SlashBlade:A Belated Gift
ModMakes holding and swinging blades run smoother on your screen.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Loaders
- Forge, NeoForge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.21.1
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- First release only 3 months ago−6 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points21 / 21Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.12 days ago (15 Oct 2026) 12 / 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 NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 65% of the 993 popular NeoForge 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.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed 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.1 of the 2 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (50%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Known 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 5 / 5Transparency
7 points lost0 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.48,892 3 / 4Track record
6 points lost2 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3 months, 6 releases 2 / 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
40.7 of the 55 points that apply = 74 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
A Belated Gift is a client-side rendering optimization mod for SlashBlade: Resharped, intended to reduce frame-rate drops when holding or swinging blades, rendering dropped blades, using shaders, or loading YSM models. It prepares OBJ model data in a GPU-friendly format and caches blade bodies, sheaths, icons, blades on stands, dropped blades, and enchantment glints for reuse, with a shared 96 MiB LRU cache for blade rendering data. For swings, it avoids recalculating full vertex skinning when only the bone anchor poses are needed, and scales slash-effect detail with distance, simplifying it further under shaders. The mod warms models, textures, and render types before use, clears caches when leaving a world or reloading resources, and falls back to vanilla rendering when it detects meshes or effects that cannot be cached safely. Its slash-effect rendering API lets addon authors register replacement slash textures or OBJ models, including definitions selected dynamically from an effect's state, while the mod continues to manage optimization, distance-based detail, shader compatibility, and resource warm-up.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- theflarestar
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 53K
- Created
- 1 Aug 2026
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
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.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. Both are 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
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images 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.Not on Modrinth.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found8 of 12 changelogs read
- Its filesCredits and texts in the files you download that name an AI tool.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 found1 image 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 file46 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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Latest 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.