Avariterra
by Gumsao
Avariterra, a Forge world generation mod for 1.20.1, adds the Burnt Lands, a barren region with deadly enemies, ruins and unique items to explore.
What it does
Avariterra opens a wasteland biome called the Burnt Lands, a stretch of barren plain under a tall tower that marks the ruins of a fallen empire. Explorers find new structures there, along with hostile creatures and items that are not available in the base game. Players who go there should expect a challenge, since several of the mobs deal heavy melee damage.
The mod adds a set of distinct creatures. The Collector is a neutral merchant who sits on the ground and opens a trading interface when a player right-clicks it, although it fights back if provoked. Absolon and Carnifex are hostile melee mobs, and Carnifex wields a two-handed axe. The Collector's True Form is a boss that attracts players carrying large amounts of items and calls minions instead of fighting alone, and it can heal itself by damaging the player.
Avariterra requires Curios API and GeckoLib. Curios API must be at 5.14.1+1.20.1 or newer, and GeckoLib at 4.8.4 or newer, for the mod to load correctly. The mod is Forge only, released for 1.20.1, and it runs on the client alone. The mod is published under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Burnt Lands biome
A barren region with new structures, hostile enemies and unique items, wide enough to explore for a long time.
Collector trading
A neutral merchant that opens a trade screen on right-click, and stays passive unless a player attacks it.
Soul Thralls
Undead minions a player can create by right-clicking a target mob with the Carnifex Axe, which then fight beside the player.
Spirit Vessels
Spectral entities that emerge from a living creature killed by specific mobs, leaving a byproduct behind.
Collector True Form
A boss that heals from its attacks and summons swarms of enemies that a player must manage.
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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 2
How it compares
Ooocraft and exteralleria are both Forge mods for 1.20.1 that run on client and server, and both are released under All rights reserved. Desolate is also Forge for 1.20.1 and needs both sides too, but it is released under the MIT License, so its code is open to reuse. Avariterra differs from all three by running on the client alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avariterra | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Ooocraft | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-18 |
| exteralleria | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-22 |
| Desolate | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-07 |
Questions
Does Avariterra need Curios API and GeckoLib?
Does the server need Avariterra installed?
Which loader does Avariterra support?
In the catalog
Avariterra is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The barren plain stretched onward, vast beyond reckoning, unto the very edge of the horizon an tower standing sentinel over the extinguished glory, where only the ruins of the "Empire" yet loomed, terrible in their magnitude. ### The Collector a neutral merchant mob found in the Burnt Land.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/avariterra
- Owner
- Gumsao
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15