Latitude

✨1.2.6 Update coming soon!✨

A world generation mod built around geography instead of noise.

Inspired by my love of maps and exploration, Latitude organizes biomes into realistic climate bands based on latitude instead of random noise. Head north or south from the equator and watch the climate shift—from temperate zones through warmer equatorial jungles at the center, or colder continental regions toward the icy poles. It feels like an evolved vision of Minecraft—familiar vanilla aesthetics with intentional geography that rewards exploration.

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⚠️ Latitude overhauls world generation and requires a new world to take effect.

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🌍 Immersive World Generation

• Global Climate Bands
  Biomes are assigned based on distance from the equator, creating realistic latitude zones instead of purely random noise.

• Natural Transitions
  Adjacent climates transition smoothly (e.g. arid → semi-arid → tropical), reducing harsh borders while preserving clear regional identity.

• Deterministic & Modpack-Safe
  World generation is fully deterministic and datapack-friendly. Modded biomes can be assigned to climate bands via globe:lat_* tags, with safe vanilla fallbacks ensuring compatibility.

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🌐 Flexible World Scale

✨ Expanded world size selection — now with more baby sheep (probably)! 🐑

Tailor the globe to your playstyle using preset world sizes (world border diameter):

• Itty Bitty: 7,500 × 7,500 blocks — Equator to pole in one afternoon — without the leg cramps!
• Small: 10,000 × 10,000 blocks — Good balance of speed and variety
• Regular: 20,000 × 20,000 blocks — Recommended — best mix of scale and exploration
• Large: 30,000 × 30,000 blocks — Long-form survival with room to roam
• Ginormous!: 40,000 × 40,000 blocks — True cross-continental expeditions

Biome bands, spawn logic, HUD readouts, and hazard thresholds scale automatically with world size for consistent behavior across all presets.

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🌐 Creating Your World

Latitude uses a custom globe-style generator to make the climate system work from the start.

First-time generation takes a bit longer than vanilla—that's normal. The extra setup only happens once; after that, world loading is quick.

Latitude is enabled by default when you create new worlds. You can toggle it off in the world creation screen if needed.

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🧭 Navigation & HUD

Know where you are with the built-in exploration HUD:

• Compass showing cardinal directions, 8-way, or precise degree bearings
• Live latitude display that updates as you move
• Climate zone notifications when you cross boundaries
• Fully customizable — adjust scale, colors, opacity, position, background, and shadow to match your UI

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🛠️ HUD Studio

Customize your HUD through a dedicated screen:

• Press , (comma) to toggle the Compass on/off
• Press F9 to open the Studio (rebindable in settings)
• Drag elements directly on screen to reposition them
• Snap to grid for pixel-perfect alignment (optional)
• Elements stay visible while adjusting—no guessing what changes you made

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❄️ Polar Survival

• Edge warnings alert you as you approach dangerous latitudes.
• Warnings are latitude-gated—they only trigger when relevant.
• Status effects apply server-side in the harshest polar regions.

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🧩 Compatibility

Works with popular world-gen mods:

• Tectonic, Geophilic, and William Wyther's Overhauled Overworld
• Integrates via biome tags—perfect for modpacks
• Only requires Fabric API

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👥 This Mod Is For You If...

You enjoy:

• Realistic, globe-inspired worlds
• Exploration that rewards navigation skills
• Long-term survival worlds or curated modpacks
• Structure and logic without losing Minecraft's creative freedom

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🐛 Found a Bug?

Report issues or follow development on GitHub:
https://github.com/joolbits/latitude

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Latitude is built to feel intentional — a world that makes sense as you travel it.

👉 Latitude on Modrinth
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