
Modrinth · Minecraft mod
Tumbleweeds
Breathe life into barren lands with immersive tumbleweeds. Tumbling into your desert soon!
Quick answer
Which Tumbleweeds release should I use?
Tumbleweeds 1.1.0 targets 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7 with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. All 1 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is Tumbleweeds required on the client, server, or both?
Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.
What else does Tumbleweeds 1.1.0 need?
1.1.0. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add Tumbleweeds without breaking your instance.
Built for Tumbleweeds 1.1.0. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use 1.1.0. It targets 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7 with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.1.0. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Tumbleweeds add?

🌵 About
Are you looking for the charm of the Wild West and missing its most prevalent icon? You tumbled to the right place!
Tumbleweeds adds animated, loot-dropping tumbleweeds to the desert and badlands biomes, breathing new life into the drylands and immersing you in your journey through them.
This mod is designed to be lightweight and highly configurable in order to enhance any existing gameplay experience of your choosing and to not interfere with any of your other modifications.
🌐 Wiki
If you are looking for a wiki of sorts or just a more detailed walkthrough of the content of this mod, then you can find quick and easy introductions to all the added features of this project below.
If you find no answers to your questions here or want to suggest improvements for the project, then feel free to leave a comment on the CurseForge site (here).
Tumbleweed Animation

Supported Mods
The following mods should be natively supported. However, support for any of these mods may be broken at any time. If this is the case, feel free to comment on the CurseForge site to let me know!
... Work in progress ...
Credits:
- Inspired by Tumbleweed, created by 'bconv'
- In-game animations created using Animated Java in Blockbench
🔧 Configuration
If you’re looking for a detailed description of the configuration options and how to access them, you’ll find brief introductions to all available menus and their default values, grouped by privilege class, below.
Admin
Access method:
Run the following command: /function tumbleweed:.menu/admin
Features:
- Enable spawning of tumbleweeds [True]
- Enable loot dropping [True]
- Set maximum number of tumbleweeds [20]
- Set player cooldown for spawn attempts [600 Ticks / 30 Seconds]
- Set despawn time for tumbleweed entities [2400 Ticks / 2 Minutes]
Player
Currently no individual config options are available!
📬 Remarks
Please keep in mind that at any given time vast amounts of the mod may be edited or completely overhauled! These changes should not, but may leave existing worlds on older versions corrupted. Creating backups before updating to a new version is advised!
I want to reiterate that this is simply a passion project. It may occur that for longer periods no updates or bug fixes are being developed/released simply because I do not want to.
Project description from Modrinth.
Pick your setup
Tumbleweeds by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.21.8
4 loader builds1.21.7
4 loader builds1.21.6
4 loader builds1.21.5
4 loader builds1.21.4
4 loader builds1.21.3
4 loader builds1.21.2
4 loader builds1.21.1
4 loader builds1.21
4 loader buildsCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Tumbleweeds versions and loaders
1.1.0
tumbleweeds-1.1.0+mc1.21.5-1.21.8.jar
28 Jul 2025
1.1.0
tumbleweeds-1.1.0+mc1.21-1.21.1.jar
16 Jul 2025
1.1.0
tumbleweeds-1.1.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.3.jar
16 Jul 2025
1.1.0
tumbleweeds-1.1.0+mc1.21.4.jar
16 Jul 2025
1.1.0
tumbleweeds-1.1.0+mc1.21.5-1.21.7.jar
16 Jul 2025
1.0.0
tumbleweeds-1.0.0+mc1.21.5-1.21.7.jar
10 Jul 2025
Looking for an older file? The official Modrinth project page is in Resources.