Effective
Fabric client-side mod that enhances Minecraft's atmosphere through particles, visual effects, and sounds
⚠️ Important note: This mod is designed for use with Fast or Fancy graphics settings. Not Fabulous. The Fabulous setting often disrupts water visuals in mods. ⚠️
The mod adds various effects: water splashes, waterfall clouds, fireflies, enhanced visual effects, screen shake, and much more.
Each effect can be configured and toggled in the settings.
Video showcase (Effective 2.1 + detailed cascade system explanation)
Gallery
Current features:
Water effects:
- Splashes, droplets, and ripples when entities fall into water
- Waterfall clouds
- Appear when water flows into two-block deep water sources / water source above a wool block (for silence)
- Can also be used on beaches to simulate crashing waves
- Appears when water flows directly from above into source blocks
- Can be used to create foggy atmospheres
- If using a water source above a wool block instead of two water sources, the mist will be colored according to the wool
- Makes splashes, droplets, ripples, and waterfall clouds glow blue in warm oceans
- Chests with soul sand beneath them randomly open when underwater
Entity effects:
- Glow squids hypnotize players
- Glow squids named "jeb_" glow rainbow
- Allay trails
- Golden Allays
Screen shake effects for:
- Warden roars
- Warden sonic booms
- Ravager roars
- Ender dragon roars
Illuminated effects:
- Fireflies in forests and humid biomes
- Color depends on the biome
- Frequency depends on biome humidity - higher humidity means more appear
- Frequency depends on the chorus flower's age
Enhanced effects for:
- Fireballs
- Dragon fireballs and breath
- Spectral arrows
- Glow squid particles
Miscellaneous effects:
- Sculk dust floating from sculk blocks
- Ultrakill parry effect when deflecting Ghast fireballs
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I use this mod on a vanilla server?
A: Yes. If you have installed this mod on your Minecraft client, you will be able to connect to vanilla Minecraft servers, and the atmospheric effects will work as intended.
Q: Can I port this mod to [Loader]? Can I update this mod to [Newer version]?
A: If you want to make a port or update of Effective, you can ask for permission in the Ladysnake Discord or make a pull request on GitHub.
Q: Can you backport this mod to 1.x? When will you update to [Older version]?
A: No. I mod Minecraft as a hobby with very limited time. Therefore, I will not backport this mod to older versions of Minecraft and will update it to future versions when I feel like it. If you want updates to newer versions, you can contribute to the mod development and make a pull request - it's appreciated! Otherwise, don't ask.
Q: Can I include this mod in a modpack?
A: Yes, you can. Please provide attribution and a link to the Modrinth project page.
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