[SOLVED] How to make cacti spawn in custom desert?

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[SOLVED] How to make cacti spawn in custom desert?
Tue, 04/29/2025 - 18:46 (edited)

I'm trying to make a dimension that's a mirror dimension to the overworld and I know how to make deserts but, I don't know how to get cacti to spawn. I left the default tree per chunk value at 1 and tried to see if I could spawn cacti via making them into custom trees with cactus as the stem and air as the branches but, nothing spawned.

Edited by Cole Snapper on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 18:46
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You could make cactus…
Fri, 04/11/2025 - 13:17

You could make cactus features and use those in the spawning of the biome(Multiple features because you probably want varying heights). It's slightly inefficient but I really don't know too much about biome generation. 

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I don't understand how to…
Sun, 04/13/2025 - 19:03

I don't understand how to make features, I've never made one before.

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To make a cactus you would…
Sun, 04/13/2025 - 19:16

To make a cactus you would use:

surface_structure

Restrict Nether and End(unless its a multidimensional cactus 😁)

Select all non desert biomes for restricted biomes

That might help, IDK too much either i'm pretty new

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I also recommend using a…
Sun, 04/13/2025 - 19:17

I also recommend using a template, which are accessed by clicking the box that says Feature Templates maybe there is one that comes close to a cactus ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

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@ElectroMagnetic Sorry for…
Tue, 04/29/2025 - 18:56

@ElectroMagnetic Sorry for the late response but, thank you for this. I found a patch of grass template I was able to use for the surface spawning but, I swapped out the patch of grass for a block column to make a cactus and it works just fine. Also, the restricted biome is the biome(s) it is restricted to spawning in, not what it is restricted from. Meaning, I was able to use the restricted biome to restrict it to my custom desert biome.