New Caves
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.17 on Fabric. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
This project is abandoned.
Description:
This Fabric mod adds a completely new generation of caves (from height -64 to height 320). Lush caves and dripstone caves will also be added to your world!
Features:
- new cave generation
- new world height from y -64 to y 320
- Lush caves
- Dripstone caves
- crafting recipes for bundles and sculk sensors
How to find Lush caves and Dripstone caves?
In survival mode: Find an Azalea tree and dig down.
In creative mode: Lush Caves: Use the command /locatebiome minecraft:plains and then search for a lush cave underground in spectator mode.
Use the command /locatebiome minecraft:mountains and then search for a dripstone cave underground in spectator mode.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.17
- 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.
- Ships as NewCaves.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 2.1 MB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.