{"id":173435,"date":"2026-06-10T01:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/yungs-better-mineshafts\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T01:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:46:38","slug":"yungs-better-mineshafts","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/yungs-better-mineshafts\/","title":{"rendered":"YUNG&#8217;s Better Mineshafts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/zgJn0ER.png\" alt=\"YUNG's Better Mineshafts\" width=\"1344\" height=\"416\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yungsapibadge\" alt=\"Depends on YUNG's API\" width=\"211\" height=\"26\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yungsdiscordbadge2\" alt=\"Join the YUNG GANG on Discord!\" width=\"136\" height=\"28\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yungstwitterbadge3\" alt=\"Follow me on Twitter!\" width=\"76\" height=\"27\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yungsyoutubebadge\" alt=\"Subscribe to my YouTube!\" width=\"80\" height=\"30\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yungspatreonbadge\" alt=\"Support me on Patreon!\" width=\"138\" height=\"28\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Ug8dC9A.png\" alt=\"What is this?\" width=\"1125\" height=\"59\" \/><br \/>\nThis mod completely revamps vanilla abandoned mineshafts, changing them from boring straight lines into dynamic, varied webs of tunnels.<br \/>Find loot tucked away in the corners of abandoned workstations, or out in the open in a chest on a minecart.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>13 biome variants<\/strong>, including a rare mushroom mineshaft!<\/li>\n<li>Abandoned workstations (common)<\/li>\n<li>Workstation cellars (less common)<\/li>\n<li>Ore deposits at the end of some tunnels with coal, iron, redstone, gold, lapis, emerald, and (very rarely) <strong>diamond<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>Abandoned miners&#8217; outposts (rare)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surface openings<\/strong> (very rare)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1OPCfB1.png\" alt=\"Compatibility\" width=\"1125\" height=\"59\" \/><br \/>\nYUNG&#8217;s Better Mineshafts is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>YUNG&#8217;s Better Strongholds<\/li>\n<li>YUNG&#8217;s Better Dungeons<\/li>\n<li>YUNG&#8217;s Extras<\/li>\n<li>YUNG&#8217;s Bridges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2mVOWMC.jpeg\" alt=\"Play with friends with the Essential mod!\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/a49IMQJ.png\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nQRs7ZP.png\" alt=\"Use code YUNGNICKYOUNG with Bisect Hosting for 25% off!\" width=\"1344\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long-awaited and much-needed abandoned mineshaft overhaul!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":173436,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"yungs-better-mineshafts","_minecraft_project_id":"HjmxVlSr","_minecraft_author":"YUNGNICKYOUNG","_minecraft_license":"LGPL-3.0-only","_minecraft_downloads":15671586,"_minecraft_follows":2723,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"yungs-better-mineshafts.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":14054191,"_minecraft_version_count":31,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T17:48:14.458951Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2022-11-28T21:13:47.334644Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-04-14T17:45:38.960169Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/yungs-better-mineshafts","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":173436,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-09T22:46:38+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"e063260594ec5d30b9d559d9b93cb31a","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,156,97,104,158,159],"mod_loader":[99,106,160],"minecraft_version":[56,57,58,59,36,94,62,37,38],"class_list":["post-173435","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-decoration","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-forge","mod_category-neoforge","mod_category-worldgen","mod_loader-fabric","mod_loader-forge","mod_loader-neoforge","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-19-3","minecraft_version-1-19-4","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-4"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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