Floating Island For Survival

Name: Floating Island For Survival
Author: NullSu

Floating Island For Survival places the player on small floating islands at the start of a world, with Nether support and larger islands than the default generator.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalBSD 2-Clause LicenseOpen source1.20.5 – 1.21.4

What it does

The mod adds a world preset named SURVIVAL that generates floating islands between heights of -64 and 319. Islands are bigger than in similar presets, and ores show up on the surface of the island, so a player can find them without digging far. Water buckets become more useful here, since they are the main way to move water up and down between islands.

Floating islands also generate in the Nether and in the Overworld, which gives the Nether the same island layout as the main world. Mining needs care in this preset, because the ground can give way and a player may fall at any moment. The mod is a server-side world generation option, so the server needs it, while players can join without it.

Installation uses the loader that matches the world, and files exist for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, plus a data pack for server platforms. Builds cover 1.20.5 – 1.21.4, and the latest file is Beta1.0+mod for 1.21.4. The code is open source under the BSD 2-Clause License, and the source and issue tracker are public.

Key features

SURVIVAL world preset
A world preset named SURVIVAL creates a survival start on floating islands rather than the standard terrain.
Height range -64 to 319
Islands generate across the full build height from -64 to 319, leaving room for vertical movement between them.
Nether floating islands
Floating islands also generate in the Nether, extending the island layout into that dimension.
Surface ores
Ores appear at the surface of the islands, so resources can be found before a long dig.

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Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases

Every published file is a beta or alpha build.

Version

1.21.4Beta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+mod

1.21.3Beta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+mod

1.21.2Beta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+mod

1.21.1Beta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+mod

1.21Beta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+mod

1.20.6Beta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+mod

1.20.5Beta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+modBeta1.0+mod

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners who want an island survival world, and players who join a server that runs the preset. Players on a server with the mod need nothing extra.

How it compares

Full comparison

Nether Floating Islands is open source under the MIT License, works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and covers 1.19 – 26.1 with a server-required, client-optional environment. Survival Island is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, server-side only, and covers 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, without Quilt files.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Floating Island For Survival	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.20.5 – 1.21.4	Server required, client optional	2024-12-08
Nether Floating Islands	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.19 – 26.1	Server required, client optional	2026-03-25
Survival Island	Fabric, Forge and NeoForge	1.19.2 – 1.21.1	Server-side only	2025-09-10

Questions

Does the server need Floating Island For Survival?

Yes. It is required on the server and optional for players.

Which loader should a server use?

Files exist for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, all for the same game versions. The server should use the loader its other mods already run on.

Is there a data pack version?

Yes. A data pack is available for server platforms, in addition to the mod loader files.

In the catalog

Floating Island For Survival is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.