How do I install Old generation of caves?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Old generation of caves work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Old generation of caves

Java data pack listed for Minecraft 26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Sudak · on Modrinth

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This datapack will bring back the old generation of caves without biomes, but with new structures such as amethyst rod and ancient city .Also in the caves will be the old spavn ore and copper is present in this list! I want to note that this datapack will bring back the old generation of caves only, ie mountains and terrain will not be affected!

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 26.2
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Downloads as The old generation of caves.zip
Download size: 15 KB
Download link checked 10 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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