Biome Essence

This page describes a removed feature.
This feature used to be in the mod but has since been removed.

A Biome Essence is an item that you can craft with a Biome Finder to help you find the location of a desired biome.

Obtaining

As of the 1.8.9 update, Biome Essence Ore can be mined in the End to acquire Biome Essence. The Biome Essence Ore drops 1-2 random Biome Essences.
It can also be found in loot chests in dungeons and mineshafts ^{[needs verification]}
It can be summoned by using the command /give @p BiomesOPlenty:biome_essence 1 0 {biomeID:###} Replace the ### with the proper ID of the biome you wish to find.

Generation

Biome Essence Ore generates in veins in the End with a vein size of 1-2. They generate near the bottom of the central island where you fight the dragon. They will also generate on the outer islands of the end but only the big ones with Chorus Plants.

2016-06-16 20.04 — 3 Naturally Generating Biome Essence Ore (Ender Amethyst in the center)

2016-06-16 20.06 — Distribution pattern as seen with X-Ray mods

Crafting

Once crafted with a Biome Finder, the Finder becomes permanently fixed to locate the biome indicated by the Essence. The Biome Essence must have a specified biome or else the Finder cannot be crafted. The Biome Essence provided in Creative mode does not have a biome specified and will not work.

Fixed Biome Finder — A Biome Essence used to create a fixed Biome Finder

Usage

Once crafted, the Biome Finder will point you to the nearest biome of the type contained in the Essence. However, it doesn't always lead you to the nearest biome, it only locates biomes within a 14,000 block radius. Similar to a compass, if you turn so that the purple light is at the top and go in that direction, you will find the aforementioned biome. If there is no matching biome within 14,000 blocks, the light will not turn on.

2016-06-16 17.41 — A Biome Finder in use

History

When it was first added, it had a different texture, resembling a yin yang. This was changed to dust in 1.8. It was removed in 1.13.2 and higher.

Gallery

Old Biome essence single — The old look for the Biome Essence

T • V • E • H 　　Blocks in Biomes O' Plenty (1.12)[Show/Hide]
Dirt & Grass Blocks	• Spectral Moss • Overgrown Stone • Loamy Grass • Sandy Grass • Silty Grass • Origin Grass • Mycelial Netherrack • Overgrown Netherrack • Flowering Grass Block • Loamy Dirt (• Coarse Loamy Dirt) • Sandy Dirt (• Coarse Sandy Dirt) • Silty Dirt (• Coarse Silty Dirt)
Stone & Sand Blocks	• Dried Sand • Ash Block • Mud • Mud Bricks (• Mud Bricks Stairs • Mud Bricks Slab) • White Sand (•White Sandstone)
Gem Blocks	• Celestial Crystal • Biome Essence Ore • Ender Amethyst Ore( • Block of Amethyst) • Ruby Ore • (Block of Ruby) • Peridot Ore( • Block of Peridot) • Topaz Ore( • Block of Topaz) • Tanzanite Ore( • Block of Tanzanite) • Malachite Ore( • Block of Malachite) • Sapphire Ore( • Block of Sapphire) • Amber Ore( • Block of Amber)
Wooden Blocks	• Bamboo Thatching • Sacred Oak Wood • Cherry Wood • Umbran Wood (• Dark Wood) • Fir Wood • Ethereal Wood • Magic Wood • Mangrove Wood • Palm Wood • Redwood Wood • Willow Wood • Pine Wood • Hellbark Wood • Jacaranda Wood • Mahogany Wood • Ebony Wood • Eucalyptus Wood • Dead Wood
Other Blocks	• Hardened Ice • Flesh • Hive Block • Honeycomb Block (• Empty Honeycomb Block • Filled Honeycomb Block) • Honey Block • Bramble
Liquids	• Quicksand • Hot Spring Water • Liquid Blood • Liquid Honey • Poisonous Liquid
Removed Blocks	• Acacia Wood • Altar Frame • Ash Stone • Bone Segments • Celestial Lens • Cloud Block • Crag Rock • Dried Dirt • Hardened Dirt • Hardened Sand • Jelled Poison • Limestone (• Polished Limestone) • Loftwood Wood • Purified Dirt • Purified Grass • Red Rock • Red Rock Cobblestone • Sacrificial Focus • Shale (• Polished Shale) • Siltstone (• Polished Siltstone) • Skystone • Skystone Cobblestone • Skystone Bricks • Smoldering Grass Block

