The Aether

The Aether (sometimes referred to just as Aether, or Aether I) is a mod by a team of Kingbdogz, Kodaichi, Shockah, Flan, 303 and later Saspiron, to add a new dimension called The Aether, designed to be the opposite of The Nether. The Aether is made of floating islands, similar to The End, but with more life and color. The Aether contains various new mobs and dungeons with powerful loot. The Aether has an official successor, called Aether II.

Although the original Aether mod was discontinued, it has been recreated for Minecraft 1.7.10 and 1.12.2 under the same name, lead by GildedGames, user_10599132, Kingbdogz, and jellysquid. Lachney, KingPhygieBoo, and Jorge_Sunspirit were previously involved. This version is effectively a clone of the original. Although the official name of this version is The Aether, it is often also called The Aether: Legacy or Aether Legacy to differentiate itself from the original.

Entering the Aether
The Aether can be entered by creating a structure similar to the Nether Portal, but out of Glowstone instead of Obsidian. The portal must be activated using a Water Bucket instead of a Flint and Steel.