Biomes of Wonders
by VafelAddons
Biomes of Wonders adds three new biomes, River piece, Purple Poppy Meadows and Verdant Valley, to Minecraft 1.20.1 world generation on Forge.
What it does
New terrain appears in existing worlds and new ones: the three added biomes each bring their own ground, plants and features, and the mod also introduces new minerals to find while exploring them. Its description calls the addition an expansion of the vanilla world, and the biomes are meant to be reached during normal play rather than through commands.
The mod is published for Forge only, with 1.0.1 as the latest file for 1.20.1, released on 2024-07-18 after a first release on 2024-06-12. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The code is not open source and is released under All rights reserved, so redistribution terms are set by the author, VafelAddons.
Key features
Three new biomes
River piece, Purple Poppy Meadows and Verdant Valley are added to the world generator, each with its own look.
New minerals
The mod adds minerals that can be found in the new biomes, giving players resources not present in vanilla.
Purple Poppy Meadows
A flower-covered biome with purple poppies as its signature plant, placed among existing terrain.
Verdant Valley
A green valley biome that shares the world with the other two additions and appears during exploration.
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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 new terrain
Players who travel far in a survival world can reach the added biomes and collect the new minerals they contain.
Adding variety to a server map
Server owners who want more landscape types can install the mod on both the server and the client, since the environment requires both sides.
Who it’s for: Players who want extra biomes and minerals in a Forge 1.20.1 world, and server owners who run that version and can install the mod on both sides.
How it compares
Minerals & Such is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that adds minerals, shares the client and server environment, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, so it is not open source. More Minerals is also Forge-only for 1.20.1 with the client and server environment and All rights reserved, which makes it closed in the same way. CE's Minerals & More covers versions 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 and is open source under the MIT License, so it is the choice when the range matters.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomes of Wonders | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-18 |
| Minerals & Such | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-16 |
| More Minerals | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-27 |
| CE's Minerals & More | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-08 |
Questions
Does Biomes of Wonders need to be installed on the server?
Which game version and loader does the mod support?
Can the new biomes be added to an existing world?
In the catalog
Biomes of Wonders 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
This mod introduces an exciting expansion to your Minecraft world with the addition of three unique new biomes, each packed with new minerals to discover.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/biomes-of-wonders
- Owner
- VafelAddons
- Published
- 2024-06-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15