Beneath the Wetlands
by Birchfolks
Swamp biomes gain a mini-boss, a friendly copper-geared golem and a set of sapropel and peat blocks in Beneath the Wetlands, a Fabric mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1.
What it does
Murky swamps fill with new content: an Elder Gear Golem mini-boss with several attacks guards a dungeon of ancient machinery, and a Will-o'-the-Wisp appears at night and retreats as a player comes closer. Sapropel Blocks and the mud-like blocks generate on the swamp floor, and Mire Block pools of toxic goo form small lakes in the same biomes.
Players can build a Gear Golem by placing an animated copper gear on its back, a quiet guardian modeled on the iron golem. Sapropel can be placed in a composter for bone meal, and the dried blocks serve as furnace fuel. The mod requires Fabric API and Geckolib, and Mod Menu is optional. Beneath the Wetlands is compatible with world-generation mods, and the structures can also generate in biomes added by other mods once their names are entered in the config file. The mod is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Elder Gear Golem mini-boss
A mini-boss with several attacks, found in a swamp dungeon where old machinery still moves.
Player-built Gear Golem
A friendly golem that a player assembles by placing an animated copper gear on its back.
Will-o'-the-Wisp
A night mob that spawns in swamps and flees as a player approaches, luring explorers off their path.
Sapropel and swamp-floor blocks
Sapropel Blocks and their companion blocks generate on the swamp bottom, and sapropel can be composted for bone meal.
Dried fuel blocks
The swamp-floor blocks can be dried in a furnace into a fuel block.
Mire Block lakes
Toxic goo that generates as small lakes in the swamps.
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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
Optional 1
How it compares
Wetlands - Vanilla Expanded is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 – 26.2, with a client and server environment, under All rights reserved, so its versions do not overlap with this mod's range. Great Big World [OLD] is a Fabric mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 that shares this mod's range and client and server environment, under All rights reserved. Golem Gear is a Fabric mod for 1.20.4 – 1.21, and either side can run it, and neither needs it, so it differs in both version range and environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneath the Wetlands | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-02-24 |
| Wetlands - Vanilla Expanded | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Great Big World [OLD] | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-06-23 |
| Golem Gear | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.21 | Client or server, optional | 2024-07-05 |
Questions
Does Beneath the Wetlands need Fabric API and Geckolib?
Can the swamp structures generate in biomes from other mods?
Is a Forge or NeoForge version available?
In the catalog
Beneath the Wetlands 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
Beneath the Wetlands is a Fabric vanilla-style mod created by the Birchfolks team and inspired by a creepypasta. It focuses on expanding the content related to swamp biomes. The mod adds new mobs, blocks, items and structures. BtW is under development and more features will come in the future. BtW is compatible with…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beneath-the-wetlands
- Owner
- Birchfolks
- Published
- 2023-01-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-02-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15