YUNG’s Better Dungeons

YUNG’s Better Dungeons (jar YungsBetterDungeons-1.20-Fabric-4.0.4.jar, by YUNGNICKYOUNG & Acarii) replaces the plain vanilla mob-spawner dungeon (a single small room with cobblestone/mossy-cobblestone walls and two chests) with a “complete redesign” — bigger, themed dungeon layouts with more loot and more varied mob-spawner setups, including an entirely separate Nether-flavored dungeon variant.

The server’s config (config/betterdungeons-fabric-1_20.toml) confirms removeVanillaDungeons = true, so this mod fully takes over dungeon generation rather than running alongside vanilla ones. It also enables mob-head decorations (enableHeads = true) and Nether-block decor (enableNetherBlocks = true) in dungeons, allows ore-cluster prop rooms in small dungeons (enableOreProps = true), caps banners at 2 and chests at 1–2 for small dungeons, and limits the zombie dungeon’s surface staircase to 20 blocks. Notably, the small Nether dungeon variant is disabled on this server ([betterDungeons.smallNetherDungeon] enabled = false) — its wither-skeleton-skull-drop and blaze-rod-drop tuning is present in the file but moot since the variant never generates.

Anticipated questions

Q: What replaces the vanilla dungeon? A: Bigger, themed dungeon layouts with more loot and more varied mob-spawner setups, including an entirely separate Nether-flavored variant.

Q: Will vanilla dungeons still generate? A: No — removeVanillaDungeons = true, so this mod fully takes over dungeon generation.

Q: Is the Nether dungeon variant active here? A: No — the small Nether dungeon is disabled on this server (smallNetherDungeon enabled = false), so it never generates despite its tuning being present in the file.

Q: What decorations are enabled? A: Mob-head decorations, Nether-block decor, and ore-cluster prop rooms in small dungeons; small dungeons cap banners at 2 and chests at 1–2.

Related

• Exploration, Dungeons & Structures Mods
• YUNG’s API (shared library all YUNG’s mods depend on)
• Part of the YUNG’s suite alongside YUNG’s Better Desert Temples, YUNG’s Better Jungle Temples, YUNG’s Better Mineshafts, YUNG’s Better Nether Fortresses, YUNG’s Better Ocean Monuments, YUNG’s Better Strongholds, YUNG’s Better Witch Huts, YUNG’s Better End Island, YUNG’s Bridges