Bloom

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_Made as part of Legacies, with the aim of reimagining the core principles of vanilla Minecraft. Explore, adventure and survive in an all-new world. If you like Bloom, I highly recommend you (https://modrinth.com/modpack/legacies)**_

Bloom is a vanilla-styled expansion upon many facets of the Overworld - from its flora to its biomes to even farming and caves. As such, Bloom features a plethora of new Biomes, flowers, blocks & more as detailed below.

### New Biomes

Golden Forest - made up of new Golden Birch trees - temperate biome that is placed between Forests and Taigas - the ground flora features a plethora of shrubs, tulips, Goldenrods & more

Golden Fields - sparse variant of the Golden Forest which borders on nearby plains

Golden River - variant of Rivers which match the colors of Golden Forests

Fen - swamp-like biome placed near Taigas - consists of Birch & Spruce trees, alongside Reeds, Wildflowers & more

Lavender Fields - rare plains variant which is typically placed in climates similar to Flower Forests - features a substantial amount of Lavender, small patches of Alliums and sparse Oak and new Jacaranda trees

Windswept Jungle - variant of Jungles that is placed in windswept terrain - features a large amount of Rose Bushes, alongside Jacaranda trees

Sparse Windswept Jungle - sparse variant of Windswept Jungles

Pine Taiga - Taiga variant which has new Pine trees mixed in with Spruce trees - generates adjacent to the newly-overhauled Old Growth Pine Taiga

Snowy Pine Taiga - snowy variant of the Pine Taiga - replaces Taigas in low-temperature regions

Tropical River - muddy, Jungle variant of Rivers

Tropical Beach - tropical-water-color variant of Beaches

Warm Beach - Desert variant of Rivers featuring coarse dirt & dry grass

Arid Shore - coarse dirt variant of Stony Shores which replaces them in Deserts / Badlands

Lukewarm River - savanna-water-color variant of Rivers

Lukewarm Beach - savanna-water-color variant of Beaches

Cold River - Taiga variant of Rivers featuring a more fitting water colour and more Gravel

Cold Beach - Taiga variant of Beaches made of Gravel instead of Sand

Snowy Shore - frozen variant of Stony Shores made of Dolerite

### Additional Flora

Flowers - Hellebore (Taigas) - Bromeliad (Jungles) - Pink Orchid (Jungles) - Bellflowers (Dark Forest, Flower Forest, Jungles) - Hydrangea (Forest, Flower Forest, Cherry Grove, Golden Forest) - Calla Lily (Savannas, Flower Forest) - Dianthus (Snowy Taiga, Snowy Plains, Snowy Pine Taiga) - Goldenrod (Sunflower Plains, Golden Forest) - Orange Daisy (Old Growth Birch Forest) - Scilla (Snowy Taiga, Snowy Plains, Ice Spikes, Windswept Forest, Windswept Hills, Windswept Gravelly Hills, Snowy Pine Taiga) - Hyacinth (Dark Forest, Swamp, Fen) - Queencup (Windswept Hills, Windswept Forest, Windswept Gravelly Hills)

Bushes - Succulent (Badlands) - Reeds (Swamp, Fen)

Pine Trees - all-new Pine Trees replace vanilla's Pine Trees with a new woodset - these are used in a plethora of places, from Old Growth Pine Taigas to Groves

### Underground Variation

Biome Depth - Andesite is the base stone below cold-temperate regions such as Taigas - Diorite is the base stone for high-y-level tropical regions (such as Windswept Jungles) - Granite is the base stone for arid regions such as Savannas - Dolerite is the base stone for freezing regions (wherever it can snow) - Sandstone extends deeper in Deserts - Red Sandstone extends deeper in Badlands

Dolerite - the new base stone type in freezing (snowy) regions - has Polished, Brick and Tile variants

Ore Variants - ore variants have been added for Andesite, Diorite, Granite, Tuff, Sandstone, Red Sandstone & Dolerite - ore variants are for each Overworld ore, with modded support for Legacies and Legends' Sapphire

### Farming

Cotton - seeds are found in Jungle Temples, Dungeons & Woodland Mansions - drops Cotton & Cotton Seeds when fully grown - Cotton can be crafted into Yarn - Yarn can be used to make Sleeping Bags, which allow you to sleep without setting your spawn - Yarn can be used to make Rugs, which are like a Carpet version of Glazed Terracotta wherein each Rug color has its own unique pattern - Yarn can be crafted into String or sold to Shepherds

QOL - hoes can be right-clicked on fully-grown crops to instantly harvest and replant them

### Misc Tweaks

Water & Foliage Colors** - Taigas and related biomes now use unique water colors - Savannas and related biomes now use unique water colors, alongside tweaked foliage colors - Deserts and related biomes now use unique water