Reverses release 1.7.2's cave changes, bringing them back to their former glory.
- Increases cave frequency
- Increases mineshaft chance
- Reduces max dungeon placement height (dungeons become more common)
- Reverts ravine curvature
All this makes the underground nearly identical to 1.6.4.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.8.9
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as classiccaves-1.0.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 12 KB
- Download link checked 6 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.