Necropolis - Ancient City Overhaul
by Zaffre
Necropolis - Ancient City Overhaul reworks the ancient cities that generate in the Deep Dark, enlarging them and making their layouts denser and more city-like.
What it does
The mod changes the ancient city structure that generates in the Deep Dark. Its buildings are revamped and enlarged, drawing on concept art and the look of the official game, and new buildings join the existing ones. Ancient cities in a world generated with the mod are larger and more densely built than the vanilla versions, with streets and districts arranged more like a real city.
The mod also changes the loot found inside the city. Vaults use their own keys and loot tables, pots carry their own loot, and suspicious gravel has a separate table. Chest loot is tweaked, including a limited set of iron armor pieces, with some items removed. Some buildings are marked as dangerous to dig into. Server owners install the mod on the server; players join without it. Necropolis is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files for 1.21 – 26.3, under All rights reserved.
Key features
Enlarged ancient cities
Ancient cities generate larger than in vanilla, with more buildings packed into each district.
Revamped buildings
Existing ancient city buildings are rebuilt, and new buildings are added to the layouts.
Vaults with own keys
Vaults use their own keys and loot tables, separate from the vanilla vault contents.
Pots and suspicious gravel loot
Pots and suspicious gravel in the city each draw from their own loot tables.
Tweaked chest loot
Chest contents are adjusted, including a limited set of iron armor leggings and the removal of certain items.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Dungeons and Taverns Ancient City Overhaul is also a server-side option for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20 – 26.3, and is not open source. GD BetterLoot is open source under the MIT License and covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.5 – 26.2, so it changes loot without changing the city layout. Luki's Ancient Cities is a server-side mod for 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necropolis - Ancient City Overhaul | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-10 |
| Dungeons and Taverns Ancient City Overhaul | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-19 |
| GD BetterLoot | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-10 |
| Luki's Ancient Cities | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-02 |
Questions
Does Necropolis need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Necropolis support?
Which game versions have files?
Will the mod change ancient cities that already exist in a world?
In the catalog
Necropolis - Ancient City Overhaul is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
I decided to create this pack to make ancient cities more like a proper city and utilizing new features added since their introduction. It features plenty of new buildings and changes to old ones with inspiration from official mood and concept art! Loot: Pots, vaults, and suspicious gravel have their own unique loot…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/necropolis-ancient-city-overhaul
- Owner
- Zaffre
- Published
- 2024-07-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15