The Ancient Towns is a Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that expands cave exploration with enormous abandoned settlements hidden deep underground. Rather than adding another small dungeon, it creates sprawling ruins with crumbling corridors, plazas, and concealed chambers that feel like a natural extension of vanilla Minecraft.
Procedural generation combines more than 180 handcrafted architectural pieces, producing varied layouts across two town styles, including deepslate and dripstone settlements. Rare generation keeps discoveries special, while carefully balanced chest loot rewards thorough exploration without disrupting survival progression. On a Minecraft server, our BoxToPlay experience turns mining trips into memorable expeditions for solo players or groups.
Select the version of The Ancient Towns you want installed on your Minecraft server.
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Wait while your Minecraft server is built and delivered. Installation of your selected The Ancient Towns version starts during setup. Once it is ready, connect and have fun.
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