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Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Better Forests

Fills Minecraft forest biomes with beautiful and varying trees.

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Quick answer

Which Better Forests release should I use?

Updated 2 years ago
Latest stable file 0.5.1
Game version 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3
Loader Forge

Better Forests 0.5.1 targets 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3 with Forge. Do not install it on the client. It must be installed on the dedicated server. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

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

Do not install it on the client. It must be installed on the dedicated server.

Client Not supported
Dedicated server Required
Loader for this release Forge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

This file is marked server-only.

Understand client and server requirements Read the Minecraft installation guide

What else does Better Forests 0.5.1 need?

0.5.1. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

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.

Before you install it

Add Better Forests without breaking your instance.

Built for Better Forests 0.5.1. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 0.5.1. It targets 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3 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.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    Do not install it on the client. It must be installed on the dedicated server.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 0.5.1. 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.

Spookier dark forests, that also differ from place to place in trees and in degree of darkness.

Even in the densest and grandest forest a new light tracking and planning system makes dayspawns rare (except in dark forest, of course).

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 forum

This is now a release version. Future plans include compatibility with Fabric and NeoForge.

Project description from Modrinth.

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Better Forests by Minecraft version and loader

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4 available setups

Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.

Recent files

Better Forests versions and loaders

5 of 5 releases match

Looking for an older file? The official Modrinth project page is in Resources.

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