The Boreal

The Boreal

The Boreal is a mod that adds a whole new boreal-themed dimension, which new blocks, items, mobs, new weapons, awesome terrain and a lot more.

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Screenshots

The Boreal Dimension
A river in the Boreal
Armors of The Boreal
A cave in The Boreal
Ancient Snow Altar
Boreal Watchtower

About this Mod

Introduction:

The Boreal is a huge project of a mod that adds a new custom dimension with tons of interesting stuff to see. You will find new blocks, items, mobs, new ores and weapons, structures, all in an incredible boreal-themed dimension, with new biomes, trees, and an awesome terrain generation.

This mod for now it's only for Forge 1.20.1, but in a long-term future it'll be done in NeoForge 1.21.1.

REQUIRES: CC - Complementary Core from Alpha 0.0.3.1 and upper versions

The mod is in Alpha, so it has bugs and some things not completely finished
Remember that this mod for now is in Alpha, so it has bugs and incomplete things and no so much content. The mod will be always receiving updates to make it better and pass to the beta versions and then to the release, always fixing bugs and adding incredible new mechanics and content.

How to enter to The Boreal:

Spoiler

To enter to the Boreal dimension you need to craft the Frozen Amulet, and item that right-clicking in it, you'll be teleported to the Boreal. To craft this item you need one Blue Ice (crafted with 8 compact ices), and 4 Ancient Ice Fragments, which are found in structures in the overworld called Ancient Snow Altars, found in snowy biomes. This structures are made of Boreal Stone, and in the center you will find a chest with one Ancient Ice Fragment. You need to find four of this structures to eb able to visit The Boreal.
Also there's compatibility with Biomes O'Plenty, Terralith and Regions Unexplored, so you should find this structures in snowy biomes of this mods.

How is The Boreal:

Spoiler

In the Boreal when you enter in it for the first time, you will see a boreal wasteland or a beutiful forest, depending on where you spawn. For now there's 3 biomes: Glacial Plains, Glacial Tundra and Auroral Forest. The Glacial Plains is a wasteland of Glacial Grass, and the Glacial Tundra is the same but with snow covering all the biome. You'll find in this biome the Glacial Wolfs, a hostile mob that you can tame with the correct item, and the Frozen Bears, a very dangerous mob that deals a lot of damage and runs a lot faster than you.

Then you have the Auroral Forest, a beutiful forest with tall auroral trees. In this forest you'll find Glacial Wolfs and Night Deers, a passive mob that does strange sounds.

How to Progress in The Boreal:

Spoiler

In the Boreal you'll find 3 new ores: the Talismandium, Chrodium and Diorium. These all are find in caves, and you can craft an armor with them, but for the Diorium weapons you also need Diorium Gems, which are find around the Boreal in some of the structures that are in this dimension. You need at least 1 Diorium Gem for every weapon or armor piece of this tier. The Diorium weapons and armor are unbreakable and a lot more powerful than netherite, but very hard to get.

Enjoy the mod:

If you have any feedback let us know in the comments of the mod page. Also report every bug that you see, the mod is in Alpha, so it'll probably have a lot, but we'll keep working on fixing them and making the mod better.

Available Versions

TB Beta 0.2.0 [Forge 1.20.1]beta
MC 1.20, 1.20.1forge
April 4, 2026
TB Beta 0.1.1 [Forge 1.20.1]beta
MC 1.20, 1.20.1forge
March 29, 2026
TB Beta 0.1.0 [Forge 1.20.1]beta
MC 1.20.1forge
March 22, 2026
TB Alpha 0.0.4.3 [Forge 1.20.1]alpha
MC 1.20.1forge
March 12, 2026

How to Install The Boreal on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "The Boreal". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1, 1.20

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

The Boreal 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 The Boreal compatible with forge?

The Boreal officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with The Boreal – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if The Boreal 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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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.20.11.20