Moria Depths

Beyond an ancient gate, a forgotten dwarven kingdom waits beneath the stone.

Moria Depths adds a vast underground dimension inspired by the mines of Moria. Explore colossal caverns, follow illuminated avenues across deep chasms, and uncover settlements and ruins carved into the rock.

Play alone or bring your friends. The depths hold rich ore deposits and hidden treasures, but their former guardians still defend them.

A world beneath the world

Discover eight underground biomes:

• Deep Halls — immense caverns, towering columns and deep fissures.
• Underground Lake — vast waters illuminated from below.
• Sunken Forges — lava rivers and foundries connected by walkways.
• Petrified Forest — enormous basalt trees with tangled roots.
• Forgotten Gardens — giant trees, moss and waterfalls.
• Titans’ Graveyard — colossal skeletons and horned skulls.
• Royal Geodes — amethyst formations rising from calcite.
• Silent Depths — dark basins, obsidian monoliths and hanging spires.

The terrain and locations vary with your world seed. Follow exposed ore veins to discover large deposits of iron, copper, coal and gold, or prospect the great fissures for rarer resources.

Explore a fallen kingdom

Search abandoned mines, deep forges, archives, necropolises, fortified gates, watch bridges, hanging cities and royal throne rooms.

Expedition journals found near structure entrances point towards other places to explore. Campsites, abandoned carts, repair stations and memorials offer glimpses of the kingdom's past.

Not everything is abandoned: inhabited dwarven villages contain villagers, workshops, crops and iron golems. Trade, rest and prepare for your next expedition.

An advancement tab provides optional exploration and combat goals.

Face its guardians

Battle revenant dwarves that still defend the kingdom's abandoned halls.

Encounter the Basalisk, a stone serpent lurking among the caverns and beneath the rock.

Challenge the Fallen King, an ancient ruler guarding the treasures of his forgotten kingdom.

How to enter

Look for an ancient gate in the Overworld's caves. Its carved frame, blue lanterns and glowing opening mark the entrance.

The gate is already active: walk through it to enter Moria. Your return gate leads back to the cave you came from. Other gates discovered in the depths can connect to different Overworld locations.

There is no portal crafting recipe.

Installation

Download the file matching your Minecraft version and mod loader:

• Minecraft 1.20.1 — Forge
• Minecraft 1.21.1 — NeoForge
• Minecraft 1.21.1 — Fabric
• Minecraft 26.3 — Forge

Install GeckoLib for the same Minecraft version and loader.

The Fabric edition also requires Fabric API.

Place the mod and its dependencies in your mods folder. Keep only one Moria Depths JAR in each instance.

For multiplayer, install Moria Depths and its required dependencies on both the server and every player's client.

Optional integrations

• Lootr: individual royal rewards for multiplayer exploration.
• Waystones: travel points in dwarven villages and near throne rooms.
• Modded loot: selected installed mods can contribute items to optional reward pools. Modpack authors can customize these pools through datapacks.

Lootr and Waystones are optional. Shaders are not required.

Configuration and existing worlds

Settings are stored in config/moria.properties.

Adjust creature health and damage, structure generation chances, spawner waves, cavern scale, ore deposits and exploration ambience. Restart the game or server after changing settings.

You can add the mod to an existing world. Explore previously ungenerated Overworld caves to find new entrances. Administrators can also use /moria retrofit to search for suitable gate locations in explored areas.

New architectural changes apply to newly generated structures; existing rooms are not rebuilt automatically.

Languages

Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Wiki

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Modpacks

Feel free to add it to your modpack!