
Cavernous Lite
Cavernous Lite is a mod and datapack that aims to provide new experiences to the caves that fit right in with vanilla Minecraft.
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About this Mod
Cavernous LITE
Cavernous Lite is a rebuilt version of Cavernous that will be much more compatible with other mods and datapacks. Cavernous Lite is NOT backwards compatible with any previous versions of Cavernous.
New Biomes
- Fungal Caves
- These caves are full of all sorts of mushrooms, some even growing down from the ceiling!
- Volcanic Caves
- These caves found at the bottom of your world contain even more diamonds than a usual cave biome. However, they are incredibly difficult to traverse due to the lava rivers that flow throughout them so weight the risk and reward carefully!
- Crystal Caves
- Full of amethyst geodes and the faint glow of amethyst crystals, these caves are certainly a sight to behold.
- Arid Caves
- These caves generate under deserts, savannas, and badlands, and resemble a barren wasteland. Watch out for falling sand!
- Buried Jungle
- Icy Caves
- If you thought regular caving was hard, try looking for ores under ice! In this biome that's what you'll have to do since no ores generate on the floor's surface, you'll have to catch a glimpse through the ice to find what you're looking for.
- Marbled Caves
- Lush Dripstone Caves
Future Additions:
I plan to eventually add back almost everything that doesn't involve datapack driven custom items or features. Some things may come back exactly how they were before, some may change, and there might be new things along the way.
- Advancements
- Structures
- More advanced worldgen features
- Removing aquifers in certain biomes in a way that's compatible with other mods.
- Mob spawns in biomes (ex: strays in icy caves)
- This one is saved for later since I'll probably have to do it differently for the mod and datapack side of things.
Available Versions
How to Install Cavernous Lite on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Cavernous Lite". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Cavernous Lite server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Cavernous Lite compatible with datapack and neoforge?
Cavernous Lite officially supports datapack, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Cavernous Lite – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Cavernous Lite 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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