Minecraft:Dark Forest: Difference between revisions

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Template:Infobox biome A dark forest or roofed forest is a forested Minecraft:biome with dense leaf canopies that block sunlight, allowing hostile Minecraft:mobs to spawn and hide from the sun during daytime. Dark forests are one of the two biomes that Minecraft:woodland mansions can generate in.

Generation

Dark forests generate in areas with medium temperature and very high Minecraft:humidity values and are usually bordered by Minecraft:birch forests, but they can also border Minecraft:jungles and Minecraft:bamboo jungles. Dark forests border Minecraft:old growth taigas but not regular Minecraft:taigas.

They can generate at any type of terrain, near Minecraft:swamps and Minecraft:windswept biomes, in flatland, bordering Minecraft:oceans with beaches or cliffs, near plateaus and fjords, or high Minecraft:mountain valleys. Plateaus and mountain slopes in dark forests are replaced by the Minecraft:pale garden variant.

Dark forests are one of the only biomes that can never border biomes with Minecraft:villages.

Due to their very high humidity value, dark forests almost always have Minecraft:lush caves generate below them, unless they generate very far inland.

Description

Dark forests feature a much higher density of trees compared to other forest biomes, which oftentimes blocks direct view of the sky entirely. Minecraft:Oak, Minecraft:dark oak, and sometimes Minecraft:birch trees generate in these biomes, with Minecraft:leaf litter covering the ground. Minecraft:Bee nests are not generated with trees. Additionally, both types of Minecraft:huge mushrooms generate among the trees, though the red variants are more common. Unlike regular forests, wolves do not spawn in dark forests.

Unique to dark forests are Minecraft:woodland mansions, enormous dungeon-like structures that rarely generate within the trees. Woodland mansions are home to the dangerous Minecraft:evoker and Minecraft:vindicator mobs and are one of the only places where said mobs spawn. Mansions contain many rooms and valuable loot.

The dark forest has a unique darker sky color and atmospheric effects with Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals. Sunlight is also less bright, and volumetric fog is slightly denser with stronger light shafts.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the dark forest:

Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Track preview	Weight
piano1.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Dry Hands"	Template:Sort	File:Dry hands.ogg	1
piano2.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Wet Hands"	Template:Sort	File:Wet hands.ogg	1
piano3.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Mice on Venus"	Template:Sort	File:Mice on venus.ogg	1
hal1.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Subwoofer Lullaby"	Template:Sort	File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg	1
hal2.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Living Mice"	Template:Sort	File:Living mice.ogg	1
hal3.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Haggstrom"	Template:Sort	File:Haggstrom.ogg	1
hal4.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Danny"	Template:Sort	File:Danny.ogg	1
calm1.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft"	Template:Sort	File:Minecraft.ogg	1
calm2.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Clark"	Template:Sort	File:Clark.ogg	1
calm3.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Sweden"	Template:Sort	File:Sweden.ogg	1
nuance1.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Key"	Template:Sort	File:Key.ogg	1
nuance2.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Oxygène"	Template:Sort	File:Oxygene.ogg	1
left_to_bloom.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Meadow, and Minecraft:the Overworld	"Minecraft:Left to Bloom"	Template:Sort	File:Left to bloom.ogg	1
one_more_day.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Meadow, Minecraft:Snowy Slopes, Minecraft:Frozen Peaks, and Minecraft:the Overworld	"Minecraft:One More Day"	Template:Sort	File:One more day.ogg	1
comforting_memories.ogg	Grove and Minecraft:the Overworld	"Minecraft:Comforting Memories"	Template:Sort	File:Comforting memories.ogg	1
floating_dream.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Jagged Peaks, and Minecraft:the Overworld	"Minecraft:Floating Dream"	Template:Sort	File:Floating dream.ogg	1
aerie.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Forest, Minecraft:Dark Forest, Minecraft:Birch Forest, Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest, Minecraft:Jungle, Minecraft:Swamp, Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga	"Minecraft:Aerie"	Template:Sort	File:Aerie.ogg	1
firebugs.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Forest, Minecraft:Dark Forest, Minecraft:Birch Forest, Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest, Minecraft:Jungle, Minecraft:Swamp, Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga	"Minecraft:Firebugs"	Template:Sort	File:Firebugs.ogg	1
labyrinthine.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Forest, Minecraft:Dark Forest, Minecraft:Birch Forest, Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest, Minecraft:Jungle, Minecraft:Swamp, Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga	"Minecraft:Labyrinthine"	Template:Sort	File:Labyrinthine.ogg	1

