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Aetherworks Refracted
Stars fall, lights dim; An Embers Rekindled addon, adding an end-game material and wondrous tools.
Quick answer
Which Aetherworks Refracted release should I use?
Aetherworks Refracted aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.8.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge, NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 1 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is Aetherworks Refracted required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Aetherworks Refracted aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.8.jar need?
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.8.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install Embers Rekindled first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 2 come through another mod in the chain.
2 extra mods were pulled in by other dependencies. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add Aetherworks Refracted without breaking your instance.
Built for Aetherworks Refracted aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.8.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.8.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge, NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install Embers Rekindled first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 2 come through another mod in the chain.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.8.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Aetherworks Refracted add?
Aetherworks is an addon to Embers Rekindled, adding a new material, Aetherium, and powerful end-game tools made from it, Features ancient meteorites to find, and a large multiblock forge to craft with. See the Ancient Codex's new "Reflections of the Sun" page for information.
This 1.20.1 port has changed quite a lot about the mod, such as most of the code being completely rewritten, how aetherium is processed, how you acquire aetherium shards, many sprites, and even what some of the tools do. Old mod spotlight videos for the original Aetherworks aren't very accurate to this version.
Here's a (pretty vague) list of all the changes in this port:
- A variety of numbers changes and added config options.
- Removed or reworded many of the tooltips.
- Fixed block models in the inventory looking terrible.
- The Moonlight Harvester structure no longer requires Control Matrices to function. Instead, each Control Matrix added will increase aetherium production.
- Aetherium refinement reworked as electrum and bronze no longer exists by default.
- Added the Aetherium Aspectus, required to perform aetherium-based alchemy.
- Added the Tool Forge, the final step in crafting aetherium tools, instead of just smushing the parts together in a crafting grid. (which was boring!)
- Added the "Moongaze" effect, dealing slow void damage over time. It is applied by aetherium weapons and by touching aetherium fluid. Can also be put into a vessel gem!
- Reworked the Pickaxe of the Molten Depths to veinmine a strip mine pattern and place glimmers as it does so. Removed its ability to drop geodes.
- Reworked the Axe of the Ancient Torrents into the Axe of the Sonorous Archives - it's now sculk themed, can vein mine leaves, and attempts to plant saplings from your inventory and grow them immediately in an area around you when continuously used. Also grows 2x2 trees like dark oak.
- Reworked the Shovel of the Perfect Machines into the Shovel of the Timeless Cascades - it's now prismarine themed and drains and places bodies of fluids, with a configurable capacity.
- Reworked the Crossbow of the Impending Doom into the Crossbow of the Stars Befall - it now excels at single target damage, dealing more damage the more times you hit the same enemy. It now shoots an ember projectile and applies Moongaze.
- Reworked the Crossbow of the Raging Volcano into the Crossbow of the Shattered Reflection - it now excels at crowd damage by shooting an ember ray that chains between nearby entities. It now applies Moongaze.
- Remade the crossbow models, they're now properly bulky.
- Fixed the vein-exchanging algorithm used by the Shovel of the Ineluctable Changes.
- Added the Tuning Cylinder and Aetheric Tuning augment, allowing any tool to drop geodes when breaking blocks.
- The Aetherium Crown now has a 3D model (with gem coloring), and has 3 application modes: Self (the wearer), Self & Friends (all players, animals, and npcs), and Hostiles (any hostile).
- Vessel gems now accept any potion, including those with multiple or custom effects (I.E. Turtle Master).
- Replaced aetherium ore with ancient aetherium meteorites whose old impact craters dot the landscape - search for their signature circular crater, or make an Aetheriometer, and you'll find them!
- Added Suevite, Cobbled Suevite, and Suevite bricks. Suevite is found in meteorites, and generated when aetherium aerosol meets water.
To talk about this port, you can find me (Sirplop) in RCXcrafter's discord
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Aetherworks Refracted by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.20.1
2 loader buildsCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Aetherworks Refracted versions and loaders
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.8.jar
14 Jan 2026
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.7.jar
11 Sept 2025
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.6.jar
31 Aug 2025
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.5.jar
9 May 2025
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.4.jar
19 Feb 2025
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.3.jar
18 Feb 2025
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.2.jar
23 Sept 2024
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.1.jar
9 Sept 2024
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.1.0.jar
29 Aug 2024
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.0.7.jar
19 Aug 2024
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.0.6.jar
15 Aug 2024
aetherworks-1.20.1-1.0.5.jar
6 Aug 2024
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.