A Warden’s Tale

A Warden’s Tale (Sculk Update Add-on) enhances Minecraft’s Deep Dark and Soul Sand Valley biomes with extensive new content inspired by unique animations. This add-on introduces revamped biomes, new mobs, structures, weapons, armor, and a challenging boss fight, enriching the gameplay experience around the mysterious Warden and its environment.

Installation / How to Use

Install the add-on by importing the provided files into your Minecraft Bedrock Edition. To summon the featured boss, place the “Heart of Darkness” item on the Ancient City portal, which is obtained by defeating the Warden.

Requirements / Compatibility

This add-on is not compatible with Vibrant Visuals. Experimental gameplay settings are not required to use this add-on.

Key Features

Deep Dark Biome Overhaul

The Deep Dark biome has been extensively reworked, expanding its size by 300% and introducing many new blocks and plants. Lava has been replaced by a new “Ghost Block” that alters the environment’s atmosphere with unique fog effects. Music has been removed to enhance immersion.

Soul Sand Valley Revamp

The Soul Sand Valley features new spikes, scattered plants, and distinctive trees to diversify the landscape.

Structures in Soul Sand Valley

Key structures include the important Soul Forge, a crafting block found within special buildings.

Additional structures enrich the biome’s exploration opportunities.

Underground Structures

Explore underground labs that house a Dark Spawner, which creates Dark Zombie Villagers. Curing these villagers unlocks superior trades, some offering exclusive items. Beware of the “Beeper”, a bee-creeper hybrid that explodes if provoked or if its hive is damaged.

New Mobs

• Sculk Creeper: Similar to a standard creeper but charges when near a target. It discharges if the target escapes.
• Sculk Skeleton: Fires weak sonic booms instead of arrows.
• Sculk Zombie: Attacks normally, then dashes away gaining temporary strength and speed boosts.
• Sculk Spider: Spawns temporary mini spiders upon attack.
• Sculk Centipede: Varies in size and damage; spawns when stepping on Infested Sculk.
• Soul Blaze: A stronger variant of the Blaze found in the Soul Sand Valley.
• Beeper: Found in underground labs; behaves like a bee but explodes when angered.

Boss Fight: Sculk Monstrosity

This formidable boss attacks with multiple abilities including transforming XP orbs into projectiles, summoning nearby sculk mobs and Wardens, and powerful melee strikes. It is summoned by applying the Heart of Darkness to the Ancient City Portal.

New Items and Weapons

• Throwing Knives: Deal moderate damage with a chance to be consumed on use.
• Spears: Stackable (5-10 depending on type), can be thrown or used in melee, and have infinite piercing capability.

Armor and Tools Sets

• Bone Items: Comparable durability to stone with superior damage and mining speed; armor surpasses leather.
• Deepslate Items: Similar to stone but with increased durability.
• Souling Gold Items: Enhanced gold set with special abilities on all equipment except tools; crafted using the Forging Template found in Soul Sand Valley structures and the Soul Forge.
• Wither Bone Items: Upgrades Bone items with very high durability and damage surpassing Netherite; armor is below diamond tier. Forging Template drops from the Wither; crafted in the Soul Forge.
• Surge Items: Superior to Netherite, full armor set grants immunity to most negative effects. Forging Template found in Deep Dark structures; crafted in the Soul Forge. Echo Stones, dropped by Wardens when using the Ancient Flute, are required.
• Echoed Copper Items: Crafted by combining copper ingots with Sculk paste and smelting; an upgraded copper tier. Sculk paste is obtained from Deep Dark mobs and underground chests.
• Ghost Crystal Items: Crafted from haunted quartz and ghost crystal found in the Soul Sand Valley; positioned between iron and diamond tiers.
• Echo Shard Items: Upgrade from Ghost Crystal items, slightly stronger than Netherite. Forging Template found in Ancient City chests.

Additional Features

• Ancient Flute: Calms the Warden.
• Bottle of Souls: Summons souls.
• Band of Soulpower: Reduces fog from Ghost Blocks, prevents damage from them, and grants immunity to Darkness effects.

New Potions

• Darkness Potion: Applies the Darkness effect; brewed using Echo Stones.
• Decay Potion: Causes Wither effect; brewed with Bottles of Souls, which are obtained by interacting with Soul Particle mobs.
• Potion of Warden Strength: Grants Strength IV and Blindness for one minute; brewed using the Heart of Darkness dropped by the Warden.