Ammophobia (Quicksand)
by VoidCyplus
Ammophobia, for Fabric on 1.20.1, places four kinds of quicksand pit across the world, from desert sands to the depths of the deep dark.
What it does
Quicksand pits generate as several variants, each tied to a biome. Plain quicksand covers much of the desert terrain, red quicksand is rarer and turns up in badlands, and tar pits appear in mangrove swamps, often beneath trees and on hills. Sculk pits are the least common and are found within caves near the deep dark, with the most of them generating inside Ancient Cities.
The pits are a world generation addition, so they appear in new and existing worlds where their biomes are present. The mod does not add an item or block recipe to craft the pits, and chainmail boots are the protection the mod points to when crossing quicksand.
Ammophobia is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.20.1. It requires no other mod listed in this catalog. It runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it, and it is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Four quicksand variants
Quicksand, red quicksand, tar and sculk pits each use their own terrain rules and biome placement.
Desert quicksand
Standard quicksand pits cover a large share of the desert biome surface.
Swamp tar pits
Tar pits spawn in mangrove swamps, often under trees and on hilltops.
Sculk pits in ancient cities
Sculk pits generate in caves near the deep dark, with most placed inside Ancient Cities.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Exploring deserts and badlands
Players crossing sand or badlands meet the pit variants of those biomes while travelling.
Exploring Ancient Cities
Players entering Ancient Cities find sculk pits among the structures and passages.
Who it’s for: Players who want more hazards in desert, badlands, swamp and deep dark terrain, and server owners who run Fabric 1.20.1 worlds where these biomes are generated.
How it compares
Giant Swamp Tree is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 that is client and server and not open source under All rights reserved. Deep Dark Expanded is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 only, client and server, open source under the MIT License, so it targets a different version than Ammophobia. Simple Mangrove Trees is open source under no license and not open source, server required with client optional, for 26.1 – 26.3, a different version from this 1.20.1 mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammophobia (Quicksand) | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-07 |
| Giant Swamp Tree | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-06 |
| Deep Dark Expanded | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-14 |
| Simple Mangrove Trees | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Ammophobia need Fabric API?
Does Ammophobia have to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Ammophobia support?
In the catalog
Ammophobia (Quicksand) is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
All quicksands can be countered with chainmail boots.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ammophobia
- Owner
- VoidCyplus
- Published
- 2026-04-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15