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CurseForge · Minecraft mod

Better Forests

Fills Minecraft forest biomes with beautiful and varying trees.

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Which Better Forests release matches 1.20 Forge?

Updated 2 years ago
Best match for your filters betterforests-0.5.1.jar
Game version 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.1
Loader Forge

Better Forests betterforests-0.5.1.jar targets 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Better Forests required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

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Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

What else does Better Forests betterforests-0.5.1.jar need?

betterforests-0.5.1.jar on 1.20 Forge. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

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Built for Better Forests betterforests-0.5.1.jar on 1.20 Forge. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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    Stick to this file

    Use betterforests-0.5.1.jar. It targets 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.1 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

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    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

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    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside betterforests-0.5.1.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Better Forests add?

Better Forests replaces simple and repetitive vanilla forests with constantly varying ones full of many different kinds of beautiful trees.

Sometime the trees are massive giants.

Sometimes smaller and inviting.

Sometimes stands of pure trees.

Sometimes complex mixtures.

Dense stands of trees.

And open forests you can see all the way through.

Even in the densest and grandest forest a new light tracking and planning system makes dayspawns rare.

A spookier Dark Forest.

Endless fresh scenery to explore and great backdrops for your builds.

All the tree styles can be hand-grown from saplings, using any vanilla tree material. Better Trees grow from groups of saplings in a 3x3 area, with the sapling in the middle determining the form and the saplings around it the materials.

Comments and suggestions warmly welcomed! Discord link https://discord.gg/Sq57pcmM

Project description from CurseForge.

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