Wool Desert Temples
by PauliePerson
Wool Desert Temples changes the block palette of desert temples, swapping their hardened clay for colored wool on Forge 1.8.9.
What it does
Desert temples generated in the world use wool blocks in place of hardened clay. The author describes the change as restoring how the structure looked before version 1.8, and the mod alters only those replaced blocks. Spawn rate, loot and layout are not changed, so the temple stays in the same place with the same contents.
Only the server needs the mod, since it runs on the server side alone and players join without installing anything. The license is CC0 1.0 Universal, which places the work in the public domain, so the mod is not open source in the usual sense. The only build is 1.0.0 for 1.8.9, released on 2026-08-31 and last updated the same day.
Key features
Wool block swap
Hardened clay blocks in desert temples are replaced with colored wool blocks.
Structure layout kept
Spawn rate, loot and the temple layout are left as generated, with only the block type changed.
Before and after comparison
The author provides screenshots that show the temple before and after the mod is installed.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want desert temples to match an older visual style, and server owners who run 1.8.9 and want the change without client installs.
How it compares
Wool Temples is a Fabric mod for 1.14 – 1.21.9 that is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, so it targets other loaders and versions. Shrines Structures is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 that needs both client and server and is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wool Desert Temples | Forge | 1.8.9 | Server-side only | 2026-08-31 |
| Wool Temples | Fabric | 1.14 – 1.21.9 | Server-side only | 2024-05-28 |
| Shrines Structures | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-08-24 |
Questions
Which Minecraft version does Wool Desert Temples support?
Does Wool Desert Temples have to be installed on the client?
Does the mod change temple loot or spawn rates?
In the catalog
Wool Desert Temples is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 955 mods support Minecraft 1.8.9.
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What the author says
This mod replaces hardened clay blocks with colored wool in desert temples, restoring them to how they looked before version 1.7.10. Only these blocks are replaced. The mod does not affect the structure’s spawn rate, its loot, or its layout it simply replaces hardened clay with wool. In the screenshots, you can see…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wool-desert-temples
- Owner
- PauliePerson
- Published
- 2026-08-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15