How do I install EC Alex's Cave Compat?

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 EC Alex's Cave Compat work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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EC Alex's Cave Compat

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. File opened and checked on 13 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Userofbricks · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Forge1 build
Mod loader NeoForge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · NeoForge

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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Expanded Combat Alex's Caves Plugin Title Image

A plugin Mod for Expanded Combat adding compatibility with Alex's Caves.

adds support for:

galena gauntlet functions in gauntlet slot
Scarlet/Azure Neodymium - shields (has some of the effects of the resistor shield)
Pewen wood - shields, and weapons
Primitive Block Weapons - follow a similar style to the Primitive Club
Tough Hide - shields, and gauntlets
Acid errodes gauntlets
Polymer Plate - shield

Shadow Silk - shields, and gauntlets
Thornwood - shields, and weapons

IMPORTANT:

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as ec_alexs_caves_plugin-1.20.1-1.0.8-all.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 517 KB
Download link checked 26 Sept 2026 — working

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

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