Information[]
ExtrabiomesXL is a mod for Minecraft which adds new biomes that enhance game play and make exploring fun and interesting.
Information taken from: ExtrBiomesXL Github Wiki
Sphax PureBD Addon[]
For those of you who use SphaxPureBDCraft texturepack, an addon for this mod is here: http://bdcraft.net/forum/128x64x-extrabiomesxl-v212
Biome Information[]
Here's a comprehensive list of the 28 biomes ExtrabiomesXL adds to Minecraft in alphabetical order.
Alpine[]
Cold and dry mountainous rocky region, scattered fir trees. Extremely snowy.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Snow, Stone
- Trees: Fir
- Plants: None
- Fauna: Chicken, Cow
- Temperature: Icy
- Humidity: Arid
Autumn Woods[]
Mostly flat terrain with some mountains of varying height, exclusive brown, orange, purple and yellow trees of small and large sizes. Climate is the same as that of Minecraft's forest. Mushrooms and wolves are scattered about.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Oak, Purple Autumn, Brown Autumn, Orange Autumn, Yellow Autumn
- Plants: Grass, Rose, Dandelion, Toad Stool, Autumn Shrub, Mushrooms
- Fauna: Cow, Sheep, Chicken
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Normal
Birch Forest[]
Temperate, moderately humid flat areas, with occasional hills. Birch trees thrive.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Birch
- Plants: Grass, Dandelion, Rose
- Fauna: Cow, Sheep, Chicken, Pig
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Normal
Extreme Jungle[]
Minecraft's jungle in the mountains.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Jungle, Oak
- Plants: Bush, Grass, Dandelion, Rose, Cocoa, Vine, Fern
- Fauna: Ocelot, Sheep, Pig
- Temperature: Warm
- Humidity: Damp
Forested Hills[]
Hilly forests. Wolves love it.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Oak
- Plants: Tall Grass, Rose, Dandelion
- Fauna: Cow, Wolf
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Normal
Forested Island[]
Scattered forested islands. Wolves enjoy the swimming.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Oak
- Plants: Tall Grass, Rose, Dandelion, Toad Stool
- Fauna: Wolves
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Normal
Forested Island biome (http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/ForestedIsland-1.png)
Glacier[]
Lifeless massive ice mountains.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Snow, Ice
- Trees: None
- Plants: None
- Fauna: None
- Temperature: Icy
- Humidity: Arid
Glacier biome (http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Glacier.png)
Green Hills[]
Green highlands. White and orange flowers thrive.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Oak
- Plants: Grass, Orange Flower, White Flower, Dandelion, Rose
- Fauna: Sheep, Pig, Chicken
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Damp
Green Hills biome (http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/GreenHills.png)
Green Swamplands[]
Taller greener swamps. Leaves pile up creating the perfect environment for mushrooms, hydrangeas and cattails.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Oak
- Plants: Hydrangea, Cattail, Mushroom, Vine, Lily Pads, Leaf Pile
- Fauna: Sheep, Chicken, Cow
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Damp
Green Swamp biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/GreenSwamp.png)
Ice Wasteland[]
Flat barren snow fields. Used by Irvin Kershner in 1979 to film the Battle of Hoth.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Thick Snow
- Trees: None
- Plants: None
- Fauna: None
- Temperature: Icy
- Humidity: Arid
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Marsh[]
Deep grassy wetlands.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass, Water
- Trees: None
- Plants: Grass, Dandelion, Rose
- Fauna: Sheep
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Damp
Marsh biome (http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Marsh.png)
Meadow[]
Flat green terrain, packed with tall grass and various flowers.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Oak
- Plants: Grass, Rose, Dandelion
- Fauna: Sheep, Pig, Chicken
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Normal
Meadow biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Meadow.png)
Mini Jungle[]
- Fun Stats
Mildly varied lush terrain. Ocelots and Chickens abound. Quicksand makes travel at night perilous.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass, Quicksand
- Trees: Large Oak, Small Oak
- Plants: Grass, Rose, Dandelion, Fern, Vine, Lily Pad
- Fauna: Pig
- Temperature: Warm
- Humidity: Damp
