The latest 1.19.0 jar also works on 1.19.1 and 1.19.2!
About Dimensional Dungeons
Dimensional Dungeons adds limitless procedurally generated dungeons to Minecraft! These dungeons are all placed in a single, separate dimension which can be accessed from a portal anywhere on the Overworld. (Such as in your base!) This makes the dungeons themselves renewable and it provides challenging, replayable content.
The dungeon dimension limits building and block breaking. This allows for a proper adventure mode-like experience on a survival server. For example, I can use pistons in my traps without giving the player free pistons. Obstacle courses can't be bridged over. Combat can't be trivialized by building fences around mobs. And light and darkness matter when you can't place torches!
Besides challenges in room design the dungeons are also randomly populated with enemies and worthwhile loot! Many rooms with valuable treasure chests require solving a puzzle that will test your knowledge of Minecraft game mechanics. Currently all of the builds are 'vanilla' and no modded blocks or command blocks are used. The goal is to feel vanilla-lite and to be fair to the player.
For modpack designers and server admins there is also a powerful config file which allows for customization of the block protection in the dungeon dimension and many other features. As of version 1.09 the rooms themselves are configurable in the common config, meaning that you can remove existing rooms or add custom rooms.
In Game Information
To get started you'll need to build a portal, craft some blank keys, and "activate" your blank keys. This video describes everything.
Additional information can be found on the new Dimensional Dungeons Wiki! There is also a Patchouli guidebook if you (optionally) have that installed.
From The Developer
Two million official downloads! Wow I am astonished! I'm glad so many players have decided to make Dimensional Dungeons a part of their worlds.
Thank you everyone.
This is my first Minecraft mod and I'm very proud of it, but not too proud to listen. Please report bugs, issues and suggestions anywhere you'd like - either here on Curse, on Github, or in the Dimensional Dungeons Discord. I read every ticket and comment. The Discord also has a lot of information about modding this mod and making it do interesting things in modpacks. If you would like spoilers for the puzzle rooms I'll share those too.
Permission is automatically granted to use this mod in any modpack. I would appreciate a link back to this page, please. If there is a feature or config setting I can add to make your modpack more interesting just request it in the comments and I'll consider it. I care a lot about mod compatibility.
Latest News
(Last updated: October 29th, 2022)
This was another update based entirely on your feedback! The two new major features were both things that players and modpack developers had asked for. With these changes, assuming nothing is broken, I think I'm finally happy with where the mod is for 1.18.2. I'm already looking ahead to 1.20 and trying to guess what the future will be for Minecraft modding.
For the next update I want to build more rooms! The last two major updates haven't added any new rooms and I haven't built any since the spring. If the next update is nothing but new rooms then I'll be happy. I still want to make a third tier of dungeons too!
Lastly, I have a favor to ask. If you're a fan of Dimensional Dungeons then please spread the word. Share your dungeons, repost my updates, maybe ask modpack devs if they'd consider this mod, or anything else you would be comfortable with. I'm not on social media and I'm not very connected to the Minecraft community so I wouldn't know where to start. When I uploaded the first version of Dimensional Dungeons to this website I told no one except a few friends. It's a miracle that anyone ever knew about this mod! To grow from literally one download to 2 million in 3 years entirely on word on mouth is astonishing. But I am just one person. There's no "Team Dim Duns" behind this project. So I'm reliant on the community for everything that I can't do myself.
FAQ:
Q: Can you add a config option to add loot from other mods if they are installed?
https://github.com/AllenSeitz/DimDungeons/wiki/Datapacks-for-Dummies
https://github.com/AllenSeitz/DimDungeons/wiki/Basic-Dungeon-Loot-Tables
Even though there is a 'vanilla' way to do this without mods I'm still considering it because of how high the demand is.
Q: Help I can't open doors or press buttons or touch any blocks at all! Or, READ ME if your server has a world border.
A: Do you also notice a red tint around the edge of your screen? That means you're outside of the world border and that is the cause of the problem. Unfortunately due to a long running oversight I wasn't aware of the problem until version 1.13 (of this mod) and that is the oldest version of this mod with the problem fixed. If you're stuck on an older version of Minecraft and you can't upgrade then you might have access to tools that can customize the world border for each dimension separately?
Q: When I try to activate a key, I see particle effects and hear a sound, but the key remains unchanged.
