Nature's Compass
by Chaosyr
Nature's Compass points a player toward a chosen biome anywhere in the world, after the biome is picked from an in-game selection screen.
What it does
Right-clicking the compass opens a biome selection screen where a player can search for a biome or view details about it. Information about a found biome appears on the heads-up display. Shift-right-clicking resets the compass. Without a tracked biome, the compass aims at the world spawn instead.
Every registered biome, both vanilla and modded, can be used as a search target. Options such as blacklisted biomes and the search range are set in the config file. Saplings and logs are handled through the ore dictionary, which lets other mods' wood types be recognized as well. Published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 28 release versions, 1.7.10 – 26.3, under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and it is not open source. Running on client and server, it is required by Comforts and Compasses Advancements Pack Add-on.
Key features
Biome selection screen
Right-clicking opens a menu where a biome can be searched for and its details can be viewed before the compass is set.
Reset with shift
Shift-right-clicking clears the compass state so it can be set to a new target.
Spawn fallback
While no biome is being tracked, the compass points at the world spawn.
All registered biomes
Vanilla and modded biomes are both supported as search targets.
Config options
Blacklisted biomes and the search range are configurable, so server owners can limit how far the compass looks.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.7.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
How it compares
Structure Compass is the closest match in function. Its files cover Forge and NeoForge across 1.15.2 – 26.3, it is client and server, and it is licensed under the MIT License, while Nature's Compass is not open source. BiomeSpy is server-side only, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.1.2. Traveler's Compass is client and server, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, with files for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.18.2 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature's Compass | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.7.10 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Structure Compass | Forge and NeoForge | 1.15.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-30 |
| BiomeSpy | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-11 |
| Traveler's Compass | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Nature's Compass need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Nature's Compass support?
Can the search range or blacklisted biomes be changed?
In the catalog
Nature's Compass is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Nature's Compass is an item that allows you to search for a biome's location anywhere in the world and view information about it. If you're looking for a compass that can locate structures, check out Explorer's Compass. Yes, you can use this mod in your modpack.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/natures-compass
- Owner
- Chaosyr
- Published
- 2023-09-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15