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Unnatural Geophobia - Biome Overhaul
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Overhauls the vegetation and layouts of the vanilla biomes.
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Unnatural Geophobia aims to make your worlds more realistc, lush, varied, and of course beautiful. It overhauls nearly all of the overworld biomes that have vegetation and adds variety to foliage placement across all the biomes it covers. From arctic tundras with dense stands of trees in the taiga to rose-covered clearings in the dark forest, each biome has been completely transformed in terms of trees, plant life, and soil types. Podzol can be found on the forest floor. Ferns grow in the shadow of dark oak trees. Pitcher plants dot the clearings of jungles. Deepslate boulders lie scattered around the snowy plains.
It is compatible with terrain shaping mods (tectonic, lithosphere, larion, etc) but INCOMPATIBLE with biome overhauling mods (Geophilic, WWOO, etc). Mods that simply add new biomes should be fine.
The Scope:
It only uses vanilla datapack tech, so additional mods are required. It replaces all the naturally generated trees with custom ones, and utilizes only the surface feature system to add features.
There are no terrain shape changes whatsoever. This means it is compatible with all mods that alter the terrain shape.
Sometimes default minecraft features have been modified, so installing mods that alter those features is not recommended. Additionally, it makes its modifications to existing biomes by altering the biome files, meaning it is not compatible with Geophilic, WWOO, and other mods that alter vanilla biomes.
There are no changes to underground ore generation, but lava lakes and springs have been removed in most forested biomes to avoid extreme forest fires which devastate the dense, branchy trees. There are also no changes to sapling-grown trees.
The use of unnatural blocks in biome decoration has been avoided at all costs. There are some gray areas to this rule but the worst examples such as campfires underground have not been implemented.
The typical balance of trees and foliage to open terrain has been altered greatly. Some examples are far more trees in plains biomes, more flowers in all biomes, grassy clearings in nearly all forested areas and the taiga has been mostly replaced with a snowless tundra dotted with stands of trees.
The flower distribution has been modeled after real-world flower distributions as closely as possible. There means you will not be able to find every flower in a handful of biomes. Recommended to use Random Bonemeal Flowers for an easier method of obtaining different flowers.
Some biome colors have been changed to better reflect their real-life counterparts or simply to have a better overall color palette.
Now that you have an overview of the project, feel free to head to the gallery to check out the many screenshots I have taken with this pack installed.
Why 2.0? Why Unnatural Geophobia?:
This project began with one goal: port Natural Philosophy as a datapack to as many compatible versions as possible. As I learned how features and biomes work, I ended up making the project as an addon for the incredibly popular Geophilic project. 1.0 was a simple port of most of the main features of Natural Philosophy to 1.20.1. I ended up using it in my modpacks, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. But it was missing something, didn't feel like quite enough to release just yet. So I started creating the standalone experience that was Unnatural Geophobia 2.0. I ended up with essentially a Ship of Sisyphus sort of project, with so many parts being altered and replaced that it could barely be recognized as a port of Natural Philosophy anymore, especially with the latest update to the original mod.
While many traces of Natural Philosophy still exist in the mod, much of it I call my own. I could not have gotten here if it weren't for the works of the many people that came before me, which I have taken inspiration, motivation, and so much more. So thank you Bee and Voidsong Dragonfly, I could not have done this without you two.
You are welcome to use this in your modpacks. Credit would be appreciated.
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dense windswept forest sometimes tree generation goes wild, sometimes it takes a day off. the unpredictability is fantastic -
several biomes it's awesome what can be done with vanilla terrain and only foliage changes -
jungle an ancient azalea tree provides shade for some pitcher plants -
dark rose clearing roses are beautiful yet tough plants, so I figured they fit well in this biome as a splash of color -
dark forest sometimes dense, just like me -
wooded badlands everything has a tough time surviving in these valleys. These trees cling to the plateau for survival -
birch forest next to a clearing a beautiful place -
also swamp dark oak trees can now be found in swamps. enjoy those dark oak doors -
meadow overlooking a forested valley no longer one type of flower per meadow -
windswept sparse trees and boulders are found in these types of biomes -
cherry grove I want to see who can find the very rare ancient cherry tree. shoot me a message if you do -
birch forest in vanilla this was one of my least favorite biomes -
dark forest ferns grow well in the shade of these ancient dark oaks -
birch valley makes me think of sourwood from northern journey -
taiga a barren tundra dotted with stands of trees -
steep tundra village the biomes shown here are taiga and snowy slopes -
old growth spruce taiga these ancient forests are full of lichen and vines -
plains if the trees can survive they grow very large -
forest many different flower types grow here -
submerged dark forest showcasing the unique placement of dark oak trees. This part of the forest has been flooded -
cherry/forest intersection I sincerely hope you enjoy this project as much as I enjoyed creating it and watching it take shape. -gravity "knishle" breacher -
taiga/meadow a beautiful place -
birch forest clearing a nice open spot to build or rest -
swamp there are three sub-biomes within swamps. Depending on how lucky you are these sub-biomes can stretch for hundreds of blocks. -
birch clearing dandelions are plentiful. make some saturation stews -
sunflower plains a golden field with an autumnal feel -
taiga meets an old growth forest several boulders and erratics can be seen here, deposited by glaciers -
meadow lilacs are abundant in this biome -
plains/forest intersection cornflowers and daisies are friends -
jungle water showcasing the new water colors that ship with the pack -
granite boulder grass color in these biomes has been substantially improved. My brain always associated the blue-green grass with the old mountain terrain gen which was not very good -
yet again swamp showcasing the oak sub-biome found in the swamps -
flower forest on the shore green foliage and cherry trees are found here -
sunken dark swamp again, there are no new biomes found in this pack. This is just soil distribution (not noise settings based) and tree placement at work -
snowy taiga a mix of very old birch trees, spruce, and pine are found here amidst patches of tundra -
forest/plains intersection several biomes meet to create a beautifully mixed scene -
birch/forest biomes blend a lot better in this pack -
savanna some trees look like they're doing better than others -
forest/birch/windswept many biomes intersect at a high altitude -
taiga overlooking lake some sparse ferns grow in the taiga -
flower forest/savanna a beautiful place -
dark valley a sparser region of this dark forest, trees can do well out in the open grassy field at the bottom of this valley -
birch forest the larger trees here have visible roots -
sparse jungle acacia trees can be found here -
also snowy taiga a frozen lake -
snowy taiga/plains occasionally dense stands of frozen birch trees can be found in tundras -
beach showcasing some grass patches in the beach -
cherry overhang pandas actually spawn here now -
snowy plains the theme for this biome was an arctic tundra in late spring -
large tundra my vision for taigas -
plains overhang tree density in this pack is wild and unpredictable, just like nature -
jungle ancient trees break out of the substory -
plain/forest/river the water colors in the altered biomes have been changed -
plains/savanna/forest the colormap changes do wonders for this type of scenery -
badlands/savanna intersection three biomes meet -
mudflats showcasing the mudflats sub-biome of swamps -
old growth pine taiga little has changed in this biome, but denser grass and lichen are abundant -
forest pool/plain cornflowers and daisies are friends -
mixed flowers and azaleas most flower types can be found in this biome. A natural sanctuary for all flora -
old growth spruce taiga slope showcasing a variety of tree types that can be found here
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