Alive | Dynamic Ecosystems
Alive | Dynamic Ecosystems makes trees, shrubs, vines and flowers spread, grow and die over time, so the plant cover of a world keeps changing.
What it does
Trees drop seedlings that plant saplings in the ground around them, and over time forests grow denser. Shrubs and flowers sprout on open ground next to other plants, so grass is no longer left untouched. Vines can climb cliff faces high up, and the plants that grow in each biome follow the climate and season that the biome allows.
The mod is built on rough approximations of the growing conditions of real plants and shrubs, and its logic is meant to resemble how forest ecosystems develop, including stages of ecological succession. Players, villagers and pillagers nearby affect how long trees and shrubs remain and whether they spread. The mod adjusts plant behaviour by season and biome when a seasons mod is present. Config options are available. Because the 26.2 release is a work in progress, the author warns that some issues and odd behaviour may appear when a world is ported from a backup.
Key features
Tree seeding and spread
Trees plant saplings around themselves, so forests fill in and become dense over time.
Shrubs and flowers
Shrubs and flowers sprout naturally around other plants instead of only where they were placed.
Vines on cliffs
Vines grow down cliff faces and other high block faces where the biome and season allow.
Seasonal behaviour
Plant growth, change and die-off respond to the season and biome, so the mod's effects shift through the year.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Questions
Does Alive need a dependency to run?
Does Alive have to be installed on the server?
Does Alive change how plants behave with the seasons?
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What the author says
Config implementation is currently being worked on! Currently a wip setup is being released with the 26.2 version of Alive 1.44.0. Expect some issues and weirdness as it is being ported and backup your worlds! Alive | Dynamic Ecosystems is a minecraft mod that is a component of the Alive Modding Ecosystem.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/alive-dynamic-ecosystems
- Owner
- Ghostcrafter090
- Published
- 2026-08-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15