YUNG's Better Strongholds
by YUNG
Completely overhauls vanilla strongholds with sprawling layouts, grand libraries, armouries, and prison cells.
World GenerationDownload YUNG's Better Strongholds
YUNG's Better Strongholds 26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0 sits on our own server, the build YUNG released on 2026-06-24, 0.4 MB. YUNG stays the author of YUNG's Better Strongholds, the file is only hosted here. It brings custom loot tables per room type. YUNG publishes Strongholds under LGPL-3.0-only, and that is why this copy may be here.
Download YungsBetterStrongholds-26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0.jarFor neoforge on Minecraft 26.1.1 and 26.1.2. SHA1 f0e24c267f04831f6dd83bea4280ce628f1add6e is the checksum of this Strongholds file. 2026-06-24 is the date YUNG put this Strongholds build out. 0.4 MB after download, no unpacking for Strongholds.
YUNG's own YUNG's Better Strongholds page · YUNG's Better Strongholds source code
Overview
Completely overhauls vanilla strongholds with sprawling layouts, grand libraries, armouries, and prison cells. YUNG's Better Strongholds lists armouries and prison wings among its features. 2,729 watchers follow YUNG's Better Strongholds today. It is built for players who want strongholds redesigned as memorable dungeons. YUNG files YUNG's Better Strongholds under World Generation.
It replaces the maze-like vanilla stronghold with a grander structure full of new rooms, loot, and atmosphere on the way to the End. Strongholds counts 5 features across 11 versions. YUNG's Better Strongholds brings custom loot tables per room type. Strongholds reaches 26.1.2. YUNG's Better Strongholds covers 11 game versions.
YUNG's Better Strongholds 26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0 is downloadable here, 0.4 MB. It includes improved end portal room. It ships under LGPL. 2,729 people watch Strongholds for updates. 8 other World Generation mods sit beside Strongholds.
YUNG tags YUNG's Better Strongholds as strongholds, structures and end-portal. Strongholds spans 1.19.2 to 26.1.2. YUNG's Better Strongholds is rated beginner to learn. The Strongholds code is open to read. 11 builds carry the Strongholds name.
26.1.2 is the newest game version YUNG has signed off for YUNG's Better Strongholds, and 1 release has landed since. Strongholds counts 5 features across 11 versions. Tectonic sits next to Strongholds under World Generation here. 1.19.2 is the oldest game version this Strongholds list reaches back to. YUNG's Better Strongholds lists custom loot tables per room type among its features.
Mod Loaders
YUNG's Better Strongholds ships a separate build for each of Forge, Fabric and NeoForge. It needs one loader, Strongholds ignores the other. Our own Strongholds copy is the neoforge build. YUNG counts 11 published Strongholds builds.
Minecraft Versions
11 game versions carry YUNG's Better Strongholds, 1.19.2 at the oldest and 26.1.2 at the newest. A Strongholds jar built for another version will not load Strongholds. Strongholds counts 5 features across 11 versions. The Strongholds file here is version 26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0, for Minecraft 26.1.1 and 26.1.2.
1.21.4, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2 are the newest game versions with a YUNG's Better Strongholds build. Your launcher version and the Strongholds jar version have to match. Each number exists per loader, so 33 Strongholds combinations in all. 1.19.2 and 1.19.3 are the oldest Strongholds builds, below 1.19.2 there is none.
YUNG's Better Strongholds compared
YUNG's Better Strongholds is weighed against 3 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 38 Strongholds builds, the first on 2022-11-28 and the newest on 2026-06-24. The date says when YUNG's Better Strongholds last moved, not how long it will keep working. 38 of them are full releases, the rest are test builds of Strongholds. 2 Strongholds builds went out in 2026.
| Build | Published | For | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0 | 2026-06-24 | NeoForge · 26.1.1, 26.1.2 | 5K · 0.4 MB |
| 26.1.2-Fabric-6.1.0 | 2026-06-24 | Fabric · 26.1.1, 26.1.2 | 28K · 0.6 MB |
| 1.21.4-Fabric-5.4.0 | 2025-04-14 | Fabric · 1.21.4 | 75K · 0.6 MB |
| 1.21.4-NeoForge-5.4.0 | 2025-04-14 | NeoForge · 1.21.4 | 7K · 0.4 MB |
| 1.21.1-Fabric-5.1.3 | 2025-03-06 | Fabric · 1.21, 1.21.1 | 1M · 0.6 MB |
| 1.21.1-NeoForge-5.1.3 | 2025-03-06 | NeoForge · 1.21, 1.21.1 | 2M · 0.4 MB |
| 1.21.1-Forge-5.1.3 | 2025-03-06 | Forge · 1.21, 1.21.1 | 33K · 0.4 MB |
| 1.21.1-Fabric-5.1.2 | 2024-10-14 | Fabric · 1.21, 1.21.1 | 649K · 0.6 MB |
2026: 2 builds · 2025: 5 builds · 2024: 19 builds · 2023: 10 builds · 2022: 2 builds
Key Features
YUNG's Better Strongholds brings a focused set of features to the table. Highlights include massive sprawling stronghold layouts, plus grand libraries and treasure rooms, with the full list below.
- Massive sprawling stronghold layouts
- Grand libraries and treasure rooms
- Armouries and prison wings
- Custom loot tables per room type
- Improved end portal room
Dependencies
This mod requires the following dependencies to be installed:
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How to install YUNG's Better Strongholds
YUNG's Better Strongholds takes one of Forge, Fabric and NeoForge. It lists massive sprawling stronghold layouts among its features. Strongholds spans 1.19.2 to 26.1.2. Strongholds belongs on both sides.
- 1Install Forge for the Minecraft version you want Strongholds on. YUNG's Better Strongholds brings grand libraries and treasure rooms. Strongholds counts 5 features across 11 versions. A profile on another version never starts Strongholds.
- 2Put yung-api in first: YUNG's Better Strongholds will not load without. Yung-api carries its own version numbers, match them to Strongholds. 1 file go in before Strongholds. Yung-api is not optional for Strongholds.
- 3Drop YungsBetterStrongholds-26.1.2-NeoForge-6.1.0.jar into the mods folder. The jar goes in whole, Strongholds unpacks nothing. The folder may hold other mods beside Strongholds. 0.4 MB is the whole Strongholds file.
- 4Start the game and look for YUNG's Better Strongholds in the mods list. A missing yung-api keeps Strongholds out too. No Strongholds entry means the loader or the version is off. 2,729 watchers follow YUNG's Better Strongholds today.
YUNG's Better Strongholds runs on 11 game versions, 1.19.2 to 26.1.2. Strongholds lists 11 game versions. 1.19.2 is as far back as Strongholds goes. Each Strongholds jar is built per version.
See our full mod install guideCompatibility & alternatives
Forge, Fabric and NeoForge run Strongholds today. YUNG's Better Strongholds includes grand libraries and treasure rooms. It stops at 26.1.2. 11 versions carry Strongholds. Strongholds belongs on both sides.
yung-api sit well next to Strongholds. Strongholds counts 5 features across 11 versions. Yung-api must match the Strongholds version. YUNG's Better Dungeons and YUNG's Better Mineshafts cover ground Strongholds also covers. Biomes O' Plenty and Terralith share the shelf with Strongholds.
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