
Barrens
Hazardous Environments that push your survivability skills to the limits
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About this Mod

Barrens
As you have travelled through worlds and explored its depths, the world around you has been changing.
Life has become scarce; the terrain changed, decayed. Survival impossible in such barren world.
Wasteland
Wastelands have been abandoned and decayed over many years.
Its toxic air, acid rain and salty water provides limited habitability.
Devoid of any natural life, its terrain feels empty during the day, and dangerous at night.
Tech Notes
- Wastelands
- Wasteland biome is heavily inspired by the terrain in Regrowth modpack.
- Future Plans
- Broken down structures
- Maybe decayed villages that use dead oak wood
- Biome Variation
- Different dead wood types
- Dirty/Salty/Poisonous Water
- Some way to limit its uses.
- Dangerous to touch maybe?
- Toxic Air
- Exposure can start to negatively impact player
- Prolonged exposure can cause more permanent undesired effects
- Way to purify an area of toxic air
- Acid Rain
- Similar to toxic air but more immediate danger
- Ways of protecting (Armor perhaps?)
- Potentially decays blocks if exposed for too long
- Broken down structures
- Ideas for future biomes
- The Dunes
- Inspired by Crash Landing modpack
- Very flat terrain with very little elevation changes
- Rare but rich in resources, abandoned cities
- Sand Sharks
- Sandstorms
- The Dunes
Available Versions
How to Install Barrens on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Barrens". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Barrens server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Barrens compatible with forge and neoforge?
Barrens officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Barrens – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Barrens consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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