Oceanic Expanse

Requires Mixinbooter.

About the Modification

Oceanic Expanse is a Forge mod that brings numerous ocean features from Minecraft versions 1.13+ and adds completely new content! Every feature is designed to seamlessly integrate with vanilla game style while expanding it, all while offering extensive customization options.

Main Features

• Brings and enhances features from versions 1.13+, including drowned mobs, shipwrecks, conduits, tridents, various fish, and much more
• Adds new ocean biomes: frozen oceans with icebergs and warm oceans with coral reefs
• Expands beach areas by adding palm trees with falling coconuts, crabs that dig up treasures, shell-covered sand for beachcombing, and other interesting elements
• Enriches the underwater world of frozen oceans with dulse seaweed, tube sponges, and numerous sea stars

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the mod created for version 1.12? Isn't that unnecessary work?

Development of this mod began in 2018, and it became the first complete mod I finished. Instead of abandoning the work done, I decided to complete the project for version 1.12, since it's better to release a finished mod than constantly chase the latest game versions.

Why is some content ported from newer versions while some is original?

When I started development, there weren't many quality mods porting content from version 1.13. Initially, the mod was conceived precisely as a feature port, but during development I began improving aspects of 1.13 that seemed underdeveloped to me (such as the trident), and gradually started adding unique content that I wanted to see in an ocean mod.

Will there be a port to versions newer than 1.12?

If I decide to port the mod to later versions, many features will require significant changes. Therefore, it would be more of a sequel — something like Oceanic Expanse 2: Electric Jellyfish! Please don't ask for porting — it's not my job or obligation. I'll only do it if and when I want to.

Will you add feature X?

I have several planning documents that will become publicly available in the future. Regarding adding new features, I'm very selective about what I want to include in the mod. Therefore, many popular requests (such as sharks) will most likely never be implemented.

Recommended Mods

Aqua Acrobatics ports the movement system from versions 1.13+, including swimming, crawling, moving under slabs, as well as various water improvements: new textures, underwater fog changes, and adding bubble columns! Oceanic Expanse has built-in compatibility with this mod.

Fluidlogged API adds a fluid logging system similar to water logging from versions 1.13+, but supporting any fluids, including those added by other mods! Oceanic Expanse is automatically compatible with Fluidlogged API, provided you don't use it in an already existing world!

Acknowledgments

Textures for kelp blocks and items, seagrass blocks and items, and conduit wind animation are created by Jasper Boerstra, lead artist for Minecraft.

Various sound effects are created by Mojang Studios.

Many thanks to SaltOvOFish for providing simplified Chinese translations for the mod!

Thank you to ArloTheEpic, John__Carver, and PMR for testing the mod and providing valuable feedback.

All other textures and models are created by me, Sir Squidly, including new textures and models for ported content.