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🔥 EMBER AND ICICLE ❄️
We've passed 10,000 total downloads across platforms! Thank you so much for checking out the mod and supporting the project.
I'm building Ember and Icicle as a boss-focused Action-RPG for Minecraft, with a strong emphasis on creature design, fluid animations, and learning boss patterns. If you enjoy bosses with personality, custom mechanics, and a dark fantasy atmosphere, you are in the right place.
Note on Difficulty: This mod is designed to offer extreme difficulty. Learning attack patterns, watching visual telegraphs, and preparing your gear are essential.
📌 Beta 0.2.2 - Act I: Overworld Incursions
Right now, the Fire and Ice dimensions are still in development, so all current content generates in the Overworld.
What's currently in the mod:
- 2 major bosses: The Fire Gargoyle and the Ice Sentinel
- 2 dungeons with puzzles, traps, and 6 unique enemies
- Gem socketing and companion upgrades (Oath Slabs)
- Custom boss and dungeon music composed for the mod
Coming next (Beta 3):
- New Overworld forest biome
- Subterranean rift structures
- First NPCs & Companions (Aria & Nyr)
- Questlines, Bestiary, and Lore GUIs
- Elemental status reactions & Boss Trophies
- Survival unlocking for the Wanderer's Armor and Wanderer's Edge (currently preview-only in the Creative menu)
Future updates:
- Fire Dimension & Ice Dimension
- More bosses, factions, and main story progression
⚙️️ Mandatory Dependencies
For the mod to work, you MUST install:
- GeckoLib
- Curios API
- AttributeFix
🔥 The Emberbound Cathedral
In future updates, this structure will serve as the gateway to the Fire Dimension.
THE BOSS: Fire Gargoyle
A magma-born monstrosity that guards the heights.
- Aerial Combat: The Gargoyle alternates between flight patterns and ground combat.
- Visual Telegraphs: Pay close attention to particles! When you see the Red Flash, dodge or block immediately!
- Magma Beam: Its ultimate attack is a giant laser.
Boss Mechanics
- Stats: 300 HP (Regenerates 1 HP/s).
- Multiplayer Scaling: Health increases by 40% per additional player nearby.
- Passive Defenses:
- Anti-One-Shot: Damage taken is capped at 10% of its max health per hit.
- Fiery Thorns: 30% chance to reflect damage if the attacker is on fire.
- Combat Mechanics:
- Smart Targeting: The Gargoyle dynamically switches to the closest or weakest player.
- Ultimate Charge: Gains energy over time; charges faster when players are taking burn damage.
- (100% - 50% HP): Uses basic Fireballs, Triple Bursts, and high-speed Dashes. Watch out for its Vortex, it will suck you in before a big explosion.
- At 50% HP (Below 50% HP): The Gargoyle becomes more aggressive and gains access to additional attacks:
- Magma Shield: Absorbs damage. If broken, it explodes, so stay back!
- Dive Bomb: Slams the ground like a meteor for heavy AoE damage.
- Environmental Hazards: Invokes Tornados and Meteor Rains.
- ULTIMATE - Magma Beam: When fully charged, it fires a massive laser (64 blocks long).
Other mobs:
Ember Effigy: A living tank. She can block your attacks and reflect your own projectiles. Each time she blocks, she does more damage, so be careful.
Mob Mechanics & Loot
- Behavior: A slow-moving tank (100 HP) that prioritizes the closest threat.
- Perfect Guard: It can enter a defensive stance, absorbing up to 65 damage and reflecting projectiles back at the player.
- Guard Break: Only a hit stronger than 65 damage can break its stance, leaving it vulnerable.
- Loot: Rare chance to drop an Effigy Relic.
Flame Imp: Agile and erratic. Its goal is to harass you and burn your surroundings.
Mob Mechanics & Loot
- Behavior: Highly agile (45 HP). It will dodge if you get too close.
- Dash Attack: Leaves a trail of fire.
- Loot: Common drop of Imp Sparks.
Iron Roller: A rhythmic trap. Every few seconds, it releases a seismic shockwave. Learn the pattern: jump to dodge the wave!
Mob Mechanics & Loot
- Behavior: Completely immobile, immune to projectiles and magic.
- Seismic Shockwave: Every 4 seconds, it leaps and slams the ground, sending out a wave of fire and smoke (9-block radius).
- Rhythm Strategy: The wave applies Weakness and Knockback. Jump over the wave to avoid all damage.
- Loot: Guaranteed Iron Ingots.
❄️ The Cryos Technomantic Vault
In future updates, this vault will serve as the gateway to the Ice Dimension.
THE BOSS: Ice Sentinel
A mechanical guardian protecting the Cryos Vault.
Boss Mechanics
- Multiplayer Scaling: Health increases by 40% per additional player nearby.
- Passive Defenses:
- Anti-One-Shot: Damage taken is capped at 10% of its max health per hit.
- Shield Breaker: Almost all of its heavy attacks and stomps will instantly disable your shield.
- The Cryo Shield Mechanic: Its attacks apply a freezing Cryo effect. If the Sentinel hits you while you are afflicted, it absorbs that energy to generate an Ice Shield for itself.
- Combat Mechanics:
- Dynamic Moveset: Up close, it uses heavy melee combos and hammer slams. If you run away, it will leap across the arena, throw spike bombs, or fire homing missiles.
- Shockwaves: Its heavy jump-stomp creates an expanding ice wave across the ground.
- Ice Beam: It locks onto a target and fires a sweeping laser that freezes anything in its path.
- ULTIMATE - Absolute Blizzard: It gains energy over time during the fight. When fully charged, it blinds everyone in the arena, pulls players toward the center, and releases a big AoE explosion.
Other mobs:
Cryo Aerial Watcher: A flying support drone. It scans the area and alerts other enemies.
Cryos Automaton: A fast and aggressive automaton. It sprints toward you for melee attacks and enters an "enraged" state when its health drops below 30%.
Cryos Executioner: A heavy tank armed with an ice sword. If it hits you while you have the Cryo effect, it shatters the ice, dealing bonus damage based on your armor.
💎 RPG Systems
Gem Socketing System: Embed gems into your equipment for stat boosts, or remove them using a Dissolution Scroll.
How Gem Socketing Works
Remove gems from equipment using the Dissolution Scroll:
Oath Slab System: Boosts the stats of any pet or companion!
How Oath Slabs Work
Right-click to open the GUI and equip the gems:
Right-click to equip:
With a dissolution scroll, shift + right-click will remove the oath slab and allow you to place another one:
🎨 About the Project, Support & Commissions
Ember and Icicle is a solo project, so development takes time. I handle the concept art, 3D models, textures, animations, music, and code myself. Your feedback and bug reports really help me keep improving the mod and bringing new bosses and lore to life.
- Ko-fi: If you'd like to support the project, you can find me on Ko-fi here.
- Commissions (Fiverr): I also take commissions for Blockbench models, GeckoLib animations, and 2D concept art / character design. You can check out my Fiverr here.
Please share your feedback and report any bugs in the comments!