Ruins and Towers Mod Wiki & Guide

Challenge Towers spawn naturally in specific biomes: Dry Challenge Towers appear in deserts, badlands, and savannas, while Chilling Challenge Towers generate in snowy plains, ice spikes, and snowy taigas. They're tall structures that are hard to miss once you explore these biomes.

Drinking an Ominous Bottle before entering a Challenge Tower increases the difficulty of that tower, making enemies tougher and potentially improving the quality of loot you receive. It's optional, so only use it if you want a harder challenge.

Yes—use a brush on suspicious gravel found in forest ruins to carefully excavate ancient stone knives, leather shields, and other ancient tools. A regular pickaxe won't work on suspicious gravel.

Sculk Chimneys are vertical shafts that descend from the surface into deep dark biomes, containing valuable ores like diamonds, redstone, and gold, along with deep dark blocks. They're dangerous due to the deep dark environment, so bring appropriate gear.