
Onion Onion
A Farmer's Delight add-on that gives one vegetable a bit more love.
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About this Mod
Overview
In real life, chopping onions aerosolizes the compound known as syn-Propanethial-S-oxide. This irritates the cells in human eyes through a short series of acidic chemical reactions, producing an iconic reaction.
This mod adds the ability to cut onions into slices (rings) to achieve a similar effect! The varying impacts of chopping onions are detailed further in the config.
Advancements
- Cry Me a River: Make a Ghast shed a tear by cutting onions nearby.
- Ninjas Cutting Onions Again...: While invisible, bring at least ten creatures to tears by cutting onions.
Config
You can alter the following:
- Does cutting onions have any impact at all? (default: true)
- (Note: setting this to false basically turns this into a mod that just adds two or three foods.)
- Does peeling Big Onion blocks from Overweight Farming with an axe have the same effect as cutting onions? (default: true)
- Block radius within which blocks/entities are affected
- Default: 2. Must be an integer. Capped at 16 to prevent extreme performance impacts.
- Does cutting onions cause damage to entities at all? (default: true)
- Chance of making ghasts shed a tear. Set to 0 to disable (default: 0.5)
- Chance of converting obsidian into crying obsidian. Set to 0 to disable (default: 0.25)
- Chance of growing nearby weeping vines. Set to 0 to disable (default: 0.75)
Tags
This mod adds two primary tags:
onion_onion:unaffected_by_onions: an entity type tag populated with mobs that do not react to onions being cut in their vicinity. Includes skeletons, bosses, and a couple other creatures by default.onion_onion:onion_proof_helmets: entities wearing items from this tag on their head do not take onion-related damage. Includes items that cover the eyes, such as the diving helmets from Create.There's also a minor item tag for
motley_mushroomsto include mushroom items that belong in the motley grill recipe. By default it includes compat with Spelunkery.
Requires Farmer's Delight and Blueprint (or Architectury if you're on 1.21).
Note: this mod is not affiliated with vectorwing. Any questions regarding this mod should be directed to my issue tracker, not his. Feel free to direct any suggestions (compat or otherwise) towards the tracker as well. Thank you!
Available Versions
How to Install Onion Onion on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Onion Onion". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.19.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Onion Onion server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Onion Onion compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Onion Onion officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.19.2. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Onion Onion – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Onion Onion consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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