Animatica

A mod implementing the OptiFine/MCPatcher animated texture format

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About this Mod

Animatica

More Texture Animations

A Minecraft mod for the Fabric mod loader intended to load the MCPatcher/OptiFine animated texture format.

What resource packs does this support?

Animatica adds support for resource packs that use custom animated textures

This includes:

Animated GUI textures (Use OptiGUI for other GUI features)
Animated entity textures
Animated block entity textures
Animated armor textures
Other animated textures (Animated blocks and items are a vanilla feature)

Animatica DOES NOT support:

Fully Custom GUI (OptiGUI for Fabric)
Custom entity models (CEM for Fabric)
Custom entity model part animations in 3D (CEM for Fabric)
Any other MCPatcher/OptiFine resource pack feature such as connected textures, etc

These features WILL NEVER be implemented in Animatica.

Animatica is ONLY for ANIMATED TEXTURES.

Available Versions

Animatica v0.6.1 for 1.21.5-1.21.6release

MC 1.21.5, 1.21.6fabric, quilt

June 22, 2025

Animatica v0.6.1 for 1.21.4release

MC 1.21.4fabric, quilt

June 22, 2025

Animatica v0.6.1 for 1.21.2-1.21.3release

MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3fabric, quilt

June 22, 2025

Animatica v0.6.1 for 1.21release

MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric, quilt

June 14, 2024

Animatica v0.6.1 for 1.20.6release

MC 1.20.5, 1.20.6fabric, quilt

June 14, 2024

How to Install Animatica 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 (1.21.6).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Animatica". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricquilt

Minecraft Versions

1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.4 (+20 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Animatica 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 (1.21.6). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Animatica compatible with fabric and quilt?

Animatica officially supports fabric, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Animatica – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Animatica 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.