Much of the progression in Intermediate Version Modpack comes from looting ancient ruins and hidden underground rooms rather than relying strictly on branch mining.
Locating Structures
1. Travel across surface biomes and keep an eye out for secret landmarks or weathered stonework poking through the terrain, which often mark the entrance to larger ruins.
2. Explore natural cave systems and ravines underground to spot worked stone, unnatural corridors, or hidden chambers tucked beneath the surface.
3. Carry stacks of torches to mark cleared hallways so you can find your way back to the surface.
Navigating Traps and Securing Loot
1. Before entering a dungeon room, bring a shield, armor, food, a pickaxe, and blocks for barricading doorways.
2. Step carefully and inspect floors, walls, and chests before opening anything. Underground rooms contain active traps alongside hostile mobs; look for pressure plates, tripwires, or suspicious block placements and mine around them.
3. Funnel tricky mobs through narrow one-block or two-block gaps built with cobblestone rather than fighting surrounded in open treasure rooms.
4. Search every alcove and container thoroughly to gather rare loot, upgrade materials, and handy modded gear.
5. Once a dungeon is cleared, haul your haul back to your home base to sort new tools and restock supplies before the next delve.