Happy Ghasts

Name: Happy Ghasts
Author: Immodial

With Happy Ghasts, a dried ghast can be rehydrated into a ghastling in the Overworld and, once fed its favorite food, becomes a rideable Happy Ghast.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.01.21.4 – 1.21.5

What it does

The mod adds dried ghast, ghastling and Happy Ghast content to the game through a data pack rather than a Java mod, so it is loaded from the world's datapacks folder. Once installed, dried ghasts can be rehydrated in the Overworld, where they become peaceful ghastlings that a player can feed until it turns into a ridable Happy Ghast. The server needs the mod, and players can join without installing anything else. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, for 1.21.4 and 1.21.5, with 2.3+mod for 1.21.5 as the latest file, under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, so it is not open source.

Key features

Rideable Happy Ghast
A ghastling fed its favorite food becomes a Happy Ghast that a player can ride and steer.
Peaceful ghastlings
Rehydrated ghastlings in the Overworld stay peaceful, so they can be approached and fed.
Crafting table recipes
The dried ghast and related items use crafting table recipes that the data pack adds to the world.

Gallery

Fly Together · Comes in 16 Harness colors and can be ridden with up to 4 friends!

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

Version

1.21.52.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod

1.21.42.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Happy Ghast / Ghastlings is a NeoForge-only option for 1.21.4 with a client and server environment, under All rights reserved. Happier Ghasts covers Fabric and Quilt for 1.21.5 and needs both client and server. Super Fast Ghasts is server-required with client optional and targets 1.21.6 – 1.21.11.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Happy Ghasts	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21.4 – 1.21.5	Server required, client optional	2025-06-10
Happy Ghast / Ghastlings	NeoForge	1.21.4	Client and server	2025-03-24
Happier Ghasts	Fabric and Quilt	1.21.5	Client and server	2025-04-05
Super Fast Ghasts	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21.6 – 1.21.11	Server required, client optional	2025-08-05

Questions

How is Happy Ghasts installed in a world?

Install the data pack in the world's datapacks folder, then run the game for 1.21.4 or 1.21.5. The data pack is not a Java mod, so no loader is needed in the mods folder.

In the catalog

Happy Ghasts is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.