Narrative Elements
📅 Advanced Transportation Systems
📅 Long-Term Gameplay Loops
📅 Final Balance and Optimization

Legend:

✓ Completed
⟳ In Progress
📅 Planned