Wilderness

The mod is a data pack for world generation, so it changes how the terrain of an existing world is decorated and does not replace any biome or structure. Its main focus is the vanilla surface of forests, plains and other biomes that usually have few plants. Forest biomes gain more trees of kinds that vanilla places sparingly, and the overall effect is an overgrown look that feels more wild while the blocks used stay within the natural set of stone, dirt and vegetation that vanilla already has.

Wilderness works across the game: rivers, oceans and even the Nether receive added decoration. It is published as a data pack for servers and as builds for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, covering 1.21 – 1.21.6 across seven release versions. The server requires the mod, and a client can run it as an optional addition. The code is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source, and the source code and issue tracker are public. Its addition system is built to stay compatible with other world generation mods and with extra vanilla content. The author recommends installing Lithostitched alongside it, since that mod improves performance and makes world generation more complete.