T • V • E • H 　　Blocks, Biomes, and Items in Biomes O' Plenty (1.20.2)[Show/Hide]
Overworld Biomes	Aspen Glade • Auroral Garden • Bayou • Bog • Clover Patch • Cold Desert • Coniferous Forest • Crag • Dead Forest • Dryland • Dune Beach • Field • Floodplain • Forested Field • Fir Clearing • Fungal Jungle • Grassland • Highland • Hot Springs • Jacaranda Glade • Jade Cliffs • Lavender Field • Lush Desert • Lush Savanna • Maple Woods • Marsh • Mediterranean Forest • Moor • Muskeg • Mystic Grove • Old Growth Dead Forest • Old Growth Woodland • Ominous Woods • Orchard • Origin Valley • Pasture • Prairie • Pumpkin Patch • Rainforest • Redwood Forest • Rocky Rainforest • Rocky Shrubland • Scrubland • Seasonal Forest • Shrubland • Snowblossom Grove • Snowy Coniferous Forest • Snowy Fir Clearing • Snowy Maple Woods • Tropics • Tundra • Volcanic Plains • Volcano • Wasteland • Wasteland Steppe • Wetland • Wintry Origin Valley • Woodland
Nether Biomes	Crystalline Chasm • Erupting Inferno • Undergrowth • Visceral Heap • Withered Abyss
End Biomes	End Corruption • End Reef • End Wilds
Cave Biomes	Glowing Grotto • Spider Nest
Abiotic Blocks	White Sand • (White Sandstone - stairs, slab, wall, smooth, smooth stairs, smooth slab, smooth wall, cut, cut slab, chiseled) • Orange Sand • (Orange Sandstone - stairs, slab, wall, smooth, smooth stairs, smooth slab, smooth wall, cut, cut slab, chiseled) • Black Sand • (Black Sandstone - stairs, slab, wall, smooth, smooth stairs, smooth slab, smooth wall, cut, cut slab, chiseled) • Dried Salt • (Flesh - porous) • Brimstone • Brimstone Fumarole • Block of Rose Quartz • Glowworm Silk • Hanging Cobweb • Stringy Cobweb • Webbing • Brimstone Bud • Brimstone Cluster • Rose Quartz Cluster • Large Rose Quartz Bud • Medium Rose Quartz Bud • Small Rose Quartz Bud • Blackstone Spines • Blackstone Bulb
Biotic Blocks	Origin Grass Block • Rooted Sand • (Flesh - porous) • Toadstool Block • Glowshroom Block • Glowing Moss Carpet • Glowing Moss Block • Spider Egg • Origin Leaves • Flowering Oak Leaves • Rainbow Birch Leaves • Yellow Autumn Leaves • Orange Autumn Leaves • Maple Leaves • (Fir Log - wood, stripped, stripped wood, planks, stairs, slab, fence, fence gate, door, trapdoor, button, boat, chest boat, leaves) • (Redwood Log - wood, stripped, stripped wood, planks, stairs, slab, fence, fence gate, door, trapdoor, button, boat, chest boat, leaves) • (Cherry Log - wood, stripped, stripped wood, planks, stairs, slab, fence, fence gate, door, trapdoor, button, boat, chest boat, pink blossoms, white blossoms) (Saplings - origin, flowering oak, rainbow birch, yellow autumn, orange autumn, maple, fir, redwood, white cherry, pink cherry, mahogany, jacaranda, palm, willow, dead, magic, umbran, hellbark) • Rose • Violet • Lavender • Wildflower • Orange Cosmos • Pink Daffodil • Pink Hibiscus • Glowflower • Wilted Lily • Burning Blossom • Blue Hydrangea • Goldenrod • Willow Vine • Spanish Moss• Sprout • Bush • Clover • Huge Clover Petal • Dune Grass • Desert Grass • Dead Grass • Cattail • Barley • Sea Oats • Reed • Watergrass • Dead Branch • Bramble • Toadstool • Glowshroom • Pus Bubble • Flesh Tendons • Hair
Liquids	Blood • Liquid Null
Items	Rose Quartz Shard • Wanderer • Blood Bucket