A: I'm not sure why this happens in some modpacks but this can be fixed in the server config, dimdungeons-server.toml.
Look for the setting worldborderToRespect = "dimdungeons:dungeon_dimension" and change it to "minecraft:overworld". Or if it was set to the overworld then try changing it to another dimension.Q: There are structures from other mods overlapping the dungeon. (Or, mobs from other mods are spawning and I don't want them to.)
A: Those mods shouldn't be blindly inserting themselves into every biome and dimension that is installed. But if they are then hopefully they have a blacklist and you can add either dimdungeons:dungeon_dimension (the dimension id) or dimdungeons:biome_dungeon (the unique biome) to their blacklists. The biome "category" of my dungeon biome is "none" which should be a clear sign to these mods to skip adding structures. Consider reporting the issue on their bug trackers if it is causing a problem for you. If you need to whitelist or blacklist the new building dimension that dimension id is dimdungeons:build_dimension.
For Public Server Operators (updated May 8th, 2022 for the latest version of 1.18.2)
Dimensional Dungeons is designed to offer "renewable adventure" and should be a wonderful addition to your server. Your Overworld won't be covered in these structures, and players won't have to generate or explore hundreds of chunks to find them. If you have a small world border then maybe this mod can help you solve the problem of your players looting everything within the border and leaving nothing for future players?
All dungeons are placed in a single dimension with 8 chunks of void space between. This helps to keep players from loading multiple dungeons and it provides other benefits. The teleport coordinates of each dungeon are determined when the corresponding key is activated, but the dungeon isn't built until the key is placed in a keyhole. The final 1.16.5 version of this mod is very tps heavy when building the dungeon, but the latest 1.18.2 version can do this with minimal lag.
It is safe but unnecessary to reset the Dungeon Dimension. Your old looted and forgotten dungeons will sit in unloaded chunks forever. And players will be able to create new dungeons forever. There is no need to "free up space". However if you do choose to reset the dimension then players will be unable to exploit old keys because each key can only build a single dungeon. Additionally, there is also a safety feature in place to detect when a dungeon has been deleted and then politely inform the player, rather than continue and teleport them into the void. So in short, by resetting the dimension, you're really just invalidating all of the used keys on your server. (But this may be what you want.)
Current Major Version: v168 (October 29th, 2022)
- Implemented a new config option for damage scaling. This option will multiply the damage dealt to players (before armor) from all sources in a basic or advanced dungeon. Defaults to 1.0x and 1.5x.
- Implemented a way to limit who can enter your personal dimension. See the Patchouli book for full details.
-- Using a book on your portal will speak to you the current guest list and if that list is a blacklist or a whitelist.
-- Using white dye on your portal will switch it into whitelist mode.
-- Using black dye on your portal will switch it into blacklist mode.
-- Using a named piece of paper on your portal will add or remove a player with the same name from the list.
-- Using a grindstone on your portal will clear the guest list.
-- There is a server config option to disable secure personal dimensions for PVP servers.
- Custom JEI support is back for 1.19!
- Mobs whose names fail to translate will not be nametagged.
- Fixed a crash when a vanilla mob fails to spawn. (Such as being prevented by Bad Mobs.)
- Removed the lag machines in two rooms: disco_1 and disco_2.
- Fixed a bug that prevented hardcore mode from working in the 1.18 and 1.19 ports.
Mod Compatibility
Artifacts - Allows their mimic to spawn in the dungeon dimension.
End:Remastered - Their end portal frame can also activate my keys.
Lootr - My dungeon chests are compatible with Lootr's chest replacement system.
Patchouli - Adds a guidebook which can help you build the portal
JEI - custom recipe type for activating keys
Contributors
Catastrophe573 - Creator
MagpieMaydin - Builder of several rooms, notably the skullcorner and yinyang rooms.
rsleeezy - Initial draft of the Patchouli guidebook with many multiblocks filled in.
EHX - Contributed several advancements.
Rimeval - Contributed a pull request to link the portal's coordinates.
noobanidus - Contributed a pull request to streamline loot tables, for Lootr.
Mahj - Contributed pull requests to backport some features to 1.15.2.
MrDenn - Contributed improved item textures.
DoloC8 - Contributed a full Chinese translation.
Discord Server
Continue the discussion over here too! Also get early access to news, ideas, and betas! See what other mod pack developers and players are doing with Dimensional Dungeons!