Welcome to The Burning Lands – a magic-first survival SMP where you begin your journey in the heart of the desert, but the world stretches far beyond the dunes.
Thrown into a sun-scorched starting zone with little more than instinct and grit, you'll need to master both spell and steam to survive. But beyond the wasteland lies a vast and diverse world—lush forests, deep caves, forgotten ruins, and elemental wonders just waiting to be claimed.
Forge your legend with magic, machines, and your own two hands in this spell-infused, semi-western frontier.
🏜 Desert Origins, Expansive World
Begin in a harsh desert region, but quickly discover a world filled with dynamic biomes, sprawling dungeons, and diverse terrain—enhanced by YUNG’s Better Structures, ChoiceTheorem villages, and William Wythers’ Ecosphere.
🪄 Magic at the Core
Magic isn’t an accessory here—it’s your lifeline. Wield powerful spellbooks from Ars Nouveau, Iron’s Spells, Spellbooks of Ice and Fire, and more to fight, farm, and fly.
⚙️ Create-Powered Industry
Build steampunk factories, automations, and contraptions using the Create mod and its full ecosystem of add-ons like Create: Ore Excavation, Create: Enchantment Industry, Create: Railways, and Create Jetpack.
🐉 Bosses and Combat Challenges
Venture into cursed lands and battle monstrous bosses from Cataclysm, Mowzie’s Mobs, and Ice and Fire. Survive their wrath or fall forgotten beneath the sand.
🛠 Custom Gear & Combat
Enhance your equipment with Tinkers’ Construct, Spartan Weaponry, and Better Combat. Use skill trees, trinkets, and artifacts to define your unique build.
🏚 Build, Decorate, Roleplay
With Macaw’s furniture sets, Chipped, Rechiseled, MrCrayfish’s mods, and immersive decoration packs, your base can be anything from a ramshackle desert outpost to a gleaming mage tower.
🎒 Survival and Exploration Tools
Stay alive and mobile with Sophisticated Backpacks, Farmer’s Delight, Lootr, Waystones, and JourneyMap. Every system is designed to support adventure and long-term survival.
Whether you become a desert warlock, a wandering engineer, or a dragon-slaying alchemist, The Burning Lands offers a sandbox full of opportunity, danger, and arcane discovery.
The sands may be where your story begins, but they are far from the end.
A massive 1.20.1 modpack bringing together Create engineering, deep tech, powerful magic, hardcore survival, and epic world exploration into one seamless experience.
A massive 1.20.1 modpack bringing together Create engineering, deep tech, powerful magic, hardcore survival, and epic world exploration into one seamless experience.
