YUNG's Better Caves
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📋 About This Mod
<p> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/EraXeSK.png" alt="YUNG's Better Caves" width="1344" height="416/><br /> <a title="Depends on YUNG's API" href="https://modrinth.com/mod/yungs-api" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungsapibadge" alt="Depends on YUNG's API" width="211" height="26" /></a> <a title="Join the YUNG GANG on Discord!" href="https://discord.gg/rns3beq" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungsdiscordbadge2" alt="Join the YUNG GANG on Discord!" width="136" height="28" /></a> <a title="Follow me on Twitter!" href="https://twitter.com/yungnickyoung" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungstwitterbadge3" alt="Follow me on Twitter!" width="76" height="27" /></a> <a title="Subscribe to my YouTube!" href="https://www.youtube.com/yungnickyoung" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungsyoutubebadge" alt="Subscribe to my YouTube!" width="80" height="30" /></a> <a title="Support me on Patreon!" href="https://patreon.com/yungnickyoung" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungspatreonbadge" alt="Support me on Patreon!" width="138" height="28" /></a><br /> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/Ug8dC9A.png" alt="What is this?" width="1125" height="59" /><br /> YUNG's Better Caves completely overhauls Minecraft's cave systems. Caves are small and unassuming at the surface, but the deeper you go, the crazier things get. You'll find <b>lava caverns, underground lakes and rivers, flooded caverns, and more!</b> </p> <p> Better Caves is a powerful and customizable Minecraft cave mod, with dozens of options and support for dimension-specific configurability. For information on how to use the extensive configuration, see the <a href="https://github.com/YUNG-GANG/YUNGs-Better-Caves/wiki" target="_new">wiki!</a> </p> <p> If you're looking for older versions of Better Caves (pre-1.20.1), check out the <a href="https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/yungs-better-caves">Forge</a> and <a href="https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/yungs-better-caves-fabric">Fabric</a> pages on CurseForge. </p> <p> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/1OPCfB1.png" alt="Compatibility" width="1125" height="59" /><br /> YUNG's Better Caves is intended to be fully compatible with as many worldgen mods as possible. The following are known compatibility issues: </p> <b>Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (C2ME) for 1.20.1</b> <ul> <li>Set <i>.enabled</i> to <i>"false"</i>. Otherwise, you may have issues with pockets of lava spawning within water regions. Note that this applies to C2ME on 1.20.1 ONLY - it is not necessary to make this change on 1.21.1.</li> </ul> <p><a title="Play with friends with the Essential mod!" href="https://essential.gg/x/yung" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2mVOWMC.jpeg" alt="Play with friends with the Essential mod!" /></a></p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://i.imgur.com/a49IMQJ.png" /><br /> <a title="Get 25% off your server with code YUNGNICKYOUNG at Bisect Hosting!" href="https://bisecthosting.com/yung" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nQRs7ZP.png" alt="Use code YUNGNICKYOUNG with Bisect Hosting for 25% off!" width="1344" height="400" /></a></p>

YUNG's Better Caves completely overhauls Minecraft's cave systems. Caves are small and unassuming at the surface, but the deeper you go, the crazier things get. You'll find lava caverns, underground lakes and rivers, flooded caverns, and more!
Better Caves is a powerful and customizable Minecraft cave mod, with dozens of options and support for dimension-specific configurability. For information on how to use the extensive configuration, see the wiki!
If you're looking for older versions of Better Caves (pre-1. 20. 1), check out the Forge and Fabric pages on CurseForge.

YUNG's Better Caves is intended to be fully compatible with as many worldgen mods as possible. The following are known compatibility issues:
Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (C2ME) for 1. 20. 1- Set .enabled to "false". Otherwise, you may have issues with pockets of lava spawning within water regions. Note that this applies to C2ME on 1. 20. 1 ONLY - it is not necessary to make this change on 1. 21. 1.

📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- YUNGNICKYOUNG
- Version
- 1.20.1-Fabric-2.0.6
- Downloads
- 1,177,838
- Endorsements
- 227
- Category
- adventure
- Created
- 8/29/2025
- Updated
- 8/19/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.20.1
- Tags
- adventure, decoration, worldgen
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does YUNG's Better Caves support?
The author lists 1.20.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of YUNG's Better Caves?
Version 1.20.1-Fabric-2.0.6, published 2026-08-19 with 1.2M downloads recorded at the source.
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