TFC Barrens
by Verph
TFC Barrens turns the whole world of TerraFirmaCraft into a continuous desert wasteland, with the oceans removed and water reachable only through hot springs and other subsurface sources.
What it does
The mod changes terrain generation across the entire world, so the surface becomes one unbroken desert with little life. Because the oceans are gone, players have to find water in hot springs or other subsurface sources, and survival depends on how they handle that scarcity. The author expects players to add other mods or alternative methods for acquiring sticks, wood and food, since the world offers few of them by default.
TFC Barrens requires TerraFirmaCraft and works as an addon to it, so both must be installed. It is published for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 only, with version 1.0.1 as the latest file for both loaders, released 2024-08-28. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The mod is released under the BSD 2-Clause License and is not open source.
Key features
Continuous desert world
Terrain generation is replaced across the whole world with one desert surface, leaving no separate biomes.
Sand dune terrain
Sand dune terrain with layered sand blocks shapes the surface, making the desert land smoother and easier to traverse.
Hot spring water source
With the oceans removed, hot springs and other subsurface sources are the only way to get water in the world.
Weather and badlands addons
TFC Improved Badlands and TFC Weather add their own changes, and TFC Weather brings configurable sand storms.
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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 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy a survival challenge in a single continuous desert, and server owners who want a water-scarce TerraFirmaCraft world.
How it compares
TFC Mantle Mountains is open source under the MIT License, server-side only, and published for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, so players can join without installing it. More Lava TFC shares the client and server environment and the same loader and version range, but is not open source. Dynamic Trees AFC is open source under the MIT License, client and server, and is published for Forge on 1.20.1 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFC Barrens | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-28 |
| TFC Mantle Mountains | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| More Lava TFC | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-29 |
| Dynamic Trees AFC | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-05 |
Questions
Does TFC Barrens need TerraFirmaCraft?
Do players need the mod if the server runs it?
Which loaders does TFC Barrens support?
Do TFC Improved Badlands and TFC Weather need to be installed?
In the catalog
TFC Barrens is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is an addon for TerraFirmaCraft, that does simple things; change the entire world to one continuous desert and make the world devoid of life. Oceans are removed, and the only way to get water are from hot springs or perhaps other subsurface sources. For proper survivability you'll likely have to customize your…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tfc-barrens
- Owner
- Verph
- Published
- 2024-08-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15