Nexus Crusade

 Explore the Overworld with infested structures, biomes and obtain items filled with Nexus energy.

Geckolib: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/geckolib

Radiant Shrubland: This desolate wasteland biome is marked by acid lakes, mossy rocks, and shrubland ruins scattered across a harsh, cracked terrain of coarse dirt, sand, sandy dirt, and brown jasper. The shrubland ruins appear in three distinct forms—torches, gestures, and sanctums—and they are a rare find in desert biomes. The biome’s vegetation includes acacia bushes, huge radiant mushrooms, and red cacti. Desert temples emerge amid the ruins, accompanied by ruined nether portals. Husks and other common hostile creatures spawn here.

Mind Forest: What's this? A crimson forest? Nope! It's a Mind Forest! The Mind Forest is an otherworldly biome teeming with mind trees, moth hives, and leading hives. The forest floor is layered with overgrown jasper, brown jasper, and red jasper. Nexus roots twist through the terrain, mingling with towering mind trees and scattered patches of red cacti. Floating spore particles, reminiscent of those found in crimson forests, drift through the air. Ruined nether portals can generate here.

Mind Jungle: A denser variation of the mind forest, featuring mind jungle trees.

Leading Hive: Deep within the mind forests and mind jungles, you can find a Leading Hive. At its core lies a large nexus blob, its natural essence corrupted by the influence of a sinister larva. Soul moths flutter through the hive, spawned by a spawner. 3 Visitors, entities drawn to the blob’s energy, wander within. The hive contains a massive amount of nexus acid that inflicts the wither effect and sets entities on fire. This acid can be picked up with a bucket.

Sinister Larva: Once you reach the large blob and attempt to attack the larva, it will summon 4 nexus eyes and 2 soul moths. The eyes will begin attacking the blob, so you must defeat them all to protect it. Once all the eyes are defeated, the larva's bossbar appears, and it begins attacking nearby players. The larva drops 40 XP, 20-30 Power Blob and a Nexium Upgrade Template. If you fail to protect the blob, you're in for a surprise :)

Nexium:

Deep within the Overworld, the rare Nexium Ore lies hidden underground, generating in stone between levels 1 and 13 and in deepslate from -60 to 1. When mined, it drops Nexium, a powerful material that can also be found in overgrown castles. When you right click on the large blob without the larva while holding a Power Blob and a Nexium in your off-hand it will give you a Nexium Ingot (1.20.1), Dead Nexium Ingot (1.19.2).

Players can craft Nexium Ingots using a Dead Nexium Ingot and a Nexium Upgrade Template—essential for enhancing Netherite Armor and Tools in version 1.19.2 and 1.18.2. In 1.20.1, once you get a Nexium Ingot and a Nexium Upgrade Template you can upgrade netherite ro nexium in a smithing table.

Nexium tools surpass Netherite in efficiency, durability, greater enchantability, and faster attack speeds. Like netherite, these tools are immune to lava and fire. Similarly, Nexium Armor is a step above Netherite, offering superior toughness, increased durability and enchantability.

Nexium Upgrade (1.18.2)

Nexium Upgrade (1.20.1)

Icy Nexus Fortress:

This structure generates in Snowy Plains, Snowy Taigas, Ice Spikes and always contains one Icy Nexus Blob. It is guarded by 2 Visitors.

Also, you can find a chest here with some decent loot.

The Icy Nexus Blob lets Infectors and Sinister Blizzards to spawn in the Overworld at night. Mobs spawned by Nexus Blobs drop Power Blobs upon death. If you want to disable the spawning of these mobs, then simply kill the Nexus Blob.

When you right click on it while holding a Power Blob and a Snowball in your main and off-hand, then it will give you a Frozen Blob.

Deceiver Watchtower:

This structure generates in Snowy Slopes, Frozen Peaks, Groves, and Jagged Peaks. It is inhabited by a "villager".

The Deceiver drops a Nexus Amulet upon its death. You can use the amulet to craft a new block, the Nexus Altar. The altar can be used to summon new allies, including Tanglers!

Overgrown Castle:

This structure generates in Forests, Birch Forests, Radiant Shrublands, Sparse Jungles, Swamps and Mangrove Swamps, always containing one Overgrown Nexus Blob protected by a shield. To interact with it, you must disable the shield using a Radiant Key. The structure is guarded by 3 Visitors and 4 Radiant Sentries.

The Overgrown Nexus Blob lets Radiant Beasts and Piranhas to spawn in the Overworld. If you want to disable the spawning of them, then simply kill the Nexus Blob.

Right-clicking on it while holding a Power Blob in your main hand and Vines in your off-hand will grant you an Entangled Blob.

Sinister Stone: Sinister Stone blocks generate naturally within new structures. Players can craft Sinister Stone using a Blob—any type of Blob—and eight Stone. This material comes in polished, brick, and chiseled variations. Additionally, Sinister Stone Bricks have a glowing variant that is unbreakable. These bricks emit light and, most importantly, sustain Nexus Blobs.

