Better Mineshafts Mod FAQ

Better Mineshafts structures are much larger and more open than vanilla ones, with biome-specific wood types, decorated workstations, and loot chests placed throughout. If you see abandoned miner outposts, mineral deposits at tunnel dead-ends, or a surface opening leading down, it's a Better Mineshaft.

Mineshafts only generate in newly loaded chunks, so worlds created before installing the mod won't have them in already-explored areas. Travel to unexplored terrain or generate new chunks, and remember that mineshafts are still underground structures that require some digging or cave exploration to reach.

There are nine biome variants in total, each with its own wood type and design theme. The mushroom mineshaft is the rarest variant, so it's worth marking if you stumble across one.

No, Better Mineshafts works on its own. It simply supports Yung's Better Caves if you happen to have it installed, giving better integration between the two.

Run the game once with the mod installed, then look for the bettermineshafts folder inside your config directory. The files there let you adjust things like spawn frequency, size, and variant behavior.

Yes, the config lets you toggle individual biome variants on or off. Check the bettermineshafts config folder after your first launch and look for the per-variant options.

Better Mineshafts adds more chests and places them in more meaningful spots, like miner outposts and workstations, rather than only along rails. The loot itself follows the mod's own loot configuration, which you can adjust in the config folder.

These are decorative and functional set pieces unique to Better Mineshafts, representing where miners once worked. They often contain loot chests and give each biome variant a distinct look, so explore them rather than just passing through.

The mod only affects world generation, so performance impact is mainly during chunk generation rather than ongoing gameplay. If you notice slowdowns, reducing mineshaft size or frequency in the config will lower the generation cost.

It's designed to work alongside Yung's Better Caves, and generally plays fine with other structure and biome mods since it replaces vanilla mineshaft generation rather than adding a separate structure. If two mods try to control mineshaft spawning, check your configs to avoid conflicts.

Better Mineshafts replaces vanilla mineshaft generation, so any newly generated chunks can contain one. Explore caves or dig downward in a biome and look for surface openings or the mineshaft's wooden supports, since these structures are larger and easier to spot than vanilla ones.

No, but only chunks generated after you install the mod will use the new mineshaft generation. Existing mineshafts in already-loaded chunks stay as they were, so travel to unexplored areas to find the revamped versions.

There are nine biome variants, each with a distinct design matching the biome it spawns in. One of them is a rare mushroom mineshaft variant.

Loot chests are scattered throughout the mineshaft, and you can also find abandoned workstations, abandoned miner outposts, and mineral deposits at the end of certain tunnels. Check the ends of tunnels and side rooms carefully so you don't miss the deposits.

Run the mod once, then open the bettermineshafts folder inside your config folder. The files there let you adjust how mineshafts generate, so edit them and reload your world to apply changes.

Yes, Better Mineshafts supports Yung's Better Caves since both are made by the same developer. Using them together gives you improved cave and mineshaft generation that fit each other well.

The most common reason is that you're exploring old chunks generated before the mod was installed. Move far away or start a fresh world so new chunks generate with the updated mineshafts.

They generate underground across various biomes like vanilla mineshafts, but their larger size and surface openings make them easier to notice. The mushroom variant is the rarest of the nine.

Larger structures mean more blocks to generate, which can cause a brief spike when a mineshaft first loads. If performance is a concern, you can reduce mineshaft size or frequency through the config folder.