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Retro Caves

by Klinbee

Retro Caves reshapes cave generation so the caves in new worlds follow the older cave types and spread that players of earlier worlds remember.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.20 – 26.1

What it does

The data pack recreates the cave types and distribution that earlier worlds used, so new terrain looks more like them. It works alongside other terrain mods, such as those that rely on Tectonic noise caves, and defines the cave terrain in the same way. The server must run it, while players may join without it, since the mod is server required and client optional. Builds are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack, covering 1.20 – 26.1.

Key features

  1. Older cave layouts

    Cave types and their spread follow the pattern used in worlds generated before the cave overhaul.

  2. Default generation only

    Caves appear only through the intended default generation rather than through extra carvers added by other mods.

  3. Terrain mod support

    Terrain mods with their own cave carvers can run alongside it, with their caves removed where they conflict.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x1 of 1 version with builds
26.11.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.101.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.91.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.81.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.71.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.61.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.51.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.41.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.31.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.21.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.21.11.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.211.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod1.1.1+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

No Caves Mod is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.19.3 – 26.1.2, so players can join without installing anything. OnlyNoiseCaves is server required with optional client, released under All rights reserved, and covers 1.20 – 1.21.11.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Retro CavesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.1Server required, client optional2026-03-25
No Caves ModFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19.3 – 26.1.2Server-side only2026-05-07
OnlyNoiseCavesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2025-06-20

Questions

Does the server need Retro Caves?

Yes. It is server required, so the server must run it, while clients may leave it out.

Which loaders can run Retro Caves?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. It is also available as a data pack.

In the catalog

Retro Caves is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 11,959 mods support Minecraft 26.1.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 26.111,959

More from Klinbee

All projects
X-Ray World Generation1.19 – 1.21.10No Caves1.18 – 26.1Aetherial Islands1.19 – 1.21.11One Survival Island1.19 – 26.1No Void Structures1.19 – 26.1Superflat Dimensions1.19 – 1.21.10

Similar mods

Biomes O' Plenty1.7.10 – 26.3Cobblemon1.19.2 – 1.21.1Terralith1.18.2 – 26.3YUNG's Better Nether Fortresses1.18.2 – 26.1.2Dungeons and Taverns1.19 – 26.3Yeetus Experimentus1.18.2 – 26.3

What the author says

This is not compatible with anything that changes the terrain, like Tectonic, as noise caves and terrain are defined in the same place. This means that this only intended for the default generation. Additionally, anything that creates its own carver caves will not have those caves removed.
Klinbee, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Klinbee
Published
2024-04-27
Updated on Modrinth
2026-03-25
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureUtilityWorld generation
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