Voxelprint's Desert
by Roxanne
Voxelprint's Desert changes desert biomes with new sand types, palm trees, oases, caves and temples, and is built for Forge and NeoForge.
What it does
New sand variants appear in the desert. Coarse Sand and Soft Sand are added, and Soft Sand is found near sea level and near water. Salty Sand generates at the top of the sand layer. Over time, plants can spread onto sand that sits under cover, and the Foxtail Agave establishes itself on the upper surface of Soft Sand.
The mod also adds Small, Big and Huge oases, including oases near sea oases, Desert Caves, and Underground Temples with Foliage. Temple Gemstone, Temple Brick and Temple Tile blocks come with stairs, slabs, fences and walls for building. Desert Bones and Desert Ribs are placed as decoration, and creatures such as the Jumping Cholla, Fertile Lavender and Ominous Crawler are added, with the Crawler hunting at night. Installation is on Forge or NeoForge, and the server and every player need the mod, since the environment is client and server. The current release for Forge is 1.3.0 for 1.20.1, and NeoForge has 1.3.5 for 1.21.1. Builds cover 1.20.1 – 1.21.8.
Key features
New sand types
Coarse Sand, Soft Sand and Salty Sand extend the desert surface, with Soft Sand appearing near water.
Palm trees
Palm trees come with a full set of wood blocks, from logs and planks to gates and buttons.
Oases and caves
Small, Big and Huge oases appear in deserts and near the sea, alongside Desert Caves below ground.
Temple building blocks
Gemstone, brick and tile blocks for temples come with stairs, slabs, fences and walls.
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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.
How it compares
Tinted Sands is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. YUNG's Better Desert Temples is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 across Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Ancient Sands is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21 on Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voxelprint's Desert | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-09-01 |
| Tinted Sands | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-15 |
| YUNG's Better Desert Temples | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-10 |
| Ancient Sands | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-08-02 |
Questions
Does Voxelprint's Desert need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Voxelprint's Desert support?
Can it be used with Fabric?
In the catalog
Voxelprint's Desert is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Spice up your deserts with this mod! ### Content #### New Types of Sand - Coarse Sand - Soft Sand - Foliage grows on top of it over time if not covered. - Salty Sand - Found near sea level, when near water converted to Soft Sand. #### New Building Blocks - Temple Gemstone Blocks, Stairs, Slabs, Fences, Walls - Temple…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/voxelprints-desert
- Owner
- Roxanne
- Published
- 2023-09-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15