{"id":153225,"date":"2026-06-09T09:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/terrain-rebalanced\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:43:47","slug":"terrain-rebalanced","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/terrain-rebalanced\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrain Rebalanced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>![&#8220;Minecraft Rebalanced&#8221; Collection by RainlessSky](https:\/\/modrinth.com\/collection\/rWTOiG2z)<br \/>\n![Minecraft Rebalanced sees survival as a survival game, and less of a free sandbox.](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/jPZFRfGa\/images\/7ebd705feba2a30b4017405ac475012e475fdcd5.png)<br \/>\nThis datapack changes the random terrain generation of the Overworld. It aims to improve apon some of the shortcomings of vanilla while feeling like Minecraft.<\/p>\n<p>****<\/p>\n<p>### This is a work in progress!<br \/>\nTerrain Rebalanced is extremely early in development. Feedback on vanilla world generation and on Terrain Rebalanced is greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>****<\/p>\n<p>## Features<br \/>\n* Mountains are rarer but much prettier<br \/>\n* Large cave entrances on the surface have been shrunk<br \/>\n  * Large open caves underground still exist<br \/>\n* Elevation changes are more gradual<br \/>\n  * Common plateaus are usually smoother, making exploration a bit easier <\/p>\n<p>### Mountains<br \/>\nIndividual mountains are rare, but make up for their rarity with satisfying peaks and pleasing gradients.<\/p>\n<p>![A short Stony Peaks mountain with a calm slope up to the peak.](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/CvniLALt\/images\/7295b993181c3d8eec61dc05360685d976a31fb1.png)<\/p>\n<p>Large mountains are extremely rare, but I believe truly live up to what we all saw back when Caves and Cliffs was first shown off.<\/p>\n<p>![An aggressive Stony Peaks mountain with a matching slope.](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/CvniLALt\/images\/e6b75b218a62d8ce9391245ea6b93548e5a70c11.webp)<\/p>\n<p>In vanilla, you&#8217;d see something like 2-8 Ancient Cities under each mountain range. That&#8217;s a lot. In Terrain Rebalanced, because mountains tend to be few and far apart, Ancient Cities are also rarer. You can still find them under most individual mountains, and you&#8217;ll find a couple of them under mountain ranges.<\/p>\n<p>### Arid biomes<br \/>\nTo me, Deserts didn&#8217;t feel quite right; the pre-1.18-esque hills didn&#8217;t feel right. With Terrain Rebalanced, deserts are often flat and any incline is gradual. Badlands, however, are identical if not better to vanilla.<\/p>\n<p>![A flat Desert biome with a photogenic Badlands in the background](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/CvniLALt\/images\/313c4db02c368f7ec2a5d7ab59e83a962b1c4dcd.png)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improves the terrain and caves of the Overworld while retaining the feel of Minecraft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":153226,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"terrain-rebalanced","_minecraft_project_id":"CvniLALt","_minecraft_author":"RainlessSky","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":532,"_minecraft_follows":10,"_minecraft_client_side":"optional","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"terrain-rebalanced.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":456799,"_minecraft_version_count":5,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T07:21:58.410455Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-10-25T06:03:53.238902Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-04-19T06:20:50.525564Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/terrain-rebalanced","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":153226,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-09T06:43:48+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"55d5507fee3c4df5aeeffadc66c2f12e","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,84,159],"mod_loader":[86],"minecraft_version":[40,41,82,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-153225","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-datapack","mod_category-worldgen","mod_loader-datapack","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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