Beyond The Underground (5 New Cave Biomes!)
Go to filesThis add-on adds more cave types for you to explore. Be careful of deadly mobs along the way, and you'll be rewarded with valuable goods for you to level-up your gear!
This add-on currently adds 5 new cave types.
Luminous Caverns (Mushroom Caves)
- These caves generate exclusively under Mushroom Islands
- This is a peaceful cave with no natural hostile mobs spawning
- The entire cave is slightly lit up with vegetation!
Vegetation & Foliage
- Giant Luminous Mushrooms & Giant Gloomy Mushrooms generate in this cave
- Normal-sized mushrooms generate on the surface
- Radiant Vines grow from the ground
- These plants all emit a small amount of light!
Food
- Luminous Mushroom Stew can be crafted with 1 Bowl, 1 Luminous Mushroom, and 1 Gloomy Mushroom
- Replenishes 6 hunger points (3 hunger bars)
- Gives you Night Vision for 15 seconds
- Mysterious Stew can be crafted with 1 Bowl, 1 Luminous Mushroom, 1 Gloomy Mushroom, 1 Red Mushroom, 1 Brown Mushroom, and 1 Mysterious Fungus
- Replenishes 3 hunger points (1.5 bars)
- Gives you 1-2 random effects (selecting from all positive and negative effects)
Ores
- Luminite is a blue gemstone that can be found in Luminous Caverns
- Luminite Ore generates at Y levels -64 to 12
- Drops 1-2 Luminite Shards when broken
- Combine 6 Luminite Shards and 1 Diamond in a Crafting Table to get 1 Luminite
- Luminite can be used to craft gear!
- As Luminite gear is harder to obtain than Diamond gear but also easier to obtain than Netherite, the stats of Luminite gear are in between Diamond and Netherite gear.
Mobs
- Shroom Elves spawns in Luminous Caverns
- They can be bred using Luminous Mushrooms
- They spawn in large groups of 4-8
- They have 8 health (4 hearts) and die almost instantly from lava
- They run away from the player but can be lured using Luminous Mushrooms
- They drop 0-2 Luminous Mushrooms when killed
- Luminous Mooshrooms spawns in Luminous Caverns
- They can be bred using Wheat
- Interact with them using:
- A bucket to get milk
- A bowl to get Luminous Mushroom Stew
- Mysterious Fungus first, then a Bowl to get Mysterious Stew
- Shears to get Luminous Mushrooms. This will turn them into normal cows
Slimy Sewers (Slime Caves)
- These caves generate exclusively under Swamps
- This is a very dangerous cave with thick green fog, limiting your render distance
Vegetation & Foliage
- A layer of Slimy Stone replaces Stone on the surface, which slows you down
- Slime Layers cover most of the floor
- Slimy Blossoms and Slimy Sprouts scatter across the cave
- Sticky Spikes generate on the surface and hurts you when you step on them
- Slime drips from the ceiling
- Mud, Tall Grass and Slimy Pebbles can be found here
Food
- Slime Soup can be crafted with 1 Bowl and 2 Slimeballs
- Replenishes 3 hunger points (1.5 bars)
- Gives you Jump Boost II for 8 seconds and Resistance II for 5 seconds
- Has a 45% chance to also give you Hunger I for 30 seconds and Nausea II for 20 seconds
Mobs
- Slimy Zombies spawn in the Slimy Sewers
- They spawn in large hordes of 4 to 7
- They have 20 health (10 hearts) like regular zombies
- They throw Hardened Slimeballs at enemies which deal 7 damage (3.5 hearts) with no armor
- They drop Rotten Flesh and Hardened Slimeballs when killed
- Vanilla Minecraft Slimes spawn more frequently here, in groups of 2 to 4
- Vanilla Minecraft Witches also spawn more frequently here, in groups of 1 to 3
Structures
- Slime Dungeons generate under Swamps between Y=-59 and 47.
- There are 2 variants: Stone & Deepslate, for their respective Y levels
- There are 3 spawners, 1 with Slimes, and 2 with Slimy Zombies
- There is a treasure chest in the middle with valuable loot, including the Slime Dagger (exclusively found here!)
- Slime Daggers deal +4 attack damage and inflict enemies with 6 seconds of Poison II & 3 seconds of Jump Boost I
- Here is everything new you can get from the Slimy Sewers.
