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no_exit_cave.exe

A survival horror modpack set entirely inside an endless, inescapable cave. There is no surface — only the dark, and whatever lives in it.

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Updated 7 days ago
Latest stable file In_The_Caves_1.2.6.zip
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge 47.4.10

In_The_Caves_1.2.6.zip is a complete pack release for 1.20.1 with Forge 47.4.10. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. 58 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

How should I set up no_exit_cave.exe for players and a server?

Use In_The_Caves_1.2.6.zip as the pack version. Install the pack as its own launcher instance. The creator’s listing does not name a separate server file, so check the release notes before setting up a dedicated server. Do not upload the ordinary client folder blindly.

Client instance Install In_The_Caves_1.2.6.zip
Dedicated server setup Match In_The_Caves_1.2.6.zip
Pack loader Forge 47.4.10

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Referenced mods 58
Client only 10
Server only 0
Not labelled 48

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What are the server requirements for no_exit_cave.exe?

In_The_Caves_1.2.6.zip. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.

58 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is In_The_Caves_1.2.6.zip. That file is for Minecraft 1.20.1 with Forge 47.4.10. It contains 58 mod projects. The creator’s listing does not name a separate server file. Check their notes before using one, and do not upload an ordinary client folder or rebuild the pack mod by mod. A file count cannot tell us the right RAM, CPU or storage; size the server for the players and world you actually run.

About this project

What kind of pack is no_exit_cave.exe?

No_exit_cave.exe (In The Caves) is a survival horror modpack built around one idea: the world is a cave, and it never ends. There is no sky, no surface to climb back to — everything you need to survive has to be found, built, and defended underground.

Concept

The entire game takes place inside a single, infinite cave system. Survival elements (food, resources, building, mining) all exist as normal, but the setting itself is the threat — tight tunnels, no escape route, and things that hunt in the dark. This is a horror-first pack: exploration is deliberately tense, not comfortable.

Custom mods

The core of the pack is built on two custom mods made specifically for it:

  • In The Caves — replaces the standard world generation with an endless cave dimension. No overworld, no surface, ever.
  • Cave Structures — populates that dimension with cave-adapted settlements, dense underground forests, and other structures to explore.

Getting into the cave

If you spawn on bedrock / in the void instead of inside the dimension, open chat and run:

/inthecaves

This teleports you into the cave world properly.

Horror & atmosphere

Stacked on top of the world-gen mods are a set of horror and creepy-encounter mods that populate the dark: Smoreh's Assimilated Dweller, Better Cave Dweller, Beware The Rain, The God, The Man From The Fog, SCP-087 The Stairwell, The Anomaly, The Knocker, DISTURBED, The Midnight Lurker, Click., and Corpse — creating layered ambient dread and unexpected threats as you dig deeper.

Survival & exploration

Rounded out with mods that support long-term cave survival: Spelunkery (mining/caving mechanics), Starter Kit, Carry On, AppleSkin, No Nether Portal (keeps you locked into the cave setting), and From The Caves for extra structures, plus TaCZ for combat options against what you'll meet down there.

Performance & QoL

Includes Embeddium, Oculus, ModernFix, FerriteCore, Entity Culling, Dynamic FPS and Not Enough Crashes for stability and performance, along with Xaero's Minimap/World Map, ImmediatelyFast, InvMove and Not Enough Animations for quality of life.

Requirements

  • Minecraft Forge 1.20.1

    support for me Boosty

Project description from CurseForge.