Data values

ID

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Achievements

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Advancements

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Videos

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

Inside the dark forest biome.

Inside the dark forest biome.
A dark forest with a lake.

A dark forest with a lake.
The sky in a dark forest with Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals.

The sky in a dark forest with Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals.
A dark forest that failed to generate correctly due to water.

A dark forest that failed to generate correctly due to water.
A dark forest bordering a Minecraft:swamp.

A dark forest bordering a Minecraft:swamp.
A Minecraft:woodland mansion in a dark forest.

A Minecraft:woodland mansion in a dark forest.
Dark oak tree from below.

Dark oak tree from below.
Dark forest biome from above.

Dark forest biome from above.
Huge red mushroom in dark forest.

Huge red mushroom in dark forest.
A dark forest in a mountain pass.

A dark forest in a mountain pass.
The Forest Glade seed template thumbnail.

The Forest Glade seed template thumbnail.
The Spooky Mansion seed template thumbnail, a woodland mansion in a dark forest.

The Spooky Mansion seed template thumbnail, a woodland mansion in a dark forest.
A dark forest with Minecraft:ray tracing.

A dark forest with Minecraft:ray tracing.

Mojang screenshots

A creeper in a dark forest.

A creeper in a dark forest.
Minecraft:Ari in a dark forest.

Minecraft:Ari in a dark forest.

In other media

Narrator running through a dark forest.

Narrator running through a dark forest.
Mobbo lurking in the biome.

Mobbo lurking in the biome.
The crew of Minecraft:Villager News in a dark forest.

The crew of Minecraft:Villager News in a dark forest.

