TFC Improved Badlands
by Verph
In TerraFirmaCraft, TFC Improved Badlands reshapes the appearance and generation of badland biomes across the drier and more humid zones of the world.
What it does
Badland biomes generate like the regular drier areas, but the terrain changes more gradually as it moves toward humid ground. In more humid terrain the badlands surface no longer uses sand, sandstone, grass, dirt and rocks; the terrain shifts slowly, with the midpoint at 50 percent terrain weight and the other terrain at 115.
Where the area is dry enough, sand dunes begin to generate. The threshold values that govern where biome terrain changes into dunes and where it stays regular badlands can be configured. Layered sand blocks are added for the dunes, which suit lower rainfall levels and fit well with the big desert that TFC Barrens creates.
TFC Improved Badlands requires TerraFirmaCraft. The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, with one build, 1.0.2, for 1.20.1, and it is released under the BSD 2-Clause License, which is not open source.
Key features
Gradual biome transitions
Terrain moves step by step from badlands toward more humid areas instead of changing abruptly at a border.
Configurable thresholds
The values that decide where dunes replace regular badlands can be adjusted to suit a world.
Layered sand dunes
Dry areas gain sand dunes built from layered sand blocks, which appear only where the area is dry enough.
Smoother sand slopes
With the optional TFC Weather addon, the dunes gain more gradual slopes.
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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 run TerraFirmaCraft on Forge or NeoForge and want its dry biomes to look more varied, and server owners who want the same terrain for every player.
How it compares
TFC Improved Badlands is a world generation mod for 1.20.1 on Forge and NeoForge, and it is not open source. Dynamic TFC Structures is server-side only, on Forge for 1.20.1, and it is open source under the MIT License. More Lava TFC covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is also not open source, with client and server both needed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFC Improved Badlands | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-28 |
| Dynamic TFC Structures | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-12 |
| More Lava TFC | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-29 |
Questions
Does TFC Improved Badlands need TerraFirmaCraft?
Which loaders and game version are supported?
Must the server and clients both install it?
Does the dune effect depend on other addons?
In the catalog
TFC Improved Badlands 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 simply changes how badland biomes look and generate in the world. Badland biomes generate like regular in dryer areas, whilst their terrains have changed to be more "normal" towards more humid areas. The more humid terrains assigned to badlands will not have sand or…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tfc-improved-badlands
- Owner
- Verph
- Published
- 2024-08-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15