Mini Jungle biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/MiniJungle.png)
Mountain Desert[]
Lifeless desert hghlands.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Sand
- Trees: None
- Plants: Cactus
- Fauna: None
- Temperature: Hot
- Humidity: Arid
Mountainous Desert biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/MountainDesert.png)
Mountain Ridge[]
Mountainous red badlands.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Red Rock
- Trees: None
- Plants: Brown Grass
- Fauna: None
- Temperature: Hot
- Humidity: Arid
Mountain Ridge biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/MountainRidge.png)
Mountain Taiga[]
Minecraft's taiga in the mountains.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Snow, Grass
- Trees: Spruce
- Plants:
- Fauna:
- Temperature: Icy
- Humidity: Normal
Mountain Taiga biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/MountainTaiga2.png)
Pine Forest[]
Designed to resemble the taiga biome of Minecraft beta 1.8.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Spruce
- Plants: Grass, Dandelion, Rose
- Fauna: Cow, Sheep, Chicken
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Normal
Pine Forest biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/PineForest2.png)
Rainforest[]
Mountainous warm humid forests.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Oak
- Plants: Grass, Fern, Dandelion, Rose
- Fauna: Sheep
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Damp
Rainforest biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Rainforest.png)
Redwood Forest[]
Smooth mountains featuring towering redwood trees.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Redwood
- Plants: Grass, Dandelion, Rose, Fern
- Fauna: Sheep, Pig, Chickene
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Damp
Redwood Forest biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Redwood2.png)
Redwood Lush[]
Warm, humdid, green redwood forests.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Redwood, Fir
- Plants: Rose, Dandelion, Fern
- Fauna: Pig
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Damp
Lush Redwood biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/LushRedwood.png)
Savanna[]
Very flat grassy desert. Acacia trees dot the landscape.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Acacia
- Plants: Grass, Purple Flower
- Fauna: Sheep, Chicken, Cow
- Temperature: Hot
- Humidity: Arid
Savanna biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Savanna.png)
Shrubland[]
Flatish green terrain with the occasional bush.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: None
- Plants: Grass, Bush, Dandelion, Rose
- Fauna: Chicken, Sheep
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Normal
Shrubland biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Shrubland.png)
Snow Forest[]
Cold snowy forests.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Snow, Grass
- Trees: Oak
- Plants: Grass, Dandelion, Rose
- Fauna: Cow, Sheep
- Temperature: Cold
- Humidity: Normal
Snow Forest biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/SnowForest.png)
Snowy Rainforest[]
Cold, yet lush, forests.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Snow, Grass
- Trees: Fir
- Plants: Grasses, Dandelion, Toadstool
- Fauna: Cow
- Temperature: Cold
- Humidity: Damp
Snowy Rainforest biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/SnowyRainforest.png)
Temperate Rainforest[]
Modelled after Vancouver, massive fir trees everywhere.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Fir
- Plants: Grass, Fern, Toad Stool, Mushrooms
- Fauna: Cow
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Damp
Temperate Rainforest biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/TemperateRainforest.png)
Tundra[]
Designed to resemble the tundra from Minecraft beta 1.7.3.
- Fun Stats
Ground Cover: Snow, Grass
- Trees: Small Oak
- Plants: None
- Fauna: Pig, Chicken
- Temperature: Icy
- Humidity: Arid
Tundra biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Tundra.png)
Wasteland[]
Dry blighted land covered in dry cracked sand with brown murky water.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Cracked Sand
- Trees: None
- Plants: Dead Grass
- Fauna: None
- Temperature: Hot
- Humidity: Arid
Wasteland biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Wasteland.png)
Woodlands[]
Nice peaceful forests.
- Fun Stats
- Ground Cover: Grass
- Trees: Oak
- Plants: Grass, Leaf Piles
- Fauna: Sheep, Chicken, Cow
- Temperature: Normal
- Humidity: Normal
Woodland biome(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/AndrewSupertrampHolley/Woodlands.png)