Find any biome using /biome <biome> to receive a compass that points toward its location, with optional teleportation and automatic safe destination detection.
No client mods or resource packs required.
Features
- Biome Finder — Locate specific Minecraft biomes using the /biome command.
- Custom Biome Compasses — Receive a compass displaying the target biome, distance, and coordinates.
- Biome Autocomplete — Quickly select available biomes using command suggestions.
- Optional Teleportation — Right-click your compass to travel directly to its destination when enabled.
- Safe Surface Teleportation — Automatically locate suitable surface landing positions.
- Underground Biome Support — Search for safe locations inside Deep Dark, Lush Caves, Dripstone Caves, Sulfur Caves, and other supported cave biomes.
- Ocean & River Support — Target sea level (Y=63) with a safe ocean-floor fallback.
- Duplicate Location Prevention — Avoid destinations near matching Biome Compasses already carried in your inventory.
- Configurable Search Range — Limit biome searches to a radius centered on world spawn.
- World Border Protection — Prevent destinations outside the configured search area or Minecraft's world border.
- Ignore Range — Skip nearby biome matches using a configurable distance.
- Teleport Cooldown — Configurable cooldown with a vanilla-style hotbar overlay.
- Natural Block Interaction — Interact with containers, doors, buttons, and item frames without accidentally teleporting.
- Configuration Reload — Apply configuration changes without restarting the server.
Commands
- /biome <biome> — Locates a matching biome and gives the player a compass pointing toward it.
- /biomecompass reload — Reloads the plugin configuration.
Permissions
Basic Biome Compass functionality is available to players by default.
Administrators can control access using:
- mgg.biomecompass.use — Use the biome finder command and receive compasses.
- mgg.biomecompass.teleport — Teleport using Biome Compasses when enabled.
- mgg.biomecompass.reload — Reload the configuration (operators by default).
Installation
- Place MGG-Biome-Compass-1.0.0.jar inside your Minecraft server's plugins folder.
- Start or restart the server.
- The plugin automatically generates its configuration under plugins/MGG Biome Compass/.
- Run /biome <biome> to locate your first biome.
Compatibility
- Minecraft Java Edition — Paper 26.2
- Server-side plugin
- No client installation required
- No resource pack required
Important Notes
- The default search radius is 10,000 blocks from world spawn.
- The default ignore range is 500 blocks from the player.
- Matching compass destinations already carried by the player are excluded within 500 blocks.
- Click-to-teleport is optional and disabled by default.
- The default teleport cooldown is 3 seconds when teleportation is enabled.
- Ocean and river destinations prioritize Y=63, with a safe seafloor fallback.
- The plugin respects the existing Minecraft world border but does not create or resize it.
- Search distances, teleportation, cooldowns, and safe-location settings can be adjusted through the configuration.
Support & Usage
If you encounter biome detection issues, teleportation problems, or conflicts with another plugin, please report your Minecraft/Paper version and include the relevant server log.
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