Latitude
Latitude overhauls world generation so biomes follow realistic latitude bands—from equatorial jungles to polar tundras.
Описание
A finite world with latitude-based geography and climate bands.
Latitude organizes biomes into five climate bands, from a warm equator at the center of the world to frozen regions at its northern and southern edges. As you travel north or south, the climate—and the biomes you encounter—gradually change.
I built Latitude to make Minecraft worlds feel finite and real, and to make the direction you travel matter.
⚠️ Latitude overhauls world generation and takes effect in new worlds. Existing chunks keep their current biomes. World-generation fixes, including those in 1.5.2, can affect newly explored terrain in existing Latitude worlds.
🗺️ Latitude-based geography
Five climate bands extend from the equator at the center of the world toward the poles at its northern and southern edges:
| Zone | Character | Typical biomes |
|---|---|---|
| 🌴 Tropical | Hot, humid, and lush | Jungle, Bamboo Jungle, Mangrove Swamp, Savanna |
| ☀️ Subtropical | Warm and varied, drier toward the edges | Savanna, Desert, Badlands, Plains |
| 🌿 Temperate | Mild and forested | Forest, Birch Forest, Meadow |
| 🌨️ Subpolar | Cold, with increasingly sparse vegetation | Taiga, Snowy Plains, Grove |
| ❄️ Polar | Frozen and forbidding | Snowy Plains, Ice Spikes, Frozen Ocean |
The bands blend gradually, so the landscape changes as you travel without abrupt jumps between hot and cold climates.
⛰️ Snow-capped mountains and tree lines
Forests thin as you climb. Above the tree line, grass and sparse foliage give way to bare rock and snow on the highest peaks.
🥾 Wanderlust
Latitude’s geography affects what you encounter along the way:
- Freezing near the poles. The cold becomes a hazard as you approach either pole.
- Fog at the world’s edges. Gradually thickening fog obscures the vanilla world border.
- Climate and hemisphere titles. Cinematic titles announce your crossings between climate bands and hemispheres.
🌐 Finite by design
Pick a world size! Latitude worlds are finite, with six sizes to choose from.
| Size | Dimensions in blocks |
|---|---|
| Itty Bitty | 7,500 × 7,500 |
| Tiny | 10,000 × 10,000 |
| Small | 15,000 × 15,000 |
| Regular | 20,000 × 20,000 |
| Large | 30,000 × 30,000 |
| Ginormous | 40,000 × 40,000 |
World size scales the whole climate system, including band widths, borders, and latitude calculations. Smaller worlds bring the climate bands closer together while keeping the full range from equator to poles. With custom biome packs installed, though, smaller worlds may not have room for every biome.
You can also choose your spawn zone. Start near the equator for jungles and warm weather, pick a milder climate, or head straight for the polar snow! ⛄️ Now with more snowballs (probably)!!
🧭 Navigate with ease
Latitude ships a built-in navigation HUD, fully customizable:
- Compass — digital (cardinal, 8-way, or degrees) or analog with different color themes.
- Latitude readout — your live position in the world
- Biome & zone detail — see where you are, or not!
- Customizable — size, color, opacity, position
HUD Studio: press F9 in-game (rebindable) to open a live editing screen — drag the title, compass, and location readout wherever you want, snap-to-grid or free. A quick keybind toggles the compass on and off.
For server operators, release builds include a small /latitude command set (here, explainHere, probe, tpLat, tpBand) for inspecting and navigating the climate map.
🧩 Compatibility
Latitude works through Minecraft's biome-tag system. Fabric builds include support for biome packs such as Biomes O' Plenty, Terralith, and CliffTree, and can be paired with terrain-shaping mods such as Tectonic, Geophilic, and William Wyther's Overhauled Overworld. Compatibility depends on the exact Minecraft, loader, Latitude, and pack versions; check the notes for your download.
The Fabric 1.5.2-beta file for 26.1 covers 26.1–26.1.2. The NeoForge counterpart is specifically for 26.1.2, with separate NeoForge files for 26.2 and 26.3. Biome packs and dedicated servers were not tested on those NeoForge 1.5.2-beta builds.
ℹ️ A note on big biome-pack stacks: each climate band draws from a finite pool, so the more packs you stack, the smaller each biome's share becomes — you won't necessarily see every biome from every pack. The mix stays coherent and climate-appropriate. Vanilla biomes are given preference.
🔭 What's next — Latitude 2.0 🌏
Latitude 2.0 is in production. The larger overhaul being showcased publicly — with its more elaborate mechanics — is a separate line and still in development: expanded biome support, broader worlds, and more earthlike generation shaped by continents, oceans, climate, and exploration. And all the cats you could ever want!!! 🐈⬛🐈
1.5 is the final polish release of the 1.x line, and the best version of this idea to date. 
💛 About & Support
If you've ever thought vanilla biome placement felt random and disconnected — this fixes that. Latitude is built for long-term survival worlds, exploration-focused playthroughs, and modpacks that want a world that feels like a real place without piling on new content.
🧭 Latitude is a solo passion project and my first mod. Thank you for playing -- I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! :D
🐛 Found a bug, or want to follow development? → GitHub
⭐ Enjoying Latitude? Leave a ❤️ on Modrinth — it genuinely helps a solo dev!
➢ Follow my mod development: https://www.youtube.com/@peetsamods
video lag is unrelated to actual gameplay--it's just my computer COOKING 🍳
🌍 A development journal for Latitude
Curious about the bigger idea behind the project? Read the Latitude Field Guide for a look behind the scenes at real-time development. Updated by Codex, designed and overseen by me.
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