Environmental Mover
by LiteWolf101
Environmental Mover lets special machines absorb biomes from the world, store them in containers and place them elsewhere, drawing power as they work.
What it does
The mod is a small utility for Forge that adds machines able to absorb a biome and move it. A Biome Absorber, powered by RF, takes an empty biome container and produces a filled container matching the biome it works on. A Biome Applicator then uses power to paint the blocks around a biome stored in a filled container, so the biome changes in the world.
Environmental Mover requires Patchouli, which provides the in-game guide that explains how to use the machines. Just Enough Items (JEI) is optional; with it installed, the recipe view shows the power needed to absorb a biome and the special recipe that uses it, and the biome container keys show extra information. Energy costs are adjustable through datapacks, which take effect after a reload. The environment is client and server, and the mod is published for 1.18.2 only.
Key features
Biome Absorber
A powered block that takes an empty biome container and fills it with the biome it draws from the world.
Biome Applicator
A powered block that paints the blocks around a biome held in a filled container.
Empty Biome Container
An item that holds a biome once placed into a Biome Absorber, and is used as the default ingredient for the Biome Applicator.
Configurable energy cost
Energy use for extracting and distributing biomes can be changed through datapacks and reloaded without restarting.
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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 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to rework the biomes of a 1.18.2 world, and server owners who need energy costs for biome movement tuned through datapacks.
How it compares
Environmental Core is a Forge mod for 1.16.5, released under All rights reserved and not open source, and it runs on client and server. Environmental Tech covers 1.9.4 – 1.16.5 on Forge with the same environment and All rights reserved, so it does not target 1.18.2. Spatial Harvesters [Forge] is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.17.1 – 1.19.2 on Forge, the same environment as Environmental Mover.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Mover | Forge | 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2023-08-21 |
| Environmental Core | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-04-18 |
| Environmental Tech | Forge | 1.9.4 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-04-18 |
| Spatial Harvesters [Forge] | Forge | 1.17.1 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2022-08-14 |
Questions
Does Environmental Mover need Patchouli?
Must the mod be installed on the server?
Does Just Enough Items change anything?
Can the energy cost be changed?
In the catalog
Environmental Mover is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
A small mod that allows you to power machines that can absorb and move biomes in the world! Biome Absorber: Takes in an empty biome container and RF to produce a filled biome container based on what biome the block is in.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/environmental-mover
- Owner
- LiteWolf101
- Published
- 2023-08-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15