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World Instant Leaf Decay

by Itamio

World Instant Leaf Decay makes leaves vanish right after a player cuts a log, so a felled tree leaves no slow-decaying canopy behind.

ForgeServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.12.2

What it does

Instead of waiting for leaves to fade one block at a time, the mod removes connected leaves at once when their tree is broken. Drops are calculated from the vanilla loot tables for each tree type, so saplings, apples and sticks follow the normal drop chances.

The mod checks whether leaves are natural or were placed by a player, and only natural leaves decay. Items from a cluster are stacked at its center, and the leaf particle effects are removed, which the author describes as a large performance gain on busy servers. It runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. Files are published for Forge 1.12.2 only, with 1.0.0 as the latest file, under the MIT License, and the code is open source.

Key features

  1. Instant decay

    Connected leaves disappear immediately when their log is broken, with no slow fade.

  2. Stacked drops

    Saplings, apples and sticks from a tree are stacked and dropped at the center of the leaf cluster.

  3. Vanilla loot rates

    Drop chances follow the vanilla loot tables for each tree type, such as 5% saplings and 0.5% apples for oak.

  4. Natural leaves only

    Smart detection leaves player-placed leaves alone and decays only leaves that generated naturally.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.12.21.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Rapid Leaf Decay is a Forge and NeoForge server mod for 1.17.1 – 26.3, under All rights reserved and not open source. Smart Leaf Decay is a Forge server mod for 1.16 – 1.19.4 under the MIT License, not open source. Modern Leaf Decay is a Fabric server mod for 1.16.5 – 1.21.4 and is open source. World Instant Leaf Decay covers only Forge 1.12.2.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
World Instant Leaf DecayForge1.12.2Server-side only2026-04-03
Rapid Leaf DecayForge and NeoForge1.17.1 – 26.3Server-side only2026-10-10
Smart Leaf DecayForge1.16 – 1.19.4Server-side only2026-01-17
Modern Leaf DecayFabric1.16.5 – 1.21.4Server-side only2025-03-06

Questions

Does World Instant Leaf Decay need to be installed on clients?

No. The mod is server-side only, so players can join a server that runs it without installing anything.

Which game version does World Instant Leaf Decay support?

Only Minecraft 1.12.2 with Forge. The latest file is 1.0.0, published on 2026-04-03.

Are player-placed leaves affected?

No. Smart detection only decays natural leaves, so leaves placed by players stay in place.

In the catalog

World Instant Leaf Decay is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.

Game mechanics mods29,952Forge modsMods for 1.12.22,920

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What the author says

Tired of waiting for leaves to slowly decay after cutting down a tree? This mod makes leaves decay instantly! Break a log from any tree. All connected leaves instantly disappear (no particles!). Drops are calculated using vanilla loot tables. Items spawn stacked at the center of the leaf cluster.
Itamio, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Itamio
Published
2026-04-03
Updated on Modrinth
2026-04-03
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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