One long-standing issue with vanilla Minecraft is the feeling of no reward for visiting new biomes. I hope this small addition will help encourage travel and world exploration, even if just a little.

Technical Features

The main function of the mod is obvious, so in this section I'll discuss the various checks that ensure biome notifications appear only when it makes the most sense (i.e., not just duplicating what the debug screen shows).

Movement Checks

Biome notifications are not displayed immediately upon entering a new area. Instead, the system checks whether the player's future position (based on current velocity) remains within that biome for a set period. This prevents notifications from appearing during rapid movement through a biome (e.g., riding a boat on ice).

Cooldown Checks

A notification for a specific biome never appears twice within a configurable cooldown period. This eliminates constant triggering of notifications when frequently crossing the same boundary.

Location Checks

Biome notifications are not shown underground, except for cave biomes (e.g., lush caves). This prevents notifications from appearing during, for example, strip mining (unlike the default behavior where underground biomes reflect surface ones). Additionally, for ocean biomes, notifications do not appear if the player is not swimming (e.g., in a boat).

Inhabited Time Checks

Biome notifications are never shown when entering a chunk with inhabited time exceeding a configurable threshold. This prevents notifications in bases or frequently visited areas. Importantly, this feature is not available on servers where the mod is not installed!

To summarize, "exploring" a new biome begins upon entering a biome while passing all the above checks (and probably some others I forgot to mention). Thanks for your attention!