BetterBiomes:Structures
Better Biomes builds small structures and a few large ruins from vanilla blocks. Small structures look for a flat building spot on natural ground, keep their distance from other structures and are rotated at random.
Chests in Better Biomes structures are filled with vanilla loot that fits the zone. Ruins hold undead loot, and a few places such as the palace of the Buried City, the jungle temple and the castle ruins hold better loot. (Loot in these chests was added after 1.4.0.)
Chance is the share of matching chunks (32 × 32 blocks) in which the structure is tried. The small structures can be switched off with the Structures setting or one by one by ID, see Configuration.
Large ruins and settlements
Buried City
The Buried City is a biome of its own: an ancient sandstone city under the dunes. Every chunk of it is one city block, so the city grows as you explore. Streets run as buried corridors, four blocks high, between the blocks. A block can be houses, a temple, a tower, a courtyard with a cistern or a palace wing. Only wall tops, columns and towers stick out of the sand; get in through the towers (open, with ladders) or the open courtyards.
| Where | Chest | Loot |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | some houses have a small desert chest | Zone 2 undead, tier 1 |
| Temples | small desert chest | Zone 2 undead, tier 2 |
| Palace | large desert chest | Zone 2 encounters, tier 3 |
The city is placed by the feature betterbiomes:buried_city. It is part of the biome and is not affected by the Structures setting.
Castle ruins
Meadow and Dried Plains · rare · added after 1.4.0
A curtain wall with four corner towers, a gate, a collapsed keep and a well. Two chests: a large village chest with Zone 1 tier 3 loot and a small ancient chest with Zone 1 undead loot.
Caravanserais
Salt Flats · rare · added after 1.4.0
A sandstone courtyard with arcades, sun sails and a basin. Two chests: a large and a small desert chest with Zone 2 tier 3 and tier 2 loot.
Castle ruins and caravanserais are part of their biomes and are not affected by the Structures setting.
Abandoned hamlet
betterbiomes:abandoned_hamlet · vanilla plains of Zone 1, Tier 1–2 · chance 0.6% · added after 1.4.0
Three huts around a well, with paths, hay and spider webs. One chest stands in the yard (Zone 1 tier 2 loot), another in a hut (tier 1 loot).
Structures in every zone
These appear anywhere in their zone, in vanilla and Better Biomes biomes alike.
| Structure | ID | Zone | Tiers | Chance | Chest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayside shrine | betterbiomes:wayside_shrine |
1 | all | 2% | – |
| Hunter's stand | betterbiomes:hunters_stand |
1 | 2–3 | 1.2% | yes |
| Ruined watchtower | betterbiomes:ruined_watchtower |
1 | all | 1.2% | yes (undead) |
| Camp site | betterbiomes:camp_site |
1 | all | 2% | – |
| Sandstone obelisk | betterbiomes:sandstone_obelisk |
2 | all | 2% | – |
| Caravan rest | betterbiomes:caravan_rest |
2 | all | 2% | yes |
| Buried colonnade | betterbiomes:buried_colonnade |
2 | all | 1.2% | – |
| Bone shrine | betterbiomes:bone_shrine |
2 | 2–3 | 1.2% | – |
| Trapper hut | betterbiomes:trapper_hut |
3 | all | 2% | yes |
| Ice altar | betterbiomes:ice_altar |
3 | 2–3 | 2% | – |
| Cairn | betterbiomes:cairn |
3 | all | 2% | – |
| Frozen tower ruin | betterbiomes:frozen_tower_ruin |
3 | all | 1.2% | yes (undead) |
| Burnt outpost | betterbiomes:burnt_outpost |
4 | all | 2% | yes |
| Fire altar | betterbiomes:fire_altar |
4 | all | 1.2% | – |
| Prisoner cage | betterbiomes:prisoner_cage |
4 | all | 2% | – |
| Skull totem | betterbiomes:skull_totem |
4 | all | 2% | – |
Structures in single biomes
| Structure | ID | Where | Chance | Chest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graves | betterbiomes:grave |
Dead Forest (up to 3 per chunk) | 35% | – |
| Jungle temple | betterbiomes:maya_temple |
Jungle | 4% | yes (better loot) |
| Termite mound | betterbiomes:termite_mound |
Savanna, vanilla savannas of Zone 2 | 12% | – |
| Tipi | betterbiomes:tipi |
Savanna, vanilla savannas of Zone 2 | 3% | – |
| Fire pit | betterbiomes:fire_pit |
Savanna, vanilla savannas of Zone 2 | 4% | – |
| Stone lantern | betterbiomes:stone_lantern |
Cherry Grove, Bamboo Grove, Mist Peaks | 6% | – |
| Pagoda | betterbiomes:pagoda |
Bamboo Grove, Mist Peaks | 1.5% | – |
| Summit pavilion | betterbiomes:pavilion |
Mist Peaks (only on the summits) | 5% | – |
| Orchard barn | betterbiomes:orchard_barn |
Orchard | 3% | – |
| Mossy shrine | betterbiomes:karst_shrine |
Karst Peaks | 3% | yes |
| Stilt hut | betterbiomes:stilt_hut |
Mangrove Swamp | 4% | yes |
| Salt boilers' camp | betterbiomes:salt_boilers_camp |
Salt Flats | 4% | yes |
| Bath ruin | betterbiomes:bath_ruin |
Sinter Terraces | 4% | – |
| Potter's kiln | betterbiomes:potter_kiln |
Clay Pits | 4% | – |
| Summit ruin with chamber | betterbiomes:summit_ruin |
Flat Mountains (only on the plateau) | 1.2% | yes (undead) |
| Woodcutter camp | betterbiomes:woodcutter_camp |
Pine Fields | 6% | yes |
| Lost climber's camp | betterbiomes:lost_climber |
Frosty Mountains, vanilla mountains of Zone 3 Tier 1–2 | 4% | yes |
| Bathing spot | betterbiomes:bathing_spot |
Hot Springs, vanilla hot springs of Zone 3 | 20% | – |
| Tribute cairn | betterbiomes:tribute_cairn |
Giants' Graveyard | 15% | – |
| Runestone menhirs (blue, teal, dark) | betterbiomes:menhir_blue, …_teal, …_dark |
Rune Moor | 7% each | – |
| Stone circle | betterbiomes:rune_circle |
Rune Moor | 1.5% | – |
Added after 1.4.0
| Structure | ID | Where | Chance | Chest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caravan wreck, half buried in the sand | betterbiomes:caravan_wreck |
Dune Sea | 3% | yes |
| Witch hut on stilts | betterbiomes:witch_hut, …_moor |
Willow Swamp, Sallow Moor | 3% | yes |
| Beekeeper's stand with four hives | betterbiomes:beekeeper_stand |
Lavender Field, Meadow | 2.5% | yes |
| Ruined chapel with altar | betterbiomes:ruined_chapel, …_unholy |
Silver Woods, Unholy Forest | 2.5% | yes (undead) |
| Climbers' bivouac | betterbiomes:mountain_bivouac, …_frost |
Firwood Slopes, Splinter Peaks; Rime Ridges | 3% | yes |