Arid World
by witchveil
Arid World changes world generation so that the overworld turns hotter and drier, with Deserts and Badlands as the most common biomes.
What it does
Once installed on a server, the mod alters how new terrain is generated, so a world created with it gets a harsher climate. Deserts and Badlands make up most of the landscape, and Savannah, Wooded Badlands and Stony Peaks appear only now and then. The sea level is lowered, so water is largely limited to rivers and the deepest oceans. The mod only affects newly generated chunks, so an existing world keeps its terrain, and the same seed with and without the mod gives different maps.
The Nether is also affected through its temperature handling. Because the changes are applied during generation, a player who wants the new climate has to start a fresh world on a server that runs the mod. Arid World is built on Fabric API, which must also be present on the server. Files exist for 1.21.4 and 1.21.5, with 0.4.0 for 1.21.5 as the latest build, published on 2025-04-23 under the MIT License.
Key features
Hotter, drier overworld
Generation weights the terrain toward hot and arid biomes, so the climate reads like a desert world.
Lowered sea level
Water shrinks to rivers and the deepest oceans, leaving large areas of dry ground.
Only arid biomes appear
Cold and temperate biomes are kept out, which gives the arid theme more depth in the vanilla biome set.
Works alongside other biome mods
The mod runs with vanilla biomes and most biome mods that add new biomes, and the author recommends pairing it with Terralith and Tectonic.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Desert survival worlds
Players who want a challenge in arid terrain can generate a new world with the mod and resource-scarce landscapes.
Pairing with biome packs
Server owners can combine the mod with biome packs such as Terralith or Tectonic, which the author recommends.
Who it’s for: Arid World suits server owners who want a new world with a dry climate and players who enjoy desert-themed maps. Existing worlds keep their terrain.
Questions
Does Arid World need Fabric API?
Does Arid World change existing worlds?
Which loader and versions does Arid World support?
In the catalog
Arid World is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
This mods changes world generation to create a hotter and more arid world. Deserts and Badlands will be the most common biomes. You may find the occasional Savannah, Wooded Badlands or Stony Peaks if you're lucky. The sea level has been lowered so there will be almost no rivers and only the deepest oceans will still…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/arid-world
- Owner
- witchveil
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15