Vivid Move!
by ardrxrd
With Vivid Move!, a player's movement is drawn with animation clips, particles and physical reactions to velocity and knockback, and the mod is installed on the client.
What it does
Vivid Move! replaces the standard player movement with detailed animation, covering more than 80 animation clips. Physics-driven particles and body changes respond to velocity and knockback, so the character visibly reacts when moving fast or taking a hit. A pixel eye custom skin setting lets the character's eyes move with the player's motion.
The mod also reacts to the surroundings. Camera movement, tilts while riding a boat, and blocks shaking or breaking when a player moves through them are all part of its special effects. Combat is handled on the server side, where a player can hit mobs without the usual attack stance and aim more precisely, with several kinds of knockback. The mod depends on Cloth Config API and Player Animation Library, and the code is under the MIT License, so it is not open source. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, with builds covering 1.21.1 – 26.3.
Key features
Animated player movement
Walking, running and other moves play smooth animation clips, with more than 80 clips in total.
Physics particles
Particles and body changes respond to velocity and knockback, showing the physical effect of each action.
Pixel eye skin option
A custom skin setting makes the pixel eyes of the character move with the player's motion.
World reactions
Camera shifts, boat tilts and block shaking or breaking follow the player's movement through the world.
Server-side combat
A combat system on the server lets players hit mobs with aimed attacks and several kinds of knockback.
Gallery
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 2
Use cases
Cinematic play
Players who want their character's movement to look animated and physical can use the mod for everyday exploration and fights.
Combat on servers
Server owners can run the aimed combat system so players hit mobs with different knockback effects.
Who it’s for: Players who want animated, physical movement and combat feedback on Fabric or NeoForge. The client needs the mod; a server may run it for the combat system.
Questions
Does Vivid Move! need Cloth Config API?
Does a server need Vivid Move! installed?
Which game versions does Vivid Move! support?
In the catalog
Vivid Move! 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.
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What the author says
This mod adds animation to the player's every move. Beyond that, the velocity and knockback on the player now show in physical changes. Enjoy animations that are detailed & smooth, with over 80 animation clips. --- You can select the pixel of your eye in the custom skin setting, and make the eyes of your character…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vivid-move
- Owner
- ardrxrd
- Published
- 2026-08-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15