
Grounded
Breaking new ground with new soil types that look, act, and grow crops differently.
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About this Mod

Breaking new ground with new types of soil.
What's Grounded?
Grounded gives biomes massively more distinct identities, down to the very soil they stand on. Badlands now sport cracked, dry earthen clay. Tundra dirt has frozen into deep permafrost. REST OF THE SOILS These soils aren't just pretty either--each incentivises growing certain crops faster on them, based on those crops' real life growing preferences.
REQUIRES MOONLIGHT!

Grounded has built-in compat for:
- Farmer's Delight
- Biomes O' Plenty
- No Man's Land
- Terralith

Grounded primarily adds 5* new soil types that generate in the world.
Earthen Clay is found in savannas and badlands.
- Wheat and Bamboo grow faster in Earthen Clay Farmland.
Loam is found in dark forests and jungles.
- Sweet Berry Bushes, Pumpkins and Melons grow faster in Loam Farmland.
Permafrost is found in snowy mountains and frozen taigas.
- There is no permafrost farmland, and the block does not affect crops. However, digging Permafrost with fortune might reveal long-frozen treasures...
Sandy Dirt is found in savannas.
- Carrots, Beetroots, and Farmer's Delight Cabbages grow faster in Sandy Farmland.
Silt is found in riverbeds, swamps, and aquifers.
- Wheat, Potatoes, Farmer's Delight Cabbages and Onions, as well as Supplementaries Flax grow faster in Silty Farmland.
Each soil has their own paths, farmlands, and grassy and coarse versions.
Mulch and Nulch are decorative blocks that cover the base of the stem of plants placed on them, as if in a heaped flowerbed.
Villages now have paths made from the appropriate soils for their biomes, as well as having their respective farmlands growing their ideal crops.

- Kayla the Bee for the mod's textures.
- Ordana for code, idea, and implementation.
- The Bobbu for the icon, banner, and dividers.
- MehVahdJukaar for invaluable code advice.
- eldabys for project management and toad wrangling.

Please include in modpacks! if you do you can talk about it on our discord.
Grounded is best paired with:
Available Versions
How to Install Grounded 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 "Grounded". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Grounded 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 Grounded compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Grounded officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Grounded – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Grounded 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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