ArsColonies

ArsColonies 2.2.4

Released: June 6, 2026 | Minecraft Version: 1.21.1 | NeoForge Version: 21.1.233

This patch brings major content additions and essential stability fixes, highlighted by a massive expansion to Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks, crucial out-of-memory crash resolutions in Ars Nouveau, and a new client-side chunk loading feature in Farsight.

Please back up your world before updating ArsColonies.

Featured Updates & Highlights

Ars Nouveau:

Crash Fix: Resolved a critical out-of-memory crash caused by Starbuncles and Amethyst Golems attempting to pathfind from the real world to blocks on sable levels.

Pathfinding Enhancements: Amethyst Golems now have a smaller hitbox and no longer collide with or push entities (similar to Starbuncles), preventing them from getting stuck around corners.

General Fixes: Fixed hitboxes for the Ritual Brazier and Planarium, resolved an issue where Runes bypassed player claim protections before being placed, and corrected Shady Villager trades being uneditable by other mods.

Farsight [Forge/Neo]:

Chunk-Preview Feature: Added a new system that allows the client to save received chunks to the disk and load them on demand when entering an area. Note: This feature must be manually enabled in the config.

Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks:

The Dead King Boss: Added a respawning mechanic via the new Dead King Phylactery (crafted with shards from Catacombs Trial Spawners and a Soul Lantern), and introduced the Dead King Soul entity.

Ominous Boss Fights: The Dead King and Tyros can now be summoned in "Ominous Mode" by survival players with Bad Omen or Trial Omen. Ominous bosses feature significantly buffed stats (e.g., +20% melee/spell damage, 1000 total HP), new abilities (such as applying Sacrificial Mark and summoning Undead Rifts), and drop exclusive enhanced loot like the Wicked Bone Ring and Fang Swirl scrolls.

New Spells: Introduced the Fang Swirl, Blizzard, and Arcane Shackle spells.

Catacombs & Vaults: Expanded the Throne Room and added Trial Vault variants (Bone Vault and Cinderous Vault) that require specialized keys dropped by bosses.

Loot & Mechanics Enhancements: Per-player boss loot handling has been drastically improved so that drops are securely tracked and distributed locally to each participant. Furthermore, ricochet mechanics have been reworked to be level-based, and several spells have received visual improvements and balance tweaks.

Mod Updates

Create: Dragons Plus (by DragonsPlus)

Create: Enchantment Industry (by DragonsPlus)

Deeper and Darker (by KyaniteMods)

ForgeEndertech (by EnderLanky)

FTB Quests (NeoForge) (by FTB)

Guard Villagers (by almightytallestred)

L_Ender's Cataclysm (by mcl_ender)

Sophisticated Backpacks (by P3pp3rF1y)

Sophisticated Core (by P3pp3rF1y)

Sophisticated Storage (by P3pp3rF1y)

Sophisticated Storage in Motion (by P3pp3rF1y)

Supplementaries (by MehVahdJukaar)