Cave Dweller Evolved
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.18–1.20. File opened and checked on 26 Sep 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Original mod : Notice This mod is discontinued since people keep stealing this mod while passing it off as their own (+ also gating access behind payment)…
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Original mod: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cave-dweller
Notice
This mod is discontinued since people keep stealing this mod while passing it off as their own (+ also gating access behind payment)
(Note: You do not need to re-upload the mod if you're only changing textures or sounds, see https://minecraft.wiki/w/Resource_pack)
Features
- Cave Dweller has lots of additional (configurable) behaviour
- Some issues fixed (e.g. it works in multiplayer)
FAQ
- Another user has created a Fabric port: Cave Dweller Evolved (Fabric)
- There are no plans for < 1.18.2 ports
Commands
Ther are some commands when you use /cave_dweller
fast_forward: Increase (or decrease) the current spawn or noise timer (in ticks)get_target: Displays the current spawn target (cave dweller will spawn at its destination and target it)get_timer: Displays the current spawn or noise timer (in seconds), format being: current / target
Biomes
- Datapack config takes priority (\cave_dweller\tags\worldgen\biome\cave_dweller_surface_biomes.json), by default it contains #forge:is_spooky
- In the configs you can set whether surface biome list is handled as a white- or blacklist
- You can also configure the biomes in the configs but you'll have to enable the override config for that to take effect
Dimensions
- You can manage the dimensions it can spawn in through the configs - by default the Cave Dweller will only spawn in minecraft:overworld
- The entries are based on the dimension resource key, not the dimension type resource key
- If a dimension contains no valid players it it will not tick its logic (e.g. timers will not go down)
- The maximum amount of cave dwellers is per dimension
Compatibility
- If you're using the mod https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/enhanced-ai you will need to add the Cave Dweller to the
[Base.Targeting."Entity Blacklist"]config entry
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4
- 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.
- Ships as cave_dweller-1.20.1-1.7.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 612 KB
- Download link checked 26 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.