Discovering BetterEnd's Biomes and Structures
BetterEnd introduces new biomes and structures to the End dimension, offering diverse environments to explore. The dimension features a custom generator, creating islands with varied shapes, terrain, and elevations. Inside these islands, caves containing unique resources can be found. The sky in BetterEnd features purple nebulas and stars, and each biome includes custom music, sounds, and effects to enhance the atmosphere.
BetterEnd Biomes
BetterEnd adds over 24 new biomes to the End. Most biomes in BetterEnd share a temperate climate with a temperature of 0.5 and no rain. One biome, however, features a snowy climate.
- Crystal Mountains: This biome has a temperate climate (temperature 0.5) and no rain. Endermen are known to spawn here.
- Dragon Graveyards: This biome also features a temperate climate (temperature 0.5) and no rain. Endermen inhabit this area.
- Foggy Mushroomland: With a temperate climate (temperature 0.5) and no rain, this biome is home to both end slimes and endermen.
- Glowing Grasslands: This biome has a temperate climate (temperature 0.5) and no rain. Endermen can be found here.
- Ice Starfield: This biome stands out with a snowy climate (temperature 0.0) and no rain. Endermen spawn in this cold environment.
BetterEnd Structures
BetterEnd also introduces custom structures to the Central Island.
- End Village: This structure generates within the End dimension. The game attempts to place one End Village per 34x34 chunk region, ensuring that each village is at least 8 chunks apart from another.
Eight structures, and four of them are terrain
BetterEnd's structure list needs reading carefully, because half of it is landscape rather than destinations:
- Mountain and Painted Mountain — spacing 3, raw generation
- Megalake and Megalake Small — spacing 4, placed as lakes
- Giant Ice Star and Giant Mossy Glowshroom — spacing 16, surface structures
- End Village — spacing 34, separation 8
- Eternal Portal — spacing 40, separation 12
At spacing 3 and 4, the mountains and megalakes are effectively guaranteed features of the terrain. The End Village and Eternal Portal are the two you actually search for.
What exploring is for
With 604 blocks against 187 items, this is a mod you explore for material. 97 stonecutting recipes turn what you gather into slabs, stairs and walls, and 576 crafting recipes cover the rest — so a stonecutter is the most valuable tool to bring home from a trip.
The rituals
Two ritual systems exist. The Infusion Ritual carries 46 recipes and infuses items with elemental power; the Eternal Ritual is the route back to the Overworld. The mod's own material describes surviving the End's extreme conditions as its starting advice, which is a fair summary of the first hour.
Version note
Only smelting differs meaningfully — 25 recipes on 1.21.1 against 29 on 1.20.1.
Covers the mod’s in-game guide topics: Crystal Mountains Dragon Graveyards Foggy Mushroomland Glowing Grasslands Ice Starfield End Village