Around The World
Long treks across your world can eat up entire play sessions. You pack a stack of blocks, a bed, and some food, then spend an hour just walking. Around The World solves that problem in a clever, lore-friendly way. Instead of teleport commands or portals, this mod turns biome travel into a craftable, personal item system. You build a traveler, bind it to yourself, and jump straight to the environments you care about.
The add-on was originally created for ModFest 1.17, and it has since been ported to modern releases. It runs on Minecraft 1.17 through 1.20+ and is built for the Fabric loader, with community ports appearing for NeoForge on newer versions. If you play on a server, make sure everyone installs it, because the traveler items are server-side logic with client-side visuals.
How Around The World Changes Exploration
The core loop is simple but satisfying. You craft two linked items: a traveler and a traveler key. Both are bound to the player who creates them, so you cannot pick up a friend's traveler and hijack their network. This ownership rule keeps multiplayer servers fair and prevents item theft from turning into free fast travel.
To pick a destination, you craft a biome emblem. Each emblem has its own recipe built around a block that represents that biome. A desert emblem, for example, uses sand-based materials, while a swamp emblem leans on mud and vines. There are 13 biome emblems available at launch, covering the most common and most useful biomes for base building and resource gathering.
Getting Started Step by Step
- Craft a traveler and a traveler key, then keep both in your inventory.
- Choose a biome you want to reach and craft its matching biome emblem.
- Combine the emblem with your traveler to register that destination.
- Use the traveler key to activate the jump and arrive in the target biome.
Because emblems are consumed or stored depending on your setup, planning your destinations matters. Most players start with a handful of high-value biomes, such as jungle for cocoa and bamboo, or badlands for terracotta, then expand from there.
Server Customization and Performance
Around The World was designed with server owners in mind. Two configuration options do most of the heavy lifting.
Disabling Biome Emblems
If you run a themed server and want to block travel to certain biomes, you can add those biome emblems to the aroundtheworld:disabled_biome_emblems item tag. Any emblem in that tag simply stops working, which is perfect for gating late-game areas or protecting a spawn region from instant access.
Setting a Cooldown
On busy servers, dozens of players teleporting at once can cause lag spikes. The travelerUseCooldown game rule defines a cooldown in seconds between uses. It defaults to 0, meaning no cooldown, but raising it to 30 or 60 seconds smooths out chunk loading and keeps tick rates stable.
If you would rather skip manual mod management entirely, the foxygame.net launcher bundles Around The World into a curated add-on catalog, so you can enable it with a single click and let the launcher handle matching the right build to your Minecraft version.
Why It Fits Both Vanilla and Modded Play
Around The World does not try to reinvent exploration. It respects the vanilla feel by making travel an item you craft and carry rather than a menu you open. That design choice keeps it balanced in survival worlds, where reaching a distant biome should still feel like an achievement.
It also pairs well with tech and magic mods. You can use it as a cheap early-game alternative to teleporters, or as a fallback when your power grid goes down. On modpacks focused on exploration, the 13 emblems give players clear goals to chase without overwhelming them with dozens of destinations.
How to Install Around The World
Installation follows the standard Fabric workflow. First, confirm you are running a supported Minecraft version and have Fabric Loader plus Fabric API in your mods folder. Then place the Around The World jar alongside them. Launch the game once to generate config files, then adjust the game rule or item tag settings if you run a server. If you want to download Around The World, grab it from the official mod page that matches your game version, and avoid mismatched builds, which are the most common cause of crashes.
For players who prefer a guided setup, the foxygame.net launcher also handles version compatibility automatically, checking that your Around The World build lines up with your installed Fabric and Minecraft versions before launch.
Final Thoughts
Around The World is a focused, well-balanced travel mod that turns biome hopping into a craftable progression system. The traveler and traveler key ownership rules keep multiplayer honest, the 13 biome emblems give you clear goals, and the server options for disabled emblems and cooldowns show real care for performance. Whether you are crossing a 10,000-block world for a single sapling or building a network of biome outposts, this add-on earns its place in your mods folder.