THIS MOD IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED ON CURSEFORGE, MORE INFO AT THE BOTTOM

Everything past this paragraph is outdated and unsupported.

Effective adds various effects like water splashes, waterfall clouds, fireflies, improved visual effects, screen shake and many more. Every effect is customisable and can be toggled in the configuration.

Video showcase (Effective 2.1 + in depth cascade system explanation)

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⚠️ NEW VERSIONS WILL NOW BE HOSTED ON MODRINTH! ⚠️

All new versions of my mods will now be released on Modrinth and not CurseForge. Long standing issues with CurseForge and Overwolf have driven me away from this platform, and my mods will no longer receive updates here. If you wish to continue playing with the recent versions of my mods on Fabric, please take a look a my Modrinth page. Thank you for understanding.

Copyright (C) 2023 Ladysnake

A Fabric client-side mod improving Minecraft's ambience through particles, visual effects and sounds

⚠️ Please note: This mod is intended to be used with the Fast or Fancy graphic setting. Not Fabulous. The Fabulous graphic setting often tends to break mods visually with water. ⚠️

The mod adds various effects like water splashes, waterfall clouds, fireflies, improved visual effects, screen shake and many more.

Every effect is customisable and can be toggled in the configuration.

Video showcase (Effective 2.1 + in depth cascade system explanation)

Gallery

Current features:

Water effects:

• Splashes, droplets and ripples when entities fall in water
• Waterfall clouds
  • Appears when water flows into two block deep water source blocks / a water source above a wool block (to make it silent)
  • Can also be used on beaches to simulate waves crashing
  • Waterfall mist
    • Appears when water directly flows from above into source blocks
    • Can be used to create fog or mist ambiences
    • If a water source above a wool block is used instead of two water sources, the mist will be colored after the wool
  • Flowing water droplets
  • Rain ripples
  • Glowing plankton
    • Makes splashes, droplets, ripples and waterfall clouds glow blue in warm oceans
  • Chests open underwater emit bubbles
    • Chests with soul sand below them open randomly 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 depending on the biome
  • Frequency depending on the biome's humidity, the higher the more appear
  • Chorus petals around Chorus trees and when breaking Chorus flowers
    • Frequency depending on the Chorus flower's age
  • Will o' Wisps in soul sand valleys
  • Eyes in the dark that creep on you during Halloween

Improved effects for:

• Fireballs
• Dragon fireballs and breath
• Spectral arrows
• Glow squid particles

Miscellaneous effects:

• Sculk dust floating out of sculk blocks
• Cosmetics for supporters: [no longer available to purchase]
  • Support dashboard
  • Ultrakill parry effect when deflecting Ghast fireballs

FAQ

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 ambient 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 are welcome to ask in the Ladysnake Discord to get permission 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 I will update it to future versions when I feel like it. If you want it updated to newer versions, feel free to contribute to the mod and make a pull request, it's appreciated! Otherwise, don't come begging.

Q: Can I include this mod in a modpack?

A: Yes you can. Please however provide credit and a link to the Modrinth project page.

Copyright (C) 2025 Ladysnake