Glowroot Caves

The mod shapes a new underground biome that spawns around the overworld caves, usually in the lower cave layers. Its main idea grows from the glow squid, the mob added in the 2020 Minecraft mob vote, and the mod expands the lore behind that mob and its introduction into the world. Glowing trees, flowers and luminescent plants fill these caves, and new structures and mechanics sit among them. Old scientists are said to have harnessed the light energy in these plants, and the mod lets players reuse that power through Glowroot Nodes, which take the form of rare Chrysoprase crystals.

New materials found inside the caves are used to craft a range of technology: mining helmets, flashlights and even cannons, all meant to make digging through rock easier and more efficient. Several new mobs spawn in the biome, each with its own properties. The Glowroot Golem is a passive mob that can be tamed with leaves and petals from the caves, and it can be ridden without a saddle, knock enemies away with its large horns, and dig blocks in front of the rider with a drill head on right click.

Glowroot Caves needs Forge and is published for 1.20.1 only, with the latest file at 2.0.0 for 1.20.1. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. The mod is required by Glowy Vents and Glowroot Caves: Hybrid Encounter.