The Wastes | Custom Overworld from the Wastes SMP

by kanokarob · 2026-03-20 · Data packs

A Desolate Wasteland The Wastes replaces the Overworld with a harsh desert environment. Deserts and Badlands make up the majority of the surface, the Warm Oceans have dried up, and Windswept Savannas serve as a grim reprieve. This data pack was created for the Wastes SMP hosted by emchmu. THis server features over 40 Minecraft creators who survived in this world for only 30 real days. The Desert Awaits The Wastes features only a few of the biomes you may be familiar with in vanilla, but care has been taken to try and ensure that most vanilla blocks are accessible. Wood may be scarce on the surface, but many structures now include Saplings in their chests, and these can even be obtained from Trial Spawners. Water on the surface has dried up, but some can still be found in the caves below the dried ocean basins. Biomes Global Behavior All Villages are abandoned/Zombie variants Farm animals and Horses can spawn on Sand, Red Sand, and Terracotta Husks, Parched, and Camel Husk Jockeys can spawn in all biomes There are no rivers or riverbeds, and Warm Oceans are dried up There are no aquifers Caves tend to be more common and expansive, stretching from the surface to the bottom of the wor