Overview#
Extended Mushrooms expands the often-overlooked fungal side of Minecraft. It transforms mushrooms from simple floor decorations into a fully realized ecosystem featuring new wood types, specialized mobs, and advanced growth mechanics. The mod introduces four primary new mushroom types—Glowshrooms, Honey Fungus, Poisonous Mushrooms, and Slime Fungus—each with unique properties, drops, and giant variants.
Mushroom Growth Mechanics#
The mod significantly alters how mushrooms interact with the world, making them behave more like trees while retaining their fungal nature.
Huge Mushrooms
In this mod, small mushrooms have a 1:25 chance to grow into Huge Mushrooms on a random tick, similar to saplings. However, they have specific soil requirements:
- Mycelium & Podzol: Mushrooms can grow at any light level.
- Dirt & Grass Blocks: Mushrooms can only grow if the light level is below 13.
Mega Mushrooms
By placing four mushrooms of the same type in a 2x2 square, players can grow a Mega Mushroom. These are massive structures that provide significantly more resources than standard Huge Mushrooms. Most mushroom types in the mod, including vanilla Red and Brown mushrooms, support this growth stage.
New Mushroom Variants#
Extended Mushrooms adds several new species of fungi, each found naturally in the world or crafted via the Fairy Ring.
| Mushroom Type | Color | Primary Drops | Special Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glowshroom | Blue | Glowstone Crumbs | Emits light (Level 8); Cap blocks release night vision clouds in the dark. |
| Honey Fungus | Orange | Honey Blobs, Honeycomb Shreds | Sticky texture; used for honey-related crafting. |
| Poisonous Mushroom | Purple/Green | Poisonous Mushroom | Inflicts Poison on contact; used for brewing and tipped arrows. |
| Slime Fungus | Lime | Slime Blobs | Bouncy properties; drops can be used as slimeball substitutes. |
Mobs: The Baashroom#
The Baashroom is a mushroom-themed variant of the Sheep. These creatures naturally spawn in Mushroom Field biomes and come in variants corresponding to the different mushroom types.
- Behavior: Baashrooms eat Mycelium instead of Grass.
- Color Changing: Unlike regular sheep, they cannot be dyed. Instead, feeding them a specific mushroom will change their type and color.
- Shearing: Shearing a Baashroom yields mushroom caps instead of wool.
- Breeding: They can be bred using mushrooms.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Health | 8 (4 Hearts) |
| Spawn | Mushroom Fields |
| Drops | Mushroom Caps, Mutton |
Mushroom Wood & Building Blocks#
Huge Mushroom Stems now function as a legitimate wood source. These stems can be harvested and processed into a full suite of wooden building blocks.
Wood Variants
All mushroom types (Red, Brown, Glowshroom, etc.) provide their own unique wood set, including:
- Planks, Slabs, and Stairs
- Fences and Fence Gates
- Doors and Trapdoors
- Buttons and Pressure Plates
- Signs and Hanging Signs
- Boats and Chest Boats
Mushroom Blocks as Wool
Red and Brown Mushroom Cap blocks are functionally equivalent to Wool in this mod. They can be used to craft beds, carpets, and other wool-based items, providing a survival alternative in mushroom-heavy biomes.
The Fairy Ring#
The Fairy Ring is a unique crafting mechanic introduced by the mod. It is created by placing 8 mushrooms in a circular pattern on the ground.
- Function: It acts as a specialized crafting station for advanced mushroom items like Honey Fungus and Slime Fungus.
- Nether Compatibility: In later versions, the Fairy Ring can also be constructed using Nether fungi (Warped and Crimson), allowing for cross-dimensional fungal crafting.
Items & Food#
The mod adds several utility items and food sources derived from fungi.
Food Items
- Grilled Mushroom: Created by cooking any edible mushroom in a furnace, smoker, or campfire. Restores 2 hunger and 0.3 saturation.
- Mushroom Bread: Crafted using 3 edible mushrooms (similar to the wheat bread recipe). Restores 5 hunger and 0.3 saturation.
Utility Items
- Mushroom Spores: Crafted from any mushroom. Right-clicking Dirt turns it into Mycelium; right-clicking a Cow transforms it into a Mooshroom.
- Glowstone Crumbs: Dropped by Glowshroom caps. 4 Crumbs can be crafted into 1 Glowstone Dust.
- Honey Blobs & Slime Blobs: Dropped by their respective fungi; these serve as renewable alternatives to Honey Bottles and Slimeballs.
World Generation & Foliage#
Mushroom biomes are further detailed with new decorative foliage:
- Infested Grass: A brown-tinted grass that grows exclusively on Mycelium.
- Infested Flower: A brown flower found in mushroom biomes. It can be crafted into Brown Dye. When used in a Suspicious Stew, it grants the Slowness effect for 9 seconds.
Compatibility#
Extended Mushrooms is designed to work seamlessly with other popular mods:
- Every Compat: Provides full support for wood-related blocks from other mods.
- Quark: Integrates with Quark's variant bookshelves, chests, and ladders.
- JEI (Just Enough Items): Full support for Fairy Ring recipes and mushroom-based crafting.
- Enhanced Mushrooms: Generally compatible; players are encouraged to use Polymorph to resolve any recipe overlaps.
