Trees Make Sound (Presence Not Required)
by luaq
Trees Make Sound (Presence Not Required) keeps crops, furnaces, campfires and brewing stands progressing while no player is near them.
What it does
The mod simulates results for certain things players leave behind, such as furnaces smelting, crops growing, campfires cooking and trees making sound, so a world feels more lively and full. Chunk loaders keep distant chunks active and add lag when there are enough of them; this mod takes a different route. It marks the time a chunk was unloaded, then calculates what would have happened between that time and the moment a player returns.
Simulation covers campfire food cooking, chicken eggs, farm crops tested against vanilla, furnace types, nether wart and brewing stands. Each of these can be turned on or off separately in the configuration. Only checked items are simulated, and the list of known problems for the latest version is kept on the project page.
Trees Make Sound (Presence Not Required) needs Fabric API. Cloth Config API and Mod Menu are optional. Either side can run it, and neither needs it. Files target Fabric for 1.21 – 1.21.4 and are under the Apache License 2.0, which is not open source.
Key features
Offline simulation
Simulates crops, furnaces and other timed blocks for the period a chunk was unloaded, without keeping the chunk loaded.
Campfire food cooking
Food on campfires is calculated for the time that passed while no player was near.
Chicken eggs and nether wart
Chicken eggs and nether wart growth are included in the simulated results.
Individual simulation settings
Each simulated system, such as furnaces or brewing stands, can be switched on or off in the configuration.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 2
Use cases
Remote farms on a server
Server owners can keep crops and furnaces progressing in areas no one visits, without adding chunk loaders that cost performance.
Who it’s for: Players who build far-flung farms and bases, and server owners who want the world to look active without loading every chunk.
How it compares
Random Smelting is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 with the same client and server environment, but it is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Quality covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License and is open source. Better D-Hand is client-side only, open source under no license named here, and targets 1.21.8 – 1.21.9.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees Make Sound (Presence Not Required) | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Client or server, optional | 2025-01-04 |
| Random Smelting | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-01 |
| Quality | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
| Better D-Hand | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.9 | Client-side only | 2025-10-03 |
Questions
Does Trees Make Sound (Presence Not Required) need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Does this mod replace chunk loaders?
In the catalog
Trees Make Sound (Presence Not Required) is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Not a chunk-loader! Simulates the result of certain things when players return to them (e.g. furnaces smelting, crops growing, campfires cooking, etc.). This mod is aiming to solve the problem that chunk-loaders introduce, which is lag (given enough of them). Regardless of lag, it also makes sense that things like…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/trees-make-sound
- Owner
- luaq
- Published
- 2024-07-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-01-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15