
Biospherical Expansion
Overhauling the Overworld with new terrain, biomes, caves, and more.
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About this Mod
Biospherical Expansion is a mod which overhauls most aspects of the Overworld.
Key Features:
- All new custom terrain generation.
- All new custom biome placement.
- 39 new biomes.
- Recreations of every vanilla biome.
- New, giant custom trees.
- 38 new vanilla-like decorative blocks.
- Massive caves with rough ceiling carvings and underground rivers of lava.
- Custom ore generation in the form of giant ore spikes.
- Sunflowers, spore blossoms, blue ice, and torch flowers now emit subtle amounts of light.
- Noise-based block tinting system for naturally generating blocks such as stone, leaves, and grass to make them look massively more natural at scale.
Compatibility:
Any mod that adds new overworld biomes or alters the overworld terrain is incompatible without a compatibility datapack made specifically for your combination of biome / terrain mods.
Discord: https://discord.gg/HHqKa8vTAN
This mod may be used in any modpack.
Available Versions
How to Install Biospherical Expansion 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 (1.20.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Biospherical Expansion". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.2, 1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Biospherical Expansion 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 (1.20.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Biospherical Expansion compatible with forge?
Biospherical Expansion officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.2, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Biospherical Expansion – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Biospherical Expansion 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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