YUNG's Better Strongholds
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YUNG's Better Strongholds

By Refresh Studios , YUNGNICKYOUNGDeveloper
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A complete redesign of Minecraft's strongholds

Medieval
Adventure/Exploration
Dungeons & Strongholds
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5.0
Auseawesome

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Total 500 hrs MC 1.21, 26.… MC 1.21, 26.1, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.16
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5.0
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4.5

This is a strong contender for my favourite of Yung's mods, it makes strongholds feel like more of the grand imposing structure they're meant to be.

Exploring strongholds in this mod is like exploring a small buried city with hidden treasures, large arches and even more places to get lost than vanilla.

These new strongholds lean strongly into the medieval aesthetic that some of Yung's mods fall into, helping them fit into many RPG packs well. Furthermore, the scale of these structures makes them fit better alongside other overhauls rather than on their own, as they can at times feel a bit out of place next to vanilla structures.

Highly recommend for adventure and RPG packs.

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Posted June 29, 2026 at 5:14:40 PM UTC
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Explorer 0 pts
Contributor 100 pts
Guide 500 pts
Veteran 1,500 pts
Luminary 4,000 pts

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Total 500 hrs MC 1.21, 26.… MC 1.21, 26.1, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.16
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5.0
Aesthetics
5.0
Performance
4.5

This is a strong contender for my favourite of Yung's mods, it makes strongholds feel like more of the grand imposing structure they're meant to be.

Exploring strongholds in this mod is like exploring a small buried city with hidden treasures, large arches and even more places to get lost than vanilla.

These new strongholds lean strongly into the medieval aesthetic that some of Yung's mods fall into, helping them fit into many RPG packs well. Furthermore, the scale of these structures makes them fit better alongside other overhauls rather than on their own, as they can at times feel a bit out of place next to vanilla structures.

Highly recommend for adventure and RPG packs.

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Posted June 29, 2026 at 5:14:40 PM UTC
5.0
Auseawesome

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Explorer 0 pts
Contributor 100 pts
Guide 500 pts
Veteran 1,500 pts
Luminary 4,000 pts

Ranks only ever go up; points can drop but your rank stays.

About reputation ranks
Posted June 29, 2026 at 5:14:40 PM UTC
Total 500 hrs MC 1.21, 26.… MC 1.21, 26.1, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.16
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GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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[26.1.2] YUNG's Better Strongholds v6.1.0 (NeoForge)

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YUNG's Better Strongholds

 Depends on YUNG's API Join the YUNG GANG on Discord! Follow me on Twitter! Subscribe to my YouTube! Support me on Patreon!

What is this?

 A complete redesign of Minecraft strongholds like never before, making them much more complex and exciting while still staying true to vanilla themes. There are over 15 different rooms, various types of tunnels and hallways, staircases, traps, and even hidden areas!

Compatibility

YUNG's Better Strongholds is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including:

  • YUNG's Better Mineshafts
  • YUNG's Better Dungeons
  • YUNG's Extras
  • YUNG's Bridges
  • Better End
  • Endergetic Expansion
  • Repurposed Structures - RS offers a custom data pack you can use in addition to the mod that adds repurposed versions of Better Strongholds to the Nether and End! Check it out here. Use the latest version of Repurposed Structures!!
  • Save My Stronghold! - You no longer need SMS! Better Strongholds includes all the functionality of Save My Stronghold built-in.
  • End Remastered - Better Strongholds will generate in addition to ER's End Gate and End Castle. The new eyes ER adds can be used with vanilla portal frame blocks, meaning you can use them with Better Strongholds just fine. If you want the eyes to take you to the Better Stronghold when right clicked, add betterstrongholds:stronghold to the eye_behavior (called eye_structure_list in 1.18) list setting in the ER config. The eyes will track any of the structures in the list - whichever is closest to you at the moment you use it. Note that starting in 1.18.2+ you shouldn't need to change any options - the two mods are fully compatible by default.
  • Other - If the strongholds are either not spawning at all or spawning in dimensions they shouldn't be spawning in, be sure you're on the latest version of Better Strongholds and YUNG's API.

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YUNG's Better Strongholds

Depends on YUNG's API Join the YUNG GANG on Discord! Follow me on Twitter! Subscribe to my YouTube! Support me on Patreon!

What is this?

A complete redesign of Minecraft strongholds like never before, making them much more complex and exciting while still staying true to vanilla themes. There are over 15 different rooms, various types of tunnels and hallways, staircases, traps, and even hidden areas!

Compatibility

YUNG's Better Strongholds is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including:

  • YUNG's Better Caves
  • YUNG's Better Mineshafts
  • YUNG's Better Dungeons
  • YUNG's Extras
  • YUNG's Bridges
  • Better End
  • Repurposed Structures - If RS strongholds are enabled, Eyes of Ender will locate whichever stronghold is closest, regardless of if it's an RS stronghold or a Better Stronghold. RS also offers a custom data pack you can use in addition to the mod that adds repurposed versions of Better Strongholds to the Nether and End! Check it out here. Use the latest version of Repurposed Structures!!
  • Save My Stronghold! - You no longer need SMS! Better Strongholds includes all the functionality of Save My Stronghold built-in.

a49IMQJ.pngUse code YUNGNICKYOUNG with Bisect Hosting for 25% off!

THIS IS FOR 1.20.4 - 1.21.1 ONLY. NEWER VERSIONS OF THIS MOD FOR NEOFORGE HAVE BEEN MOVED TO HERE.

YUNG's Better Strongholds

 Depends on YUNG's API Join the YUNG GANG on Discord! Follow me on Twitter! Subscribe to my YouTube! Support me on Patreon!

What is this?

 A complete redesign of Minecraft strongholds like never before, making them much more complex and exciting while still staying true to vanilla themes. There are over 15 different rooms, various types of tunnels and hallways, staircases, traps, and even hidden areas!

Compatibility

YUNG's Better Strongholds is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including:

a49IMQJ.pngUse code YUNGNICKYOUNG with Bisect Hosting for 25% off!

YUNG's Better Strongholds
Depends on YUNG's API Join the YUNG GANG on Discord! Follow me on Twitter! Subscribe to my YouTube! Support me on Patreon!
What is this?
A complete redesign of Minecraft strongholds like never before, making them much more complex and exciting while still staying true to vanilla themes. There are over 15 different rooms, various types of tunnels and hallways, staircases, traps, and even hidden areas!

Compatibility
YUNG's Better Strongholds is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including:

  • YUNG's Better Mineshafts
  • YUNG's Better Dungeons
  • YUNG's Extras
  • YUNG's Bridges
  • Better End
  • End Remastered
  • Repurposed Structures - If RS strongholds are enabled, Eyes of Ender will locate whichever stronghold is closest, regardless of if it's an RS stronghold or a Better Stronghold. RS also offers a custom data pack you can use in addition to the mod that adds repurposed versions of Better Strongholds to the Nether and End! Check it out here. Use the latest version of Repurposed Structures!!

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  • These aren't your average strongholds
    These aren't your average strongholds
  • Portal Room
    Portal Room
  • Armoury
    Armoury
  • Mess Hall
    Mess Hall
  • The Grand Library
    The Grand Library
  • Not Your Average Strongholds
    Not Your Average Strongholds
  • Portal Room
    Portal Room
  • Armoury
    Armoury
  • Mess Hall
    Mess Hall
  • The Grand Library
    The Grand Library
  • Better Strongholds
    Better Strongholds

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