The Boreal
The Boreal adds a boreal-themed dimension with its own biomes, blocks, items, mobs and weapons, reached through a portal in the world.
What it does
Entering the dimension for the first time shows a boreal wasteland or a forest, depending on where the player spawns. Three biomes are included: Glacial Plains, Glacial Tundra and Auroral Forest. Glacial Plains is covered in snow over a barren ground, while Auroral Forest holds tall auroral trees where Glacial Wolves and Night Deers roam. Glacial Wolves are hostile but can be tamed with the correct item, and Bears deal heavy damage and move quickly.
Three new ores are added to the dimension: Talismandium, Chrodium and Diorium. Caves and some dimension structures hold Diorium, and at least one Diorium Gem is needed to craft Diorium weapons and armor. Those pieces are unbreakable and considerably stronger than netherite, but they are hard to obtain. Complementary Core and Geckolib are required, and Just Enough Items (JEI) is optional.
The Boreal is open source under the MIT License and is published for Forge 1.20.1 only, with the latest file, 0.3.1, on the beta channel. It runs on client and server. The author marks it as an alpha release that still has bugs and unfinished content, and states an intent to port it to NeoForge later.
Key features
Boreal dimension
A new dimension with its own terrain, blocks, items and mobs, entered through a portal in the world.
Three biomes
Glacial Plains, Glacial Tundra and Auroral Forest each have distinct terrain and tree types.
Diorium equipment
Diorium Gems craft weapons and armor that are unbreakable and stronger than netherite.
Tameable Glacial Wolves
Glacial Wolves are hostile by default and can be tamed using a Frozen item.
Ores and structures
Talismandium, Chrodium and Diorium ores appear in caves and dimension structures.
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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 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Pioneer is published for Forge and NeoForge 1.20.1 under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source. Sweet Boreal is a Forge mod for 1.18.2 under the Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license, not open source. Z's Wildscape is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, also not open source. All three run on client and server, as The Boreal does.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boreal | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-03 |
| Pioneer | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-15 |
| Sweet Boreal | Forge | 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2023-06-07 |
| Z's Wildscape | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-22 |
Questions
Does The Boreal need Complementary Core and Geckolib?
Does Boreal need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does The Boreal support?
Is The Boreal stable?
In the catalog
The Boreal is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod for now it's only for Forge 1.20.1, but in a long-term future it'll be done in NeoForge 1.21.1. REQUIRES: CC - Complementary Core from Alpha 0.0.3.1 and upper versions
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-boreal
- Owner
- ElAguilaMC623
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15