Alex's Caves: Enriched
Modby Xenonomous
An addon for Alex's Caves that changes how you obtain and craft nuclear bombs, as well as improving the effects of nukes on the environment.
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
12,304
CurseForge ID
1333389
Modrinth Downloads
19,331
Modrinth ID
saFIe8ei
Last Updated
Jul 29, 2026
Description
An addon for Alex's Caves that changes how you obtain and craft nuclear bombs, as well as improving the effects of nukes on the environment.
> **WARNING:** It is recommended to **turn OFF item drops from the nuke** in Alex's Caves configs! Also setting the nuke radius in Alex's Caves to `6` or higher is recommended—the explosions have been optimized for larger radii.
**Dependencies:** Citadel, Patchouli, Cloth Config, Kotlin For Forge, and [Alex's Caves](https://modrinth.com/mod/alexs-caves) (of course)
---
To get started, craft a guidebook using a book and `alexscaves:uranium` (Requires Patchouli). There is also `EMI` support for the new recipes and in-world block transmutations.
**This mod adds:**
Spoiler
- Enriched uranium, rod, block
- Overhauled nuclear explosion
- Uranium enrichment process
- Rocket launcher and rocket types
- Uranium arrow
- Uranium candy
- New types of nukes (Mini-nuke, Neutron bomb, Black hole bomb)
- Nuka Cola
- Raygun MkII (And gamma variant)
- Flamethrower
- Railgun
How to enrich uranium:
Spoiler
Smelt uranium blocks in an Alex's Caves nuclear furnace to get a *Block of Salted Uranium*. Then put that block in a *Centrifuge* and wait (will take a while).
Smelting uranium will leak radiation in the surrounding area so get your hazmat suit on to make sure the nuclear furnace doesnt overheat!

Server side performance settings:
Spoiler
Note explosions have been optimized compared to Alex's Caves. For weaker hardware, you can try the following settings, in order of greatest to least impact:
- Turn off "Create glowing irradiated air" in nuclear explosion config (glowing air may cause light updates and significantly increased memory usage)
- Reduce explosion radii for neutron bomb, black hole bomb, mini-nuke (nuke follows Alex's Caves)
- Set effect cloud duration to 0 in nuclear explosion config
You may use this in modpacks!
## Credits:
- Bowserinator: code and some programmer art
- Xenonomous: art and models
- Auri: code
- AlexModGuy: original Alex's Caves mod
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Game Versions
Recommended Gear
AffiliateHardware and extras that pair well with this mod.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Screenshots
Similar Mods
Block Prints
A fully client side schematic mod for uploading, sharing, and downloading schematics from Blockprints.io! Builds are per...
Technomancy
Science and magic, what can go wrong?
Convenient mobGriefing
Gives more control over the mob_griefing game rule by splitting it into four rules with additional overrides for individ...
Craftable Name tag
Craft Nametags. That's it.
Old fisherman swamp house
adds an old fisherman’s house to swamp biomes, with villagers and aquatic mobs beneath it
Ice and Fire: Dragon Finder
Easy way to find dragon from the mod Ice and Fire: Dragons and no longer have to expend hours or days exploring the worl...