🌲 About
Geophilic is a data pack that improves vanilla Overworld biomes in a subtle and simple way! Inspiration comes from scrapped illustrations for what was supposed to be the Wild Update — this is essentially a collection of relatively light improvements to vanilla biomes without any new blocks, items, or even biomes.
Geophilic adds variety to a host of biomes. You can find a plethora of new features, from simple fallen trees to forest clearings. There are boulders, tree stumps, bushes, moss, and more. Trees remain true to vanilla, with the one major change being how tall trees generate, so you don't bump your head so often!
Care was taken to keep vanilla gameplay progression and feel. Geophilic does not make use of block palettes that would not be found in vanilla, nor does it add wood types to biomes they wouldn't be found in otherwise.
In short, this isn't meant to be an epic worldgen overhaul, but rather a simplistic and nice update to the feel of vanilla biomes.
Geophilic can be configured using Datapack Toolkit!
📦 Content
v3.0.0 and above, almost every non-ocean biome gets an overhaul.
v2.4.0: Badlands, Birch Forest, Cherry Grove, Dark Forest, Deep Ocean, Desert, Eroded Badlands, Flower Forest, Forest, Jungle, Meadow, Old Growth Birch Forest, Old Growth Pine Taiga, Old Growth Spruce Taiga, Plains, Savanna, Savanna Plateau, Snowy Plains, Snowy Slopes, Stony Shore, Sunflower Plains, Swamp, Taiga, Windswept Forest, Windswept Savanna, Wooded Badlands
See the gallery for pictures!
📝 Notes
Fabric/Quilt mod version requires either Fabric API or Quilted Fabric API!
New versions of the pack may differ slightly. I may make any changes, including the removal of features. While Minecraft can handle this and updating the mod won't corrupt your world, it's still good practice to make regular backups.
🖥 Compatibility
This pack modifies only vanilla biome files, which means it's fully compatible with mods and data packs that do terrain, such as Tectonic or Lithosphere!
Geophilic can be made compatible with Terralith. If that's something you're looking for, use Terraphilic.
If a data pack's description says it reworks vanilla biomes, it is most likely partially or fully incompatible.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.2, 1.21, 1.20.5
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Geophilic (datapack version) is a free Minecraft Java datapack. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20.2, 1.21, 1.20.5, 1.21.5 and newer. Downloaded 37,783 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.