Spawns you with everything you need to start a cave only playthrough:
- a torch
- a wooden pickaxe
- 16 oak logs
- an oak sapling
- one dirt
The high amount of wood given is because waiting for the tree to grow to do anything is just boring.
Use the logs for planks or torches if you can't find coal.
Note that this datapack only gives you the starting equipment, it does not spawn you in a cave.
To spawn in a cave, check https://modrinth.com/datapack/underground-spawning
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.17, 1.17.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
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- Downloads as MiningStartingEquipment.zip
- Download size: 2 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.