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Meloon's Realistic Thunder

by magmameloon

Meloon's Realistic Thunder is a data pack that delays the thunder sound after each lightning strike, based on the distance to the strike.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT License1.21.9 – 1.21.10

What it does

Storms in the world get a thunder rumble that arrives later than the flash, with the delay set by how far away the strike hit. The changes are made through a data pack, which runs on the server, so players need nothing extra installed. Only the server side needs the mod; clients may leave it out and still hear the altered sound.

The author describes the pack as relatively light-weight. Its pitch and timing values are estimates chosen by ear rather than a physics simulation, and the author notes that resource packs changing the thunder sound give different results. The data pack is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Delayed thunder

    The thunder sound is delayed according to the distance of each lightning strike, similar to how sound travels.

  2. Pitch change

    The thunder sound effect has its pitch altered, and the change is applied only through the strike distance.

  3. Light data pack

    The changes are delivered as a relatively light-weight data pack that only adds the delay and pitch behavior.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.100.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod
1.21.90.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Questions

Does Meloon's Realistic Thunder need to be installed on clients?

No. Only the server needs the data pack; a player who joins the server can leave it out, and installing it on the client adds nothing for the server side.

In the catalog

Meloon's Realistic Thunder is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.

Technology mods8,499Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1015,569

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What the author says

This is a relatively light-weight datapack: it strictly adds delay and pitch alteration to the thunder sound effect based on the distance of the lightning strike from the player. *No actual sound physics are simulated and the values are purely my estimations based on what sounded right to me.
magmameloon, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
magmameloon
Published
2025-11-24
Updated on Modrinth
2025-11-24
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureGame mechanicsTechnologyWorld generation
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