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YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Forge/NeoForge)

YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Forge/NeoForge)

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A long-awaited and much-needed abandoned mineshaft overhaul!
by YUNGNICKYOUNG
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YUNG's Better Mineshafts

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What is this?

This mod completely revamps vanilla abandoned mineshafts, changing them from boring straight lines into dynamic, varied webs of tunnels.
Find loot tucked away in the corners of abandoned workstations, or out in the open in a chest on a minecart.

  • 13 biome variants, including a rare mushroom mineshaft!
  • Completely customizable mineshafts! Check for the bettermineshafts folder in your config folder after running the mod for the first time
  • Abandoned workstations (common)
  • Workstation cellars (less common)
  • Ore deposits at the end of some tunnels with coal, iron, redstone, gold, lapis, emerald, and (very rarely) diamond!
  • Abandoned miners' outposts (rare)
  • Surface openings (very rare)
  • Includes support for lanterns and candles from Rustic, Charm, and Varied Commodities (1.12 only)

Compatibility

YUNG's Better Mineshafts is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including:

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[26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.1 (NeoForge)
MC Client, NeoForge, Server, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
Release 2026-09-10 Get
[26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.0 (NeoForge)
MC NeoForge, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
Release 2026-06-23 Get
[1.21.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v5.4.0 (NeoForge)
MC 1.21.4, NeoForge
Release 2025-04-14 Get
[1.21.1] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v5.1.1 (Forge)
MC 1.21, Forge, 1.21.1
Release 2024-10-14 Get
[1.21.1] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v5.1.0 (Forge)
MC Forge, 1.21.1
Release 2024-10-12 Get
[1.20.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.4.2 (Forge)
MC Forge, 1.20.4
Release 2024-05-09 Get
[1.20.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.4.1 (Forge)
MC Forge, 1.20.4
Release 2024-03-12 Get
[1.20.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.4.0 (Forge)
MC Forge, 1.20.4
Release 2024-02-20 Get
[1.19.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v3.2.1 (Forge)
MC 1.19.2, Forge
Release 2023-11-17 Get
[1.20] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.0.4 (Forge)
MC 1.20.1, Forge, 1.20
Release 2023-09-25 Get
[1.20] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.0.3 (Forge)
MC 1.20.1, Forge, 1.20
Release 2023-09-24 Get
[1.20] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.0.2 (Forge)
MC 1.20.1, Forge, 1.20
Release 2023-09-20 Get
[1.20] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.0.1 (Forge)
MC 1.20.1, Forge, 1.20
Release 2023-09-06 Get
[1.19.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v3.4.0 (Forge)
MC 1.19.4, Forge
Release 2023-03-24 Get
[1.19.3] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v3.3.0 (Forge)
MC 1.19.3, Forge
Release 2023-03-04 Get
[1.19.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v3.2.0 (Forge)
MC 1.19.2, Forge
Release 2022-10-16 Get
[1.18.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.2 (Forge)
MC 1.18.2, Forge
Release 2022-07-01 Get
[1.18.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.1.4 (Forge)
MC 1.18.2, Forge
Release 2022-06-21 Get
[1.18.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.1.3 (Forge)
MC 1.18.2, Forge
Release 2022-05-16 Get
[1.18.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.1.1 (Forge)
MC 1.18.2, Forge
Release 2022-05-05 Get
[1.18.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.1.0 (Forge)
MC 1.18.2, Forge
Release 2022-05-02 Get
[1.18.1] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v1.0 (Forge)
MC 1.18.1, Forge
Release 2022-03-08 Get
[1.15.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v1.3.2
MC 1.15, 1.15.2, Forge
Release 2021-06-15 Get
[1.16.4 / 1.16.5] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.0.4
MC 1.16, 1.16.5, Forge, 1.16.4
Release 2021-06-09 Get
[1.12.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.2.1
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2021-03-21 Get
[1.16.4 / 1.16.5] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.0.3
MC 1.16, 1.16.5, Forge, 1.16.4
Release 2021-03-20 Get
[1.16.4 / 1.16.5] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.0.2
MC 1.16, 1.16.5, Forge, 1.16.4
Release 2021-03-06 Get
[1.12.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.2
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2021-02-06 Get
[1.16.4 / 1.16.5] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.0.1
MC 1.16, 1.16.5, Forge, 1.16.4
Release 2021-01-21 Get
[1.16.4 / 1.16.5] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v2.0
MC 1.16, 1.16.5, Forge, 1.16.4
Release 2021-01-17 Get
[1.16.3 - 1.16.5] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v1.1.1
MC 1.16.3, 1.16, 1.16.5, Forge, 1.16.4
Release 2020-12-22 Get
[1.16.3 / 1.16.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v1.1
MC 1.16.3, 1.16, Forge, 1.16.4
Release 2020-11-15 Get
[1.16.2 / 1.16.3] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v1.0.1
MC 1.16.3, 1.16, Forge, 1.16.2
Release 2020-10-28 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.12.2-2.1.1.jar
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2020-09-28 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.16.2-1.0.jar
MC 1.16.3, 1.16, Forge, 1.16.2
Release 2020-09-16 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.12.2-2.1.0.jar
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2020-09-10 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.12.2-2.0.jar
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2020-09-07 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.12.2-2.0.1.jar
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2020-09-07 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.15.2-1.3.1.jar
MC 1.15.2, Forge
Release 2020-08-25 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.12.2-1.3.1.jar
MC Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2020-08-25 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.16.1-1.3.jar
MC 1.16.1, 1.16, Forge
Release 2020-07-19 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.15.2-1.3.jar
MC 1.15, 1.15.2, Forge
Release 2020-07-19 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.12.2-1.3.jar
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2020-07-17 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.15.2-1.2.jar
MC 1.15, 1.15.2, Forge
Release 2020-07-17 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.16.1-1.2.jar
MC 1.16.1, 1.16, Forge
Release 2020-07-17 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.12.2-1.2.jar
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2020-07-15 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.12.2-1.1.jar
MC 1.12, Forge, 1.12.2
Release 2020-07-14 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.15.2-1.1.jar
MC 1.15, 1.15.2, Forge
Release 2020-07-13 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.16.1-1.1.jar
MC 1.16.1, 1.16, Forge
Release 2020-07-13 Get
BetterMineshaftsForge-1.16.1-1.0.jar
MC 1.16.1, 1.16, Forge
Release 2020-07-12 Get

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