
Canopy
Adds rainforests to Minecraft including 3 new biomes, rainforest mobs and more!
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About this Mod

Canopy — Multi-Layered Rainforests
Canopy adds massive, vertically layered rainforest biomes filled with towering trees, new mobs, unique plants, an underground temple, and survival resources. Experience dense canopies, living forest floors, and hidden underground dangers!
Version 1.0.0 Out Now
Dependency Required: TerraBlender 4.0.0.2+ https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/terrablender-fabric
Biomes
Canopy adds three rainforest biome variants, each built with the vertical layering of the canopy, understory, and forest floor
Rainforest
A dense, foggy biome found near jungles with towering trees and rich vegetation
Features:
- Banana trees
- Sweet berry bushes
- Red and brown mushrooms
- Fern jungle grass & large ferns
- Jungle trees
- Kapok trees & Mega Kapok trees
- Brazil Nut trees & Mega Brazil Nut trees
- Lily pads
- Anthills
- Creatures: Toucans, Monkeys, Frogs, Piranhas, Gorillas
Bamboo Rainforest
A rainforest variant heavily overgrown with bamboo
Features:
- Bamboo forests
- Banana trees
- Rainforest ground vegetation
- Kapok & Brazil Nut trees (including mega variants)
- Anthills
- Lily pads
- Creatures: Toucans, Monkeys, Frogs, Piranhas, Gorillas, Pandas
Muddy Rainforest
A swamp-like rainforest with muddy terrain and mangrove-style vegetation
Features:
- Muddy ground cover
- Rainforest ground vegetation
- Kapok & Brazil Nut trees (including mega variants)
- Banana trees
- Lily pads
- Dead bushes
- Creatures: Toucans, Monkeys, Frogs, Piranhas, Gorillas
Terrain Features
- Mega Kapok Trees — 60–70 block tall giants that form the upper canopy
- Kapok Trees — understory tree layer
- Banana Trees — grow in all rainforest biomes (4–10 blocks tall)
- Anthills — generate in Rainforest and Bamboo Rainforest biomes and contain ants
Structures
Rainforest Temple
Ancient structures that generate in rainforest biomes.
Each temple contains an entrance to a large underground dungeon where the Smash mob can be found
Mobs
- Toucans — 4 variants, tamable with berries or Brazil nuts
- Poison Dart Frogs — damages anything they touch
- Monkeys — breed-able with bananas
- Piranhas — hunt fish and retaliate when attacked
- Smash — a powerful underground temple mob that throws bouncing rocks
Drops: 2–5 Rocks, 0–1 Amethyst Shards - Gorillas - neutral mobs which retaliate on attack and can be bred with bananas or bamboo (WIP)
Blocks
- Rafflesia Flower (WIP)
- Kapok Wood Set
- Brazil Nut Wood Set
- Brazil Nut Pods — grow from leaves and can be knocked down with a Trident (craft into 9 Brazil Nuts)
- Kapok Leaves
- Liana Vines
- Banana Stalk
- Stripped Banana Stalk
- Banana Leaves
- Banana Bushel — crafts into 9 Bananas
- Banana Flower
- Azure Froglight
- Fine Dirt — used in Anthills
- Ants — can be captured in buckets; walking over them without boots causes damage
Items
- Brazil Nuts — break into 2 Shells + 1 Shelled Nut when used
- Brazil Nut Shells
- Shelled Brazil Nuts — food item (2 nutrition, 0.25 saturation)
- Bananas — food item (4 nutrition, 2 saturation)
- Rocks — throwable bouncing projectiles
- Rafflesia Petals (WIP)
- Bucket of Ants
- Bucket of Piranha
Advancements
- Canopy → Rainforests in Minecraft — enter any rainforest biome
- Below the Surface — find a Rainforest Temple
- The Bare Necessities — harvest a Banana Bushel
- Corpse Lily — harvest a Rafflesia Flower
- Caution: Bounces — collect a Rock
- Where the Trees Touch the Sky — explore all rainforest biomes
Planned Features
- Anteaters
- New potion/effect from Rafflesia Petals
- Gorilla behavior changes
I hope you enjoy the mod!
Available Versions
How to Install Canopy on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Canopy". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.21
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Canopy server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Canopy compatible with fabric?
Canopy officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Canopy – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Canopy 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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