Better Firefly Bushes
by zdwolfe
Better Firefly Bushes gives Fabric players control over when firefly bushes animate, with a time window and an option to freeze them on a single frame.
What it does
Firefly bushes in vanilla Minecraft flash at night and in the daytime, and the daytime flashing makes the bushes harder to use in areas players visit during the day with large groups. Better Firefly Bushes limits the animation to a time window measured in Minecraft ticks, from 0 to 24000. Start and end times can be set separately, and the time-based control can be switched off so the bushes animate constantly.
The mod works on the client alone and needs Fabric Loader to run. Mod Menu is optional but recommended, since it provides a settings screen for the configuration. The mod targets game versions 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 and is released under the MIT License, so the code is open source. The latest Fabric file is 1.0.1-1.21.11 for 1.21.11, published on 2025-12-28.
Key features
Animation on and off
Players can switch the firefly bush animation on or off from the configuration.
Time window for animation
The bushes animate only between a configurable start time and end time, given in Minecraft ticks from 0 to 24000.
Time-based control toggle
Time-based control can be enabled or disabled, so the window applies only when the player wants it.
Frozen frame option
A chosen animation frame, from 0 to 1000, can be set as the still image shown when the bushes stop animating.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Daytime areas
Players who gather in large groups during the day can keep bushes in a steady state while they build or trade.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who find the firefly bush flashing distracting in daylight, and players who want the animation only at night or not at all.
How it compares
Firefly in a Bottle is a Fabric mod for 1.21.5 – 26.3 that runs on client and server and is released under the MIT License, so it is open source. FireFly Bottled is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with Fabric and Quilt files for 1.21.5 and a client and server environment. Particular is client-side only, covers 1.20 – 1.21.4 on Fabric and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Better Firefly Bushes targets 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 on Fabric and, like Particular, needs only the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Firefly Bushes | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-28 |
| Firefly in a Bottle | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-05-05 |
| FireFly Bottled | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-04-07 |
| Particular ✨ | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-04-20 |
Questions
Does Better Firefly Bushes need Mod Menu?
Does the server need Better Firefly Bushes?
Which game versions does the mod support?
Can the bushes animate all day?
In the catalog
Better Firefly Bushes is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
In the real world, fireflies are not active or visible during the day. However, the firefly bushes released in Minecraft in 1.21.5 flash all night and all day. This makes them a bit difficult to use in areas that you mostly visit during the day or in large groups (see this video by BdoubleO100 on the topic). This…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-firefly-bushes
- Owner
- zdwolfe
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15