TerraFirmaCraft
by eerussianguy
Survival in TerraFirmaCraft is rebuilt from the world up, with continents, rivers, mountains and a calendar that shapes how players plan their food and shelter.
What it does
The mod is a total conversion that replaces the survival experience of vanilla Minecraft. World generation is reworked to add continents, flowing rivers, mountain ranges and varied forests, along with plants, wild crops, wild fruits and animals, both passive and predatory, scattered across the land. The underground has layers of different rock types and sparse deposits of several ores.
Progress runs through a full technology tree, starting with pottery and pit kilns, moving to charcoal production and producing iron in a bloomery, then steel making. Seasons, weather and a climate model make players stockpile food for winter. Food has its own expiration, nutrition and thirst mechanics, and an in-game guide explains the systems from the moment a player spawns in.
Installation requires Patchouli on Forge and NeoForge. Just Enough Items is optional. Many other mods are built on TerraFirmaCraft, including Firmalife, Farmer's Delight TFC, Firma: Civilization, ArborFirmaCraft (AFC) and Barrels 2012, which all depend on it. The mod is client and server and is released under the European Union Public License 1.2, so it is open source. Forge and NeoForge files cover 1.7.10 – 1.21.1, with builds for 1.7.10, 1.12.2, 1.18.2, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
Key features
Reworked underground
Rock layers and sparse ore deposits of several types replace the standard underground generation.
Technology tree
Pottery, pit kilns, charcoal, a bloomery for iron and steel making form a progression chain of crafting steps.
Seasons and climate
A calendar and weather system make food stockpiling for winter a requirement for survival.
Living world
Plants, wild crops, wild fruits, passive animals and predators are spread across the generated terrain.
Food and thirst
Food expires, and nutrition and thirst are tracked through detailed food and cooking mechanics.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Required by 124 mods
Use cases
Long survival playthroughs
Players who want a harder, slower start use the seasons, food and tech progression to pace the game.
Server worlds
Server owners set the level type to a world option in server.properties so the server generates TerraFirmaCraft terrain.
Who it’s for: Players who want survival that rests on resource planning and seasonal change, and server owners running a shared TerraFirmaCraft world.
How it compares
Dynamic TFC Structures is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and built for Forge and 1.20.1. TFC Punishment for Death runs on client and server under the MIT License for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1, but is not open source. MineCollapse runs on client and server, covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge, and uses a custom license that is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerraFirmaCraft | Forge and NeoForge | 1.7.10 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-14 |
| Dynamic TFC Structures | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-12 |
| TFC Punishment for Death | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-25 |
| MineCollapse | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-14 |
Questions
Does TerraFirmaCraft need Patchouli?
Must the server and every player install TerraFirmaCraft?
Which game versions have TerraFirmaCraft files?
In the catalog
TerraFirmaCraft is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
In order to understand all of these new features, TerraFirmaCraft comes with a detailed in-game Field Guide, which is available from the moment you spawn in, and will guide you through the art of surviving in this brand-new world. An example of the different types of environments you might find in TerraFirmaCraft.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/terrafirmacraft
- Owner
- eerussianguy
- Published
- 2023-09-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15