Vanilla Caves
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📋 About This Mod
# Vanilla caves Vanilla Caves is a datapack that disables the noise-based cave generation introduced in the Caves & Cliffs update. With this datapack, only the classic carver-based cave system remains, restoring the simpler and more structured cave networks from pre-1.18 Minecraft. It is ideal for players who prefer the old-school cave layout. ## Features - Disables all noise-based caves (spaghetti caves, cheese caves, etc.) - Restores classic carver-based cave generation only - Carver caves have been slightly enlarged - Increased frequency of underground caves - Only affects newly generated chunks ## Installation - Download the (https://github.com/Neluxx/vanilla-caves/releases/latest) - Move the datapack inside ``.minecraft/saves/<world>/datapacks`` ((https://minecraft.wiki/w/.minecraft#Locating)) - Reload the world or run ``/reload`` ## Support the Project If you enjoy this datapack and find it useful, please consider giving the (https://github.com/Neluxx/vanilla-caves) a star and following (https://github.com/Neluxx) on GitHub. This helps the project gain visibility and motivates further development and maintenance. ## Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please read (https://github.com/Neluxx/vanilla-caves/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for commit conventions and guidelines.
# Vanilla caves
Vanilla Caves is a datapack that disables the noise-based cave generation introduced in the Caves & Cliffs update.
With this datapack, only the classic carver-based cave system remains, restoring the simpler and more structured cave networks from pre-1. 18 Minecraft. It is ideal for players who prefer the old-school cave layout.
## Features
- Disables all noise-based caves (spaghetti caves, cheese caves, etc.)
- Restores classic carver-based cave generation only
- - Carver caves have been slightly enlarged
- - Increased frequency of underground caves
- Only affects newly generated chunks
## Installation
- Download the (https://github.com/Neluxx/vanilla-caves/releases/latest)
- Move the datapack inside ``.minecraft/saves/
/datapacks`` ((https://minecraft.wiki/w/.minecraft#Locating)) - Reload the world or run ``/reload``
## Support the Project
If you enjoy this datapack and find it useful, please consider giving the (https://github.com/Neluxx/vanilla-caves) a star and following (https://github.com/Neluxx) on GitHub. This helps the project gain visibility and motivates further development and maintenance.
## Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please read (https://github.com/Neluxx/vanilla-caves/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for commit conventions and guidelines.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Data Packs
- Author
- Neluxx
- Version
- v1.1.0
- Downloads
- 383
- Endorsements
- 3
- Category
- datapack
- Created
- 4/22/2026
- Updated
- 6/17/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1
- Tags
- worldgen
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Data Packs versions does Vanilla Caves support?
The author lists 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Vanilla Caves?
Version v1.1.0, published 2026-06-17 with 383 downloads recorded at the source.
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