What is the Beneath?

The Beneath is a network of very deep caves, directly below the Overworld.
This dimension is balanced around mid to late Primitive Age. It's more dangerous than the surface, so we recommend a full set of bronze armor and a metal shield as a minimum, as well as plenty of food, water, and other tools.

It differs from the usual Nether experience in a few ways:

• You enter it differently

• Water doesn't instantly evaporate

• A bed works like normal

• Traveling Beneath is no faster than in the Overworld

In return, you can find resources like Kaolin Clay

, Graphite, richer and more exposed ore veins, as well as other treasures.

Entering the Beneath

To travel Beneath, simply stand on overworld bedrock for a little while. To get down to the bedrock, you'll have to either break through the Hornfels layer with Explosives or Steel+ Tools, or find a cave with the more brittle Keratophyre.

To return, stand directly below ceiling bedrock in the same fashion.

It's a good idea to make a note of where you entered, so you can return to the same place in the overworld whenever you're ready to leave.