Highlands
Modby fabricator77
Adds 44 new biomes, many mountainous, also new trees and plants. Sime biome specific ore generation.
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
848,785
CurseForge ID
221226
Last Updated
Aug 15, 2026
Description
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Features:
44 new biomes
14 new trees
A variety of useful small plants
Singleplayer and Multiplayer
Highlands and Highlands Large Biomes World Types
biome-specific ore generation (some biomes have more ores!)
All trees can be grown with saplings and bonemeal
256 block high Mountains
More realistic biome placement
Villages in more biomes (now with config file)
Better oceans and islands
Tons of options to customize
Uses Forge
Forum thread for more info/pictures
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/2729195-forge-highlands-22/
Note: Highlands 2.2.1 (and later) 1.7.2 versions also work in 1.7.10, as Mojang changed none of the code I use.
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