Gilded Sands: A Desert Expansion Mod
by xxKOMI
Gilded Sands adds desert structures, mobs, bosses and a progression path to Minecraft's desert biomes for Forge and NeoForge.
What it does
The expansion targets desert biomes and aims to bring new structures, mobs and bosses, giving players a clearer progression route through the desert. Crafting recipes follow the familiar pattern and are viewable in JEI. Client and server both need the mod, so servers and every player install it. Builds are published for Forge and NeoForge across 6 release versions, 1.20.1 – 1.21.10, under All rights reserved, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Desert structures
New structures are generated within desert biomes, adding places to explore in the sand.
Desert bosses and mobs
New mobs and bosses are added to the desert, giving a goal for players who progress through the biome.
JEI crafting recipes
Crafting recipes are shown in JEI, so players can look up how new items are made.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Ancient Sands is a Forge and NeoForge desert mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and open source. Desert Update (PixelDarks Version) covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilded Sands: A Desert Expansion Mod | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Ancient Sands | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-08-02 |
| Desert Update (PixelDarks Version) | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-25 |
Questions
Does Gilded Sands need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Gilded Sands support?
In the catalog
Gilded Sands: A Desert Expansion Mod is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
What is Gilded Sands? This mod plans to implement additional features and lore to the desert biome in Minecraft. From houses and campsites to castles and villas. This mod aims to fill the void with a variety of vanilla-friendly and realistic desert-themed buildings that house a bundle of mobs and creatures that this…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gildedsands
- Owner
- xxKOMI
- Published
- 2024-02-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15