About CaveBiomeAPI
From ModrinthHave underground biomes in 1.16.5!
Requires Platform API
🚀 CaveBiomeAPI allows the minecraft worlds to have underground biomes in 1.16.5!
Wiki in Development
Currently Supported Mods
- VanillaBackport (Formerly Caves & Cliffs Backport)
- Darker Depths
Special Thanks To:
New system inspired on SimpleCaveBiomes by Lymia.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Built for Minecraft 1.16.5.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric and Forge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
CaveBiomeAPI on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric, Forge
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2.0.0, released 2025-01-09
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.16.5 | 1.16.5 |
| Forge | 1.16.5 | 1.16.5 |
From 2 recorded builds of CaveBiomeAPI.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.0 | 2025-01-09 | 1.16.5 | Fabric |
| 2.0.0 | 2025-01-09 | 1.16.5 | Forge |
Dependencies
- Required: modrinth project i6fiqm5y (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run CaveBiomeAPI on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWorld generation
Changes or adds to how new terrain, biomes and structures are created.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists CaveBiomeAPI as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- FabricForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.16.5
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorItsBlackgear, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLGPL-3.0-onlyFree
