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YUNG's Better Dungeons

by YUNG

Replaces vanilla dungeons with hand-crafted designs featuring multiple rooms, varied layouts, and improved loot.

YUNG's Better Dungeons Minecraft mod screenshot: A Small Nether Dungeon, added in 1.19!, published by YUNG in World Generation
YUNG's Better Dungeons in Minecraft: Fortress of the Undead, published by YUNGYUNG's Better Dungeons in Minecraft: The Catacombs (Floor 0), published by YUNGYUNG's Better Dungeons in Minecraft: Improved vanilla dungeons, published by YUNGYUNG's Better Dungeons in Minecraft: Improved vanilla dungeon in an open cavern, published by YUNGYUNG's Better Dungeons in Minecraft: The Catacombs (Floor B1), published by YUNGYUNG's Better Dungeons in Minecraft: Catacombs surface entrance, published by YUNGYUNG's Better Dungeons in Minecraft: Spider Caves nesting room, published by YUNG
Category
World Generation
Complexity
Beginner-Friendly
Downloads
25M
Sides
ClientServer

Download YUNG's Better Dungeons

YUNG's Better Dungeons 26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0 sits on our own server, the build YUNG released on 2026-06-24, 0.7 MB. YUNG stays the author of YUNG's Better Dungeons, the file is only hosted here. It brings improved loot tables. 0.7 MB is the whole of Dungeons, one file.

Download YungsBetterDungeons-26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0.jar

For neoforge on Minecraft 26.1.1 and 26.1.2. SHA1 9f475c57d6b9e1e1a29aa54d7406e336088f8272 is the checksum of this Dungeons file. 26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0 is the Dungeons build number on this file. 0.7 MB after download, no unpacking for Dungeons.

YUNG's own YUNG's Better Dungeons page · YUNG's Better Dungeons source code

Overview

Replaces vanilla dungeons with hand-crafted designs featuring multiple rooms, varied layouts, and improved loot. YUNG's Better Dungeons lists spider caves and skeleton dungeons among its features. 2,988 watchers follow YUNG's Better Dungeons today. It rates beginner to pick up. It brings redesigned vanilla dungeons.

Part of YUNG's structure suite, it replaces plain dungeons with multi-room complexes full of traps, mobs, and tiered loot. Dungeons counts 5 features across 11 versions. YUNG's Better Dungeons brings improved loot tables. Dungeons belongs on both sides. YUNG's Better Dungeons leans on yung-api.

YUNG's Better Dungeons 26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0 is downloadable here, 0.7 MB. It includes blends with existing world generation. It ships under LGPL. 2,988 people watch Dungeons for updates. 8 other World Generation mods sit beside Dungeons.

YUNG tags YUNG's Better Dungeons as dungeons, structures and loot. Dungeons spans 1.19.2 to 26.1.2. YUNG's Better Dungeons brings multiple dungeon layouts. It is rated beginner to learn. The Dungeons code is open to read.

26.1.2 is the newest game version YUNG has signed off for YUNG's Better Dungeons, and 1 release has landed since. Dungeons counts 5 features across 11 versions. YUNG's Better Dungeons includes spider caves and skeleton dungeons. It lists improved loot tables among its features. 1.19.2 is the oldest game version this Dungeons list reaches back to.

Mod Loaders

YUNG's Better Dungeons ships a separate build for each of Forge, Fabric and NeoForge. It needs one loader, Dungeons ignores the other. Pick the Dungeons jar for your profile, YUNG keeps 3 of them. 55 other mods here carry Dungeons's loader list.

ForgeFabricNeoForge

Minecraft Versions

11 game versions carry YUNG's Better Dungeons, 1.19.2 at the oldest and 26.1.2 at the newest. A Dungeons jar built for another version will not load Dungeons. Dungeons counts 5 features across 11 versions. Dungeons reaches further than 116 mods here.

YUNG's Better Dungeons on 1.19: 3 builds:1.19.21.19.31.19.4
YUNG's Better Dungeons on 1.20: 3 builds:1.201.20.11.20.4
3 Dungeons builds carry 1.21:1.211.21.11.21.4
Dungeons covers 26 in 2 builds:26.1.126.1.2

1.21.4, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2 are the newest game versions with a YUNG's Better Dungeons build. Your launcher version and the Dungeons jar version have to match. Each number exists per loader, so 33 Dungeons combinations in all. 1.19.2 and 1.19.3 are the oldest Dungeons builds, below 1.19.2 there is none.

YUNG's Better Dungeons compared

YUNG's Better Dungeons is weighed against 4 other mods here. Each comparison puts the loaders, the game versions and what they need beside each other, without picking a winner.

Release history

YUNG has published 45 Dungeons builds, the first on 2022-11-28 and the newest on 2026-06-24. The date says when YUNG's Better Dungeons last moved, not how long it will keep working. 45 of them are full releases, the rest are test builds of Dungeons. 2 Dungeons builds went out in 2026.

