Better Happy Ghasts – Fly & Ride
by Flanbots
Better Happy Ghasts – Fly & Ride reshapes how players fly and ride Happy Ghasts, with sprint boosts, a Totem of the Weeping Sky and advancements that expand flight survival.
What it does
Reimagined Happy Ghasts make flight survival more interesting than the vanilla mob allows. Players can ride a Happy Ghast and activate a sprint boost that raises its speed by 60 percent. The mod also changes how the mob reacts to items: Wither Roses turn a Happy Ghast withered and sad, and it drops Tears of Deep Sorrow when it does.
Tears of Deep Sorrow come from Bastion and Nether Fortress chests. Players craft Fragments of Deep Sorrow into a Totem of the Weeping Sky, which grants death prevention, an Elytra speed boost and extra bonuses while riding a ghast. Happy Ghasts are also drawn to jukeboxes playing Amos Roddy, and advancements such as Ghast's Lament, Embrace the Sky and Sky Wings Give Way track progress through the content.
The mod runs on Fabric for 1.21.6 – 1.21.9, with files for 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8 and 1.21.9. It is installed on the client and the server, so both need it. It is not open source and is licensed as All rights reserved. A wiki lists the detailed features.
Key features
Sprint boost for ghasts
Riding a Happy Ghast with a sprint boost raises its speed by 60 percent.
Wither Roses and Tears
Wither Roses make a Happy Ghast withered and sad, and the mob then drops Tears of Deep Sorrow.
Totem of the Weeping Sky
Crafted from Fragments of Deep Sorrow, the totem grants death prevention, an Elytra speed boost and ghast riding bonuses.
Jukebox attraction
Happy Ghasts gather near jukeboxes playing the Amos Roddy track.
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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.
How it compares
Happy Ghast Parking is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11, licensed under the MIT License and not open source. Snowball on a Stick is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric for 1.21.6 – 1.21.8. Ghast Autopilot is client-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, covering 1.21.6 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Happy Ghasts – Fly & Ride | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.9 | Client and server | 2025-09-30 |
| Happy Ghast Parking | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-27 |
| Snowball on a Stick | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-10-03 |
| Ghast Autopilot | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-10-29 |
Questions
Does Better Happy Ghasts need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Better Happy Ghasts – Fly & Ride is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,427 mods support Minecraft 1.21.9.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-happyghasts
- Owner
- Flanbots
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
