Smaller Large Biomes
by asapacey2
Smaller Large Biomes changes the Large Biomes world type so that its biomes are much smaller, which suits travelling and sight-seeing.
What it does
The mod targets the Large Biomes world type, shrinking the biomes it produces while keeping their sizes between Vanilla's Large Biomes and the Default world type. It works through noise settings, and the author keeps those settings in step with the game as it changes, since the noise settings were changed a number of times from 1.18 onward. Compatibility with custom structure worldgen datapacks and with datapack changes to the Large Biomes noise settings is stated by the author. Incompatibility warnings from versions 26.2 and below can be safely ignored.
The server must run the mod to generate the smaller biomes, while players may add it but do not have to. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for server platforms, for game versions 1.18 – 26.3. The code is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, and it is not open source.
Key features
Smaller Large Biomes
The Large Biomes world type generates biomes that are much smaller than the vanilla version.
Biome size tuning
Noise parameters such as erosion, temperature, vegetation and continentalness are adjusted so biome sizes sit between the two vanilla presets.
Datapack support
Custom structure worldgen datapacks and noise setting changes made through datapacks are supported.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Larger biomes is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod covering 1.18 – 26.3 that is not open source, and it makes biomes larger where this mod makes them smaller. Its server side is required while the client side is optional, so players can join without it. Small Biomes is released under the MIT License for 1.21.4 only, so it fits a single version where this mod spans many, and its server side is required while the client side is optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller Large Biomes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-03 |
| Larger biomes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-24 |
| Small Biomes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-01-14 |
Questions
Does Smaller Large Biomes need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Smaller Large Biomes is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This datapack adds to firstOctave (base_octave) of Large Biomes' erosion, temperature, vegetation and continentalness by 1. Ensuring the size of those biomes sit just in between Vanilla's Large Biomes and Default. Compatible with any custom structure, worldgen datapacks. Not compatible with any datapack that also…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/smaller-large-biomes
- Owner
- asapacey2
- Published
- 2026-09-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15