- Slime Dungeons are built using Slimy Stone Bricks, Slimy Deepslate Bricks, and Slimy Deepslate Tiles. You can craft them using Slimy Stone and Slimy Deepslate!
- Slime Lanterns can be crafted using 1 Glowstone and 4 Hardened Slimeballs!
Limestone Caves (Desert Caves)
- These caves generate exclusively under Deserts
- This is a very dusty cave with thick yellow fog
Vegetation & Foliage
- All stone in this cave is replaced with Limestone, Cobbled Limestone, Calcite, and Sandstone
- Patches of Quicksand and Coarse Dirt occasionally generate
- Limestone Pebbles, Cobbled Limestone Pebbles, and Sand Layers can be found on the floor
- Sandy Roots hang from the ceiling
Mobs
- Scorpions spawn in the Limestone Caves
- They spawn in swarms of 2 to 4
- They have 16 health (8 hearts)
- They inflict 10 seconds of Poison every attack
- They drop Raw Scorpion items on death (or Cooked Scorpion items if died in fire or lava)
- Vanilla Minecraft Husks also spawn more frequently here, in hordes of 2 to 4
- Sandy Skellies spawn in the Limestone Caves in groups of 1 to 2
- They have 16 health (8 hearts)
- They have a 10% chance to drop their skull when killed
Special Weapon
- The Wand of the Sands can be crafted using Sandstone Sticks (found in Limestone Dungeons) and 1 Sandy Skelly Skull.
- They can be used to trigger sandstorms, inflicting Blindness and Weakness II to opponents!
Food
- Raw Scorpion items drop from Scorpions on death
- Replenishes 1 hunger point (0.5 bars)
- Gives you Fatal Poison II for 10 seconds, Nausea III for 8 seconds, and Hunger III for 10 seconds
- Raw Scorpion items can be smelted in a Furnace or Smoker to make a Cooked Scorpion
- Replenishes 5 hunger points (2.5 bars)
- Raw Scorpion items can be used to brew Potion of Fatal Poison.
Structures
- Limestone Dungeons generate under Deserts between Y=6 and 47.
- There are 4 spawners, 2 with Scorpions, and 2 with Husks
- There is a treasure chest in the middle with valuable loot, including diamonds, golden apples, and/or enchanted apples
- Limestone Ruins can be found in Limestone Caves between Y=6 and 47.
- All ruins have a chest, which contains useful items.
- There are 6 variants in total. See if you can find them all!
- Limestone Dungeons & Limestone Ruins are built using Limestone Bricks. You can craft them using Limestone, and there are many other variants as well!
Ice Caves
- These caves generate exclusively under Frozen Biomes
- Ice can be found everywhere, including dripping icicles and ice crystals
Vegetation & Foliage
- Ice Crystals, Frosted Stone and Frosted Deepslate replaces most stone on the cave surface
- Crystallized Ice and Blue Ice make up the cave ceiling
- Pebbles can be found on the floor
- Icicles drip from the ceiling
Mobs
- Penguins spawn in the Ice Caves and on the surface of frozen biomes
- They spawn in groups of 3 to 5 on the surface and 2 to 4 underground
- They have 10 health (5 hearts)
- They cannot be tamed, but can be lured and bred using Raw Cod and Raw Salmon
- Vanilla Minecraft Strays also spawn more frequently here, in armies of 2 to 4
- Frost Spirits spawn in the Ice Caves
- They are playful little ice cubes that jump and attack you
- They have 16 health (8 hearts)
- They deal 3 damage (1.5 hearts) per hit
- They drop Frost Essence, which can be used for brewing and crafting a special weapon
Potions
- Frost Essence can be used to brew Potion of Freezing, which gives you Slowness and Mining Fatigue.
Structures
- Lost Explorer Camps generate under frozen biomes (in ice caves) between Y=-30 and 20.
- Lost Explorers trade you materials from the surface for things found underground
- Because of a Minecraft bug, Lost Explorers do not spawn along with the structure. To spawn the Lost Explorer, interact with the Suitcase when holding an Emerald.
- Ice Dungeons generate in Ice Caves between y=-40 and 40.
- In the chest, you may find the Frozen Core and other valuables!
Special Weapon
- The Bane of Frost can be crafted using 6 Frost Essence, 1 Frozen Core, and 2 Sticks.
- This weapon deals +6 attack damage and inflicts 3 seconds of Slowness IV and Mining Fatigue III.
