

A TownyAdvanced addon where you can blacklist claiming in specific biomes
Tested Versions
Minecraft: v1.20.2
Towny: v0.100.0.0-v0.100.0.4
Servers: Paper, Pufferfish, Purpur or any other stable paper fork.
Spigot or modded hybrids will most *likely* work, but will recieve no support. If you're still using spigot, it is HIGHLY recommend you upgrade to Paper
Config
The full biome list can be found here.
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# | qTownyBiomeBlacklist Config | #
# | Source: https://github.com/QarthO/qTownyBiomeBlacklist | #
# | Download: https://modrinth.com/plugin/qTownyBiomeBlacklist/ | #
# | Donate: https://paypal.me/qartho | #
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# The message that's sent to the player after attempting to claim in a blacklisted biome
# - Uses towny to send the message, so its already has the [Towny] prefix
deny-message: "You're not allowed to claim land in <biome>"
# Biome list can be found here: https://jd.papermc.io/paper/1.20/org/bukkit/block/Biome.html
# This example prevents claiming in any ocean biome
blacklisted-biomes:
- COLD_OCEAN
- DEEP_COLD_OCEAN
- DEEP_FROZEN_OCEAN
- DEEP_LUKEWARM_OCEAN
- DEEP_OCEAN
- FROZEN_OCEAN
- LUKEWARM_OCEAN
- OCEAN
- WARM_OCEAN
This plugin uses bStats. You can opt-out in the bStats config
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- 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 Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as qTownyBiomeBlacklist-v1.0.1-5cace73.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 34 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.