
Botanic Additions
Implementing handy features for Botania!
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About this Mod
This mod requires HammerLib.
Botanic Additions is a Botania addon that adds a lot of missing features (in my opinion)! If you have suggestions, feel free to suggest on our discord server over at Mods -> #botanic-additions!
Current Content:
- Blocks:
Mana Tesseract - a new way of transporting mana over great distances and dimensions.
Terra Catalyst - another catalyst for new and upcoming recipes.
Elven Altar - Generally better! It's blue and pink. You can also attach spark to it while sneaking.
Dreaming Mana Pool - 2x larger than a normal mana pool.
Dreamrock - Traded from living rock through the elven gateway, material.
Elvenwood Log - Traded from any wood through the elven gateway, can create dreamwood using pure daisy.
Mana Lapis Block - Decorative block, Material.
Elven Lapis Block - Traded from 2 mana lapis blocks through the elven gateway, material for upcoming features.
Gaia Agglomeration Plate - Used to make Terrasteel more efficiently and
Gaiasteel.
Gaiasteel Block - Decorative block.
- Items:
- Materials:
Rune of Teleportation
Rune of Energy
Gaia Shard
Mana Lapis
Elven Lapis
Gaiasteel Ingot
Mana Stealing Blade - When hits player, drains their mana from tablets.
Gaia Band of Aura - 2x faster than Greater Band of Aura
Terra Protector - Creates a shield to protect the wearer from taking any damage.
- Materials:
- Flowers:
Lightning Flower - Generates mana when catches lightning bolt during a thunderstorm.
Snow Flower - Generates mana while it's snowing.
Rain Flower - Generates mana while it's raining.
Wither Flower - Builds a wither at any height up to 5 blocks up. Consumes dropped items nearby.
Craft Tweaker Compat (since 12.2.5):
- Gaia Agglomeration Plate:
- mods.botanicadds.GaiaPlate.add(IItemStack output, int mana, IItemStack[] inputs)
- mods.botanicadds.GaiaPlate.remove(IItemStack output)
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Permissions:
- You can use this mod in your modpack.
- You are not allowed to re-publish this mod to other sites without providing a Modrinth/CurseForge download link and my permission (PM to
Zeitheron, or via Discord)
- You are not allowed to include this (or any other mods of the DragonForge team) in your own mod. Building add-ons, however, is allowed, but a friendly PM would be good.
Note:
- The only supported version of Minecraft is the latest one that this mod exists for. DO NOT ASK TO DOWNGRADE!
Want to discuss anything? Need help with APIs?
Join the discord server and follow Zeitheron on Twitter!
If you would like to support my work, you can become a patron via
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Available Versions
How to Install Botanic Additions on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 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 "Botanic Additions". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1, 1.19.2, 1.12.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Botanic Additions 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 3 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 Botanic Additions compatible with forge and neoforge?
Botanic Additions officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.19.2, 1.12.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Botanic Additions – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Botanic Additions 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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