Other Blocks
- Packed Ice Bricks can be crafted using Packed Ice. There is also Chiseled Packed Ice with a snowflake pattern!
- Pebbles naturally generate here, except for Limestone variants. To craft more pebbles, simply put the respective block into a Stonecutter!
Soul Caverns (Nether Caves)
- These caves generate exclusively in new, giant caverns in the Nether Wastes!
- These caves are home to the Crooked Forest, with the new Crooked wood type
- Souls are present almost everywhere in this cave. Watch out for ghostly, wandering Wisps!
Vegetation & Foliage
- Crooked Fungi and Crooked Roots generate here
- Giant Crooked Fungi are found everywhere
- Lava pits and Soul Geysers are common in this cave. Tread carefully!
Mobs
- Wisps spawn in the Soul Caverns and in Soul Sand Valleys
- They spawn in groups of 2 to 3
- They have 12 health (6 hearts)
- They shoot Souls at you, which deal a lot of damage!
- They drop Soul Fragments upon death, which can be used to craft the Soul Healer
Potions
- Soul Fragments can also be used to brew Potion of Decay, which give you the Wither effect.
Food
- Crooked Fungus Stew can be crafted with 1 Bowl and 2 Crooked Fungi
- Replenishes 6 hunger points (3 bars)
- Gives you Fire Resistance for 20 seconds
Structures
- Soul Castles generate in the Soul Caverns. Continue exploring, and you'll find one eventually!
- There is 1 Wisp spawner
- There is a treasure chest filled with goodies, ranging from Soul Bricks to Diamonds, Enchanted Apples, Soul Fragments, or even the Soul Healer!
- Hidden underneath the lava are Broken Lava Tanks. Repair them in a Crafting Table first!
Other Blocks
- Lava Tanks work like sponges, but for lava instead. Add either Gold Ingots or Diamonds to a Broken Lava Tank in a Crafting Table to repair them.
- The only source of Lava Tanks are the Soul Castles.
- Gold Lava Tanks remove lava from a 7x4x7 area, while Diamond Lava Tanks remove lava from a 11x6x11 area.
- Lava Tanks need to be cooled down after each use. Follow the in-game instructions for more details!
- The Soul Caverns include a new wood type: the Crooked wood!
- Soul Stone generates in the Soul Caverns and in Soul Sand Valleys. Craft them into Soul Bricks for building!
Experimental Toggles
- You can find the toggles in World Settings under the Game section.
- These toggles must be turned on:
- Holiday Creator Features
- Custom biomes
- Upcoming Creator Features
- Beta APIs
- Molang Features
Known Issues
- The thick green fog from the Slimy Sewers, the yellow fog from the Limestone Caves and the blue fog from the Luminous Caverns, Ice Caves & Soul Caverns also appear on the surface.
- Due to technical limitations, Radiant Vines, Dripping Slime, Sandy Roots and Dripping Icicles will not break when a supporting block is broken.
- Blocks with a custom model (e.g. Radiant Vines & Dripping Icicles) do not get destroyed by water or lava and cannot be waterlogged.
- Pick Block does not work on blocks with a custom model. Get them from the inventory instead.
- Some errors may show up when generating a world. These errors do not affect gameplay in any way and can be safely ignored. To turn off the error log, go to Settings > Creator > turn off โEnable Content Log GUIโ.
- World generation may take a bit longer when this add-on is activated.
This add-on may decrease performance on lower-end and weaker devices.
Please report any bugs you find! Suggestions are also welcome.
In-game Music
- Background music is played when exploring the cave biomes! These songs were all made by Leonardo.
- Check out the YouTube playlist for all the songs!
Credits
- A massive thank you to everyone who contributed to the pack! Names are listed in alphabetical order.
Important
- You must NOT share the MediaFire link to the download directly. Always share the link to this ModBay page. Do NOT set up a new download link yourself.
- Credit me if you are using my pack.
- Contact me for permission before using this add-on in a public modpack.
- This add-on does not use player.json.
- You should always backup your world once in a while when playing. I am not responsible for any loss.
- This work is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Monetizing my content helps support me, so I can continue working on packs like this one. Thank you for the support!
Minecraft 1.20.60 or above is required. Some issues may arise when using this add-on in Preview 1.20.70.
You need to download and activate both the Resource and Behavior pack for the add-on to work.
