As well as being one of the most successful video games of the last ten years, Minecraft is also one of the most recognizable, with its bright colors and blocky terrain, its world is one that stands out to many. One of the open world title's most distinctive features is its use of biomes to really add flavor to the landscape. Minecraft has plenty of biomes but could easily have more, and a data pack created by modders has been aiming to do that. Now in its second iteration, "Terralith 2.0" brings with it a ton of new biomes to the game, some of which are surprising haven't been added sooner officially.
Although the data pack has been out for a few months now, it was updated very recently and is designed to compliment version 1.18 of Minecraft. Terralith adds more than 85 new biomes to the already expansive world, with a trailer uploaded to YouTube not long ago which demonstrates some of these. The new biomes include things like canyons, yellowstone, floating islands which the mod calls "skylands," highlands, and more. Perhaps one of the most intriguing that's included is a volcanic ecosystem. The trailer shows the open maw of a volcano from a distance, with lava seen on the inside.
The general idea behind the mod is to give that extra bit of content and pizzazz to the Minecraft Caves and Cliffs part two update that went live recently. This latest patch brings significant changes to the games, including expanding the maximum height of the world, and altering the landscape and the way each player map generates. Alongside lush caves, this official update also added two new biomes of its own, jagged peaks, and meadows. However, with Terralith 2.0, players can have even more to play around in. The description over on Planet Minecraft says that there is "something for everyone," ranging from realistic biomes, to more "fantastical" ones.
Even though vanilla Minecraft is still enormous enough for fans to keep playing for a long while, much of the game's longevity can be owed to the modding community, who are continuing to add as much content as they can. As well as these new biomes, modders also create new textures, not to mention Minecraft shader packs that give the cartoon-y title more realistic light and shadows.
As a game with near-infinite replayability, it's hard to imagine a time when people will just stop playing Minecraft all together. That day may come, eventually, but for now, players can continue to dive deep into all sorts of new add-ons that are being rolled out to keep the game going for even longer.
Minecraft is available right now for Mac, mobile, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One, and legacy platforms.
Source: Planet Minecraft
