EnvironmentZ
by Globox1997
With EnvironmentZ installed, temperature begins to affect the player in hot and cold biomes, and the player must manage it with armor, fire and heated stones.
What it does
Standing in a cold biome or at temperatures around 0°C (32F) causes the player to start freezing unless the player is protected against the cold. In a hot biome, heat becomes the threat: wearing armor or other protection can make it worse, so the player must remove armor or protect against the heat another way. Warming up at a campfire or in a sheltered spot is the basic response to cold.
Heated stones can be carried to keep the player warm, and they are made by cutting stone in a stonecutter. Cold protection comes from crafting leather or wolf armor, or from giving armor a coat of fur from a polar bear. In earlier releases, that coating step happens at a smithing table instead. Cloth Config API, Fabric API and Satin API are required, and the mod is published only for Fabric, with no Forge version planned.
Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and files cover 1.19.2, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 2.1.1+1.21.1 for 1.21.1 as the latest build.
Key features
Cold damage
Temperatures around 0°C or below make the player freeze unless cold protection is worn or a warm source is near.
Heat management
In hot biomes, armor can add to the heat, so the player has to take it off or protect against heat another way.
Heated stones
Stones cut in a stonecutter can be carried as a portable heat source to warm the player up.
Insulated armor
Leather or wolf armor, and armor given a fur layer from a polar bear, provide cold protection.
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 3
Required by 4 mods
Use cases
Survival with harsh climates
Players exploring snowy and desert biomes have to plan for temperature, not only for hostile mobs and food.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners who want weather-like hazards in biomes can run the mod on the server, with every player installing it too.
Who it’s for: Players who want biome temperature to matter in survival, and server owners running Fabric who want the same rules for everyone on the server.
Questions
Which dependencies does EnvironmentZ need?
Does a server need EnvironmentZ installed?
How is armor insulated in older versions?
In the catalog
EnvironmentZ is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
EnvironmentZ adds harsh environment behaviors to Minecraft so keep cool in hot and warm in cold biomes. If the temperature gets to 0°C (32F) the player starts to freezing if not protected against the cold. If the temperature is too hot, make sure to wear no armor or protect yourself in another way against the heat…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/environmentz
- Owner
- Globox1997
- Published
- 2023-04-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15