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Highlands
Name Highlands
Creator Unknown
Latest Version 2.1.7a
Minecraft Version 1.6.4
Forum Minecraft Forum post
Root Mod Unspecified
Modpacks Feed The Beast Monster

Highlands is a mod that introduces 26 new biomes and 37 sub-biomes. Within these new biomes Highlands features new trees and plants, as well as changing the way ores are generated in different biomes.

Depending on the biome type, certain resources can be found in higher amounts:

  • Alps, Pinelands, Steppe, and Glacier have more iron.
  • Autumn Woods, Savannah, Sahel, Badlands, and Outback have more gold.
  • Cliffs have all ores generate up to double height, with the same frequency.
  • Snow, Desert, and Rock mountains also have all ores double height, in addition, Snow Mountains has double diamonds over that range, Rock Mountains has double iron over that range, and Desert Mountains has double gold over that range.
  • Highlands, Mixed forests, Tall Pine Forests, and Bogs have more coal.
  • Tundra and Snow Mountains will generate ice underground (same frequency as coal).
  • Woodland Mountains, Flying Mountains, Rainforests, and Meadows have more diamonds and more underground water.
  • Tropical Islands and Tropics have more redstone and lapis lazuli, and underground sand with the same frequency as coal.
  • Birch Forests have more lapis lazuli.
  • Emeralds can be found in Snow, Desert, and Rock Mountains, and Highlands, Pinelands, Alps, Redwood Forests, and Cliffs.
  • Oceans have sand and water generate underground.
  • Volcanoes have double or triple of all ores, but have lava and obsidian underground at the same frequency as iron.