Red & Brown Jasper: Jasper blocks generate naturally in the new biomes, available in polished, brick, and chiseled variations. Brown Jasper has an Overgrown variant that appears in Mind Forests and Mind Jungles, requiring Silk Touch to collect. Radiant Brown Jasper generates in Radiant Shrublands near Nexus Acid—when ignited, it transforms Fire into Poison Fire. This green fire inflicts the Poison effect while setting entities on fire. It remains unaffected by rain.

Mind Wood: The Mind Log is a crucial component of Mind Trees, forming the foundation of their structure. Logs can be crafted into Mind Planks and Mind Wood. Additionally, it can be stripped. Mind Jelly, a partly transparent block is the mind tree's leaves.

Radiant Wood: Huge Radiant Mushrooms generate naturally in Radiant Shrublands, composed of Radiant Fungus Blocks and Radiant Stems. The stems can be crafted into Radiant Planks and Radiant Hyphae and can also be stripped. Radiant Fungus cannot be obtained by breaking the fungus blocks—it can only be acquired by defeating Radiant Beasts.

Blob Blocks: Can be used as decoration or for storing Blobs.

Infector: 

-Hostile mob
-Has 26 HP
-Spawns at night near Frosty Nexus Blobs
-Shoots Ice Balls at its target
-Ice Balls break blocks, excluding Obsidian, Crying Obsidian, Reinforced Deepslate, Bedrock,
Unbreakable Sinister Stone Bricks, Respawn Anchors, Nether Portals, End Portals, End Gateways and Spawners
-Drops Damaged Ice Spikes, Bones and Power Blobs

Sinister Blizzard:

-Hostile flying mob
-Has 40 HP

-Shoots Snow Charges at its target
-Spawns at night near Frosty Nexus Blobs
-Drops Snowballs, Power Blobs, Damaged Ice Spikes and rarely the Blizzard Eye - With a Blizzard Eye, two sticks, and six Frozen Blobs, you can craft an Ice Wand. Ice Wands use Ice Balls as ammo and fire them upon use. These Ice Balls can break certain blocks.
 

Visitor:

-Hostile mob
-Has 60 HP
-Can jump on its target
-Spawns in icy nexus fortresses, overgrown castles and leading hives
-Drops Power Blobs

Deceiver:
-Hostile mini-boss mob
-This entity uses a villager as its host. Don't let it fool you!
-Has 120 HP
-Can teleport
-When teleporting, it summons a Deceiver Shadow. This mob will disappear by itself.
-When killed, it transforms into a villager and drops a Nexus Amulet.

Radiant Beast:
-Hostile mob
-Has 64 HP
-Spawns at night near Overgrown Nexus Blobs
-Runs away from Squids and Glow Squids
-Spawns a poison effect cloud when it dies
-Drops 1-3 Vines, 2-4 Power Blobs, 2-4 Leather and rarely a Radiant Fungus - Using a Stick, an Entangled Blob, and a Radiant Fungus, you can craft an Entangled Stick. This item creates a mossy barrier that reflects most projectiles while inflicting resistance effect. Additionally, you can give these sticks to Tanglers.

Radiant Sentry:

-Hostile mob
-Has 50 HP
-Spawns in Overgrown Temples
-Shoots Radiant Charges at players
-Drops 1-2 Radiant Ash, 3 Power Blobs and a Diamond

Tangler:
-Neutral mob
-Has 72 HP

-Can be spawned in a Nexus Altar with an Entangled Blob,
Carved Entangled Melon or Radiant Entangled Melon, a Bone and a Dead Nexus
-Drops Damaged Nexus, 0-1 Carved Entangled Melon, 0-1 Nexus Roots and 2-5 Bones
-Attacks Hostile mobs

-You can give it an entangled stick—tanglers with an entangled stick can summon mossy barriers when they are at half of their health

Piranha:
-Hostile underwater mob
-Spawns near an Overgrown Nexus Blob underwater
-Has 8 HP
-Deals 4 damage
-Drops 2 XP, 0-1 Power Blob, 0-4 Piranha Tooth and a Raw Piranha - Nine Piranha Teeth can be combined in a crafting table to create a Radiant Fang. Radiant Fangs can then be used to brew Poison Resistance potions.

Soul Moth:
-Flying hostile mob
-Spews fire that creates soul fire and soul soil on the ground
-Some blocks won't turn into soul soil, though
-Spawns in moth hives and leading hives
-Has 15 HP
-Drops 4 XP, 0-3 Power Blob and 1-3 Fire Charge
-Immune to wither and fire

Sinister Larva:
-Hostile boss mob
-Has 140 HP
-Deals 6 damage
-Drops 40 XP, 20-30 Power Blob and a Nexium Upgrade Template
-Immune to wither and fire