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NovaCraft

by AetherLegacyPro · for Minecraft

The goal of this mod is to expand upon the vanilla game in every aspect, overhaul all vanilla biomes, the Nether, the End, and add brand new late game features without striving to far from Vanilla.

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About NovaCraft

From Modrinth

The goal of this mod is to expand upon the vanilla game in every aspect, overhaul all vanilla biomes, the Nether, the End, and add brand new late game features without striving to far from Vanilla.

Welcome to the Rewrite of Cave & Cliff Fundamentals, now called NovaCraft.

This Mod's main goal is to expand upon the base game and make Survival/Hardcore Mode more challenging for experienced players and to expand upon the base game in a way that does not strive too far from vanilla.

As of V1.4 my take of the Ancient City from 1.19 has been added, they only generate 5k from spawn in the x and z directions and are not exactly common

Main Features of The Mod

1) Complete Overhaul to Ore Generation

  • Ores generate more rarely overhaul but will generate more commonly within caves to encourage Cave Exploration
  • Y levels at which Ores will generate have been altered
  • Gravel will not be found below y=32 in generation anymore and dirt blobs are completely removed
  • Diamond Ore is rarer in world generation
  • Similar to 1.18, Coal Ore does not generate at low y levels (Only generates above y=24)
  • Iron and Coal Ore try to generate within stone above y=90 again and rarely gold and emerald can be found as well

2) New Cave Decor and Structures

  • Sculk Blocks and Sculk plants can be found at low y-levels in the overworld (NOTE: Sculk does not function in the same way as in vanilla, read the changelog for more information)
  • 3 Different Types of Lichen, New mushrooms, cave stalagmites and stalactites
  • 5 Different types of Geos can be found, some are rarer than others (Very important for progression in the Mod)
  • Sculk Geos are basically dungeons but more challenging, there are a few variations of it
  • Vindicator Settlements(They generate on the surface in most overworld biomes)

3) Mobs

  • There are many new mobs in the mod, all but 3 are hostile as of V1.1
  • Many of them can be found within the caves, others are found in the Nether, and the most challenging ones are found in the End.
  • These mobs are quite powerful, so do not underestimate them
  • The spawn rates of all Vanilla Overworld and Nether mobs have been increased

4) Expansion of the End Dimension

  • NOTE: Many of the new End features are based to be played along side Hardcore Ender Expansion
  • The End has been made a much more challenging/punishing dimension overhaul
  • Depending on the mob, they can kill you in 1-4 hits in Unenchanted Diamond Armor, so you will need to actually prepare when traveling to this realm
  • Blobs of Endstone and Frontierstone can be found throughout the End now
  • A new "tree" type, flora, new ores and blocks have been added to the dimension
  • Much of the mod is locked behind obtaining specific resources in the End, look at the achievements page for help on where something may be located

For goal driven players, the main goal is to fight the Warden (vastly different fight compared to in 1.19) to acquire the materials to create your own custom End Portal(NOTE: In 1.7.10 there are only 3 strongholds per world and sometimes the portal room is not connected to the body of the stronghold) and the final tier right now, Crystalite. You can also x9 Duplicate many types of ores, the legendary beacon and enchantment table are also some nice goals to work toward in the mod. The Deep One and The Bloviator are other bosses that you should work toward.

There will be more things to do after fighting the Warden in later build of the mod.

  • Special thanks to both Roadhog360(main author of Et Futurum Requiem) and Delirus(author of Netherlious) for all their help with the code and helping me troubleshoot issues I have had during development.

This mod would not be anywhere close to what I envisioned and it would not have nearly as many features so go check out both of their mods out.

Et Futurum Requiem

Netherlicious

You Can Use This Mod In Modpacks

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Built for Minecraft 1.7.10.

Loaders

Runs on Forge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

NovaCraft 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
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
1.5.1, released 2026-03-14

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Forge1.7.101.7.10

From 5 recorded builds of NovaCraft.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.5.12026-03-141.7.10Forge
1.5.02026-02-271.7.10Forge
V1.4.52025-10-031.7.10Forge
V1.4.32025-05-191.7.10Forge
V1.4.22025-04-181.7.10Forge

Run NovaCraft 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”

World generation

Changes or adds to how new terrain, biomes and structures are created.

Runs on your server

From source side support

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

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Forge
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.7.10

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorAetherLegacyPro, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseLGPL-3.0-onlyFree

NovaCraft, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install NovaCraft?

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

Which loaders does it support?

Forge.

Is it free?

Yes. NovaCraft is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is LGPL-3.0-only.

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.

NxLabs

Run NovaCraft on a Minecraft server.

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