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Darker Depths

by naterbobber · for Minecraft

A mod to expand the underground!

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CC-BY-4.0License
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About Darker Depths

From Modrinth

A mod to expand the underground!

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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)

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 5 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.1.

Loaders

Runs on Forge and NeoForge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Darker Depths 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
Forge, NeoForge
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
2.1.6-1.21.1, released 2026-08-12

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Forge1.20.11.20.1
NeoForge1.21.11.21.1

From 5 recorded builds of Darker Depths.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
2.1.6-1.21.12026-08-121.21.1NeoForge
2.1.5-1.21.12026-08-061.21.1NeoForge
2.1.5-1.20.12026-08-061.20.1Forge
2.1.42026-06-031.20.1Forge
2.1.42026-06-031.21.1NeoForge

Run Darker Depths 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 catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Darker Depths as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
ForgeNeoForge
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.1 and 4 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓Authornaterbobber, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseCC-BY-4.0Free

Darker Depths, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Darker Depths?

Modrinth lists Darker Depths as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Forge and NeoForge.

Is it free?

Yes. Darker Depths is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is CC-BY-4.0.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add Darker Depths in one click.