Biome Makeover
ModFresh new looks, plants, creatures, and structures for familiar biomes.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 3 years−26 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
18 points lost9 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 years ago (25 Oct 2023) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.40 of the 346 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (12%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Lemonszz/Biome-Makeover 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Lemonszz/Biome-Makeover 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.11,369,967 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.0 years, 145 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
37.5 of the 64 points that apply = 59 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Biome Makeover refreshes vanilla biomes with additions intended to fit vanilla play and work in modpacks, currently reworking the Dark Forest, Swamp, Badlands, and Mushroom Fields. Each makeover adds its own mix of structures, plants, mobs, and mechanics, with examples including a Woodland Mansion rework, Sunken Ruins, Ghost Towns, and Mushroom Houses. The biomes gain new vegetation and terrain features such as Ancient Oak and Willow trees, Illunite Fissures, peat, and large, colorful glowshrooms. In the Mushroom Fields, expanded caves are layered with mycelium and fungus, while glowshrooms, tall mushrooms, Blighted Balsa trees, and naturally spawning Brown Mooshrooms add to the biome’s new life. New creatures include owls, rootlings, moths, stone golems, ghosts, glowfish, and mushroom traders, who offer mushroom-themed goods. Curse Enchanting lets players use an Altar and Illunite Shard to raise an existing enchantment by one level, at the cost of adding a random curse. The mod also adds Witch Quests, along with new decorative blocks, plants, wearable hats, tools, and food. Players can customize much of the mod’s data through data packs, including witch quests and rewards, loot tables, and tags.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 9 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 11 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Blocks and fluidsChanges 8 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., Rendering and graphicsChanges 5 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Inventory and itemsChanges 4 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., World generationChanges 3 game code files in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created., Server and world logicChanges 3 game code files in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules., World renderingChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather., PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls. and Networking and multiplayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server..
A library packed inside it changes 36 more game code files: Taniwha.
Adds 285 blocks, 73 items, 26 entities, 4 structures, 11 enchantments, 374 recipes, 48 advancements, 45 loot tables and 75 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 1 of vanilla Minecraft's tags.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Lemon
- License
- Custom license
- Downloads
- 11.4M
- Created
- 10 Oct 2020
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 1 file in your config folder.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.21 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 3 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 3 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images, sounds and code history and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found1 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found392 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found40 of 136 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file668 code files read
Compatibility
See all 145 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 5 a month now, 12 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
1,017 modpacks include Biome Makeover in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Better MC [FABRIC] BMC17.9M downloadslast version with it 20 Nov 2023
Medieval MC [FABRIC] MMC14.4M downloadslast version with it 21 Nov 2023
DarkRPG - RPG with Magic, Origins, Quests, Adventure3.9M downloadslast version with it 29 Nov 2024
BounceSMP: Public2.8M downloadslast version with it 18 Nov 2023
Fantasy MC Fabric1.9M downloadslast version with it 2 Oct 2023
All of Fabric 3 - AOF31.1M downloadslast version with it 1 Feb 2022
All of Fabric 6 - AOF6709K downloadslast version with it 14 Jul 2025
OriginsSMP698K downloadslast version with it 22 Dec 2022
All of Fabric 5 - AOF5661K downloadslast version with it 14 Jul 2025
All of Fabric 7 - AOF7657K downloadslast version with it 11 Feb 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Biome Makeover. Share: how many of the modpacks with Biome Makeover also have that mod.
Mod MenuAModin 76% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
BetterEndBModin 74% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
LithiumAModin 73% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
BetterNetherBModin 68% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
FerriteCoreAModin 67% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
[Deprecated] Farmer's Delight [Fabric]-Modin 61% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
Wraith WaystonesAModin 61% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric)AModin 55% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
Repurposed Structures - FabricAModin 55% of the modpacks with Biome Makeover
LazyDFU-Modin 53% of the modpacks with Biome MakeoverLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.