Effective
ModAdds ambient particles, visual effects, and sounds to your world.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 20 months−9 points
- Releases in only 3 of the last 24 months−4 points
- Some modpacks removed it−2 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
9 points lost18 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.20 months ago (20 Feb 2025). 62 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 53% of these points. 7 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on Fabric and Quilt. 53% of the 718 popular Fabric mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 3 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
2 points lost20 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.58 of the 347 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (17%) See the 58 modpacks8 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None of the 4 known conflicts count in the grade See the 4 known conflicts5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · ladysnake/effective 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Ladysnake/Effective 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.9,278,527 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.9 years, 30 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
55.7 of the 71 points that apply = 78 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Effective is a client-side mod that enriches Minecraft’s ambience with configurable particles, visual effects, and environmental sounds. Water effects include splashes, droplets, and ripples when entities enter water, rain ripples, flowing-water droplets, waterfall clouds and mist, and blue-glowing plankton effects in warm oceans; underwater chests can also emit bubbles when opened. The mod adds biome-aware fireflies, Will o’ Wisps in soul sand valleys, and seasonal eyes in the dark, along with Chorus petals around Chorus trees and falling from broken Chorus flowers. Other creature and combat effects include allay trails, glow squid effects, screen shake from Warden, Ravager, and Ender Dragon roars or Warden sonic booms, and enhanced visuals for fireballs, dragon breath, and spectral arrows. Ambient audio varies by environment, with examples including bees and birds in daytime biomes, crickets and owls at night, rustling foliage, cave and desert winds, and water sounds in rivers, oceans, and caves. Players can customize or disable individual effects in the configuration, and the client-side effects work when connecting to a vanilla server.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 7 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 12 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Rendering and graphicsChanges 9 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Blocks and fluidsChanges 5 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., World renderingChanges 2 game code files in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather., Server and world logicChanges 2 game code files in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules., PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls. and Inventory and itemsChanges 1 game code file in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting..
Libraries packed inside it change 217 more game code files: Porting Lib Base, Porting Lib Entity, Veil and 21 more.
Adds 24 sounds and 1 key binding.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 9.3M
- Created
- 15 Dec 2021
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Uses folders outside the game
- It can read or write files outside your Minecraft folder, on the rest of your computer. Only in its files for Fabric 1.21.1.
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. It contacts 1 web address. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.9 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Uses folders outside the gameUses the temporary files folder.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
We read its code without running it: it contacts 1 web address while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- doctor4t.ladysnake.orgDownloads player cosmetics data.Explained by AI (may be wrong)Explained by an AI from the code. May be wrong.
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images, sounds and code history and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found21 of 34 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found153 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found24 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file265 code files read
Compatibility
See all 30 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Known conflicts
These projects do not work together with Effective: their authors or Effective's author say so. If you install both, the game can crash or some features can stop working. Some of them do the same job as Effective, so you only need one.
Related projects
Projects that need Effective to work.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 13 a month now, 45 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
1,726 modpacks include Effective in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Better MC [FABRIC] BMC17.9M downloadslast version with it 7 Dec 2022
Medieval MC [FABRIC] MMC14.4M downloadslast version with it 10 Dec 2022
Homestead3.6M downloadslast version with it 7 Jan 2026
Vanilla Perfected3M downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2024
Sodium Plus2.9M downloadslast version with it 17 Sep 2025
BounceSMP: Public2.8M downloadslast version with it 18 Nov 2023
Better Adventures+2.2M downloadslast version with it 22 Jun 2023
Fresh & Smooth1.9M downloadslast version with it 19 Jul 2025
Fantasy MC Fabric1.9M downloadslast version with it 2 Oct 2023
Valhelsia: Enhanced Vanilla1.8M downloadslast version with it 26 Dec 2021Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Effective. Share: how many of the modpacks with Effective also have that mod.
Mod MenuAModin 89% of the modpacks with Effective
LithiumAModin 82% of the modpacks with Effective
FerriteCoreAModin 71% of the modpacks with Effective
Sodium ExtraAModin 62% of the modpacks with Effective
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 61% of the modpacks with Effective
VisualityAModin 60% of the modpacks with Effective
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 59% of the modpacks with Effective
Falling LeavesAModin 57% of the modpacks with Effective
LazyDFU-Modin 56% of the modpacks with Effective
Eating AnimationCModin 53% of the modpacks with EffectiveLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.