Close lands
by Dastych
Close Lands recreates the Far Lands terrain glitch of Minecraft Beta, placing it only 80 blocks from the world center.
What it does
Instead of walking a vast distance to reach the broken terrain, a player reaches it after roughly 80 blocks of walking from spawn. Beyond that radius the overworld generation shifts entirely into the corrupted mode, so the world begins to fall apart as the player moves outward. The effect revives the old chaos of the original glitch without long journeys.
Terrain takes on a corrupted noise algorithm with jagged, unpredictable elevation reaching up to 320 blocks, and fractured caves with stripe-like tears cut through the landscape in imitation of the original Far Lands. The mod is Fabric-only, built for 1.21.7, and runs client-side only, so servers need nothing installed. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Its latest file is 2.5 for 1.21.7, published on 2026-08-10.
Key features
Glitch at 80 blocks
Overworld generation breaks down once a player passes 80 blocks from the world center, rather than at the original distance.
Chaotic elevation
A corrupted noise algorithm produces jagged, unpredictable height changes that climb up to 320 blocks.
Fractured caves
Caves glitch out and tears streak across the landscape, imitating the look of the original Far Lands.
Nostalgic terrain corruption
The Far Lands glitch from Minecraft Beta returns in a form that is reachable without hours of travel.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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How it compares
Fractured Distance is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 that is client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. Tall Lands runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21 – 26.2, is client or server optional, is licensed CC0 1.0 Universal and is not open source. Land Here is server-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.21 – 1.21.11 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close lands | Fabric | 1.21.7 | Client-side only | 2026-08-10 |
| Fractured Distance | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-03-26 |
| Tall Lands | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-09-09 |
| Land Here | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-01 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Close lands is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,697 mods support Minecraft 1.21.7.
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What the author says
English - Close Lands is a mod that recreates the legendary Far Lands glitch from Minecraft Beta — but brings it much closer to spawn. Instead of traveling millions of blocks, all it takes is walking just 80 blocks from world center to watch the terrain break down into chaos. 🔧 Features: - 🌍 Overworld — beyond a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/close-lands
- Owner
- Dastych
- Published
- 2026-08-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15