References

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External links

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 {{Infobox biome
-| title = Dark Forest
 | group = Regular
 | 1-1 = Dark Forest.png
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 | structures = {{EnvLink|Woodland mansion}}
 | features = {{EnvLink|Huge Mushroom}}<br>{{EnvLink|Dark Oak}}<br>{{EnvLink|Oak}}<br>{{EnvLink|Birch}}
-| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Dark Oak Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Dark Oak Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Birch Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Birch Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oak Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oak Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Mushroom Blocks|link=Mushroom Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Rose Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Peony}}<br>{{BlockLink|Lilac}}<br>{{BlockLink|Lily of the Valley}}<br>{{BlockLink|Leaf Litter}}<br>{{BlockLink|Vines}}
+| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Leaf Litter}}<br>{{BlockLink|Rose Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Peony}}<br>{{BlockLink|Lilac}}<br>{{BlockLink|Lily of the Valley}}
 |atmospherics = Roofed Forest
 |lighting = Roofed Forest
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 |colorgrading = Default
 }}
-A '''dark forest''' or '''roofed forest''' is a forested [[Minecraft:biome]] with dense leaf canopies that block sunlight, allowing hostile [[Minecraft:mob]]s to spawn and hide from the sun during daytime. Dark Forests are one of the two biomes that Woodland Mansions can generate in.
+A '''dark forest''' or '''roofed forest''' is a forested [[Minecraft:biome]] with dense leaf canopies that block sunlight, allowing hostile [[Minecraft:mob]]s to spawn and hide from the sun during daytime. Dark forests are one of the two biomes that [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s can generate in.
-== Description ==
+== Generation ==
-Dark forests feature a much higher density of trees compared to other forest biomes, which oftentimes blocks direct view of the sky entirely. [[Minecraft:Oak]], [[Minecraft:dark oak]], and sometimes [[Minecraft:birch]] trees generate in these biomes, with [[Minecraft:Leaf Litter|leaf litter]] frequently lying beneath the trees. It is the only place where dark oak trees naturally generate. [[Minecraft:Bee nest]]s are not generated with trees. Additionally, both types of [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s generate among the trees, though the red variants are more common. Unlike regular forests, [[Minecraft:wolf|wolves]] do not spawn in dark forests.
+Dark forests generate in areas with medium temperature and very high [[Minecraft:humidity]] values and are usually bordered by [[Minecraft:birch forest]]s, but they can also border [[Minecraft:jungle]]s and [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]]s. Dark forests border [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]]s but not regular [[Minecraft:taiga]]s.
-Unique to dark forests (and [[Minecraft:pale garden]]s) are [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s, enormous dungeon-like structures that rarely generate within the trees. Woodland mansions are home to the dangerous [[Minecraft:illager]] mobs and are one of the only places where said mobs spawn. Mansions contain various rooms and valuable loot.
+They can generate at any type of terrain, near [[Minecraft:swamp]]s and [[Minecraft:windswept]] biomes, in flatland, bordering [[Minecraft:ocean]]s with beaches or cliffs, near plateaus and fjords, or high [[Minecraft:mountain]] valleys. Plateaus and mountain slopes in dark forests are replaced by the [[Minecraft:pale garden]] variant.
-The dark forest has a unique darker sky color and atmospheric effects with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]]. Sunlight is also less bright, and volumetric fog is slightly denser with stronger light shafts.
+Dark forests are one of the only biomes that can never border biomes with [[Minecraft:village]]s.
-Survival in dark forests may be more challenging than in other grassy biomes, as the dense shade provided by the dark oak trees allows hostile mobs to persist even throughout daytime. However, the biome offers plenty of [[Minecraft:log]]s, even more so than regular forests.
+Due to their very high humidity value, dark forests almost always have [[Minecraft:lush caves]] generate below them, unless they generate very far inland.
-Dark forests generate in areas with medium temperature and very high [[Minecraft:humidity]] values and are usually bordered by [[Minecraft:birch forest]]s, but they can also border [[Minecraft:jungle]]s. Dark forests border [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]]s but usually not regular [[Minecraft:taiga]]s.
+== Description ==
+Dark forests feature a much higher density of trees compared to other forest biomes, which oftentimes blocks direct view of the sky entirely. [[Minecraft:Oak]], [[Minecraft:dark oak]], and sometimes [[Minecraft:birch]] trees generate in these biomes, with [[Minecraft:leaf litter]] covering the ground. [[Minecraft:Bee nest]]s are not generated with trees. Additionally, both types of [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s generate among the trees, though the red variants are more common. Unlike regular forests, [[Minecraft:wolf|wolves]] do not spawn in dark forests.
-At higher elevations, dark forests give way to pale gardens, [[Minecraft:grove]]s, [[Minecraft:jagged peaks]] and [[Minecraft:frozen peaks]]. In coastal areas they border regular [[Minecraft:ocean]]s.
+Unique to dark forests are [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s, enormous dungeon-like structures that rarely generate within the trees. Woodland mansions are home to the dangerous [[Minecraft:evoker]] and [[Minecraft:vindicator]] mobs and are one of the only places where said mobs spawn. Mansions contain many rooms and valuable loot.
-Due to their very high humidity value, dark forests almost always to have [[Minecraft:lush caves]] generate below them, unless very far inland.
+The dark forest has a unique darker sky color and atmospheric effects with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]]. Sunlight is also less bright, and volumetric fog is slightly denser with stronger light shafts.
 == Mobs ==
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 == Sounds ==
 === Music ===
-These music tracks play while the player is in the Dark Forest
+These music tracks play while the player is in the dark forest:
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