
Sam's Tropical Update
An overhaul of Minecraft's jungles, swamps, rivers, and much more
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About this Mod
Sam's Tropcial Update
- Shell Block Set
- Shell block crafted from nine nautilus shells
- Other blocks acquired from stonecutter
- Thatch set
- Crafted from wheat and string
- Can be made into layers
- Nautilus shells now drop more frequently from drowned
- The conch is crafted with a nautilus shell, copper, and a music disc
- Crabs
- Drops cookable crab meat
- Bred with cod
- Secretly like bamboo fence gates
- Fireflies
- Spawn at night in swamps and mangrove swamps
- Bottle of Firefly
- Right click firefly with glass bottle
- Gives the achievment "Gotcha!"
- Drinkable for glowing
- River Dolphin
- Spawns in rivers and swamps
- Tiki totems
- Most sherds can be offhanded, then strip a log with an axe for one of twenty cool totems!
- Jungles
- Removed jungle bushes
- Mud and podzol spawn in patches
- Low ferns and Reina del Noche will spawn on the underside of trees
- Reina del Noche can be brewed for blindness potions
- Jungle rivers spawn
- Vine swinging
- Pressing sprint on vines will destroy the vine and allow the player to swing
- Blossomed Lilypad
- Acquired from bonemealing a normal lilypad
- Currents
- Spawn at river surface
- Push the player in a random cardinal direction
- Emit particles
- Swamps
- **Now have tupelo trees
- Tupelo wood set**
- Cattails
- Glowing swamp algae
- Added a music disc at a friend's request, "Log One" by Dippin
- Tide pools
- Sandy on beaches
- Stony on stony shore
- Beach grass
- Spawns in beaches
- Only placeable on sand
- Breaks via shears
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Available Versions
How to Install Sam's Tropical Update 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 (1.21.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Sam's Tropical Update". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.2, 1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Sam's Tropical Update 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 (1.21.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Sam's Tropical Update compatible with fabric?
Sam's Tropical Update officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.2, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Sam's Tropical Update – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Sam's Tropical Update 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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