Tense Ambience

Mod

by Cyberking42

An ambience mod that introduces a straightforward system for playing tense background ambience. Good for Horror modpacks.

Type

Mod

CurseForge Downloads

234,823

CurseForge ID

1071762

Modrinth Downloads

636,849

Modrinth ID

9qIVVBj8

Last Updated

Nov 4, 2026

Description

This mod enhances the atmosphere of all default dimensions with biome-specific, tense ambient sounds (Perfect for Horror Modpacks). See the curseforge page here: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/tense-ambience

When upgrading to a newer version you HAVE TO DELETE THE OLD CONFIG FILES! They are located in: C:\Users\%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\config\

The Fabric version requires the Fabric API!

Changlog:

v.2.0.0:

Fixes:

Fixed transition issues
Fixed ambient sounds playing in the background unintentionally
Fixed fading issues
Fixed sound playing on the title screen

Improvements:

Improved and stabilized transitions
Enhanced biome recognition (now searches biome strings for tags)
Added more ambience sounds and adjusted base volume levels
Ambience volume slider is now smooth (allow a few seconds for volume changes to apply)
Slight performance improvements

Audio & Ambience:

Dynamic ambience sound loading
Add or replace ambience by placing any .mp3 file into /sounds/<category_name>

Customization & Configuration:

Added a new configuration system
Biome blacklist
Ability to toggle individual biomes

Config changes are not backward-compatible Please delete old config files before updating!!!

New Content:

Added Desert Biome Support

v.1.7.0:

Fixed bugs
Added Swamp Biome support
Added more Sound Effects to the dark Forest Biome
Added a NEW Sound System that randomly plays sounds (this is customizable)

v.1.5.1:

Fixed mod crashing

v.1.5.0:

Made transitions smoother
Another config option added
Biomesoplenty support
Performance fixes

v.1.4.5:

Smooth Sound Transitions -> customizable
Reworked Sound System - Mp3 File Support
Added new sound files for more variety
Fixed multiple bugs
Added Config file
No more MCreator
New Biome specific sounds and other features
Lightlevel in Caves = Volume of the Ambience
Fallback sounds for unrecognizable Biomes

v.1.1.0:

Basic Sound Transitions -> cutting off issue
Biome Specific sounds
Simple prototype in MCreator

Config:

["Config for Tense Ambience Mod"]
	#Play the ambience also during the day?
	"Ambience at Day" = false
	#How long should the transition fade between biomes take (in seconds)?
	#Range: 0.1 ~ 60.0
	"Transition Fade Duration" = 13.0
	#Should enable shader support? (For changing the ambience volume when holding a torch)
	"Shader Support" = false
	#Completely disable all ambient sounds and updates (performance stabilization)
	"Disable Ambience" = false

Features:

Biome specific sounds in all default dimensions and support for Biomes o plenty and probably other mods too
Smooth transitions between these biomes
Custom ambience in Caves, Dripstone Caves, Forests, Dark Forests, Snowy Forests, Oceans, Deserts, The Nether, The End and other biomes
By default the ambience only plays at night once you change the biome (This is customizable)
There is also support for shaders -> when holding a torch or other glowing items (enable it first in the config)
The Ambience Volume slider in the Sound Settings changes the volume of the ambience
A NEW Sound Event System that plays random scary sounds (This is also customizable and enabled by default)
You can disable or enable Biome detection or specific Biomes in the new BiomeOptions config

Additional Information:

You can also replace or add any .mp3 sound files to the mod:

Spoiler

Inside the jar look for: \assets\tenseambience\sounds\

The config file is located in C:\Users\%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\config\ with the name tenseambience-client. THIS MOD IS CLIENTSIDE only it will NOT work on a server!

You don’t need to ask to include this mod in a modpack. Just ensure proper credit is given.

Credits:

MCreator used only at v.1.1.0
Above and at v.1.4.5:
Additional music from https://www.zapsplat.com
This mod uses the JLayer library, licensed under LGPL 2.1. See the LICENSE file for the full LGPL text. More info: https://github.com/umjammer/jlayer