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Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Backwoods

A liminal horror adventure mod with interconnected dimensions, sanity pressure, and relentless woodbound entities.

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Quick answer

Which Backwoods release should I use?

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Latest stable file 1.8.0
Game version 26.1.2
Loader NeoForge

Backwoods 1.8.0 targets 26.1.2 with NeoForge. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Backwoods required on the client, server, or both?

Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

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

The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.

Understand client and server requirements Read the Minecraft installation guide

What else does Backwoods 1.8.0 need?

1.8.0. 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 Backwoods without breaking your instance.

Built for Backwoods 1.8.0. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 1.8.0. It targets 26.1.2 with NeoForge; 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

    Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.8.0. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Backwoods add?

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Backwoods is a liminal-horror adventure mod for NeoForge and Forge.
Enter a decayed wooden world and navigate a network of connected dimensions: Backwoods, The Grain, The Still, The Familiar, Rotting, and Loss.

Face Woodbound entities like Splinters and their variants, stalking, pathing, and hunting through terrain.
Use progression items such as fragments, draughts, geodes, and effigies to survive escalating routes and recover control.

Not one of those ARG slop, alpha version slop, jumpscare slop mods that spams your chat with obfuscated text and keeps teleporting you to 420 sahurillion dimensions within 6 or 9 seconds and has .jar in the name.

The Nest

Inspired by the Woodlands

Project description from Modrinth.

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4 available setups

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Recent files

Backwoods versions and loaders

17 of 17 releases match

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