Islands
by Wynd
Islands is a Forge world generation mod that adds an alternative world type, filled with an endless ocean of scattered islands.
What it does
When a world is created with the Islands world type, terrain is replaced by open water with islands placed across it, so the player starts on a small piece of land and must explore outward. The island minimum and maximum sizes can be adjusted in the mod's configuration, along with other settings that shape how the islands turn out.
On a server, the world type is selected by changing the level-type line in server.properties from default to islands on 1.15.2, or to islands:islands on 1.16.5 and 1.17.1. The setting only takes effect when the server generates a new world, so an existing world is not changed by it. Islands is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and the mod is published for Forge across 1.15.2 – 1.17.1, with 1.4.2 as the latest file for 1.17.1. The code is released under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Endless ocean world type
A world type that generates an endless ocean dotted with islands instead of standard terrain.
Configurable island sizes
Minimum and maximum island sizes can be set in the configuration file, along with other generation settings.
Server world type setting
A server selects the world type through the level-type entry in server.properties.
Generation on new worlds only
The world type is applied when a world is first generated, so existing worlds keep their terrain.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want survival on scattered islands, and server owners who run a new world with an island-based generation.
How it compares
Survival Island is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, server-side only, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Straw Hat Structures: East Blue is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the Apache License 2.0, and it adds structures rather than changing the world type. Islands is limited to Forge and 1.15.2 – 1.17.1 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islands | Forge | 1.15.2 – 1.17.1 | Server-side only | 2023-08-06 |
| Survival Island | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-09-10 |
| Straw Hat Structures: East Blue | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-04-04 |
Questions
Which Minecraft versions does Islands support?
Does Islands need to be installed on every player's client?
How does a server enable the Islands world type?
Can the island size be changed?
In the catalog
Islands is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 4,181 mods support Minecraft 1.17.1.
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What the author says
A simple minecraft mod that adds a new World Type generating an endless ocean filled with islands. You can always customize the min and max sizes of the islands along with some other settings in the config!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/islands
- Owner
- Wynd
- Published
- 2021-10-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-08-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15