Effective
Modby doctor4t
Client-side mod designed to improve Minecraft's ambience through particles, visual effects and sounds
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
5,866,996
CurseForge ID
556381
Modrinth Downloads
3,229,976
Modrinth ID
pcPXJeZi
Last Updated
Sep 11, 2026
Description
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](https://doctor4t.ladysnake.org/login) - 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](https://discord.com/invite/RBHY26t) to get permission or [make a pull request on GitHub](https://github.com/Ladysnake/effective).** #### 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 LadysnakeCompatibility
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