
Animated Menu
animated menu is a client-side Beta 1.7.3 UI mod that upgrades vanilla menus with smooth animations and visual tweaks
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About this Mod



Animated menu is a client-side Beta 1.7.3 UI mod that upgrades vanilla menus with smooth animations and visual tweaks. It also adds custom curser + font changing capabilities, customizable background panoramas, splash text customization, an in game player list, customizable in-game UI, and other tweaks to improve quality of life.

- New World Selection screen, with icons (worlds with no icons auto generate icons).
- New Texure Pack Selection screen + Sped up texture pack applying time.
- Supports changing game font via a selector in config (Comes with 2 built in fonts).
- Supports user fonts placed in config/animated_menu_fonts/.
- Supports changing cursors via a selector in config (Comes with 7 built in cursors).
- Supports user cursors placed in config/animated_menu/.
- Animated button hover scaling across menus.
- Configurable hover scale amount and animation duration.
- Customizable background panoramas with configurable settings.
- Nearby button push-away effect with Configurable push radius.
- Main menu logo slide-in animation.
- Splash text effects: Vanilla, Wave, Fimble, Spin, Stretch, Orbit, and Hidden.
- Splash text colours: Yellow, Green, Red, Blue, Pink, Void, Botanical Escapade, Sunset, RGB.
- Custom TAB overlay that slides down from offscreen to show online player count.
- Optional Inventory toggle that hides Crafting label text.
- Container UI text hide toggle for all the UIs (chest/furnace/dispenser/crafting).
- Container UI text recolor with selectable palette.
- Hides pause-menu "Saving level.." text and certain texts blocking UI.
- Hides player's skin while sleeping to prevent clipping
- Attempts to help prevent crashes when using HMI with newer versions of StationAPI that arent supported (this only slightly works)


How do you add custom fonts?
Put your font image in config/animated_menu_fonts/. The file must be .png and it must be exactly 128x128 pixels.
Can I use ttf or otf fonts?
By default, the mod does not load .ttf or .otf files. However, If you install All Fonts, those formats will work without any issues. Place them in the same directory as the .png fonts (config/animated_menu_fonts/).
How do I add custom background panoramas?
Each panorama requires 6 pngs in a folder (They function the same way as they do in texturepacks in the newer version of the game). Name your folder the desired panorama name and place it in the config/animated_menu_panoramas directory.
How do I add custom cursors?
Place your cursor in config/animated_menu/. No strict size is required, but the mod will only load valid .png files. The size of the cursor auto-scales to the runtime cursor size.
Cursor recommendations:
- Use a square PNG (32x32 or 64x64 looks best)
- Keep transparent background
- The click hotspot is auto-picked from the first visible pixel (alpha >= 32) scanning top-left to bottom-right, so design the pointer tip accordingly

Available Versions
How to Install Animated Menu on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set babric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the babric loader and matching Minecraft version (b1.7.3).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Animated Menu". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
b1.7.3
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Animated Menu server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong babric 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 (b1.7.3). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Animated Menu compatible with babric?
Animated Menu officially supports babric for Minecraft b1.7.3. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Animated Menu – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Animated Menu 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.
Rent Modded Server
Install Animated Menu with just one click on your server.