Blasted Barrens
by davigj
Blasted Barrens adds a fantasy biome covered in laid ash debris, where a thick gray haze hangs over the land and ash particles drift above it.
What it does
The biome is largely desolate and is home almost exclusively to creepers, with an occasional singed animal. Only the vanilla creepers are tagged to spawn there naturally. A rare island variant, similar to mushroom islands, replaces some colder areas of the world.
Players visit the biome for its relative abundance of gunpowder. The haze is the main effect: mobs spawning inside it receive a tag that reduces their vision by about 80 percent, and creepers see through the haze automatically, which shrinks their detection radius within the biome. Installing Pehkui adds size and speed changes to some mobs on spawn, and Fog Looks Modern Now is recommended to render the haze effect. Blasted Barrens requires Blueprint, runs on client and server, and is published for Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1, with the latest 1.0.8 file dated 2026-01-04. It is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Ash-covered biome
Laid ash debris and a persistent gray haze with drifting ash particles define the look of the biome.
Reduced mob vision
Mobs spawning in the barrens are tagged so their vision is cut by about 80 percent, with a chance to grow larger and move slower when Pehkui is present.
Rare island variant
An island form of the biome replaces some colder areas, similar in spirit to mushroom islands.
Optional compatibility
Optional support exists for Clayworks, Upgrade Aquatic, Supplementaries and other listed mods, enabled only when they are installed.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 8
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Use cases
Who it’s for: The mod suits players and server owners who want a desolate, hazy biome with creeper-only spawns. Since it runs on both sides, a server and every player need it installed.
How it compares
Biome2 is server-side only, licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, so players can join without installing it. Enditions is also server-side only and is licensed as All rights reserved, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. TFC Barrens runs on client and server and is published for 1.20.1 under the BSD 2-Clause License, which makes it a closer match on environment than the other two.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blasted Barrens | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-04 |
| Biome2 | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-04-29 |
| Enditions | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-05-07 |
| TFC Barrens | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-28 |
Questions
Does Blasted Barrens need Blueprint?
Does a player need the mod to join a server that runs it?
Will the haze look right without another mod?
Are there known compatibility issues with Terralith?
In the catalog
Blasted Barrens 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 blasted barrens are a rare island variant, akin to mushroom islands (replacing them in colder areas). The biome is permeated by a thick gray haze, and ash particles drift from above. Blasted barrens are largely desolate, home exclusively to creepers and the occasional singed wildlife. It's harder for creepers to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/blasted-barrens
- Owner
- davigj
- Published
- 2024-05-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15