Upgrade The End
by _bgio_
Upgrade The End adds an Aethium ore found only in the End, and a chain of crafted materials that leads to netherite-tier tools and weapons with a smithing upgrade step.
What it does
Aethium ore generates only in the End dimension and yields between 0 and 2 Aethium pieces per block, without fortune affecting the count. Those pieces can be crafted into nuggets, nuggets smelted into ingots, and nine ingots combined into a block, so the material builds up in stages.
Pickaxes, axes, swords, shovels and hoes are made from one Aethium Ingot per tool, using a crafting table. Netherite weapons are upgraded with a smithing template, and the mod requires the End to be updated before it runs. Forge is the only loader it is published for, on Minecraft 1.20.1.
Upgrade The End is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The latest Forge file is 1.1.0 for 1.20.1, published 2025-01-12 on the beta channel.
Key features
End-only Aethium ore
Aethium ore appears in the End and drops a variable number of pieces with no fortune bonus.
Staged material crafting
Pieces become nuggets, nuggets become ingots, and nine ingots craft into a storage block.
Aethium tools
Pickaxes, axes, swords, shovels and hoes are made with a single Aethium Ingot each at a crafting table.
Netherite upgrade path
A netherite weapon and a smithing upgrade template take Aethium gear to the next tier.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Progression in the End
Players who explore the End collect Aethium pieces and turn them into gear, giving a reason to visit the dimension.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want End exploration to lead to a new tier of equipment on Forge 1.20.1 servers and clients.
How it compares
TNCraft is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, with the same client and server environment. More Coal+ is also Forge 1.20.1 and All rights reserved, with client and server environment. The Enderlyth Mod uses the MIT License, while More Than Enough Ores is listed for 1.20.1 – 1.20.5 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade The End | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-12 |
| TNCraft | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-13 |
| More Coal+ | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-10 |
| The Enderlyth Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-17 |
| More Than Enough Ores | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.5 | Client and server | 2024-10-08 |
Questions
Does Upgrade The End need the End to be updated?
Does the server need Upgrade The End?
Where do Aethium pieces come from?
In the catalog
Upgrade The End is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Aethium: - Fragment - Nugget (craft with 9 Aethium Fragment) - Ingot (smelt an Aethium Nugget) - Weapons: Pickaxe, Axe, Sword, Shovel, Hoe (use a smething table with one Aethium Ingot, one Netherite Weapon and one Upgrade Smithing Template) - Ore (only find in the End and give between 0 and 2 Aethium Fragment without…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/upgrade_the_end
- Owner
- _bgio_
- Published
- 2024-10-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-01-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15