Sandscapes
by iceave
Sandscapes changes the desert biome of the game, adding sand, glass and structure content to Fabric 1.21.1 builds.
What it does
Sandscapes adds desert-related blocks and items. The sand family receives slabs, stairs, trap doors, bricks, polished variants and sand variants for regular and red sandstone, and glass is expanded too, with tools that can be crafted from it. Glass tools give the material a use beyond purely visual building.
New structures can be located in the desert, such as an oasis that offers fresh loot. The mod also includes advanced sand items, among them quicksand, a mob repellent and grains. Only client and server together run the content, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for Fabric and cover 1.21 – 1.21.1, with 1.1a for 1.21.1 as the latest build on the alpha channel.
The mod is still in an alpha stage, and some planned features have not been added or tested yet. The author states further sand-related mechanics will arrive in future updates. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Sand block variants
Slabs, stairs, trap doors, bricks and polished forms are added for sand and red sandstone.
Glass tools
Tools can be crafted from glass, giving the material a functional role besides decoration.
Desert structures
An oasis and other desert structures can be located, and they offer loot that vanilla deserts lack.
Advanced sand items
Quicksand, a mob repellent and sand grains add new uses for sand in the world.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Desert builds
Builders can use the added sand and glass blocks to decorate desert settlements and landscapes.
Exploration
Players travelling through deserts can search for the new structures and their loot.
Who it’s for: Builders and adventure players who want more desert content on a Fabric server or client. Server owners should install it on the server and every client, since the environment is client and server.
How it compares
Coarse+ is released under the MIT License, works on Fabric 1.21.1 and is also client and server. GlassSlab is released under the MIT License, is published for Fabric 1.21.1 and runs on client and server. GlassPaneDoors is released under the MIT License for Fabric 1.21.1 but is client-side only, so servers run without it. Sandscapes concentrates on desert blocks, structures and sand items, while those mods focus on other parts of building and glass.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandscapes | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-18 |
| Coarse+ | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-05 |
| GlassSlab | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-04 |
| GlassPaneDoors | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-11 |
Questions
Does Sandscapes need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Sandscapes use?
Are all planned features already in the mod?
In the catalog
Sandscapes is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Let's all face it, in vanilla Minecraft, you really do not care about deserts. Its sand is mostly used for crafting glass, making mediocre bases with the limited sand blocks readily available. Sandscapes is here to completely reimagine deserts as we know them. This mod introduces a wide variety of new blocks, items…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sandscapes
- Owner
- iceave
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15