v2.0.3

Bugfixes

• Flooded caves no longer flood above sea level.
• Minor performance improvements.

v2.0.2

Bugfixes

• Fix vanilla and surface caves not being properly flooded in ocean biomes when flooded underground is enabled
• Fix incorrect default values given in comments for some advanced hidden options for type 2 caves
• Enable flooded underground & ravines in vanilla presets

v2.0.1

Bugfixes

• Fix crashes occurring with other cave mods installed (Worley's)
• Fix Type 2 Cave Priority setting not working in dimension-specific configs
• Fix Water Region Size Custom Value setting not working in dimension-specific configs
• Fix Prevent Cascading Gravel setting not working in dimension-specific configs
• Improve config-related error handling and logging
  • Erroneous config entries will now be skipped, instead of the entire dimension-specific config being aborted

v2.0.0

Highlights

Additions

• Add flooded caves, caverns, and ravines in ocean biomes
• Add new vanilla-esque surface caves. Mountains no longer get swiss-cheese'd!
• Add support for the Nether!
• Add ability to use separate configs for each dimension

Changes

• Overhaul all cave and cavern generation
• Rename base config file to "bettercaves-1_12_2.cfg". Old configs will not be used.

Detailed Breakdown

Surface Caves

Additions

• Add new vanilla-esque surface caves. Mountains no longer get swiss-cheese'd!

Changes

• Allow different Max Cave Altitude and Surface Cutoff for each cave type
• Adjust default values for Type 1 & 2 Caves' Max Cave Altitude and Surface Cutoff

Vanilla Caves

Additions

• Add better support for vanilla caves, with fine-grained control

Changes

• Vanilla caves, if enabled, no longer cause harsh chunk boundaries with chunks using Better Caves

Water Regions

Additions

• Add buffer zone between adjacent lava and water regions to prevent water and lava touching

Changes

• Make shapes of water/lava regions more curved and natural

Dimensions

Additions

• Add ability to use separate configs for each dimension
• Better Caves now works in the Nether
  • Like any other dimension, the Nether must be whitelisted for this to work
  • For the Nether and dimensions like it that have no real surface, it is highly recommended to enable Override Surface Detection

Cave & Cavern Adjustments

Additions

• Add flooded caves, caverns, and ravines in ocean biomes

Changes

• Overhaul cavern generation to produce more interesting terrain
• Overhaul Type 1 Caves to be less expansive more worm-like
• Overhaul Type 2 Caves to have more large tunnels and less repetitive stair-like rooms
• Increase default cavern maximum altitudes to 35
• Make caverns more common by default

Config Changes

The config is now completely rearranged compared to previous versions.

Additions

• Add hidden advanced config settings
  • These can only be used via the config file itself. They aren't accessible in-game
• Add option to replace floating gravel in oceans with andesite, preventing cascading gravel falling
• Add custom value options for Cave/Cavern Region Size
• Add option to override surface detection
• Add options for Water Region size and custom size value

Changes

• Change base config filename to "bettercaves-1_12_2.cfg". Old configs will not be used.
• Change caves and caverns to use Spawn Chance & Priority options to control spawning
• Change water regions to use Spawn Chance to control spawning
• Change default water and lava blocks to their stationary counterparts
  • This may fix performance issues related to high continuous chunk updates
• Change default Cave Region Size to Small
• Change Lava Caverns name to Liquid Caverns
• Change default cavern compression values
• Improve config file formatting and comments

Removals

• Remove cavern boundary smoothing option (it's now always enabled)
• Remove Water Caverns as a cavern type
  • Caverns with water are now just that - Floored or Liquid Caverns in water regions

Bugfixes

• Fix caverns not properly closing off at the top, especially in oceans
• Adjust ravines to use the liquid altitude set with Better Caves
• Adjust Mineshafts to no longer spawn within 4 blocks of lava (at the Liquid Altitude), preventing them from burning
• Several performance improvements