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Arboria: Biome Enhancement

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    mc_da
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    Arboria is a world generation datapack that improves most vanilla overworld biomes. The datapack's goal is to aesthetically overhaul the world without changing the progression too much.

    This datapack is made for Minecraft Java 1.21.5.
    For older versions visit the Modrinth page.


    FEATURES

    Arboria adds:
    • Better looking trees
    • Lakes and ponds in most biomes
    • Occasional boulders and rocks
    • More ground variation (example: coarse dirt mixed with grass)
    • Tiny islands in oceans
    • Many biome-specific features
    The datapack doesn't change:
    • Tree type distribution (example: acacia trees only generate in savanna biomes)
    • Flower and plant distribution (example: blue orchids can only grow in swamps)
    • Biome layout and structure generation
    • Terrain shape (mountains aren't higher or lower)
    • Animal and hostile mob spawns
    • Biome grass color, water color and sky color

    In general, blocks that generate in a biome are blocks you could obtain by only playing in that biome (example: coarse dirt can be crafted from dirt and gravel). The only exceptions to this rule are rooted dirt and moss carpet.


    COMPATIBILITY

    Arboria is made for Minecraft Java 1.21.5. For 1.19-1.21.4 versions visit the modrinth page (old versions).

    The datapack will work on any vanilla server and should work on most modded servers (fabric, spigot, paper, etc.), but I cannot guarantee that. It doesn't work on realms.

    Arboria is not compatible with any datapack that modifies overworld surface biomes. It is compatible with datapacks that change nether, end or cave biomes.

    Arboria works with datapacks that add new biomes in addition to vanilla biomes, such as Terralith and William Wythers' Overhauled Overworld. Just make sure Arboria has a higher load priority (put it above Terralith/WWOO when adding datapacks to your world).
    Note that the biomes were not designed to be used with other worldgen datapacks and may look out of place with surrounding biomes.


    If you want to grow Arboria's trees from saplings, check out Arboria Saplings
    CreditScreenshots taken with Complementary Reimagined shaders
    CompatibilityMinecraft 1.21
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    Arboria v 1.3 : by mc_da 04/04/2025 6:30:46 amApr 4th

    Added Spring to life drop features to Arboria, including:
    • Added firefly bushes in swamps, mangrove swamps, rivers, and most biomes near water
    • Fallen trees can now generate with stumps
    • Added leaf litter to forests, dark forests, wooded badlands and old growth birch forests
    • Added bushes to plains, forests and birch forests
    • Added wildflowers to birch forests and meadows
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    LittleSongbird1
    02/15/2025 2:30 pm
    Level 2 : Apprentice Explorer
    Would you be willing to release a version that only has these 3 biome overhauls in it, but not the others?

    - Old Growth Spruce

    - Dark Forest

    - Mushroom Fields



    I am playing with the Woodlands:Extra mod, which also overhauls all the vanilla biomes, but Arboria's versions of these 3 biomes are much better, so I was hoping to be able to have Woodlands version of all the other biomes, but Arboria's version of just these 3 biomes.



    If that is possible, would you be willing to do that?
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    mc_da
    03/07/2025 3:49 pm
    Level 67 : High Grandmaster Technomancer
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    It's pretty simple to do it yourself. Open the datapack, then open data/minecraft/worldgen/biomes. Delete all files except old_growth_spruce_taiga.json, dark_forest.json and mushroom_fields.json.
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    ValHadesgg
    12/30/2024 12:40 am
    Level 1 : New Miner
    In the "Settlement site Recipes" book you must add a 3D model next to the recipe of what each construction would look like.
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    PlayGlowcraft
    12/12/2024 5:21 pm
    Level 8 : Apprentice Miner
    Hello. Ive been working on updating my network. For some reason when i try to setup aboria on my new setup it keeps creating its own Worldname_aboria_overworld. World. Ive deleted it it keeps coming back. Ive tried loading it with Multiverse and it gives me errors. The previous version never created its own world.
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    mc_da
    12/14/2024 11:08 am
    Level 67 : High Grandmaster Technomancer
    Sorry, I forgot to remove a testing dimension from the release. Should be fixed now.
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    PinkPant
    10/25/2024 3:32 am
    Level 1 : New Miner
    Hello creator! mc_da

    I have a new found love for your mod. I have used the forge version and the datapacks for fabric. I am just in love with your tree generation.

    That being said, I would like to make a request. Could you please provide us...or rather me, with a version that only generates the trees?

    I do use your sappling datapack. What I am getting to is, I use your datapack on 1.20.1 of fabric with tectonic. But this makes the lakes and the rockpiles/boulders spawn too common. It's everywhere. I figured out how to remove lakes by removing certain "sentences" from the "structure set". But the rock boulders are just too common.



    I would understand if you don't want to make one. But would you atleast guide me in how to remove them from the current datapacks? Deleting the rock folders just invalidates the data pack.

    Hoping to hear from you. Keep up the great work!
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    mc_da
    10/27/2024 1:23 pm
    Level 67 : High Grandmaster Technomancer
    If you want to remove lakes and ponds, delete the folder data/arboria/worldgen/structure_set. To remove anything else, go to data/minecraft/worldgen, open the desired biome folder and remove features you don't want from the list.
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    PinkPant
    10/28/2024 1:01 am
    Level 1 : New Miner
    It worked! Thanks a lot you beautiful human!
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    SirFluffyPuffs
    10/23/2024 4:37 pm
    Level 11 : Journeyman Miner
    UPdat the pale garden too
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    TheDarkPanther
    08/24/2024 5:31 pm
    Level 23 : Expert Explorer
    does this change anything about how biomes work, like how it goes form gold to tropical, instead of it being random?
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