Cave Generation Mod

These mods can also be used on the server (jar version), which uses the same class files.

Here is a comparison of three worlds all generated using the same seed (-123775873255737467), centered around spawn:

Default 1.7.x cave generation for comparison purposes:

No caves; ravines, mineshafts, and lakes still generate; it is also important to note that dungeons are extremely rare without caves, although the loot can be found in chests elsewhere (music discs from creepers, dungeons also have only two out of 12):

Old cave generation; generates the same way as versions through 1.6.4, including across old-new chunks (no cut-off caves):

Double old cave generation; twice as many caves as old cave generation:

Download Links

For 1.7.4

No Caves: https://dl.cdn9mc.com/index.php?act=dl&id=1388460208

Old Caves: https://dl.cdn9mc.com/index.php?act=dl&id=1388460073

Double old caves: https://dl.cdn9mc.com/index.php?act=dl&id=1388460190

For Minecraft 1.7.2

No Caves: https://dl.cdn9mc.com/index.php?act=dl&id=1388460252

Old Caves: https://dl.cdn9mc.com/index.php?act=dl&id=1388460265

Double old caves: https://dl.cdn9mc.com/index.php?act=dl&id=1388460227