The most recent YUNG's Better Dungeons builds published by YUNG
BuildPublishedForDownloads
26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.02026-06-24NeoForge · 26.1.1, 26.1.26K · 0.7 MB
26.1.2-Fabric-6.1.02026-06-24Fabric · 26.1.1, 26.1.231K · 0.9 MB
1.21.4-Fabric-5.4.02025-04-14Fabric · 1.21.480K · 0.9 MB
1.21.4-NeoForge-5.4.02025-04-14NeoForge · 1.21.420K · 0.7 MB
1.21.1-Fabric-5.1.42024-12-01Fabric · 1.21, 1.21.12M · 0.9 MB
1.21.1-NeoForge-5.1.42024-12-01NeoForge · 1.21, 1.21.12M · 0.7 MB
1.21.1-Forge-5.1.42024-12-01Forge · 1.21, 1.21.143K · 0.7 MB
1.21.1-Fabric-5.1.32024-11-21Fabric · 1.21, 1.21.112K · 0.9 MB

2026: 2 builds · 2025: 2 builds · 2024: 29 builds · 2023: 10 builds · 2022: 2 builds

Key Features

YUNG's Better Dungeons brings a focused set of features to the table. Highlights include redesigned vanilla dungeons, plus multiple dungeon layouts, with the full list below.

  • Redesigned vanilla dungeons
  • Multiple dungeon layouts
  • Spider caves and skeleton dungeons
  • Improved loot tables
  • Blends with existing world generation

Dependencies

This mod requires the following dependencies to be installed:

YUNG's API

Tags

#dungeons#structures#loot#vanilla-plus

How to install YUNG's Better Dungeons

YUNG's Better Dungeons takes one of Forge, Fabric and NeoForge. It lists redesigned vanilla dungeons among its features. 1.19.2 to 26.1.2 is the Dungeons range. Yung-api go in beside YUNG's Better Dungeons.

  1. 1Install Forge for the Minecraft version you want Dungeons on. Dungeons counts 5 features across 11 versions. A profile on another version never starts Dungeons. YUNG's Better Dungeons brings multiple dungeon layouts.
  2. 2Put yung-api in first: YUNG's Better Dungeons will not load without. Yung-api is not optional for Dungeons. 1 file go in before Dungeons. Same version and same loader as YUNG's Better Dungeons.
  3. 3Drop YungsBetterDungeons-26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0.jar into the mods folder. The jar goes in whole, Dungeons unpacks nothing. The folder may hold other mods beside Dungeons. The server needs that same Dungeons file.
  4. 4Start the game and look for YUNG's Better Dungeons in the mods list. The log names the file when Dungeons refuses. 2,988 watchers follow YUNG's Better Dungeons today. No Dungeons entry means the loader or the version is off.

YUNG's Better Dungeons runs on 11 game versions, 1.19.2 to 26.1.2. 26.2 is 1 release past Dungeons. Each Dungeons jar is built per version. 1.19.2 is as far back as Dungeons goes.

See our full mod install guide

Compatibility & alternatives

Forge, Fabric and NeoForge run Dungeons today. YUNG's Better Dungeons includes multiple dungeon layouts. It stops at 26.1.2. 11 versions carry Dungeons. Dungeons belongs on both sides.

yung-api sit well next to Dungeons. Dungeons counts 5 features across 11 versions. YUNG's Better Dungeons competes in World Generation. Biomes O' Plenty and Terralith share the shelf with Dungeons. When Dungeons Arise and Better Dungeons cover ground Dungeons also covers.

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Frequently asked questions

  1. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a grass block

    What does YUNG's Better Dungeons actually do?

    Replaces vanilla dungeons with hand-crafted designs featuring multiple rooms, varied layouts, and improved loot. YUNG's Better Dungeons brings redesigned vanilla dungeons. Dungeons counts 5 features across 11 versions. YUNG's Better Dungeons rates beginner to learn.

  2. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a anvil

    What does YUNG's Better Dungeons need to run?

    Dungeons builds exist for Forge, Fabric and NeoForge. YUNG's Better Dungeons includes multiple dungeon layouts. Each YUNG's Better Dungeons file suits one loader. Your pack picks the Dungeons build.

  3. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a clock

    Which releases does Dungeons cover?

    Dungeons covers 11 releases, 1.19.2 to 26.1.2. YUNG's Better Dungeons lists spider caves and skeleton dungeons among its features. 11 versions carry Dungeons. One Dungeons jar per version.

  4. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a compass

    Has YUNG's Better Dungeons reached 26.2?

    Not yet: Dungeons halts at 26.1.2. 1 release passed YUNG's Better Dungeons by. 26.2 has no YUNG's Better Dungeons build. 26.1.2 still runs YUNG's Better Dungeons.

  5. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a chain

    What does Dungeons depend on?

    Yes, Dungeons wants yung-api. Yung-api shares the YUNG's Better Dungeons loader. It refuses yung-api missing.

  6. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a beacon

    Who needs YUNG's Better Dungeons installed?

    Yes, both sides need Dungeons. The server needs Dungeons, players too. One wrong Dungeons version breaks the join.

  7. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a writable book

    What may I do with Dungeons?

    YUNG publishes Dungeons under LGPL. YUNG's Better Dungeons brings multiple dungeon layouts. Playing YUNG's Better Dungeons needs no permission. Changes to the mod itself have to stay open.

  8. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a emerald

    YUNG's Better Dungeons: still worth installing?

    2,988 people follow Dungeons for new builds. YUNG's Better Dungeons includes spider caves and skeleton dungeons. It last landed on 26.1.2. YUNG runs the YUNG's Better Dungeons page.

  9. YUNG's Better Dungeons logo beside a bookshelf

    What sits beside Dungeons?

    Dungeons shares its World Generation shelf with Biomes O' Plenty, Terralith and Oh The Biomes You'll Go. YUNG's Better Dungeons lists improved loot tables among its features. 8 World Generation mods stand beside Dungeons. They overlap Dungeons, never replace it.