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mini-vfx

by tomalbrc

Mini-vfx is a Fabric server-side decoration mod that adds small visual effects to dropped items, campfires, jukeboxes and torches.

FabricServer-side onlyGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.21.7 – 26.3

What it does

Serverside visual effects make dropped items smaller and add particle effects around campfires, jukeboxes and torches. Higher-tier item drops use a custom item model, so the default drops are not used for them. Autohost functionality has to be enabled for the effects to work. Only the server needs the mod installed, and players join without installing anything. The mod is published for Fabric across nine release versions, 1.21.7 – 26.3, and the code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.

Key features

  1. Smaller dropped items

    Dropped items are rendered smaller on the server, so item drops take up less space on the ground.

  2. Particle effects

    Campfires, jukeboxes and torches show small serverside particle effects that players see without installing anything.

  3. Configurable item colors

    Item colors can be adjusted in the config, and the custom model part can be turned off there too.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.31.1.0+26.3
26.1.21.0.7+26.1
26.1.11.0.7+26.1
26.11.0.7+26.1
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.111.0.4+1.21.11
1.21.101.0.2+1.21.9-rc1
1.21.91.0.2+1.21.9-rc1
1.21.81.0.1+1.21.7
1.21.71.0.1+1.21.7
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

How it compares

Full comparison

Mini Model is a Fabric mod for 26.1.2 – 26.2, released under the MIT License, and it runs on client and server. Random Serverside Blocks is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.18.1 under the MIT License, so only the server needs it.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
mini-vfxFabric1.21.7 – 26.3Server-side only2026-10-01
Mini ModelFabric26.1.2 – 26.2Client and server2026-08-03
Random Serverside BlocksFabric1.18.1Server-side only2022-03-02

Questions

Does Mini-vfx need extra mods for its item drops?

Higher-tier item drops use a custom item model, so the mod needs that part to run. Autohost functionality must be enabled as well.

In the catalog

mini-vfx is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Decoration mods12,078Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Serverside visual effects for dropped items and small particle effects for campfires, jukeboxes and torches! You can enable effects and change the color for specific items in config/mini-vfx.json
tomalbrc, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
tomalbrc
Published
2025-07-23
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-01
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Decoration
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