How do I install YUNG's Better Strongholds (NeoForge) [1.20.4 - 1.21.1 ONLY]?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does YUNG's Better Strongholds (NeoForge) [1.20.4 - 1.21.1 ONLY] work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.4. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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YUNG's Better Strongholds (NeoForge) [1.20.4 - 1.21.1 ONLY]

by YUNGNICKYOUNG · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for NeoForge only.

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest
Minecraft 1.20.4

⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 ⬇ Download for 1.20.4

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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THIS IS FOR 1.20.4 - 1.21.1 ONLY. NEWER VERSIONS OF THIS MOD FOR NEOFORGE HAVE BEEN MOVED TO HERE.

YUNG's Better Strongholds

What is this?

A complete redesign of Minecraft strongholds like never before, making them much more complex and exciting while still staying true to vanilla themes. There are over 15 different rooms, various types of tunnels and hallways, staircases, traps, and even hidden areas!

Compatibility

YUNG's Better Strongholds is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including:

YUNG's Better Mineshafts
YUNG's Better Dungeons
YUNG's Extras
YUNG's Bridges
Repurposed Structures - RS offers a custom data pack you can use in addition to the mod that adds repurposed versions of Better Strongholds to the Nether and End! Check it out here. Use the latest version of Repurposed Structures!!

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.4
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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as YungsBetterStrongholds-1.21.1-NeoForge-5.1.3.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 450 KB
Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working

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

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