The Sift

Quickstart

1. Find a Deep Dark Portal frame and play five different notes nearby to awaken it. When it hums to life, enter to reach the Swift.
2. Explore the dimension’s biomes and look out for its creatures, especially the Singer, Blub, and Echo Golem.
3. Try the mod’s song-and-soul interactions: use a Chimebell to tame a Blub, or place an Echo Totem with a Soul Block to build an Echo Golem.
4. In Creative Mode, search the inventory for the mod’s blocks and spawn eggs to try its creatures and materials right away.

Overview

The Swift—also called Siftite Ingots in the dimension name—is a song-filled world of colorful landscapes, souls, and strange wildlife. Its exploration and encounters revolve around the changing tides, music, and soul energy.

You can’t sleep in this dimension: it hums too brightly.

What It Adds

Biomes

Creatures and items

The Swift is home to Singers, Blubs, Echo Golems, Swiftlings (also called Sifters), and many other creatures—including the Monarch, Harmonizer, and Twisted Warden. Some are peaceful companions; others are dangerous encounters.

The mod also includes Raw Siftite, Siftite Ingots, spectral tools and weapons, White Willow building materials, and decorative blocks made from Swiftstone, Tidestone, and Blush Sandstone.

How To Use

Music and the portal

Play five different notes near the Deep Dark Portal frame to activate it. Once it awakens, step through to enter the Swift.

Tides and souls

The Swift cycles through three tides:

• Flow: the souls are still.
• Thrive: drained Soul Blocks recharge when placed in the Swift.
• Endure: corrupted monsters rise.

A drained Soul Block can’t serve its purpose until it recharges during Thrive. Echo Golems also rest until the Thrive tide.

Companions and encounters

• Blubs: use a Chimebell to tame one.
• Echo Golems: build one from a Soul Block and an Echo Totem. Music can wake a dormant Echo Golem.
• Singers: a Singer may give you a gift of song.
• Monarch, Twisted Warden, and Harmonizer: these are major hostile encounters. Prepare before engaging them.

Ichor is hazardous: bathing in it can kill you. Avoid stepping into pools, and take care when collecting or transporting ichor.

Crafting And Obtaining

Use the recipe book to discover recipes for the mod’s materials, gear, and building blocks. For the Spectral Spear, drop a diamond spear into ichor to temper it.

Abilities And Mechanics

Music matters throughout the Swift: it awakens the portal and can wake dormant Echo Golems. Soul Blocks interact with the Thrive tide, while ichor offers a way to temper a weapon at considerable risk.

Progression And Strategy

Explore the biomes, learn how the tides affect souls and creatures, and try the portal, Blub-taming, Singer gifts, and Echo Golem assembly. When ready for tougher challenges, seek out the Harmonizer, Monarch, and Twisted Warden.

Recipes