Oka's Better Desert
Oka's Better Desert is a vanilla friendly mod that improves the Desert biome.
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About this Mod
Oka's Better Desert is a vanilla friendly mod that improves the Desert Biome by adding new blocks, items and structures.
- You can craft up to 8 new sandstone variants and 5 red sandstone variants.
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You can find some new cactus, used to have dried cactus food and cactus soup.
You can craft a new wood type from the cactus, since there's no trees in the desert.
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- You can also craft 2 new wool variant, the Royal Wool with 8 wools and a string and the Tiled Wool with 4 wools and a string.
You can find an oasis in the desert biome.
In this mod, you can discover a new huge dungeon in the desert.
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This is the first version of the mod, some updates may come in the future. Always feel free to give me feedback, it helps a lot ! ;P
Available Versions
How to Install Oka's Better Desert on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Oka's Better Desert". 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
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Oka's Better Desert 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 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 Oka's Better Desert compatible with fabric?
Oka's Better Desert officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Oka's Better Desert – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Oka's Better Desert 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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