Backup your world before updating to a newer version of the add-on!
Updated on February 15
Version 1.5.2 (February 15, 2024)
General Changes:
- Updated the add-on to be compatible for Minecraft 1.20.60.
- Improved the behavior of Radiant Vines, Dripping Slime, Sandy Roots and Dripping Icicles to function more like vanilla Dripstone.
- This add-on now requires Minecraft 1.20.60 to function. Preview 1.20.70 is not supported at the moment.
- Fixed the download links.
Slimy Sewers:
- Slime Daggers now inflict 5 seconds of Poison II instead of 6 seconds.
- Slime Daggers now inflict 3 seconds of Jump Boost I to the enemy.
- The special ability of the Slime Dagger is now called Intoxication.
Limestone Caves:
- Sandy Skellies now spawn more frequently in Limestone Caves.
Ice Caves:
- The special ability of the Bane of Frost is now called Frostbite.
- Frost Spirits now spawn more frequently in Ice Caves.
- Strays now spawn less frequently and in smaller groups in Ice Caves.
Soul Caverns:
- Improved chunk loading times when entering the Nether.
- Removed the cooldown for Soul Healers.
- A Use button now appears on screen when holding a Soul Healer on touch UI.
- The Soul Stone layer on the ceiling of the Nether Wastes is now thinner.
- Lava Tanks must now be placed above lava to be activated.
- The affected area of Lava Tanks is now displayed in their item names.
- Updated the opening and closing sounds of Crooked Trapdoors to match Vanilla Minecraft.
- The countdown for Lava Tanks that are cooling down are now shown automatically.
Fixed Bugs:
- Fixed an issue causing Radiant Vines, Dripping Slime, Sandy Roots and Dripping Icicles to not function properly when they are placed or broken in a world with cheats disabled.
- Slingshots now have item animations when being used.
- Movement speed is now reduced when pulling back a Slingshot.
- Fixed an issue causing players to spawn on the Nether roof when entering the Nether.
- Fixed an issue causing an error with the "minecraft:shooter" component appearing in the content log.
- Fixed an issue causing an error with the "silk_touch_enchant" appearing in the content log.
- Cooling down a Lava Tank now uses the Water Bucket and replaces it with an empty one.
Version 1.5.1 (October 13, 2023)
Changes:
- Updated the add-on to be compatible for Minecraft 1.20.30 & 1.20.40 Preview.
- "Leonardo - Lost in Ooze" now loops in the Slimy Sewers with no pauses.
- Gold & Diamond Locked Lava Tanks now have different textures.
- Locked Lava Tanks now have particle & sound effects during block interaction.
- Added checkmark and cross glyphs to block interaction responses.
- Mobs can now pathfind & jump over Crooked Fences, Crooked Fence Gates and Soul Brick Fences as the "minecraft:unwalkable" component was removed by Mojang Studios.
- Added Simplified Chinese & Traditional Chinese translations to new items in Version 1.5.
- This add-on now requires Minecraft 1.20.30 or above to function.
Fixed Bugs:
- All Luminite tools are now affected by the Efficiency enchantment.
- Fixed an issue causing Lava Tanks to not remove lava.
- Fixed a visual error causing Obsidian to appear in Gold & Diamond Full Lava Tanks.
- Lava Tanks now return an empty bucket when emptied by the player.
- Fixed missing translations in Traditional Chinese.
Version 1.5 (August 29, 2023)
New Blocks:
- Slimy Pebbles
- Slimy Deepslate Pebbles
- Crooked Door
New Items:
- Slingshot
- Sandstone Stick
- Sandy Skelly Skull
- Wand of the Sands
- Frost Essence
- Frozen Core
- Bane of Frost
New Mobs:
- Sandy Skelly
- Frost Spirit
New Structure:
- Ice Dungeon
Music!
- Added custom background music to all 5 cave types! Massive thanks to Leonardo!
- Luminous Caverns: Leonardo - Gleaming in the Dark
- Slimy Sewers: Leonardo - Lost in Ooze
- Limestone Caves: Leonardo - Undead Winds
- Ice Caves: Leonardo - Below Zero
- Crooked Caverns: Leonardo - Deeper Depths
General Changes
- Potions no longer have enchantment glints.
- Slightly changed the model of pebbles.
- This add-on now requires Minecraft 1.20.10 or above to function.
