Darker Depths

Darker Depths

A mod to expand the underground!

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Screenshots

Molten Cavern
Glowshroom Forest
Sandy Catacombs
Void Soul Knight in Catacombs
Desert Rope Mine
Void Soul

About this Mod

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Darker Depths is a underground expansion mod.

There are currently 3 biomes added to Darker Depths:

Glowshroom Forest

Spoiler

The glowshroom cavern is where you will find large glowshrooms, the glowshroom monster, glowgrime, and the Glowshroom Cap.

The Glowshroom Cap when worn, has limited durability, provides light, and also provides the user haste 1.

Sandy Catacombs

Spoiler

The Sandy Catacombs is a desolate wasteland. Petrified roots hang from the ceiling, aridrock & boulders dot the inner cave landscape.

A new class of mob without souls can be found here. They wander the catacombs in the hopes of binding with their next victim.

Void Soul mobs when killed, don't die, but rather are turned into Void Souls. This orb is invulnerable, but will expire after 60 seconds. Upon right clicking with a glass bottle, Void Souls can be captured into a jar. Right clicking with Amber stops them from expiring.

A new structure is found here, aptly named the Catacombs, where you will find Body Snatchers, Void Soul Knights, Tombs, Paranoia, and Forsaken Bronze.

Cursed by the presence of the Void Souls, this Forsaken Bronze allows for unnatural abilities. This metal can be used to craft a few useful items, including the Death Anchor, the Stiletto, and Tombs.

Molten Cavern

Spoiler

The Molten Cavern is a raging hot biome, where Deepslate has turned into Darkslate and lava can be found in layered pools. Geysers, Amber Clusters, and Dead Living Crystals can be found here.

Dead Living Crystals can be reawakened by giving them a diamond. From there, they will start to grow back to life. When they have fully grown, they will turn into Living Crystal, which can spread to nearby diamond ore, or grow a taste for Melons, if you give them enough time.

Crystal Melons are formed when a Living Crystal has a hunger for Melons. Placing a Melon near a living crystal will cause it to turn into a stone melon, then growing inside until it finally breaks free of its shell, converting to a Crystal Melon.

Crystal Melons when used while in the offhand, will supercharge any tool to make it unbreakable, give 20% more attack speed, mining speed, and attack damage, for 5 minutes.
(Adjustable via config)

Available Versions

Darker Depths 2.1.6release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
August 12, 2026
Darker Depths 2.1.5release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
August 6, 2026
Darker Depths 2.1.5release
MC 1.20.1forge
August 6, 2026
Darker Depths 2.1.4release
MC 1.20.1forge
June 3, 2026
Darker Depths 2.1.4release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
June 3, 2026

How to Install Darker Depths on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Darker Depths". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

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Minecraft Versions

1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.19.2 (+2 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

6 GB(min. 4 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Darker Depths server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Darker Depths compatible with forge and neoforge?

Darker Depths officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.19.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Darker Depths – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Darker Depths consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.11.20.11.19.21.18.21.16.5