New Cave Biomes!
Mod7 new cave biomes.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 3 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Some modpacks removed it−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
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Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 years ago (9 Oct 2023) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.19.4 on Forge. About 3.5 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 3 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
2 points lost13 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.10 of the 60 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (17%) See the 10 modpacks8 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
7 points lost0 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.164,539 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.6 years, 5 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files. See Security
15.9 of the 61 points that apply = 26 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
New Cave Biomes! expands underground exploration with seven new cave biomes, each bringing its own blocks, creatures, or resources. Mushroom Caves are fungus-rich and host Rotten and Evil Shrooms, which are hostile to players and pig-related mobs; Endermen and Endermites also spawn there. Magmatic Chambers introduce Black Sand and the hostile, wandering Wither Frisp, while Eroded Caves combine heat, traces of water, and a new cactus type with neutral Cactortoises that shoot spikes when attacked. Slime Caverns contain slime-related blocks and extra Emerald Ore, and are home to the Slimosaurus, a neutral creature that chases Witches and Rotten Shrooms. Feeding a Slimosaurus honey blocks makes it lay an egg that hatches into a tameable Slimosaurus. Cold Caves are filled with ice-related blocks and the hostile Frisp, whose attacks create a sphere of ice that fades after a few seconds. The Meat Pit is a rotten biome populated by Zombies and Skeletons, where a triggered flesh tendril can mutate into the powerful Living Flesh, hostile to players, Villagers, and Golems. Crystal Deposits feature grass, Spinel Crystals, and neutral Livingstones, which shrink and lose attack strength when damaged and naturally attack Cactortoises. The mod adds five varieties of Garnet Geodes: red ones generate in Deepslate, orange in Magmatic Chambers and Eroded Caves, green in Slime Caverns, blue in Cold Caves, and silver in Meat Pits and Mushroom Caves. Garnets can be used for decoration or crafted into Crimson Gold, whose tools mine a small area and whose armor grants Resilience, reducing incoming mob attacks to one damage while the wearer is at full health; Crimson Gold can be enhanced with a Netherite Ingot. Garnet Dungeons add underground structures whose Garnet Brick color and loot vary according to the cave biome. A new Geologist villager job, based at the Geologist Table, trades in the mod's items and mineral-based rocks; Clerics can buy Cactortoise Scutes and Putrid Flesh Blocks, while Butchers can buy and sell Slimosaurus Meat.
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In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.18.2 to 1.19.4.
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 213 blocks, 84 items, 9 mobs, 3 other entities, 7 biomes, 6 enchantments, 381 recipes, 1 advancement, 17 loot tables and 36 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- klsts2
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 165K
- Created
- 26 Mar 2023
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.18.2 to 1.19.4.
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Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
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- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.3 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
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- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.18.2 to 1.19.4.
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 3 files, for Minecraft 1.18.2 to 1.19.4. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its changelogs yet.
No sign of AI in the game
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- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
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- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
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- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found40 of 98 sounds read
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Compatibility
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The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.