Burning Horizon: Solar Apocalypse
by rgstudio
Burning Horizon: Solar Apocalypse is a Forge mod in which the sun turns against the world, and the surface collapses through nine phases of destruction.
What it does
The mod turns the overworld into a post-apocalyptic setting. The sun burns the world step by step, and the changes move in stages. Early on, grass loses its flowers and crops, and the land stays green with only subtle effects. Later, plants and leaves wither, ice and snow dissolve, rivers dry out and lakes vanish. Stones crumble and melt, soil cracks into dust and gravel, and in the final stage the overworld is reshaped into a scorched, hostile wasteland.
Players are expected to adapt. Staying underground, building shelters that block the sun's rays and managing a finite supply of water are the main ways to survive. Basic resources become scarce as the phases advance, and crops and animals survive only on the surface world, so exploring the changing map is part of the play. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Forge 1.20.1 only, with 1.0.0 as the latest file, released under the Apache License 2.0.
Key features
Nine apocalypse phases
The world deteriorates step by step through nine phases, each changing the landscape further than the last.
Natural world collapse
Grass, flowers, crops, ice, snow, rivers and lakes change over time as the sun's effect grows.
Shelter against the sun
Players build underground or enclosed shelters to hide from the sun's rays and survive the surface.
Finite water and scarce resources
Water is limited and basic resources become harder to find as the phases progress.
Scorched final stage
The last phase reshapes the overworld into a hostile wasteland with cracked ground, dust and crystal eruptions.
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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.
How it compares
Solar Apocalypse: Reforged is a Forge mod for 1.18.2 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it runs on client and server. Finite Water Biomes is licensed under the MIT License for 1.20.1, but it is server required with client optional, so the server must run it while players may leave it out.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Horizon: Solar Apocalypse | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-26 |
| Solar Apocalypse: Reforged | Forge | 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2022-08-17 |
| Finite Water Biomes | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-12-09 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Burning Horizon: Solar Apocalypse is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Natural World Collapse - The world deteriorates step by step through 9 apocalypse phases. - Grass, leaves, flowers, and crops vanish. - Ice and snow melt away, rivers dry out, lakes disappear. - Stones are crumbling and melting more and more. - The final stage reshapes the overworld into a scorched, hostile…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/burning-horizon-solar-apocalypse
- Owner
- rgstudio
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15