Luminous Caverns
- Changed the texture of the Block of Luminite.
- Luminite gear can now be destroyed by explosions as the "minecraft:explodable" property was removed by Mojang Studios.
- Luminite gear can now be destroyed by explosions as the "minecraft:explodable" property was removed by Mojang Studios.
- Reduced the amount of durability of all Luminite gear:
- Luminite Helmet: 490 --> 381 (-109)
- Luminite Chestplate: 711 --> 554 (-157)
- Luminite Leggings: 667 --> 520 (-147)
- Luminite Boots: 578 --> 450 (-217)
- All Luminite tools: 2571 --> 1795 (-776)
Slimy Sewers
- Slimy Zombies now shoot Hardened Slimeballs using Slingshots!
- Slingshots can be used to shoot Hardened Slimeballs. If you pull back the slingshot longer, the Hardened Slimeball shot deals more damage!
- Reduced the amount of damage Hardened Slimeballs deal (7 --> 5).
- When placing torches on Slime Layers, the layer will be replaced by the torch instead of the torch floating on top of it.
- Trail particles now appear when walking on top of Slimy Stone and Slimy Deepslate.
- Mud patches now generate in the Slimy Sewers.
- Tall Grass & Large Ferns now generate in the Slimy Sewers.
- Slimy Pebbles & Slimy Deepslate Pebbles now generate in the Slimy Sewers.
- Slime Dungeons now generate less frequently.
- Slimy Blossoms now give off more light (4 --> 6).
- Slimy Stone no longer generates below y=0.
- Changed the friction value of some Slimy blocks for consistency.
- Witches now spawn less frequently.
Limestone Caves
- Thrown Sand Lumps now deal more damage (1 --> 4).
- Limestone Dungeons now generate less frequently and only up to y=40.
- Limestone Ruins now generate more frequently and up to y=50.
- Quicksand now generate less commonly in Limestone Caves.
- Coarse Dirt, Dead Bushes and Tall Grass now generate in the Limestone Caves.
- Cobbled Limestone now generate less commonly.
- When placing torches on Sand Layers, the layer will be replaced by the torch instead of the torch floating on top of it.
- Reduced the amount of diamonds found in Limestone Dungeon chests.
- Increased the amount of valuables in Limestone Dungeon chests.
Ice Caves
- Potions of Freezing are now brewed with Frost Essence instead of Ice Crystals.
- Ice Dungeons now generate between y=-40 and y=40.
- Lost Explorers now trade 2 Honey Bottles for 2 Diamonds.
- Lost Explorers now trade 1 Diamond for 1 Frost Essence.
- Removed the Lost Explorers' trade of flowers for Ice Crystals.
- Other than the custom-made song by Leonardo, 2 other songs by C418 also play in the Ice Caves:
- C418 - Kyoto
- C418 - Flake
Crooked Caverns
- Upside down mini Crooked Forests now generate at the ceiling of Nether Wastes!
- Crooked Caverns now generate much more frequently.
- Crooked Caverns are now more cavernous!
- Glowing Obsidian now generate less commonly at lower levels of the cave.
- Gold Lava Tanks (all variants) now take 0.5 seconds longer to destroy.
- Diamond Lava Tanks (all variants) are now more blast resistant. (2 --> 3)
- Wisps now have larger hitboxes, making them easier to kill.
- The Wither effect from Wisps' thrown souls now lasts a shorter period of time.
Fixed Bugs:
- Updated the add-on to be compatible for Minecraft 1.20.10 & 1.20.20+.
- Glow Mycelium no longer generates below y=0.
- Entities no longer gain a speed boost when walking on Quicksand, Slimy Stone and Slimy Deepslate blocks.
- Entities now move slower on Slimy Deepslate Slabs.
- All Slimy Deepslate blocks now take the same amount of time to destroy.
- Fixed a misplaced pixel in the texture of Slime Lanterns.
- The Slime Layer & Sand Layer crafting recipes now give the correct items.
- Fixed an issue causing Limestone Caves to not generate.
- Scorpions no longer spawn in peaceful difficulty.
- Sandstone patches no longer generate below y=0 in Deserts.
- Blue fog now also appears in caves in Frozen Ocean biomes.
- Crooked Fences and Soul Brick Fences now have correct collision boxes.
- Nether cave carvers once again generate in versions 1.20.20 and above.
- Fixed an issue that could cause water to generate in the Nether.