Mods in In_The_Caves_1.2.6.zip

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anomaly_rephased-2.0.0b32-forge-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 7e86902f4ed1ca18b47c7d686ce5bebfe7aa87d6 · CurseForge file 8746269 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
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Better Cave Dweller-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 e533d50da7602e03dd8979f0ced4b9dca2cb6601 · CurseForge file 5010855 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
betterfpsdist-1.20.1-6.0.jar SHA-1 8e4fe2cd85c08c24ab363b47a63d1c872fc3cc1e · CurseForge file 5723247 · Project link unavailable Client only
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CameraOverhaul-v2.1.1-forge+mc[1.20-1.20.5].jar SHA-1 096d407a7d4ace0892deb610c686275048392d7d · CurseForge file 8142515 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
carryon-forge-1.20.1-2.1.2.7.jar SHA-1 9999714ca3dd2f2401f0396ca44f3b27c3784c4f · CurseForge file 4882500 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
cavestructures-1.0.4.jar SHA-1 137757d4f7d35ccbbbd51373d102acf7560dc957 · CurseForge file 8804361 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
click-2.0.3.jar SHA-1 fe5acf0bc0481c3c7d8b7df8eb79c0b33b4f3cc2 · CurseForge file 8692306 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
cloth-config-11.1.136-forge.jar SHA-1 c65d07748acc57ceb45d53b3964368b84f34d54f · CurseForge file 5729105 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
collective-1.20.1-8.39.jar SHA-1 4622cf120fd3eb82972dc6634d6a5910d04e3c91 · CurseForge file 8341458 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
corpse-forge-1.20.1-1.0.23.jar SHA-1 843b16ca88bc5c390bb22a2a84437e6bffdd43dd · CurseForge file 7018272 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
CreativeCore_FORGE_v2.12.39_mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 aef9a8ebdf0be50b6bd8da8ab4153f5085f71a80 · CurseForge file 8304882 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Cubic Leaves 2.3 (performance).zip SHA-1 3c5d75c2aeef02968276ac164a8eff5736047283 · CurseForge file 7310666 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
cupboard-1.20.1-4.1.jar SHA-1 cea6ff50c4eb566fec606ba337c1a94e1da6462d · CurseForge file 8746423 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
dynamic-fps-3.11.4+minecraft-1.20.0-forge.jar SHA-1 43b3e0766a9e7a30651cc01756476657b865b7a2 · CurseForge file 7546908 · Project link unavailable Client only
embeddium-0.3.31+mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 bb2fa8f3e493af16af9160d049f96c614a1faf2f · CurseForge file 5681725 · Project link unavailable Client only
Enhanced Audio r7.zip SHA-1 2cd4bd529641bde061c2d2d4c44de3228fd6d767 · CurseForge file 7873296 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
entityculling-forge-1.10.5-mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 b818f6d792b79f4ec116c89704e70292bd6f72b5 · CurseForge file 8287086 · Project link unavailable Client only
Fast Better Grass.zip SHA-1 3a344f8e36a2e748f11dce1c246b5c6ce91141f1 · CurseForge file 8259877 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ferritecore-6.0.1-forge.jar SHA-1 417fb6ce8f52abf40bd9d0390371790f9576f8ba · CurseForge file 4810975 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
FreshAnimations_v1.10.5.zip SHA-1 0d069c5583d1dd4591e55ec5ff6dd0905f3f8615 · CurseForge file 7854681 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
from_the_caves-0.7.freemode-forge-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 24b886ef7009bdc1c98f775fca32397036355b90 · CurseForge file 8782265 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
geckolib-forge-1.20.1-4.8.4.jar SHA-1 81982cc287f80ffabb2fd36d22cc95e4255c739d · CurseForge file 8285794 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
golden-days-alpha-16.2-[1.20-to-26.2].zip SHA-1 019f868726c4adff2aaec14065103ac41543f630 · CurseForge file 8545247 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
golden-days-base-16.2-[1.20-to-26.2].zip SHA-1 a520fe595c518a59842693ffd700aedfafa6140d · CurseForge file 8545246 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ImmediatelyFast-Forge-1.5.5+1.20.4.jar SHA-1 9eacd407b7dea636d375dc47335d92f616484ea2 · CurseForge file 8348481 · Project link unavailable Client only
InvMove-0.9.3+1.20.1-Forge.jar SHA-1 5ce261a448fb8417a40429bae9dc634d0cd0b1d5 · CurseForge file 7418952 · Project link unavailable Client only
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modernfix-forge-5.27.83+mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 24109106b51846d387aa00c06d1445c35410c31c · CurseForge file 8774721 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
moonlight-1.20-2.16.34-forge.jar SHA-1 5e20f2f0ce56a534accb32f80853d5a246599a4d · CurseForge file 8261419 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
noexitcaves-1.0.4.jar SHA-1 0ce211dd47db6cf72547c5469a5c18d2231ed85f · CurseForge file 8813441 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
nonetherportal-1.20.1-1.0.jar SHA-1 772155ead7f8aab06a3404c31377f26e3867f1f3 · CurseForge file 4654671 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
notenoughanimations-forge-1.12.4-mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 71484079011f71a37d913b491828412992fd8314 · CurseForge file 8274895 · Project link unavailable Client only
notenoughcrashes-4.4.9+1.20.1-forge.jar SHA-1 5d786730c1aee28751d480d497ce893cdff0bb87 · CurseForge file 6598273 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
oculus-mc1.20.1-1.8.0.jar SHA-1 984f774e71790deaec674c7587bd24e0711871b2 · CurseForge file 6020952 · Project link unavailable Client only
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