# The biome config file

## What is it for?

In brief, within a custom biome configuration file, you can edit, add, or delete biome specifications, and more. You can locate each biome YAML configuration file in:

* (Spigot 1.8.8 - 1.12.2) `/plugins/ParadiseLand/biomes/legacy`
* (Spigot 1.13+) `/plugins/ParadiseLand/biomes/flat`

By default, [ParadiseLand has different biomes used by the eden.yml generator](../generator-config/properties/list-of-custom-biomes).

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## The default biome configurations

As I mentioned earlier, the `eden.yml` file already includes a list of custom biomes.\
ParadiseLand BETA 1.3.0 has 18 custom biomes:

<table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th width="220">Custom biome file</th><th width="214">Supported from Spigot</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>badlands.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>dark_forest.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>desert.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>forest.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>jungle.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>mushroom.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>plains.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>savanna.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>snowy_ice_spikes.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>snowy_plains.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>snowy_taiga.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>swamp.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>taiga.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>taiga_plains.yml</td><td>1.8.8</td></tr><tr><td>bamboo_jungle.yml</td><td>1.14</td></tr><tr><td>grown_plains.yml</td><td>1.17</td></tr><tr><td>cherry_grove.yml</td><td><em>1.20</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

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You can edit any of these files or add new ones! Just keep reading this guide for instructions! :tada:
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## Create your custom biome

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<mark style="color:yellow;">Despite my efforts to make everything as simple as possible, creating a custom biome remains a challenging task.</mark>
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Just copy a default biome configuration file and give it a different name.\
Now, follow this entire section guide.
