Old Snow Accumulation

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Old Snow Accumulation

By ItamioOwner , Noobyboom

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Tired of only 1 layer of snow? This mod fixes that, allowing snow to accumulate to world height (configurable)

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Description

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Makes snowing in 1.12.2 more enjoyable, let snow accumulate, and cover the past.

Snowy Winter

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Features

  • Snow accumulates on existing snow layers during snow/rain weather in cold biomes
  • Configurable maximum snow height (default: 16 layers)
  • Adjustable chunk radius around players (default: 8 chunks)
  • Customizable accumulation speed (default: 20 ticks, ~1 second)
  • Configurable blocks per chunk and chunks per tick for performance tuning
  • Real-time configuration reloading (no client/server restart required, update the file, in game the settings also update)
  • Natural snow block integration (follows Minecraft's snow mechanics)
  • Accurate height limit enforcement with proper layer counting

Configuration

Located at config/snowaccumulation/config.txt:

  • maxSnowHeight: Maximum snow layers (1-256, default: 16)
  • chunkRadius: Chunks around players to check (1-32, default: 8)
  • accumulationSpeed: Ticks between checks (1-1200, lower is faster, default: 20)
  • blocksPerChunk: Number of blocks to process per chunk (1-256, default: 1)
  • chunksPerTick: Number of chunks to process per tick (1-16, default: 1)

Requirements

  • Minecraft 1.12.2
  • Forge (e.g., 14.23.5.2859)

Installation

  1. Install Forge 1.12.2.
  2. Place the .jar file in the mods folder.
  3. Launch Minecraft with the Forge profile.

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Makes snowing in 1.12.2 more enjoyable, let snow accumulate, and cover the past.

Snowy Winter

Features

  • Snow accumulates on existing snow layers during snow/rain weather in cold biomes
  • Configurable maximum snow height (default: 16 layers)
  • Adjustable chunk radius around players (default: 8 chunks)
  • Customizable accumulation speed (default: 20 ticks, ~1 second)
  • Configurable blocks per chunk and chunks per tick for performance tuning
  • Real-time configuration reloading (no client/server restart required, update the file, in game the settings also update)
  • Natural snow block integration (follows Minecraft's snow mechanics)
  • Accurate height limit enforcement with proper layer counting

Configuration

Located at config/snowaccumulation/config.txt:

  • maxSnowHeight: Maximum snow layers (1-256, default: 16)
  • chunkRadius: Chunks around players to check (1-32, default: 8)
  • accumulationSpeed: Ticks between checks (1-1200, lower is faster, default: 20)
  • blocksPerChunk: Number of blocks to process per chunk (1-256, default: 1)
  • chunksPerTick: Number of chunks to process per tick (1-16, default: 1)

Requirements

  • Minecraft 1.12.2
  • Forge (e.g., 14.23.5.2859)

Installation

  1. Install Forge 1.12.2.
  2. Place the .jar file in the mods folder.
  3. Launch Minecraft with the Forge profile.