ArborFirmaCraft (AFC) Mod: Expanding Forest Diversity in TerraFirmaCraft

About the Modification

This addon for TerraFirmaCraft was created to address two key issues of the original modification: limited wood color palette and uneven geographical distribution of tree species. Most vanilla wood shades are unavailable in standard TFC, and of the 19 added species, most appear only in temperate climate zones.

Core Concept

The developer found an elegant solution to these problems by creating a system where multiple tree species can provide the same wood type while having different appearances, shapes, and growth characteristics.

Main Features

Forest Ecosystem

The mod introduces three types of forest areas:

• Swamp forests
• Standard forests
• Mountain (alpine) forests

Each tree species is linked to a specific forest type, creating more realistic vegetation distribution in the world.

Botanical Features

Special attention is given to seasonal changes:

• Different tree species use different autumn color palettes
• No deciduous trees generate in tropical regions
• Some species bloom in spring: Yellow Ipe, Flame of the Forest, Red Silk Cotton, Giant Rosewood

Useful Resources

The tree tapping system allows collecting:

• Maple syrup
• Natural rubber Uses the bark incision method

Giant Ancient Trees

Old growth trees consist of special log variants with reduced wood yield, maintaining game balance.

New Wood Types and Tree Species

Wood Species for Version 1.20

10 new wood types used by 22 tree species:

Eucalyptus (matches vanilla birch)

• Blue Gum
• Mountain Ash
• Rainbow Eucalyptus

Mahogany (matches mangrove in 1.18, becomes more purple in 1.20)

• Small Leaf Mahogany
• Big Leaf Mahogany
• Sapele Mahogany

Baobab (matches acacia) Hevea (matches classic white elm TFC) Tualang (blue-grey shade) Teak (matches jungle wood)

• True Teak
• Iroko
• Flame of the Forest

Cypress (matches spruce)

• Slender Cypress
• Weeping Cypress
• Bald Cypress
• Redcedar

Fig (matches cherry blossom)

• Rusty Fig
• Rubber Fig
• Ipe
• Yellow Ipe

Ironwood

• King Ironwood
• Lebombo Ironwood
• Horsetail Ironwood

Expansion of Existing TFC Wood Species

More than 30 new tree species using original TFC wood types:

Acacia

• Umbrella Thorn Acacia
• Gum Arabic
• Acacia Koa

Aspen

• Quaking Aspen
• Poplar

Birch

• Paper Birch
• Blackwood
• Mulga Blackwood
• Mpingo

Fir

• Douglas Fir
• Mountain Fir
• Balsam Fir

Hickory

• Bitternut Hickory
• Scrub Hickory

Kapok

• Kapok
• Red Silk Cotton

Maple

• Sugar Maple
• Weeping Maple
• Bigleaf Maple

Oak

• Pin Oak
• Black Oak
• Live Oak

Pine

• Boreal Pine
• Stone Pine
• Red Pine
• Tamarack

Palm

• Queen Palm
• Jaggery Palm

Rosewood

• Shisham
• Jacaranda
• Sequoia
• Coast Redwood

Spruce

• Blue Spruce
• Coast Spruce
• Sitka Spruce
• Black Spruce

Cedar

• White Cedar
• Atlas Cedar

Willow

• Corkscrew Willow
• Weeping Willow

Version 1.18 Features

Supplement for version 1.18 includes:

• Biome-dependent forests with three types
• Seasonal foliage color changes
• Separate autumn palettes for different species
• No deciduous trees in tropics
• Spring flowering of some species
• Bark incision system
• Special "ancient" logs
• 8 new wood types used by 16 tree species

The mod separates tree types from wood types, allowing different species to share common wood color while having different shapes and bark textures, significantly enriching the visual diversity of the game world.