Considering they hired the lead developer behind the Aether 1 and 2 mods in 2020, it amazes me that we’re only seeing a new dimension now tbh. But I think he was involved in the Nether updates

I miss Aether, I might need to check in on the progress of Aether 2 as last time I checked the rest of the team had a break before picking it back up again but that was packed with way more interesting stuff than the Nether ever was imo