Immersed Leaves

Immersed Leaves is a client-side visual mod for Minecraft that simulates subtle leaf movement using texture UV offsets.

Unlike conventional methods that animate leaves by moving block vertices, Immersed Leaves calculates texture UV offsets in real time to create a gentle swaying effect.

Since the effect is calculated through texture manipulation rather than relying on specific leaf models, it should theoretically work with leaves from other mods and custom textures from resource packs, without requiring individual animations for each type of leaf.

For a better overall visual experience, I recommend using Immersed Leaves alongside Living Wind.

Important Notes

Please keep in mind that this approach has its limitations. Visual quality and performance may vary depending on your setup.

Immersed Leaves relies on real-time CPU calculations to generate UV offsets. As a result, the leaf movement may look unnatural in certain situations or simply fail to produce the intended effect.

This approach also doesn't offer any particular performance advantage over traditional vertex-based leaf animations. In fact, it may introduce additional CPU overhead and potentially perform worse in some situations.

While the mod is designed to work with a wide range of leaf textures, compatibility doesn't necessarily mean every modded leaf or resource pack will look as intended.

Whether the mod is worth using will ultimately depend on your hardware and how the effect looks in your game.