Name: YUNG's Better Caves
Author: YUNGNICKYOUNG

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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 [threadedWorldGen].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.

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Name	Game version	Platforms	Published	Downloads	Actions
R [1.21.1] v3.1.6 (Fabric)	1.21.x	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.21.1] v3.1.6 (NeoForge)	1.21.x	Neoforge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [26.1.2] v4.1.2 (Fabric)	26.1.x	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.20.1] v2.0.7 (Fabric)	1.20.1	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.20.1] v2.0.7 (Forge)	1.20.1	Forge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [26.1.2] v4.1.2 (NeoForge)	26.1.x	Neoforge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.20.1] v2.0.6 (Fabric)	1.20.1	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.20.1] v2.0.6 (Forge)	1.20.1	Forge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.21.1] v3.1.5 (Fabric)	1.21.x	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.21.1] v3.1.5 (NeoForge)	1.21.x	Neoforge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [26.1.2] v4.1.1 (NeoForge)	26.1.x	Neoforge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [26.1.2] v4.1.1 (Fabric)	26.1.x	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [26.1.2] v4.1.0 (NeoForge)	26.1.x	Neoforge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [26.1.2] v4.1.0 (Fabric)	26.1.x	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.20.1] v2.0.5 (Fabric)	1.20.1	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.20.1] v2.0.5 (Forge)	1.20.1	Forge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.21.1] v3.1.4 (Fabric)	1.21.x	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.21.1] v3.1.4 (NeoForge)	1.21.x	Neoforge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.20.1] v2.0.4 (Fabric)	1.20.1	Fabric	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report
R [1.20.1] v2.0.4 (Forge)	1.20.1	Forge	14h ago	1	Download Open in new tab Copy link Report

[1.21.1-Fabric-3.1.6] [1.21.1] v3.1.6 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Make the aquifer error more helpful and less spammy, and suppress it if Moderner Beta is installed.
Fix unsafe call to ServiceLoader#load.

If you like my mods, please consider supporting me on [Patreon!](https://www.patreon.com/yungnickyoung)
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[1.21.1-NeoForge-3.1.6] [1.21.1] v3.1.6 (NeoForge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Make the aquifer error more helpful and less spammy, and suppress it if Moderner Beta is installed.
Fix unsafe call to ServiceLoader#load.

[26.1.2-Fabric-4.1.2] [26.1.2] v4.1.2 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Make the aquifer error more helpful and less spammy, and suppress it if Moderner Beta is installed.
Fix unsafe call to ServiceLoader#load.
Remove mixin refmap, reducing log spam.

[1.20.1-Fabric-2.0.7] [1.20.1] v2.0.7 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Make the aquifer error more helpful and less spammy, and suppress it if Moderner Beta is installed.
Fix unsafe call to ServiceLoader#load.

[1.20.1-Forge-2.0.7] [1.20.1] v2.0.7 (Forge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Make the aquifer error more helpful and less spammy, and suppress it if Moderner Beta is installed.
Fix unsafe call to ServiceLoader#load.

[26.1.2-NeoForge-4.1.2] [26.1.2] v4.1.2 (NeoForge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Make the aquifer error more helpful and less spammy, and suppress it if Moderner Beta is installed.
Fix unsafe call to ServiceLoader#load.
Remove mixin refmap, reducing log spam.

[1.20.1-Fabric-2.0.6] [1.20.1] v2.0.6 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Backported changes from Better Caves on 26.1.2:

Attempt to fix concurrency issues with mods like Distant Horizons and C2ME.

[1.20.1-Forge-2.0.6] [1.20.1] v2.0.6 (Forge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Backported changes from Better Caves on 26.1.2:

Attempt to fix concurrency issues with mods like Distant Horizons and C2ME.

[1.21.1-Fabric-3.1.5] [1.21.1] v3.1.5 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Backported changes from Better Caves on 26.1.2:

Attempt to fix concurrency issues with mods like Distant Horizons and C2ME.

Other:

Fix debug cave carver not properly respecting the debug_settings.top_y setting.

[1.21.1-NeoForge-3.1.5] [1.21.1] v3.1.5 (NeoForge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Backported changes from Better Caves on 26.1.2:

Attempt to fix concurrency issues with mods like Distant Horizons and C2ME.

Other:

Fix debug cave carver not properly respecting the debug_settings.top_y setting.

[26.1.2-NeoForge-4.1.1] [26.1.2] v4.1.1 (NeoForge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Fix pockets of lava spawning in water regions in caverns.

If you like my mods, please consider supporting me on [Patreon!](https://www.patreon.com/yungnickyoung)
[Join us on Discord!](https://discord.gg/rns3beq)
[Follow me on Twitter](https://twitter.com/yungnickyoung) for more mod updates!

[26.1.2-Fabric-4.1.1] [26.1.2] v4.1.1 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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[26.1.2-NeoForge-4.1.0] [26.1.2] v4.1.0 (NeoForge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Port to 26.1.2!

If you like my mods, please consider supporting me on [Patreon!](https://www.patreon.com/yungnickyoung)
[Join us on Discord!](https://discord.gg/rns3beq)
[Follow me on Twitter](https://twitter.com/yungnickyoung) for more mod updates!

[26.1.2-Fabric-4.1.0] [26.1.2] v4.1.0 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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[1.20.1-Fabric-2.0.5] [1.20.1] v2.0.5 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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Attempt to improve aquifer compatibility with various mods.

If you want to get early access to all my mods, [Join the Patreon!](https://www.patreon.com/yungnickyoung)
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[1.20.1-Forge-2.0.5] [1.20.1] v2.0.5 (Forge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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[1.21.1-Fabric-3.1.4] [1.21.1] v3.1.4 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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It's happening!

If you want to get early access to all my mods, [Join the Patreon!](https://www.patreon.com/yungnickyoung)
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[Follow me on Twitter](https://twitter.com/yungnickyoung) for more mod updates!

[1.21.1-NeoForge-3.1.4] [1.21.1] v3.1.4 (NeoForge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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[1.20.1-Fabric-2.0.4] [1.20.1] v2.0.4 (Fabric) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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[1.20.1-Forge-2.0.4] [1.20.1] v2.0.4 (Forge) by YUNGNICKYOUNG on Oct 14, 2026

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