Swamplands are Betweenlands biomes characterized by large amounts of somewhat flat, dry land filled with relatively densely packed Weedwood, Nibbletwig, Rubber, and Sap Trees, high amounts of ground foliage, and occasional cave entrances breaking the surface. They have the largest land-to-water ratio of any biome in the Betweenlands, with occasional rivers of Swamp Water breaking up the land.
Swamplands have a Clearing sub-biome which can rarely spawn in small areas within normal Swamplands biomes, surrounded by Swamp Water.
Sub-Biomes[]
Swamplands Clearing[]
The Swamplands Clearing landscape
The Swamplands Clearing sub-biome contains a single, relatively flat island made purely of grass, with no normal trees and almost no foliage in comparison to the regular Swamplands biome. A Spirit Tree will always spawn in the center of this sub-biome, with its roots dug in throughout the island.
After the Spirit Tree in a Swamplands Clearing has been defeated, the grass of the Clearing will slowly convert into Spreading Sludgy Dirt. The sub-biome will eventually become similar to a miniature Sludge Plains biome, capable of spawning Sludges and Smol Sludges.
Composition[]
Regular Swamplands biomes consist of:
Dead Grass- Swamp Grass, in patches
- Coarse Swamp Dirt, in patches and directly under the surface
- Mud, in small patches and underwater
- Middle Gem Ores, rarely underwater
- Betweenstone Pebble, on land or underwater
- Weedwood Bush, in clusters
- Hollow Log, occasionally
- Cattail
- Tall Cattail
- Fallen Leaves, in scattered patches under trees
- Moss, in scattered patches
- Nettle
- Swamp Reed, on land next to or sticking out from the water
- Swamp Tallgrass
- Double Swamp Tallgrass
- Pitcher Plant, uncommonly
- Swamp Plant, abundantly
- Venus Fly Trap, uncommonly
- Volarpad
- Black Hat Mushroom
- Flathead Mushroom
- Algae, in patches on the river water
- Swamp Water, in small rivers and surrounding the Swamplands Clearing
- Tar, uncommonly in small pools
- Menhir, rarely
Swamplands Clearing biomes consist of:
- Swamp Grass
- Swamp Dirt, directly under the surface
- Betweenstone Pebble, on land or underwater
- Cattail
- Moss, in scattered patches
- Swamp Tallgrass
- Pitcher Plant, uncommonly
- Swamp Plant
- Venus Fly Trap, uncommonly
- Black Hat Mushroom
- Flathead Mushroom
- Menhir, rarely
Mobs[]
The following mobs can spawn naturally on the surface in regular Swamplands biomes:
- Firefly, when the Rift event is active at night or inactive
- Gecko
- Mire Snail
- Frog
- Sporeling, only on Shelf Fungus
- Greebling
- Greebling Rider, in the sky
- Tar Beast, only in Tar, rarely
- Leech
- Angler, in water
- Swamp Hag
- Wight
- Blood Snail
- Chiromaw
- Shambler
- Bubbler Crab, only on Silt
- Harlequin Toad, uncommonly
The following mob can spawn in the Cavern and Lake Cavern layers, but only when they are below a regular Swamplands biome:
- Harlequin Toad, uncommonly
The following mobs can spawn naturally on the surface in Swamplands Clearing biomes:
- Spirit Tree, always
- Sludge, only after defeating the Spirit Tree, hiding in Spreading Sludgy Dirt
- Smol Sludge, only after defeating the Spirit Tree, hiding in Spreading Sludgy Dirt
Structures[]
The following structures can generate in regular Swamplands biomes:
- Weedwood Tree
- Giant Weedwood Tree, rarely (both whole and stump forms)
- Nibbletwig Tree
- Rubber Tree
- Sap Tree, occasionally
- Giant Hollow Log
- Silt Beach, occasionally lining biome edges
The following structure can generate in Swamplands Clearing biomes:
- Spirit Tree, always
Gallery[]
History[]
- Release 3.8.0:
- Betweenstone Pebbles now generate in Swamplands and Swamplands Clearing biomes.
- Bubbler Crabs now spawn in Swamplands biomes.
- Release 3.7.1: Shamblers now spawn in Swamplands biomes.
- Release 3.6.0: Chiromaw Greebling Riders (later renamed to Greebling Riders) now spawn in Swamplands biomes.
- Release 3.4.0:
- Added Swamplands Clearing sub-biome.
- Can now be viewed from Amate Maps.
- Menhirs now generate in Swamplands biomes.
- Greeblings now spawn in Swamplands biomes.
- Release 3.3.0:
- Added biome foliage colors.
- Nibbletwig Trees now generate in Swamplands biomes.
- Beta 2.0.0:
- Added biome grass colors.
- Coarse Swamp Dirt now generates in place of regular Swamp Dirt in Swamplands biomes.
- Beta 1.0.2: Frogs and Harlequin Toads now spawn in Swamplands biomes.
- Beta 1.0.0: Introduced.