Desertification

⭐ — (84 endorsements) 📥 17,151 downloads 📌 v0.42.2 📅 8/7/2024
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By nergizer81 · adventure

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 6/16/2026 📅 Created: 8/7/2024
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #675 of 680 adventure mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

✅ Features and blocks
✅ - Mechanics
✅ - Entities
✅ - Nameless Altar
✅ - Enchantments
✅ Customization through datapacks

!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/d0a5022ac820653a1fcbe971550d5e365d0181f0.webp)

## Thanks for the 16k downloads !

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Adds an "infectious" desert to your world. I had this idea for quite a while (before the infection mod trend) and finally did it. I took desertification as an inspiration (if the name wasn't clear enough).

This desert can also partially cleanse some infections. I made this feature compatible with (https://modrinth.com/mod/fungal-infectionspore) and (https://modrinth.com/mod/sculk-horde) among others. This is also the first mod that I publish. Also note that it is just a personal project of mine, nothing too big. While being pretty stable, this mod is still in Beta; do not use it on worlds you value without backups.

The spread will not occur automatically (can be configured); you can either start it by breaking the hourglass structure found in the desert (or the cursed crystal structure found plain and forest biomes) or by giving yourself a Desert Sand block from your creative inventory and placing a few of them.

I made the mod so, contrary to most infection mods, you can live* and thrive in the desert if you want (with some precautions, of course)

!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/lPDDc5bC/images/423a48a05cf6db36238e74e0fa2f5e98bc0fa38f.png "A desert at sunrise")

## About the (Neo)Forge versions

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The (Neo)Forge versions in 1. 20. 1 and 1. 21. 1 uses (https://modrinth.com/mod/connector) and Forgified Fabric API (see Sinytra's page, these should already be installed if done via a launcher) to run the fabric version on (Neo)Forge.

These versions also requires (https://modrinth.com/mod/kotlin-for-forge)

# Table of contents

Since the page is pretty long here is a list of the following sections in order :

  • Videos
  • Features and blocks
  • - Mechanics
  • - Blocks
  • - Items
  • - Entities
  • - Nameless Altar
  • - Enchantments
  • Customization through datapacks
  • Compatibilities (and troubleshooting)
  • Tips
  • Details
  • Permissions
  • Credits and more

# ▶️ Videos

Here are some videos made by content creators on my mod, they may of course not be fully up to date.

## Desertification FULL Showcase! - By Karat Feng ### Version 0. 37 (before Hypercharged and hellbound sand rose)

Notes : - The wand of grass consume saplings from the inventory - The enchanted cone can also be used to brew resistance potions - The vitalizer will also check nearby blocks randomly, so it should catch the desert before it can reach it - The glass shards effect does more damage if the entity is moving/spriting - I will probably reduce the barrel cactus’s hitbox - I was able to reproduce the abundance ritual crash and will release a patched version (0. 37. 1) to fix it - I was not able to reproduce the Nameless Construct/Pillager crash

## This Mod Will Turn your world into the driest desert! - By Karat Feng ### Version 0. 36. 1

Notes : - This is not a full review of the mod - The lag is mainly caused by the increased random tick speed

## Minecraft but it's North Africa Desertification - By SoupMaster ### Version : 0. 28, before the sandstorm, altar and nameless constructs

Notes : - A problem with the sandblaster recipe was encountered in this video, it has been fixed - The recipes for the jam and gertoufa infusion looked buggy, it has been fixed on (Neo)Forge (on Fabric you can craft them too but the water bottle will be replaced by a uncraftable potion, but you can use a water bottle) - The barrel cactus fruits grows on barrel cactus given enough time - Sand roses can be obtained by breaking an overcharged sand rose without silk touch (or by scavenging suspicious sand left behind by a sandstorm, but they didn't exist back then) - Jujubiers grown from saplings should normally be able to grow fruits (given some time) too - Player variant of sandy diamond blocks (used in recipes) can also be crafted with 1 diamond, 1 amethyst block and 2 weathered sandstone

## Minecraft Mod Review: Desertification - By TheOneBeyond ### Versio

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Mods
Author
nergizer81
Version
0.42.2
Downloads
17,151
Endorsements
84
Category
adventure
Created
8/7/2024
Updated
6/16/2026
Game Versions
1.21.1
Tags
adventure, cursed, game-mechanics

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Mods versions does Desertification support?

The author lists 1.21.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Desertification?

Version 0.42.2, published 2026-06-16 with 17,151 downloads recorded at the source.

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